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Shakespeare Makes The Playoffs (2010)

by Ron Koertge(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0763644358 (ISBN13: 9780763644352)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Candlewick Press

series

Shakespeare Bats Cleanup

review 1: Shakespeare makes the playoffs is a 176-page realistic fiction novel written in verse by Ron Koertge. It is about a young kid named Kevin, who has a love for both baseball and poetry. When he goes to a poetry reading, he meets a girl named Amy. Kevin's current girlfriend Mira doesn't care much for poetry, and Kevin connects with Amy through poetry. It eventually leads to Kevin having to make a choice, and when he breaks up with Mira, Kevin and Amy are able to become more than just "poetry buddies".I liked the story and plot of this book, but for me the verse subtracted from the book. It was good poetry, but I just didn't feel that it came naturally. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in poetry and/or people that like the warmth that comes from stories like ... morethis.
review 2: My 13 year old had to read this for English so I read it too. It is a quick easy read (except for a few words I had to look up). I don't love poetry, mostly because I don't get it. This book is written all in poetry and teaches a lot of different types of poems in a fun way. I thought it was fun and the imagery was great. I have some objections to the story...he is just too young for all that. But overall fun. less

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