Love That Dog

Love That Dog is a free verse piece written by Sharon Creech and published by HarperCollins. It is written in diary format, in the perspective of a young boy who resists poetry assignments from his teacher.[1] The author drew inspiration from Walter Dean Myers' poem, Love That Boy.[2] The book received good reviews[3][4] and was a finalist for the 2001 Carnegie Medal as well as being commended at the 2002 Children's Book Awards.[5][6] The book has also appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list.[7] Love That Dog is composed of multiple short chapters - each chapter is listed as a diary entry. As the novel develops and Jack's confidence grows, so does his literary style. He progresses from short and defiant sentences to more sophisticated poetry. Jack writes many poems, and eventually stops being anonymous.

Love That Dog
The cover of Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
AuthorSharon Creech
Original titlefor loving that Dog and hating that cat
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreTragedy, Realistic Fiction, Poetry
PublisherHarperCollins (US)
Bloomsbury(UK)
Publication date
2001
Pages86 hardback
128 paperback
ISBN978-0-06-029287-4
OCLC45757381
LC ClassPZ7.C8615 Lo 2001
Followed byHate that Cat 

Jack hints, but only directly tells at the end, that his dog named sky got ran over by a blue car splattered with mud speeding down the road. References

  1. A Writer Who's 13 At Heart - TIME
  2. Sharon Creech Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. USATODAY.com - These good reads make great listens
  4. Quick Listens - washingtonpost.com
  5. Booker Prize value soars to £50,000 | UK news | The Guardian
  6. 'Pied Piper' brings belated literary reward | UK news | The Guardian
  7. BEST SELLERS: March 16, 2003 – New York Times


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