![]() ![]() And by hook or by crook, Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It is basically the answer to my prayers I’ve been seeking all these long and lonely years. Poetic tastes vary considerably, so it’s best to start with a book with a hook. Finding a really good, really interesting, really smart book of poetry for kids of that age is tricky stuff. One type of book I haven’t had the nerve to attempt for years, though, is poetry. ![]() The next I would try to encourage them to dip into some nonfiction. For example, one week I might try to get them to read a Newbery winner. With that in mind, I like to try to make them read something a little different once in a while. Now if the kids had their way we’d be reading fantasy novels day in and day out every single week. I choose the books, the kids vote on them, and so it goes. I tend to run my bookgroup for kids between the ages of 9-12 like a gentle dictatorship. Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems ![]()
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