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Gr 4-7-A perceptive and witty look into the 11-year-old heart. Thirty-three short poems describe moments during a boy's day at the beach. The simple language and conversational tone are just right for capturing the emotions of a child on the edge of adolescence. The narrator goes from "Watching Teenagers" ("When I'm a teenager/I'm never/getting zits on my face/and I'm never going to/make a fool of myself/just to impress some girl") to "Looking" ("Believe me: it's much easier/swapping baseball cards/than trading looks/with a girl") to playing "Shadow Football" ("At first I hardly notice this dark/spirit spilling out of me until/I have a double exactly my size/matching me step for step"). He also has a gift for observation and humor: the "Beach Baby" is "-one year old. One tooth. A total pudge./She tries to get out of the water but her/soaked diaper must weigh/ten thousand pounds/so all she can do is/sit." Black-and-white photos add atmosphere and extend the feeling that seemingly ordinary times can be magical, if you really look at them. Both boys and girls will enjoy this accessible yet artful book. Perfect for use with creative-writing groups.
Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
An 11-year-old narrator chronicles a day near the surf with his family in Have You Been to the Beach Lately? by Ralph Fletcher, photos by Andrea Sperling. From the boy's initial encounter with the sea to "Sunset," and finally "Driving Home," his more than 30 poems cover all the senses of the salt-air environs.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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