Book Talk

Last night it was so COLD here!!! It's still mad cold this morning. In fact, my car won't start because it is just too cold for it (well, most likely I need a new battery, but I know my car thinks it's cold too!). In my attempt to keep warm, I curled up with a book, a blanket, and a space heater. Yeah!

I read this:It's hard to see in the photo, but the title is The Brimstone Journals by Ron Koertge. It's all poems by different kids in the school as they come to a head and face a student who is thinking about bringing guns to school and killing off all the kids he dislikes. I love how each poem has it's own voice and style. You can tell which kids are which (the poems are title with the names of the kids at the top, too). Each student has their own way of saying what they are thinking. I liked how all the characters in the book think about their own problems, but they are also thinking about the whole picture. I highly recommend this book. It's a short read, but it makes you stop and think.