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I Never Said I Wasn't Difficult
In these four collections of verse ( The Dog Ate My Homework , I Never Said I Wasn't Difficult , Am I Naturally This Crazy? and Which Way to the Dragon! ), Sara Holbrook deals honestly with issues facing school, divorce, anger, violence, love, friendship, and self-esteem. Through her straight-talk style, Holbrook captures the joys, pains, and attitudes that preteens and teenagers feel and provides a message of understanding that readers will appreciate.
- GenresPoetryTeenYoung Adult
48 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1992
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July 4, 2014
Sara Holbrook has either been eavesdropping in homes with tweens and teens rife with drama, has her own tweens and/or teens, or can recollect with vivid detail those years when a person wasn't fully formed yet and all the trials and tribulations that come with that explosion in growth.
Readers will immediately see themselves when they open I Never Said I Wasn't Difficult.
Readers will immediately see themselves when they open I Never Said I Wasn't Difficult.
June 20, 2009
Opinions
(hal.46)
When
Your opinions
Speak loudest
You expect
I feel the same
But I'm not som
TV channel you can
Reach across and change
My views I choose
Myself
You want a change
Change
Something else
Safe Inside (hal.48)
The storm
Blew into town
Kicking hail up with it's feet
Turning dust and dirt to mud
And puddles to iced tea
The windows rattled in their socket
but I didn't cry or hide
you can watch a storm
and learn
When you are feeling safe
inside
When
Your opinions
Speak loudest
You expect
I feel the same
But I'm not som
TV channel you can
Reach across and change
My views I choose
Myself
You want a change
Change
Something else
Safe Inside (hal.48)
The storm
Blew into town
Kicking hail up with it's feet
Turning dust and dirt to mud
And puddles to iced tea
The windows rattled in their socket
but I didn't cry or hide
you can watch a storm
and learn
When you are feeling safe
inside
April 15, 2013
This book is a collection of poems that are used to express their own personal trials throughout their lives. Have students write their own poems to vent their frustrations. Explain that writing out emotions is a good way to relieve stress.
August 14, 2012
Sara Holbrook does a great job of writing poems from the point of view of the difficult child who really means to do well.
April 11, 2013
This book were poems about a boy feeling hurt and sad inside. I could honestly feel the pain in his words, but otherwise, it didn't speak out so much to me...
May 18, 2015
Sixth grade +.
"A collection of poems about feelings."
A GREAT collection dealing with teenage issues.
"A collection of poems about feelings."
A GREAT collection dealing with teenage issues.
April 21, 2011
This are sooooo good! They are soo like me!! <3
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