A ground-breaking novel about a boy's growing interest in poetry as he finds his voice and tells his own story.

'I guess it does look like a poem when you see it typed up like that.' Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, won't stop giving her class poetry assignments-and Jack can't avoid them. But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say. A ground-breaking novel about a boy's growing interest in poetry and the power of learning to find your voice and tell your own story, by Carnegie-medal winning author Sharon Creech.