Bibliograph

Free Verse, Sarah Dooley

Type

Label

Free Verse, Sarah Dooley

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

740L, Lexile

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 5-7

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Free Verse

Oclc number

936359903

Responsibility statement

Sarah Dooley

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 4.7, 9, 9, 180935

Summary

"When her brother dies in a fire, Sasha Harless has no one left, and nowhere to turn. After her father died in the mines and her mother ran off, he was her last caretaker. They'd always dreamed of leaving Caboose, West Virginia together someday, but instead she's in foster care, feeling more stuck and broken than ever. But then hen Sasha discovers family she didn't know she had, and she finally has something to hold onto, especially sweet little Mikey, who's just as broken as she is. Sasha even makes her first friend at school, and is slowly learning to cope with her brother's death through writing poetry, finding a new way to express herself when spoken words just won't do. But when tragedy strikes the mine her cousin works in, Sasha fears the worst and takes Mikey and runs, with no plans to return. In this sensitive and poignant portrayal, Sarah Dooley shows us that life, like poetry, doesnt always take the form you intend." --, Amazon.com

Target audience

pre adolescent

Creator