Creech, S. 2001. Love that dog. NY: Harper Collins
A daily reflection of a young boy in school in poetry class. He doesn't understand the purpose in free-verse poetry and at times doesn't write much. But as he continues throughout the school year, he write about an unfortunate event he  has been through in losing his dog, Skye. In writing, in the end he is thankful for his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry for being such a great teacher. A FIve STAAR book that has been added to my collection, along with Hate that cat.