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020			_a9781622508839 _qPaperback
040			_bEnglish _cRDA _d3228 _eRDA
041			_aEnglish
082			_a813 HIGH
100			_aLinda Oatman, High _eAuthor _9131176
245			_aTeeny Little Grief Machines
260			_a[Costa Mesa, California] : _bSaddleback Educational Publishing, _c2014.
300			_a243 Pages _c21cm
520			_aJust like prose, a novel in verse tells a story. But verse is unique because readers access the text through short ""chapters, "" or poems. The varying lengths of the chapters are ideal for a struggling reader, giving them breaks to collect their thoughts, to imagine the characters in their mind's eye, and to set the scene-like a frame in a movie. The structure of poetry makes the books appear less intimidating, with plenty of airy white space. Moreover, the depth and substance conveyed in verse is every bit as deep and real as in a Gravel Road prose novel. Like watching a movie frame by frame,
521			_aAdult
942			_2ddc _cBOOK _h813.54 HIGH
999			_c631882 _d631881