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The entries in the journals of two sixth grade students reveal much about their personal feelings, family lives, and a growing interest in poetry sparked by their new substitute teacher.
Mr. Moffat, the sixth-grade substitute teacher, asks everyone in Lucy's class to keep journals that he might read. Lucy is articulate about her rather typical concerns and activities. She lives with her divorced mother and comments upon her father's new love life. She has squabbles with her girlfriends and is tormented by Andy, a classmate who turns out to be the victim of abuse. The terrain is familiar, if not predictable. The teacher introduces the children to poems by Lilian Moore, Langston Hughes, Valerie Worth, and others, reprinted and commented upon by Lucy. She writes poetry, too, most of which seems too accomplished for her character. The poetry gives this a lift but doesn't sustain it; Andy's serious problems are dealt with too quickly and neatly.
ShaymarKeepsItReal
Posted October 17, 2011
This book is about a girl writing to her substitute in her journal. she pours out all her heart and soul into the diary entry. i think thats very bold of someone to do. personally i would wish that her and Andy would have went out . They were such a cute couple. They still made great friends but the book would have rocked they went out. my favorite character was andy cooper. He had such a tough situation. He went through so much and had no one to really turn to,well thats what he thought. in the end he got the help he needs which just goes to show that there is always another option and its up to you what you do with it. i liked this book because it was very detailed and told a important lesson in a interesting way. i would recommend this book to someone whose just about to start beginning life in a mature way. i wouldn't recommend this to teens or older because this is a little to short and most likely not on there level.
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Posted September 28, 2011
I recommended this book because it about this girl thats likes to write in her journal. She writes about her secret love and her writing club. She also writes about her mom being alone and her dad getting married to another women. But she doesn't really tell about her secret love in her classroom. So if you want to know her secret love this is not a good book for you.
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Posted August 5, 2002
Pretty good. I like the diary format. Fair ending. Read it in about 2 hours. I have read better books but this was definately not the worst.
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Overview
The entries in the journals of two sixth grade students reveal much about their personal feelings, family lives, and a growing interest in poetry sparked by their new substitute teacher.