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This novel in verse by a British author is about Sam, a boy who feels guilty about doing something mean to a friend, and how that act and that friend change him. His teacher assigns the class to write a poem about something in their lives, so Sam writes a series of poems, some in blank verse, haikus, limericks, and free verse, and one as a concrete poem. I liked how the story Sam was telling was combined with learning how to write poetry. There are some great images here, mostly spoken by the ch
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