Spinning through the Universe

A Novel in Poems from Room 214

By Frost, Helen

Publishers Summary:
A collection of poems written in the voices of Mrs. Williams of room 214, her students, and a custodian about their interactions with each other, their families, and the world around them. Includes notes on the poetic forms represented.

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ISBN
978-0-37437-159-3
Publisher
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2004.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on April 1, 2004

Gr 4-8 Mrs. Williams's fifth-grade students are studying explorers, but there is a lot more going on in their complicated young lives. The teacher observes: "Every child is like/A little world with ever-changing weather, /Nights and mornings. And somehow, here we are, /Spinning through the universe together." In fact, Sam and his family are sleeping in his uncle's car, Andrew has trouble pa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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