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Reviewed on February 14, 2020 | NF
Gr 7 Up—Peters gives 24 classic poems from the 19th and 20th centuries the graphic novel treatment. Entries are grouped into six themes (yourself, others, art, nature, time, and death), and the artwork varies in technique and texture. While Peters adopts a manga style for William Butler Yeats's "When You Are Old," he uses charcoal for Emily Dickinson's "Hope is the thing with feathers" and a crayon's waxy patchiness for Tess Gallagher's "Choices." Most of the o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More