{"product_id":"the-last-fifth-grade-of-emerson-elementary-isbn-9780553521405","title":"The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning, big-hearted time capsule of one class’s poems during a transformative school year. A great pick for fans of Margarita Engle and Eileen Spinelli.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEighteen kids,\u003cbr\u003eone year of poems,\u003cbr\u003eone school set to close.\u003cbr\u003eTwo yellow bulldozers\u003cbr\u003ecrouched outside,\u003cbr\u003eready to eat the building\u003cbr\u003ein one greedy gulp.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut look out, bulldozers.\u003cbr\u003eMs. Hill’s fifth-grade class\u003cbr\u003ehas plans for you.\u003cbr\u003eThey’re going to speak up \u003cbr\u003eand work together\u003cbr\u003eto save their school.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFamilies change and new friendships form as these terrific kids grow up and move on in this whimsical novel-in-verse about finding your voice and making sure others hear it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHonors and Praise:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of a Cybils Award in Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of an Arnold Adoff Poetry Honor Award for New Voices\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn NCTE Notable Verse Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn ILA-CBC Children’s Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNominated for the Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award, the Wisconsin State Reading Association Children’s Book Award, the Rhode Island Children’s Book Award, and the Great Stone Face Award (New Hampshire), Lectio Book Award Master List \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This gently evocative study of change in all its glory and terror would make a terrific read-aloud or introduction to a poetry unit. A most impressive debut.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sure to inspire the poet in all of us, young and old.” —Mark Goldblatt, author of \u003ci\u003eTwerp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“The poems are easy to read, in authentic-sounding language that captures the poets' personalities; avatar-like illustrations accompany each piece to remind readers of who's who. A helpful guide to poetic forms appears at the end of the book.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Entertaining . . . Shovan skillfully employs different poetic forms and styles...Characters... will inspire readers as they find the courage to save their school and make their voices heard, both as a united front and as capable, valuable individuals.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Eighteen kids. Eighteen Stories. An original idea, artfully and heartfully rendered.  What a treat.” —Eileen Spinelli, author of \u003ci\u003eAnother Day as Emily\u003c\/i\u003e and other books \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A delightful book, with an endearing cast of characters who can help teach the craft of poetry while sharing their own diverse personal stories.” —Margarita Engle, Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Surrender Tree\u003c\/i\u003eLaura Shovan has been a writer since the second grade. After graduating from NYU's Dramatic Writing Program, she taught high school and worked as a freelance journalist. She is now an educational consultant for teens with learning difficulties. She edited two poetry anthologies and is the author of the Harriss Poetry prize-winning chapbook \u003ci\u003eMoutain, Log, Salt, and Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. Laura and her family live in Maryland, where she is a longtime poet-in-the-schools for the Maryland State Arts Council. This is her first novel. Visit her online at laurashovan.com and on Twitter at @LauraShovan.","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299703673061,"sku":"NP9780553521405","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780553521405.jpg?v=1767740127","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-last-fifth-grade-of-emerson-elementary-isbn-9780553521405","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}