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poetry that tells a story
This is that unique book - a poetry book that tells a story. A verse-novel for teenagers that deals with love, death, and self-image. I^ve read poems from this book to many students and their response has been overwhelmingly positive. It was recently nominated for two awards, and is sure to be nominated for many more. If you think teenagers don^t like poetry - give them this book and change their minds forever. Highly recomended. ... Read more

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Jack is an average sixteen-year-old. He's obsessed with sex, sports, and his maturing body. He's got a lot on his plate, but one issue is constantly on his mind: his mother's death. It's been seven years, but Jack has yet to let her go....That is, until he meets Annabel.

Annabel is beautiful, smart, and most important, she gets Jack. Suddenly love makes sense, and the future seems hopeful. And for the first time, Jack feels ready to leave the past where it belongs. ... Read more

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A Quick Read
"Kissing Annabel by Steven Herrick was... how should I put this... different. First, every page looks like a poem, I think Steven Herrick wanted it to be like that because Jack (the main character) loves poetry. But from my point of view it's a HUGE waste of paper..."

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Originally released in Australia as two separate works in 1996 and 1998 respectively, KISSING ANNABEL is a compilation of two related stories in poetry.

The majority of the work is told by Jack.In the first story, his mother has been dead for seven years.He struggles to overcome the ghost of his mother.He turns to his sister, Desiree, for advice on clothes, girls, and even sex.Everything he'd have turned to his mother for.His father is drowning in his own grief, so the two haven't had a meaningful conversation in years.

It's only after Jack finally gets the nerve to ask Annabel out does he start to overcome his grief.He has been attracted to Annabel for ages, but has always been shy and afraid to approach her.The two soon spend all their time together, and because of Annabel, Jack can finally say goodbye to his mother properly.

In the second story, two years have passed, and Jack and his family have moved on.But Jack is restless.He's done with school and has dropped out of university, finding it pointless.After talking to his dad, his father gives his consent to let Jack and Annabel take the year off to travel.

Jack and Annabel set off in a brown car that his father helped him buy.Annabel takes the trip with a grain of salt.She knows it won't turn out to be the trip that Jack envisions.To prove her point, after the second day, they run out of gas and find themselves working at an apple orchard.

At the orchard they meet George and his family.Emma is his sixteen-year-old daughter, who is pregnant and doesn't know the father.But Emma is growing up quicker than she had planned.Watching the devotion between Annabel and Jack gives her new purpose in her life and the baby growing inside of her.

Though the stories were written more than ten years ago, they seem just as relevant today as they did then.Told in a timeless way, Jack, Annabel, Emma, and the rest of the characters grow and come to learn more about themselves and the others around them.Beautifully written, the stories will stay with you long after the cover has been closed.

(Note:There is a lot of sexual content in this book, which might not be suitable for all readers.)

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Rand McNally Trip Tracker: The Terrific Take-it-with-you Travel Journal. Brought to you by The Rand McNally for Kids Team. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Shakespeare Bulletin, published by Thomson Gale on June 22, 2007. The length of the article is 959 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Taming of the Shrew.(Theater review)
Author: Steve Mentz
Publication: Shakespeare Bulletin (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 25Issue: 2Page: 49(3)

Article Type: Theater review

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