Love That Dog, is a book written by Sharon Creech. The book is written in a journal format. Jack writes thoughts about the poetry Miss Stretchberry makes the class read. Jack begins the story as a reluctant writer who blossoms into an enthusiastic and motivated poet by the end of the school year. To find out more about Jack or Sharon Creech, check out this website:

http://www.sharoncreech.com/novels/01.asp