The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary
Written by Laura Shovan
Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross, Kevin R. Free, Jessica Almasy and
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Laura Shovan
Laura Shovan is the author, with Saadia Faruqi, of A Place at the Table, a Sydney Taylor Notable book. Her debut middle-grade novel, The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary, was a NCTE 2017 Notable Verse Novel, a Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the year, and won a Cybils Award for poetry, among other recognition. Her second children's novel, Takedown, published recently and her novels sit on over half a dozen state reading lists. She lives with her family in Maryland, where she is a longtime poet-in-the-schools for the Maryland State Arts Council.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The kids in Ms. Hill's class are writing poems for a time capsule. Poem by poem, the thoughts, emotions, and complications of being a fifth grader emerge. We learn that what's on the surface is often quite different than the personalities and motivations within. That's enough right there to hook me as a reader, but add to that the fact that their school is being torn down to make room for a supermarket, newfound student political voices, and learning to respect another's views even when you disagree? That seals the deal. Add Laura Shovan's novel-in-verse to your elementary or middle school classroom or library. I did! (BONUS: It includes an explanation of the poetic forms in the book, some great poetry prompts, and a glossary of terms.) An excerpt from one of my favorite poems:"Is It True?"Is it truethe Board of Ed wants to turn our schoolinto a supermarket?That's what my mom heardat Mrs. Stiffler's community meetinglast night.Shelves of cerealand toilet paperinstead of shelves of books.Bored cashiers at the checkoutinstead of the school media specialistsaying, "I've got a great book for you!"
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a great book for a teacher to use on a poetry lesson. All forms of poetry styles are represented in this book. Each poem takes on the persona of one of the children in Emerson Elementary Schools Fifth Grade Class. The school is slated to be torn down after this school year and the fifth grade class is unhappy. They would like to save the school. You learn about each student and their life from their poetry style. I don't think this is a book a young reader would pick up for reading, but I truly think it is a great example of poetry forms.