Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing
Teen poems of love and longing by acclaimed author Gary Soto. The fleeting emotions of teenagers, as changeable as the weather, ring true in these emotionally resonant poems. Narrators, both boys and girls, of various ethnicities fall in love for the first time, pine over crushes, and brood over...
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Teen poems of love and longing by acclaimed author Gary Soto. The fleeting emotions of teenagers, as changeable as the weather, ring true in these emotionally resonant poems. Narrators, both boys and girls, of various ethnicities fall in love for the first time, pine over crushes, and brood over broken hearts. Tender, lighthearted, and surprising, this collection will capture teens, tweens, and anyone who remembers what it’s like to be a young person in love.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780152063016 (0152063013)
Publish date: February 1st 2009
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Pages no: 100
Edition language: English
2.5 starsA charming compilation of poetry for the younger teenage crowd. I found it to be cute, but nothing amazing. I probably would have enjoyed this more about a decade ago, when I could easily relate, but I didn’t enjoy poetry then, and this book didn’t exist anyways.