# Love That Dog

**Author:** Sharon Creech
**Grade range:** Grades 4–8
**Age range:** 9–13
**First published:** 2001
**Page count:** 92
**Genre:** Poetry
**ISBN-13:** `9789655114126`
**ISBN-10:** `153643213X`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/love-that-dog
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

\*Love that Dog\* is a story about a young boy named Jack, and how he learns to love poetry. At the same time, he learns to open up about his feelings on a subject learned only if you read the book. The novel is empathetic, joyful, and quite heartbreaking at times, hence creating a great book.

## Themes

- poetry, fiction
- poetry
- authorship
- new york times reviewed

## Where this book is assigned

### Maine Student Book Award

- **recommended** · 4th grade · Maine — [source: Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/183.1/Maine-Student-Book-Award-Winner)
- **recommended** · 5th grade · Maine — [source: Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/183.1/Maine-Student-Book-Award-Winner)
- **recommended** · 6th grade · Maine — [source: Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/183.1/Maine-Student-Book-Award-Winner)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Maine — [source: Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/183.1/Maine-Student-Book-Award-Winner)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Maine — [source: Maine Student Book Award — Maine's statewide children's-choice reading program (grades 4-8): students read the annual nominees and vote for their favorite. Winner list verified from the award's published record.](https://www.librarything.com/award/183.1/Maine-Student-Book-Award-Winner)

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