01208nam a22002057a 4500 3228 20220425112141.0 220425b sa ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781622508839 Paperback English RDA 3228 RDA English 813 HIGH Linda Oatman, High Author 131176 Teeny Little Grief Machines [Costa Mesa, California] : Saddleback Educational Publishing, 2014. 243 Pages 21cm Just like prose, a novel in verse tells a story. But verse is unique because readers access the text through short ""chapters, "" or poems. The varying lengths of the chapters are ideal for a struggling reader, giving them breaks to collect their thoughts, to imagine the characters in their mind's eye, and to set the scene-like a frame in a movie. The structure of poetry makes the books appear less intimidating, with plenty of airy white space. Moreover, the depth and substance conveyed in verse is every bit as deep and real as in a Gravel Road prose novel. Like watching a movie frame by frame, Adult ddc BOOK 813.54 HIGH 631882 631881 0 0 ddc 0 0 800 KWAML PHUML GEN 2022-04-25 0 813 HIGH 33228031022171 2022-04-25 2022-04-25 BOOK