I really enjoyed this book. I loved the way that the story was told from a young boys point of view. This book would be great to use in the classroom because it is a very quick read and it would be able to hold the students attention. The book would also be great for a class discussion based on how the students feel about each part of the poem that is in the book. It would be very interesting to split the class into small groups so that the students could really share their feelings about the book in a small group setting.
I loved how the author really captured me from the very beginning. I really started to wonder what a dog had to do with it, but then when it finally came out, I found myself in tears. I have lost a pet before and knowing the pain and heartache I went through, I couldn't imagine seeing it get hit by a car. I thought it was very interesting how the author tied the blue car into the story. It really caught my attention when they were discussing the Robert Frost poem and the kid couldn't figure out why the man didn't just rest if he was so tired. It cam back around to the car, I am sure he wondered why the car didn't stop to help after it had hit his dog.
This book really made me think in a couple of places and I loved the way that he was not a very confident writer at the beginning, but when the teacher kept pushing hi and praising him, he became very confident in his work. This truly was a great book and I look forward to using it in my classroom one day.
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