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A Maze Me
Poems for Girls
By Nye, Naomi Shihab
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06058-189-3 978-0-06058-190-9
- Publisher
- Greenwillow
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2005
Gr 4-7 A lovely, rich collection that promises to be a lasting companion for young writers. In her introduction, Nye says: "If you write three lines down in a notebook every day -&you will find out what you notice. Uncanny connections will be made visible to you. That's what I started learning when I was twelve, and I never stopped learning it." The more than 70 poems (nearly every one previously unpublished) are all...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2005
At twelve, anxious about the onset of adulthood, Naomi Shihab Nye began a lifelong habit of writing in notebooks; it helped her observe things and make connections. This quiet, personal collection of more than seventy free-verse poems, aimed especially at girls between twelve and seventeen, demonstrates that she hasn't forgotten those years at all. From internal questions to careful observation of the people and the landscape around her, from secret love and loss to concerns abou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
