The Blood-Hungry Spleen and Other Poems about Our Parts

The Blood-Hungry Spleen and Other Poems about Our Parts

Author: Allan Wolf

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780763638061

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More than three dozen poems describe individual parts of the body and what they do for us and for some parts, such as the face, the verses describe how we communicate nonverbally with other people. Reprint.


Immersed in Verse

Immersed in Verse

Author: Allan Wolf

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9781600595103

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A guide for young poets offers advice on how to find topics, create a poem, revise a poem, start a writer's group, and get published.


The Day the Universe Exploded My Head

The Day the Universe Exploded My Head

Author: Allan Wolf

Publisher: Candlewick

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13: 0763680257

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Hang on tight for a raucous bounce through the solar system and back — propelled by funny, fanciful, factually sound poems and exuberant illustrations. The universe poured into me. My brain was overloaded. It smoked and glowed red-hot. And then it actually exploded. Ever wonder what the sun has to say about being the closest star to Earth? Or what Pluto has gotten up to since being demoted to a dwarf planet? Or where rocket ships go when they retire? Listen closely, because maybe, just maybe, your head will explode, too. With poetry that is equal parts accurate and entertaining — and illustrations that are positively out of this world — this book will enthrall amateur stargazers and budding astrophysicists as it reveals many of the wonders our universe holds. Space travelers in search of more information will find notes about the poems, a glossary, and a list of resources at the end.


More Than Friends

More Than Friends

Author: Sara E. Holbrook

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press

Published: 2008-10-01

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 1629791822

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Teenage love explored from his and her points of view. From the first furtive looks across the classroom to the blossom of new romance and the final flameout, teenage love is loaded with awkwardness, uncertainty, dreams, conflict, and pure bliss. Poets Sara Holbrook and Allan Wolf combine their considerable talents to explore these feelings and struggles by creating the voices of a girl and boy in the throes of affection. As they experience the giddiness of love, the poems' two characters also face obstacles (parents) and distractions (friends) while learning to respect each other's interests and needs. Can this relationship survive? In sonnets, tankas, villanelles, and other poetic forms, Holbrook and Wolf examine the efforts of two teenagers who dare to be more than friends.


Zane's Trace

Zane's Trace

Author: Allan Wolf

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2007-08-28

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0763628581

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Believing that he is responsible for his grandfather's death, Zane Guesswind takes off on a manic trip to his mother's grave where he plans to kill himself until he meets a strange cast of mystical characters who forever change his life.


The Watch That Ends the Night

The Watch That Ends the Night

Author: Allan Wolf

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2024-10-15

Total Pages: 676

ISBN-13: 1536246417

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"A lyrical, monumental work of fact and imagination." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope — twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself, are evoked in a stunning tour de force. Slipping in telegraphs, undertaker’s reports, and other records, poet Allan Wolf offers a breathtaking, intimate glimpse at the lives behind the tragedy, told with clear-eyed compassion and astounding emotional power.


Behold Our Magical Garden

Behold Our Magical Garden

Author: Allan Wolf

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2022-03-08

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1536204552

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Learn vital processes and procedures about gardening through different types of poetry.


The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep

The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep

Author: Allan Wolf

Publisher: Candlewick

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0763663247

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In powerful, vivid verse, the master behind The Watch That Ends the Night recounts one of history’s most harrowing—and chilling—tales of survival. In 1846, a group of emigrants bound for California face a choice: continue on their planned route or take a shortcut into the wilderness. Eighty-nine of them opt for the untested trail, a decision that plunges them into danger and desperation and, finally, the unthinkable. From extraordinary poet and novelist Allan Wolf comes a riveting retelling of the ill-fated journey of the Donner party across the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1846–1847. Brilliantly narrated by multiple voices, including world-weary, taunting, and all-knowing Hunger itself, this novel-in-verse examines a notorious chapter in history from various perspectives, among them caravan leaders George Donner and James Reed, Donner’s scholarly wife, two Miwok Indian guides, the Reed children, a sixteen-year-old orphan, and even a pair of oxen. Comprehensive back matter includes an author’s note, select character biographies, statistics, a time line of events, and more. Unprecedented in its detail and sweep, this haunting epic raises stirring questions about moral ambiguity, hope and resilience, and hunger of all kinds.


New Found Land

New Found Land

Author: Allan Wolf

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2007-09-11

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13: 0763632880

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The letters and thoughts of Thomas Jefferson, members of the Corps of Discovery, their guide Sacagawea, and Captain Lewis's Newfoundland dog, all tell of the historic exploratory expedition to seek a water route to the Pacific Ocean.