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Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems by John Grandits
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Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems

by John Grandits

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This book contains some very funny poems voiced by a 15-year old girl. It’s a book with concrete poems about a teenager making her way through high school and all the issues and things she experiences along the way. The way her emotions are told in the poetry is pretty funny. At one point you actually have to mirror the book in a mirror in order to read it properly! I thought it was a creative write up. It’s a good read for teens. ( )
  RubyP | Dec 5, 2009 |
it looks very good from what i see
  lylesreading | Nov 19, 2009 |
"it's a good idea to carry a poem in your pocket. It's a little snack for your soul."
This short volume of concrete poetry was really cute and had poetry from Jessie's point of view. She wants to be an artist and has struggles with friends and her annoying younger brother. The style made the poems interesting and interactive. I had to do a lot of moving the book around in order to read the work. I even had to stand in front of a mirror in order to read one of the poems. I enjoyed it! ( )
  ewyatt | Oct 31, 2009 |
Blue Lipstick Concrete Poems by John Grandits is a very creative book that relates to real life situations for young adults. This poetry book has poems for a mothers birthday, cranky bad days, to volleyball practice.

I thought this book was interesting to the creative writing styles and the way the author wrote the poems. Also, the illustration caught my attention.

In a classroom, the students and I could make a conrete poem together and then the students could create one on their own.
  eal_04 | Sep 13, 2009 |
Required reading that I agree is original and creative, but not something I would gravitate towards necessarily. Possibly a recommendation for a sixth-grader with similar concerns and questions. ( )
  anniecase | Aug 25, 2009 |
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A 15-year-old girl named Jessie voices typical—and not so typical—teenage concerns in this unique, hilarious collection of poems. Her musings about trying out new makeup and hairstyles, playing volleyball and cello, and dealing with her annoying younger brother are never boring or predictable. Who else do you know who designs her own clothes and writes poetry to her cat? Jessie's a girl with strong opinions, and she isn't shy about sharing them. Her funny, sarcastic take on high school life is revealed through concrete poetry: words, ideas, type, and design that combine to make pictures and patterns. The poems are inventive, irreverent, irresistible, and full of surprises—just like Jessie—and the playful layout and ingenious graphics extend the wry humor.

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