More Sharon Creech!

Heartbeat
Sharon Creech

Heartbeat is another novel in verse by Sharon Creech. After reading Love That Dog and Hate That Cat, I wanted to read this book. I really enjoy how Creech tells a story in so few words and I wanted to compare this book to the last two I read.
This novel was a little more interesting to me than the last two because I learned more about the main character’s family and friends. The book is titled Heartbeat because Annie’s mom is going to have a baby. Sharon Creech shows how a child is affected by the fact that she is no longer the only child in the family. At first this may be difficult for some children, but Annie comes to love her new sibling. In addition, Sharon Creech describes Annie’s relationship with her friend Max. Max and Annie both enjoy running and racing so it is interesting to see how they compete with one another and are close to each other.
Once again I think it is great that Sharon Creech can tell her stories through poetry. This novel has more words on the pages compared to the last two I read. The novel is broken up into short poems. This is a good idea because it gives the reader a little insight as to what will be discussed next. The poems flow and they are simple and lyrical.