282 Oyster Crackers to go in Your Soup

About the Book

What is soup without oyster crackers? Life without poetry! Captured between the covers of this anthology are 282 oyster crackers to spice up your soup — 282 poems to enhance your life. Every 7th grade student at he Avon Middle School has searched his/her soul to find a worthy topic to explore and develop into an original poem. What matters to typical 7th graders? You’ll be surprised at the variety and depth of subjects included in this treasure. There is everything from prejudiced; as seen in “No Difference”, to longing to have people who have passed on come back in their lives, as seen in “Untitled”, “Never Let Go”, and “I Miss You”; to war, as seen in “War”, and in “Death of a Soldier”; to fear, as seen in “Fear”, and “The Fear”. There are beautifully descriptive poems such as “Color”, “Snow”, “Ode to Books”, and “Thunderstorm”. There are poems about pets such as “An Ode to Hoya”, and “My Charlie”. And of course, there are poems that are deliciously fun as seen in “Ice Cream”, “Hot Chocolate”, and “I Am a Chocolate Chip Cookie” So ladle yourself some tasty soup, garb a hefty spoon, and sprinkle in some oyster crackers, compliments of some very talented young poets.

About the Author

As evidenced by the title and this photograph, there is not merely one author of this book, but 282! Every 7th grade student who attends the Avon Middle School has penned an original poem that has been included in this anthology. A great deal of time, attention, learning, creating, writing, and editing-editing-editing have been poured into this book. So, multiply the excitement and pride that one author holds for his/her creation by 282, and you’ll get a sense of the emotions that this book has cooked up.