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Lion's Hunger: Poems of First Love
In tracing one teenage girl's first experience with love, the author's poems speak from the heart, offering all the thoughts, feelings, and perceptions of romance from a teenager's perspective.
- GenresPoetry
48 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1998
About the author
Ann Turner
103 books36 followersAnn Turner, also known and published as Ann Warren Turner, is a children's author and a poet.
Ann Turner wrote her first story when she was eight years old. It was about a dragon and a dwarf named Puckity. She still uses that story when she talks to students about writing, to show them that they too have stories worth telling.
Turner has always loved to write, but at first she was afraid she couldn't make a living doing it. So she trained to be a teacher instead. After a year of teaching, however, she decided she would rather write books than talk about them in school.
Turner's first children's book was about vultures and was illustrated by her mother. She has written more than 40 books since then, most of them historical picture books. She likes to think of a character in a specific time and place in American history and then tell a story about that character so that readers today can know what it was like to live long ago.
Ann Turner says that stories choose her, rather than the other way around: "I often feel as if I am walking along quietly, minding my own business, when a story creeps up behind me and taps me on the shoulder. 'Tell me, show me, write me!' it whispers in my ear. And if I don't tell that story, it wakes me up in the morning, shakes me out of my favorite afternoon nap, and insists upon being told."
(from: http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/mtai...)
Ann Turner wrote her first story when she was eight years old. It was about a dragon and a dwarf named Puckity. She still uses that story when she talks to students about writing, to show them that they too have stories worth telling.
Turner has always loved to write, but at first she was afraid she couldn't make a living doing it. So she trained to be a teacher instead. After a year of teaching, however, she decided she would rather write books than talk about them in school.
Turner's first children's book was about vultures and was illustrated by her mother. She has written more than 40 books since then, most of them historical picture books. She likes to think of a character in a specific time and place in American history and then tell a story about that character so that readers today can know what it was like to live long ago.
Ann Turner says that stories choose her, rather than the other way around: "I often feel as if I am walking along quietly, minding my own business, when a story creeps up behind me and taps me on the shoulder. 'Tell me, show me, write me!' it whispers in my ear. And if I don't tell that story, it wakes me up in the morning, shakes me out of my favorite afternoon nap, and insists upon being told."
(from: http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/mtai...)
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September 26, 2015
There were many little poems that resonated with me from this book.
My favorite poem was "October 1," especially the line
"People think that sex is about bodies --
it isn't.
It's about talk, about words..."
Short, simple, and written in the form of a diary. I liked it and wouldn't mind having a copy in my library.
My favorite poem was "October 1," especially the line
"People think that sex is about bodies --
it isn't.
It's about talk, about words..."
Short, simple, and written in the form of a diary. I liked it and wouldn't mind having a copy in my library.
May 26, 2022
"If I do everything differently, I will be all right. Get out of bed on the left side. Wash my face before brushing my teeth. Change my perfume, cut my hair. And then I will be rid of your smell, the stamp you put on me." page 38, lines 1-13. I chose this as my golden line because I love how the author portrayed the healing process of a breakup. The idea that by changing ones routine or something about their appearance will help to distract them from the reality and the pain that is there. Also portraying that by changing something about oneself can allow them to be a different version than who they were when they were dating their previous partner.
May 1, 2009
Overall, several very concise poems beautifully portray the whole spectrum of emotions involved with a teen's first "love." This is not a collection of love poems, but rather chronologically sequenced poems that reflect a story, written in first-person point of view about one romance.
I don't think adults would enjoy these poems unless to reflect on how thankful they are to have survived the teen years! I do think it is appropriate for teens, especially girls.
I don't think adults would enjoy these poems unless to reflect on how thankful they are to have survived the teen years! I do think it is appropriate for teens, especially girls.
November 10, 2010
The poems tell the story of a young girls first love and frankly the first heartbreak. It's a very short read with the poems being dated since when they first meet to the end. I could relate with some of the poems but after awhile they kinda just dragged on. Some poems lacked any real emotion or purpose. It's a good read but I wouldn't read it again.
October 24, 2012
Wow I am really surprised by the negative ratings on this book. I found the poems of a girl's first love to be sweet and sorrowful. The writing style is made after a diary. I love this book and have read it many times!
May 29, 2016
It was alright, the story of a girl's first love and heartbreak. A little predictable, but still, a quick and easy read. Some poems might resonate, and help teens express some emotion they struggle to understand.
October 6, 2011
Though each poem is well-crafted, the story is boring and bland. Save your time. A girl falls in love with a boy and they break up.
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