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Love, Hate and My Best Mate: Poems About Love and Relationships

Love, Hate and My Best Mate: Poems About Love and Relationships

by Andrew Fusek Peters (Author), Andrew Fusek Peters (Author), Polly Peters (Author)

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    Hardcover 2004

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Synopsis

Funny, sad, angry, ecstatic ... From first dates and first snogs, fights and splitting up, to finding and losing best mates, these poems are both thoroughly contemporary and timeless, making this an ideal collection for use in KS3 English and PSHE classes as well as for individual reading for children ages 11 and up. Poets include Shakespeare, Andrew Marvell, John Clare, W B Yeats, Brian Patten, Helen Dunmore, Brian Moses, Carole Satyamurti, as well as many other outstanding poets.

Divided into three sections - love, hate, best mates - the arrangement of poems makes fascinating juxtipositions between classic and contemporary poems, demonstrating the universal nature of these emotions.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 128
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: Wayland
Published: 15 Jan 2004
ISBN 10: 0750244208
ISBN 13: 9780750244206
Children’s book age: 12+ Years

Media Reviews
If you read this book you are getting a mixed bag full of admiration, betrayal, deception and a very good description of life as an adolescent -- Grace Austin, from St Brendan's NS * Cork Evening Echo *
[An] excellent anthology for teenagers * Bookfest 2005 - 2006 *
By turns provocative, thoughtful and funny * School Librarian *
A very effective mix of old and new... The modern and classic are often juxtaposed in striking ways ... Well-produced visually... Highly recommended for KS3 readers, both for use in English and PSHE. * School Librarian *

Recommendation of the Month

This lively and heart-felt collection of poetry is a perfect way to explore the turbulent world of love and relationships. The three sections - love, hate and my best mate - cover a huge spectrum of experiences and feelings. There are lyrical pieces alongside text-message sonnets and hauntingly sad poems juxtaposed with in-your-face humour.

From Brian Patten to Robert Burns and Roger Stevens to Shakespeare, this unique anthology combines old favourites and new voices. All the ups and downs of love and friendship are to be found in its pages.

For 10+ years.

* Young Scottish Poetry Library Website *
A totally now anthology in which Shelley, Marvell, year 9 from a Shropshire school and many others all rub shoulders slipping together with apparent ease in a programme by turns provocative, thoughtful and funny. * The School Librarian *
A mixed bag full of admiration, betrayal, deception and a very good description of life as an adolescent. * Cork Evening Echo *
From elation to hopeless gloom in seconds, the opening poems in this excellent anthology for teenagers depict first love from both the male and the female viewpoint. The poems are presented in three strands, so a variety of poets from past and present are encountered together as they explore the main theme of the ups and downs of a growing emotional life. * Bookfest 2005-2006 *
The concept of the book was appealing as it looks at life in almost every aspect... The most enjoyable poems are the parodies. They were hilarious. i actually laughed out loud at one of them... The Love section was filled with poems by William Shakespeare, which were very beautiful... I read a poem by Spike Milligan over and over again. It was so touching, I nearly cried... If you read this book you are getting a mixed bag full of admiration, betrayal, deception and a very good description of life as an adolescent. * International Press-Cutting Bureau, review from Cork Evening Echo *
Author Bio
Andrew Fusek Peter is an Anglo-Czech poet, storyteller, didgeridoo player, broadcaster, anthologist, author and creative writing tutor with an international reputation. He has worked in thousands of schools, libraries, arts centres and literary festivals, giving lively performances and running workshops for all ages and abilities.