Books : A Maze Me: Poems for Girls
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by: Naomi Shihab Nye
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780060581893
ISBN: 0060581891
Label: HarperTeen
Manufacturer: HarperTeen
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: March 01, 2005
Publisher: HarperTeen
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: March 15, 2005
Sales Rank: 91375
Studio: HarperTeen
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Product Description:
Life is a tangle of
twisting paths.
Some short.
Some long.
There are dead ends.
And there are choices.
And wrong turns,
and detours,
and yield signs,
and instruction booklets,
and star maps,
and happiness,
and loneliness.
And friends.
And sisters.
And love.
And poetry.
Life is a maze.
You are a maze.
Amazed.
And amazing.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Not just for girls
I bought this book at an airport for my daughter- but I read it out loud to her and her little brother, and we all enjoyed it. The poems are fun and sad and funny and insightful. It led me to seek out other works by Nye and I've enjoyed them all.
Rating: - incredible
Naomi Shihab Nye has a relationship with words and Emotions that few people achieve in their life, regardless of their age. She is my favorite poet as well as my favorite author and I have never dislike one of her poems.
A Maze Me is no exception. Every poem sends a strong message or fills you with a feeling or new idea. Each poem is written so beautifully that no illustration is needed, as it probes curiosity and imaginitive explanations. In my opinion, Naomi Shihab Nye is very philosophical, ... Read More
Rating: - Color Me Amazed
This book by the sublime Naomi Shihab Nye is subtitled "Poems for Girls," but I don't think that this charming book should be restricted to one gender. I certainly chuckled, oohed, and aahed a number of times as I read through it. (Still, it WOULD make a great gift for the young girl in your life.)
Shihab Nye has a generosity of spirit that shines through her poetry like a twinkle in a kindly aunt's eye. Here is a little somethin'-somethin' to whet your appetite (excerpted from "Ringing"):
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Rating: - The Poet in All of Us
Once I read Naomi Shihab Nye's introduction, I felt I was about to turn the pages of something very special. I was right. This unique collection of poems gives the reader a chance to look at familiar life in a new way. Full of nostalgia, intimate and humorous, tender and tearful, this is a book I would love to underline and memorize. I look forward to writing in my own notebook, trying to find the poet in me.
Rating: - Richie's Picks: A Maze Me
"Ringing
A baby, I stood in my crib to hear
the dingy-ding of a vegetable truck approaching.
When I was bigger, my mom took me out
to the street
to meet the man who rang the bell and
he tossed me
a tangerine...
...the first thing I ever caught. I thought
he was
a magic man.
My mom said there used to be milk trucks too.
She said,
Look hard, he'll be gone soon. And she was right.
He ... Read More
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