Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780618851324)

A 15-year-old girl named Jessie voices typical--and not so typical--teenage concerns in this unique, hilarious collection of poems. Her musings about trying out new makeup and hairstyles, playing volleyball and cello, and dealing with her annoying younger brother are never boring or predictable. Who else do you know who designs her own clothes and writes poetry to her cat? Jessie's a girl with strong opinions, and she isn't shy about sharing them. Her funny, sarcastic take on high school life is revealed through concrete poetry: words, ideas, type, and design that combine to make pictures and patterns. The poems are inventive, irreverent, irresistible, and full of surprises--just like Jessie--and the playful layout and ingenious graphics extend the wry humor.

Author: John Grandits
ISBN-10: 0618851321
ISBN-13: 9780618851324
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 8.48h x 6.45w x 0.16d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.5
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 120058 / Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems

Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 05/01/2007 pg. 448
School Library Journal 07/01/2007 pg. 115
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2007 pg. 408
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2007 pg. 26 - Recommended
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2007 pg. 8
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2007 pg. 34