''Hate That Cat'' is a

verse novel A verse novel is a type of narrative poetry in which a novel-length narrative is told through the medium of poetry rather than prose. Either simple or complex stanzaic verse-forms may be used, but there will usually be a large cast, multiple voic ...

written by

Sharon Creech Sharon Creech (born July 29, 1945) is an American writer of children's novels. She was the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal for British children's books and the first person to win both the American Newbery Medal and the British ...

published by

HarperCollins HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News C ...

Plot summary

This is the second book about Jack, the first being ''

Love That Dog ''Love That Dog'' is a free verse piece written by Sharon Creech and published by HarperCollins. It is written in diary format, in the perspective of a young boy who resists poetry assignments from his teacher. The author drew inspiration from ...

''. Jack is being terrorized by a black cat. He writes poetry about how much he dislikes the cat. The story follows him through learning to like both cats and poetry.

Reception

Reviews of ''Hate That Cat'' have been positive including "Teachers will welcome both Jack’s poems and Creech’s embedded writing lessons." and "Her writing style puts a story into poetic form and creates a book that appeals to reluctant readers and to children of all ages." The book has also appeared on school reading lists.

References

2008 American novels American children's novels Novels by Sharon Creech Fictional diaries Verse novels HarperCollins books Children's novels about cats Fiction about animal cruelty 2008 children's books {{2000s-epistolary-novel-stub