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Gone Fishing : a Novel in Verse by Tamera Will Wissinger is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Gone Fishing : a Novel in Verse about?

Using a wide variety of poetic forms quatrains, ballads, iambic meter, rhyming lists, concrete poetry, tercets and free verse this debut author tells the story of a nine-year-old boys day of fishing. Sibling rivalry, the bond between father and son, the excitement and difficulty -- of fishing all add up to a day of adventure any child would want to experience. Matthew Cordell illuminates this novel-in-verse throughout with his energetic black-and-white line drawings. While each poem can be read and enjoyed on its own, the poems work together to create a story arc with conflict, crisis, resolution and character growth. The back matter of this book equips the reader with a Poet's Tackle Box of tools and definitions for understanding the various poetic forms the author uses in this story.

Who reads Gone Fishing : a Novel in Verse?

Author

Tamera Will Wissinger

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780547820118

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Poetry

Rating

4.02 / 5 (1,312 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14