Listen! by Stephanie S. Tolan (Grades 3-5)
Charley is having a difficult time coping with the death of her mother. Her story is inspirational though. Sometimes it is a good idea to keep a journal of your thoughts and feelings. Look in the St. Petersburg Times for an article that presents an emotional conflict. Use this blog to write a journal entry about the article you have chosen. What is the article about? Why have you chosen this article? How did it affect you? Has the article inspired you in any way?
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it is a good book
Posted by: bre | November 18, 2008 at 08:53 AM
This is an interesting book. I am on Chapter 6 of it, and I am going to do a book report on it. :)
Posted by: Bre | November 18, 2008 at 08:54 AM
I think this book is awesome beyond awesomeness. I am not cool (constapated over weight out of style loser) I am a jerk (juinor educated rich kid ) and all jerks even all cool people come together to resd this wonderful book named listen
Posted by: T.C.O 4th grade southernoak | January 21, 2009 at 01:11 PM
I think that "Listen" is a awesome book! It tells the story of a girl named Charley,and a dog named Coyote.The girl tries to get the dog to obey her,and get him into her house to live with her. I love how the author describes things in this book. She is very descriptive in her writing about the dog: all of her feelings,and stuff for example a sentence in this book says `Coyote's fur was gleaming in the sunlight,while he was sitting under tree, his favorite place to lay."
Posted by: k.l.r 5th mrs.schuler so.oak el | January 29, 2009 at 11:14 AM
I LOVE LISTEN!!!!!!!!!!!! Me - an animal freak, whom cant stand to see a stray dog on the side of the road and begs her dad to pick him/her up, And hates to read a sad dog book beacause she will cry... LOVED this book! I liked this soo much I made it my favorite battle book!! AT first I would not pick it up because I dont really read dog books because I cry and cant stand it when some one is mean to dogs,so to be safe I got my mom to read it... when she put it down she was in shock - she loved it! And when I put it down I loved it even more -
I LOVE LISTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: | February 03, 2009 at 08:20 PM
Listen is a good book. It is also sad. I realy did like it because it reminds me of my dog. wich is mainly why I like it. I hope there is never any bad comments about listen.
Posted by: kealan s | February 12, 2009 at 01:43 PM
This book is awsome i just like the whole book this should be the best book of 08-09 :)
Posted by: W.T. James B. Sanderlin Elementary Mr.Turners 5th grade class | February 13, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Listen is the best book ever!I love the part where Charley tries to put the collar on Coyote and it doesn't work... but then later, Charley tells Coyote what she is going to do with the collor. Later, she tries again and it worked! I thought that, that was AMAZING!!!!!!! I thought that "Listen" was the best, most amazing, inspirational book ever!
Posted by: Claudia | February 13, 2009 at 01:32 PM
I love this book!!! I like the part when coyote finally follows charley into her house.Everybody should read this book.
Posted by: aat | February 27, 2009 at 01:34 PM
I loved listen.It reminds me of shiloh(Also a awsome book).I shows you that if you realy put your mind to something it can happen.Every one should read it.
Posted by: ZB FishHawk Creek | March 16, 2009 at 08:22 PM
OMG!Listen is like the best book ever and people who say it's not good or horrible probably just stopped because they were bored. But, if you keep reading it is so good. Defeintly the best book this year.
Posted by: listen freak | March 21, 2009 at 11:15 AM
This book is very detailed and is really exiting in a way. My favorite part was when Coyote came back home.
Posted by: JAG | March 26, 2009 at 01:32 PM
this book was cool because most books arent about dogs and people reacting to each other. i thought cyote was a awesome name . the book had alot of emotions.that was a really good book
Posted by: nh | March 26, 2009 at 01:32 PM
I love it
Posted by: kaylie simon | March 27, 2009 at 03:43 PM
im still reading listen and it's a realy good book so far and i am amazed with it so far and its good
Posted by: brielle | May 05, 2009 at 09:28 AM
Listen and the Penderwicks are alike because Charley lost his mom and the 4 girls lost their mom.One of the main characters is a dog.Both of the books are great!
Posted by: CB | May 18, 2009 at 01:27 PM
listen and the penderwicks are both alike cause when in the book listen charlie was little when she lost her mom from a disease. when the penderwick sisters were little, only rosailie and jane have actualy SEEN seen there mother and she too- died.
boo hoo
Posted by: BM | May 18, 2009 at 01:30 PM
i had to read it for summer reading and couldnt finish it was so bad
Posted by: caitlyn | August 22, 2009 at 09:54 PM