Wet cement cover

Wet cement

by Bob Raczka

Concrete poetry is a perennially popular poetic form because its results are so fun to read. But by using the arrangement of the words on the page to convey the meaning of the poem, concrete or shape poems are also easy to write!Wet Cement teaches kids to look at words in a whole new way.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?