BOOK: The taking of room 114 by Glenn

[Frederick Muller <fmuller@SATURN.PLANET.NET>]

Glenn, Mel._ The taking of room 114_,1997
This is a novel written poems in which a veteran teacher snaps
and holds his HS class hostage.  (A difficult topic with recent
events.) There are short poems for each student for each year of
HS and their initial reaction to the situation.  These are
interspersed with ones concerning the spectators, a reporter, the
police, and administration.  There are few few which are notes sent
out from the teacher.  The reader learns very little about what
happens in the room -- maybe this is what the author wanted but I
found the book tedious learning about the lives of the students and
very little about what actually happens in the room.  I thought his
"Who killed Mr. Chippendale" was much better.  This 182 page book is
a interesting format  (with poetry) but it did not grab me as "Mr.
Chippendale" did.
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