A Dolphin Paperback
Orion Children's Books
May 2002
$14.95 AU
125p pb
ISBN: 978-1842550588
The Journal Of Danny Chaucer (Poet)
Roger Stevens
from the book...
An amazing year awaits Danny Chaucer (poet). A new guitar, a new band, a new girlfriend and a hit record. In Danny's dreams...
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The
Journal of
Danny Chaucer (poet) is a verse novel, that is written in poetry by
performance poet, author, musician and artist Roger Stevens. It was
first
published in 2002, in Great Britain by Orion Children’s Books.
This
short, but
interesting and funny story is written in the first-person and tells
the story
of a year in Danny Chaucer’s life. He has a new guitar, a new band but
can’t
stop thinking of Jenny Keane.
This
book is a lot of
fun to read. It is really short and easy to read but it remains witty
and
entertaining. Nearly anyone can enjoy reading this book but kids from
about 10
up will probably enjoy it more than others.
The
poems all vary in
one way or another. They are smart, tasteful and slightly out of the
ordinary. I
found great pleasure in reading them. My favourites are the songs Danny
writes
for his band which are mostly about love. Roger Stevens is an
incredibly
talented writer, something most evident in this book. It made me feel
quite
contented and I have since searched for more of his work. This is an
excellent
book, which I recommended to anyone wanting a light and easy read which
doesn’t force you to think but stays clever at the same time.
Darren, age 15, Canberra, Australia
The Journal of Danny Chaucer is a verse novel written by Roger Stevens. The book is about a boy who has a dream to become a rock star; he joins a band and writes song about the love of his life Jenny Keane. He receives a new guitar, a fender Stratocaster and his father is heaps proud of him.
I thought this book was a good and would be suitable for readers aged 10 to 12. The book is an easy book to read because it is in verse novel style.
Alex, Year 8, Canberra, Australia