Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli

Gotta be honest...  Although I got it... it's a metaphor about childhood and it had some great language, creative dialogue, interesting setting, quirky characters...I don't think my students would get it at all.  Okay...maybe if they stuck it out they would figure out where Jerry Spinelli was going but honestly I don't think my students would stick it out.  So sorry...it's getting a croak from me because I won't be getting it for my library.