Novels in Verse

  • White Rose

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    “In a searing indictment of silent complicity, White Rose shines a light on one remarkable young woman’s insistence on the power of truth, no matter the cost. A timely call to resistance.” – Joy McCul[more below]

    • Author: Wilson, Kip
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 368
    • Publish Date: January 12 2021
    • ISBN10: 0358376696
    • Language: English
  • Flipping Forward Twisting Backward

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    A diagnosis of dyslexia could change everything for an aspiring fifth-grade gymnast struggling at school in this authentic, high-energy novel in verse.

    The print edition of this title is set in a font

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    • Author: Fullerton, Alma
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 144
    • Publish Date: August 02 2022
    • ISBN10: 1682633667
    • Language: English
  • Closer to Nowhere

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    #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins’s poignant middle grade novel in verse about coming to terms with indelible truths of family and belonging–now in paperback!

    For the most part, Hann

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    • Author: Hopkins, Ellen
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 448
    • Publish Date: August 10 2021
    • ISBN10: 0593108639
    • Language: English
  • Me Dicen Güero: Poemas de Un Chavo de la Frontera / They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems

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    La vida de un ni?o nacido en la frontera no es f?cil, pero G?ero sabe c?mo hacerle frente: escribiendo poemas.

    G?ero tiene doce a?os y es mexicano y americano al mismo tiempo. Sabe sentirse en casa en

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    • Author: Bowles, David
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: November 10 2020
    • ISBN10: 0593311418
    • Language: Spanish
  • The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin

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    A fascinating historical novel about Hilde, an orphan who experiences Berlin on the cusp of World War II as she discovers her own voice and sexuality, ultimately finding a family when she gets a job a

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    • Author: Wilson, Kip
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 416
    • Publish Date: March 07 2023
    • ISBN10: 0358755328
    • Language: English
  • Wave

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    Winner of the Cybils Award for Poetry Novel, Diana Farid’s Wave is a coming-of-age novel in verse set in 1980s Southern California, about a Persian American girl who rides the waves, falls, and finds [more below]

    • Author: Farid, Diana
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 320
    • Publish Date: March 29 2022
    • ISBN10: 1951836588
    • Language: English
  • Lifeboat 12

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    “This page-turning true-life adventure is filled with rich and riveting details and a timeless understanding of the things that matter most.”–Dashka Slater, author of The 57 Bus
    “Brilliantly told in
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    • Author: Hood, Susan
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: September 04 2018
    • ISBN10: 1481468839
    • Language: English
  • The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic

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    “A lyrical, monumental work of fact and imagination.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

    Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope — twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the

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    • Author: Wolf, Allan
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 480
    • Publish Date: March 26 2013
    • ISBN10: 076366331X
    • Language: English
  • Not a Soul But Us: A Story in 84 Sonnets

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    Winner of the 2021 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize!

    In mid-fourteenth century Yorkshire, the plague pandemic wipes out half the inhabitants of a remote village. Left behind is a twelve-year-old

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    • Author: Smith, Richard
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 80
    • Publish Date: March 18 2022
    • ISBN10: 0872333604
    • Language: English
  • Home Is Not a Country

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    LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

    “Nothing short of magic.” –Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X

    From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30”

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    • Author: Elhillo, Safia
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 224
    • Publish Date: March 02 2021
    • ISBN10: 0593177053
    • Language: English
  • We Are All So Good at Smiling

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    They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse about clinical depression and healing from trauma, from National Book Award Finalist Amber McBride.

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    • Author: McBride, Amber
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: January 30 2024
    • ISBN10: 1250909384
    • Language: English
  • What about Will

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    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreakingly tender middle grade novel in verse about the bonds between two brothers and the love they share.

    Twelve-year-old Tra

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    • Author: Hopkins, Ellen
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: September 14 2021
    • ISBN10: 0593108647
    • Language: English
  • Nothing Burns as Bright as You

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    Five starred reviews!

    From New York Times bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You is an impassioned stand-alone tale of queer love, grief, and the complexity of female friend

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    • Author: Woodfolk, Ashley
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 288
    • Publish Date: April 05 2022
    • ISBN10: 0358655358
    • Language: English
  • A Time to Dance

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    Padma Venkatraman’s inspiring story of a young girl’s struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient … [more below]

    • Author: Venkatraman, Padma
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: May 12 2015
    • ISBN10: 0147514401
    • Language: English
  • The Red Pencil

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    “Amira, look at me,” Muma insists.She collects both my hands in hers.“The Janjaweed attack without warning.If ever they come run.”
    Finally, Amira is twelve. Old enough to wear a toob, old enough for … [more below]

    • Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: September 16 2014
    • ISBN10: 0316247804
    • Language: English
  • The Magical Imperfect

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    Highly recommended… Perfect for readers of Wonder and Erin Entrada Kelly’s Hello, Universe.– Booklist magazine, starred review

    Etan has stopped speaking since his mother left. His father and grandf

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    • Author: Baron, Chris
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: June 15 2021
    • ISBN10: 1250767822
    • Language: English
  • Red Doc>

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    **New York Magazine’s Top 10 Books of 2013**
    **GoodReads Reader’s Choice Award Winner**

    Some years ago I wrote a book about a boy named Geryon who was red and had wings and fell in love with Herakles.

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    • Series: Vintage Contemporaries
    • Author: Carson, Anne
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 192
    • Publish Date: March 11 2014
    • ISBN10: 0307950670
    • Language: English
  • All the Broken Pieces

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    An award-winning debut novel from a stellar new voice in middle grade fiction.

    Matt Pin would like to forget: war torn Vietnam, bombs that fell like dead crows, and the terrible secret he left behind. … [more below]

    • Author: Burg, Ann E.
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 240
    • Publish Date: March 01 2012
    • ISBN10: 0545080932
    • Language: English
  • The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary

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    An award-winning, big-hearted time capsule of one class’s poems during a transformative school year. A great pick for fans of Margarita Engle and Eileen Spinelli.

    Eighteen kids,
    one year of poems,
    one

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    • Author: Shovan, Laura
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 272
    • Publish Date: April 10 2018
    • ISBN10: 0553521403
    • Language: English
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