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Poetry and Novels in Verse Whether it's traditional poetry or a lyrical narrative, these books are perfect for those wanting a poetic read. |
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Banned together : our fight for readers' rights
by Ashley Hope Pâerez
A collection of fiction, memoir, poetry, graphic narratives, essays and other genres explores book bans through various lenses and empowers teens to fight back, in an anthology featuring the voices of 15 diverse award-winning authors and illustrators.
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The lightning circle
by Vikki VanSickle
After having her heart broken, seventeen-year-old Nora Nichols decides to escape her hometown and take a summer job as an arts and crafts counsellor at an all-girls' camp in the mountains of West Virginia. There, she meets girls and women from all walks of life with their own heartaches and triumphs. Immersed in this new camp experience, trying to form bonds with her fellow counselors while learning to be a trusted adviser for her campers, Nora distracts herself from her feelings, even during the intimate conversations around the nightly campfires. But when a letter from home comes bearing unexpected news, Nora finds inner strength in her devastation with the healing power of female friendship. Presented as Nora's camp journal, including Nora's sketches of camp life, scraps of letters, and spare poems, The Lightning Circle is an intimate coming-of-age portrait.
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A second chance on earth
by Juan Vidal
When 16-year-old Marcos travels to Cartagena, Colombia, to scatter his late father's ashes, he strikes up a friendship with Camilo, a boy his age who works as a local taxi driver and shares Marcos' love for the novel ''One Hundred Years of Solitude". (Young Adult– Grade 9+)
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Island creatures
by Margarita Engle
Cuban childhood friends Vida and Adâan rediscover each other in Florida where they work together to protect endangered animals while navigating their complicated homelives.
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Wild dreamers
by Margarita Engle
Living out of their car ever since her militant father became one of the FBI's most wanted, Ana meets Leandro, who struggles with crippling anxiety, and forming an instant connection, they fight to protect wildlife and heal from their troubled pasts.
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I can't even think straight
by Dean Atta
Kai wants to come out but stays closeted, while Matt, his best school friend who's also queer, is afraid of repercussions from his parents, while nonbinary Vass feels Matt's a negative influence, in a novel about identity told in verse.
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The house no one sees
by Adina King
After a text from her estranged mother rips her away from a night with friends, Penelope Ross is forced into a kaleidoscope of memories and must confront her mother's opioid addiction, in a novel in verse and prose.
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Bright red fruit
by Safia Elhillo
Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun parties, exploring DC, and growing as a poet--until a scandalous rumor has her grounded and unable to leave her house. When Samira turns to a poetry forum for solace, she catches the eye of an older, charismatic poet named Horus. For the first time, Samira feels wanted. But soon she's keeping a bigger secret than ever before--one that that could prove her reputation and jeopardize her place in her community.
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When we ride : a novel
by Rex Ogle
Diego Benevides works hard. His single mother encourages him to stay focused on school, on getting into college, on getting out of their crumbling neighborhood. That's why she gave him her car. Diego's best friend, Lawson, needs a ride--because Lawson is dealing. As long as Diego's not carrying, not selling, it's cool. It's just weed. But when Lawson starts carrying powder and pills and worse, their friendship is tested and their lives are threatened. As the lines between dealer and driver blur, everything Diego has worked for is jeopardized, and he faces a deadly reckoning with the choices he and his best friend have made. Award-winning memoirist and poet Rex Ogle's searing first novel-in-verse is an unforgettable story of the power and price of loyalty.
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One step forward
by Marcie Flinchum Atkins
Set amid World War I, a historical fiction novel in verse follows Matilda's coming-of-age journey as she fights for suffrage and becomes the youngest American suffragist imprisoned for picketing the White House to demand women's right to vote.
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