YA novels in verse

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Lonesome Howl

Steven Herrick

Lonesome Howl is a taut and tender thriller: a suspenseful adventure, a drama of two different families, a love story and a journey of self-discovery.

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The Bogan Mondrian

Steven Herrick

A powerful and heart-stopping young adult novel from a master storyteller. This is Steven Herrick at his best.

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Another Night in Mullet Town

Steven Herrick

An iridescent verse novel from award-winning author Steven Herrick that shines light on friendship, family and finding your way.

‘People like you and me, Jonah,we drag down the price of…

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The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do…

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The Art Of Taxidermy

Sharon Kernot

A lyrical verse novel exploring love and grief and the strange and wonderful art of taxidermy.

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Sister Heart

Sally Morgan

A young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the distant south. There, she slowly makes a new life for herself and…

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Out of This Place

Emma Cameron,Emma Cameron

Set in Australia and narrated in alternating points of view, this powerful novel from a talented new author offers an affecting look at the evolving lives of three friends.

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Shark Girl

Kelly Bingham

A provocative portrait of one girl’s journey following a near-fatal accident … Powerful without being maudlin or preachy.– Publishers Weekly, starred review.

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Crossover

,Kwame Alexander

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

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The Realm of Possibility

David Levithan

A variety of students at the same high school describe their ideas, experiences, and relationships in a series of interconnected free verse stories.

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By the River

Steven Herrick

A memorable YA novel about the tough and tender sides of growing up in a small country town. Fourteen-year-old Harry has a knack for wriggling out of trouble, but escaping…

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Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses

Ron Koertge

Writing in free verse honed to a wicked edge, the incomparable Koertge ( Stoner & Spaz ) brings dark and contemporary humor to 20 iconic fairy tales, including OThe Little…

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Poisoned Apples: Poems For You, My Pretty

Christine Heppermann

A collection of free verse poems [that explores] how girls are taught to think about themselves, their bodies, their friends–as consumers, as objects, as competitors. Based on classic fairy tale…

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Silver People: A Tale from the Panama Canal

Margarita Engle

As the Panama Canal turns 100, Newbery Honor - winner Margarita Engle tells the story of its creation in this powerful new YA historical novel in verse. How can such…

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Rumble

Ellen Hopkins

Synopsis coming soon…….

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And We Stay

Jenny Hubbard

Originally published New York: Delacorte Press, 2014

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Dating Down

Stefanie Lyons

Told in waves of poetry, Dating Down is a portrait of the exhilaration and pain of a fractious first love.

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The Lost Marble Notebook of Forgotten Girl & Random Boy

Marie Jaskulka

Forgotten Girl, a fifteen-year-old poet, is going through the most difficult time of her life–the breakup of her parents, and her mom’s resulting depression–when she meets Random Boy, a hot…

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