Poetry for teens

Novels in verse and books of poetry

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The Dragons Club - Bermudez, Cyn,

Summary: "Faith Navarro has landed a scholarship to an arts high school for violin. But her struggles at home threaten to take away everything she's ever worked for. Her older sister's drug addiction has...

Dandelion travels - Barber, Angel,

Summary: Eric Wallace is sick of secrets. As a Black queer teen, Eric's efforts to conform to fit his parents' and classmates' expectations have left him exhausted by the summer after senior year. When Eric...

Union - Cassidy, Sara,

Summary: "In this novel-in-verse for teen readers, 15-year-old Tuck navigates new love, past trauma and standing up for what's right."--

Ethel's song : Ethel Rosenberg's life in poems - Krasner, Barbara,

Summary: The child of Jewish immigrants, Ethel Greenglass grows up on New York City's Lower East Side; she dreams of being an actress and a singer but finds romance and excitement in the arms of the...

Abuela, don't forget me - Ogle, Rex,

Summary: "Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, Rex...

Contents: Abuela's house -- To and from -- Gifts and fists -- An education -- Senior year -- There and back again -- Now.

Survive and keep surviving - Mallory, Mel,

Summary: "After being sexually assaulted at a party, Mara started experiencing paranoia and delusional thoughts which resulted in a public psychotic episode freshman year. Now a senior in high school, Mara...

Only pieces - Tello, Edd,

Summary: "Edgar wants nothing more than to live his life out loud. But telling the truth about his sexuality isn't so easy in his traditional Mexican-American family, and his Amá has made it clear she won't...

The name she gave me - Culley, Betty,

Summary: Rynn was born with a hole in her heart--literally. Although it was fixed long ago, she still feels an emptiness there when she wonders about her birth family. As her relationship with her adoptive...

The ghosts of Rose Hill - Romero, R. M. (Rachel Maria), 1987-

Summary: Sent to stay with her aunt in Prague and witness the humble life of an artist, Ilana Lopez--a biracial Jewish girl--finds herself torn between her dream of becoming a violinist and her immigrant...

Chiara in the dark - Chhabra, Maya,

Summary: "Chiara is gliding through her senior year with ease, with a great babysitting job, a loyal best friend, a loving Indian-Italian immigrant family, and a shot at the summer ice-skating camp of her...

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