novels in verse

Outspoken thirteen-year-old Addie Carle learns about love, loss, and staying true to herself as she navigates seventh grade, enjoys a visit from her grandmother, fights with her boyfriend, and endures gossip and meanness from her former best friend.

Following a tragic accident, Lucky Z, who has always lived on the edge of extreme sports, learns that only his voice in verse can describe his pain and set him free.

The stories of two different boys told in alternating poems, one in which Perry, who's father is missing in action in Vietnam and sister won't reply to his letters, lives with his Gran and takes the train to see his mom on the weekends and during his train rides he notices a young boy racing the train and dreams of a farm life and a close-knit family; In the second, Steve, who loves the train that cuts across his farm and dreams of a life not weighed down by farm chores and his parent's rules.

"Growing up in 1960s Hong Kong, a young girl dreams of becoming a writer in spite of conventional limits placed on her by society and family."--Provided by publisher.

Alternating poems compare and contrast the conflicted feelings of Ishmael, son of the Biblical patriarch Abraham, and Sam, a teenager in New York City, as they try to come to terms with being abandoned by their fathers and with the love they feel for their younger stepbrothers.

Seven teens facing such problems as pregnancy, closeted homosexuality, and abuse each describe in poetic forms what caused them to leave home and where they found home again.

In fifth-century Britain, nine years after the destruction of their home on the island of Shalott brings her to live with her father and brothers in the military encampments of Arthur's army, seventeen-year-old Elaine of Ascolat describes her changing perceptions of war and the people around her as she becomes increasingly involved in the struggle against the invading Saxons and copes with feelings of jealousy toward the beautiful Gwynivere.

Written in free verse, explores how three teenagers try to cope with the consequences of their mother's addiction to crystal meth and its effects on their lives.

Presents a story about three troubled teens in a series of poems. Luke has spent his summer alternating between the beach and work at the supermarket, but all he wants to do is see Casey again, which will happen when school starts again. Bongo has a drug-addicted mother and an abusive step-father, which is why his beloved little brother was taken away by social services; he also loves Casey. Casey herself, just wants to have some control over her own life.

Tells the stories of six teens at a Los Angeles suburban high school in the 1960s through free verse and traditional poems.