novels in verse

When twelve-year-old Reena, her little brother Luke, and their parents move to Maine, Reena doesn't know what to expect. She's ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster she can eat. Instead, her parents "volunteer" Reena and Luke to work for an eccentric neighbor named Mrs. Falala, who has a pig named Paulie, a cat named China, and a snake named Edna - and one very ornery cow named Zora.

Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.

In this story told through poetry, all people are about to be legally required to dress and act gender neutral. During all this, Spark meets the mysterious Whistler whose gender is unknown.

A novel in verse about Kevin's journey from bully to being bullied, as he learns about friendship, family, and his talent for poetry.

In India, a girl who excels at Bharatanatyam dance refuses to give up after losing a leg in an accident.

Three teens, connected by their parents' bad choices, tell in their own voices of their lives and loves as Shane finds his first boyfriend, Mikayla discovers that love can be pushed too far, and Harley loses herself in her quest for new experiences.

For Raesha, competing isn't just about the speed of her horse or the thrill of the win. It's about honoring her mother's memory. Raesha knows minus five on the scale will let her sit deeper in her saddle, make her horse lighter on her feet. But the more Raesha focuses on the win, the more she starts to push away the people she loves.

Weary of life with his alcoholic, abusive father, sixteen-year-old Billy packs a few belongings and hits the road, hoping for something better than what he left behind. He finds a home in an abandoned freight train outside a small town, where he falls in love with rich, restless Caitlin and befriends a fellow train resident, "old Bill," who slowly reveals a tragic past. When Billy is given a gift that changes everything, he learns not only how to forge his own path in life, but the real meaning of family.

Sixteen-year-old Connor tries to help his severely depressed father, who learned upon his mother's death that Nonno was not his biological father, by doing research that reveals Dad's father was probably a Tuskegee Airman.

While growing up in the 1960s, Laura uses art to cope with her mother's mental illness.