Novels in Verse

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy...

Five starred reviews!Now in paperback, from New York Times bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You is an impassioned stand-alone tale of queer love, grief, and the complexity of female friendship.Two girls. One wild and...

Powerful, compassionate and ultimately hopeful. ObserverWINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2021 and the Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week - a trailblazing novel about two teenagers from opposite worlds; The Crossing is a profound story of...

Praise for Run, Rebel - a Guardian best book of 2020: A tightly crafted series of punchy, often heartbreaking narrative poems . . . Mann's brilliant, coruscating verse novel lays out the anatomy of Amber's revolution, and the tentative first flowerings...

'Do you feel safe?'A powerful novel exploring how teenagers can be swept up into county lines. Nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024.Erik's life has been falling apart ever since his dad died. Homework and being good at school stop feeling...

The award-winning, bestselling verse novel is now a stunning graphic novel with illustrations by Danica Novgorodoff.SHORTLISTED for the CILIP Carnegie MedalWINNER of the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal and UKLA'A masterpiece from beginning to end.' Angie...

A page-turning and immersive YA novel in verse, telling the story of Lily who is mercilessly bullied at school and who turns to boxing in an attempt to fight back; a story of hope and resilience breaking through even the most difficult situations.Lily...

Sixteen-year-old James Whitman has been yawping (a la Whitman) at his abusive father ever since he kicked his older sister out of the house. James's painful struggle with anxiety and depression - along with his ongoing quest to understand what led to his...

Living on an East London council estate has its worries - and life for 15 year old Molly hasn't always been easy. But she has a dream, a dream to be a boxer just like her older brother Denny. When he agrees to train her, she couldn't be more excited. But...

Silly, fantastical, romantic, thought-provoking... This stunning collection includes 101 classic poems that every child should read! Find Tennyson, Keats, Shelley, Wordsworth, Edward Lear, Emily Dickinson,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for William C. Morris YA Debut Award 2019.Book InformationISBN 9780735232136Author Joy McCulloughFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593381205Author Safia ElhilloFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Make Me a WorldPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 482gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Disillusioned by the propaganda of Nazi Germany, Sophie Scholl, her brother, and his fellow soldiers formed the White Rose, a group that wrote and distributed anonymous letters criticizing the Nazi regime and calling for action from their fellow German...

The blood Feeds the hunger That threatens everything It starts when Claudia offers her a yellow rose. Immy has been in love before - many times, across many lifetimes. But never as deeply, as intensely as this. Claudia has never been in love like...

PERIODS, SEX AND ONLINE SHAMING. AN EXTRAORDINARY VERSE NOVEL FROM A BOLD NEW VOICE IN FICTION, PERFECT FOR FANS OF SEX EDUCATION AND SARAH CROSSAN.>> NOMINATED FOR THE 2021 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL>> SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 AMAZING BOOK AWARDS>> Featured...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Fiction or Poetry) 0000 and Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Fiction or Poetry) 2018 and National Book Awards (Young People's Lit.)...

A beautifully illustrated collection of nursery rhymes to treasure, and songs, poems and rhymes to share. Enjoy Irish favourites like 'Brian O'Linn' and 'I'll Tell Me Ma', classics such as 'My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean' and 'Monday's Child', silly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665906197Author Rebecca CapraraFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Atheneum Books for Young...

Enter the Body gives voice to a cast of the young women who die in Shakespeare's plays. Focusing on the stories of Juliet, Ophelia, and Cordelia, bestselling author of Blood Water Paint Joy McCullough brilliantly weaves retellings of Romeo and Juliet,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682635520Author R. M. RomeroFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Peachtree PublishersPublisher Peachtree Publishers,U.S.Weight(grams) 335gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593322901Author Charles WatersFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250909381Author Amber McBrideFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 209mm *...

Solo by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess is a New York Times bestseller! Kirkus Reviews said Solo is, "A contemporary hero's journey, brilliantly told." Through the story of a young Black man searching for answers about his life, Solo empowers,...

In this YA novel in verse from bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (Solo), which Kirkus called "lively, moving, and heartfelt" in a starred review, Noah and Walt just want to leave their geek days behind and find "cool," but in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593121146Author Tina CaneFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062882776Author Elizabeth AcevedoFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Quill Tree BooksPublisher Quill Tree BooksWeight(grams) 135g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544706743Author Yves Lola StvilFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton Mifflin

An affecting and resonant YA novel in verse that explores family, community, the changing ocean tides, and what it means to fall in love with someone who sees the world in a different way. It's been five years since a hurricane ravaged Eliza...

"A heart-wrenching quest for identity every YA reader will relate to, and a deep dive into the meaning of family." -Ellen Hopkins, #1 New York Times bestselling authorDebut author Dante Medema explores the emotional fallout after a teenage girl discovers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338673524Author Tami CharlesFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 145mm * 41mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063251687Author Kip WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age (United States) and Kirkus Reviews Editors' Choice (United States) and Horn Book Fanfare (United States) and ALA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for Green Earth Book Award 2017.Book InformationISBN 9780553534771Author Leza LowitzFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint EmberPublisher Random House USA...

This gorgeous and lyrical dual POV novel-in-verse, from award-winning author Laekan Zea Kemp, explores love, healing, and self-acceptance-perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Candice Iloh, and Nicola Yoon.When Danna Mendoza Villarreal's grandfather's...

A heartbreakingly beautiful novel in verse about adoption, family, friendship, and love in all its many forms, perfect for fans of Robin Benway and Jandy Nelson, from the acclaimed author of Three Things I Know Are True.Rynn was born with a hole in her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682634837Author R. M. RomeroFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Peachtree PublishersPublisher Peachtree Publishers,U.S.Weight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm)...

Fans of Jandy Nelson and Marieke Nijkamp will love this deeply moving novel in verse about the aftermath of a gun accident. Life changes forever for Liv when her older brother, Jonah, accidentally shoots himself with his best friend Clay's father's gun...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682633380Author R. M. RomeroFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Peachtree PublishersPublisher Peachtree Publishers,U.S.Weight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm)...

"A heart-wrenching quest for identity every YA reader will relate to, and a deep dive into the meaning of family." -Ellen Hopkins, #1 New York Times bestselling authorDebut author Dante Medema explores the emotional fallout after a teenage girl discovers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646031702Author Mary SullivanFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Regal House Publishing LLCPublisher Regal House Publishing LLC