Novels in Verse

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of John Steptoe New Talent Award (New Author) 2022. Commended for William C. Morris YA Debut Award 2022.Book InformationISBN 9781250833037Author Amber McBrideFormat...

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...

The soaring debut YA verse-novel by Ashley Hickson-Lovence, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds, Manjeet Mann, and Dean Atta.Pen in one hand, on my wrist, a ticking clockI've got to make this work, just need a little luck...When fourteen-year-old Ronny’s...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.AwardsCommended for William C. Morris YA Debut Award 2019.Book InformationISBN 9780735232136Author Joy McCulloughFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher...

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...

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.Book InformationISBN 9781665906197Author Rebecca CapraraFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Atheneum Books for Young...

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 *...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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 *...

Over the past five years, Mitra Esfahani has known two constants: her best friend Bea Ortega and The Book - a dogeared moleskin she and Bea have been filling with the stanzas of an epic, never-ending poem since they were 13. For introverted Mitra, The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781595143846Author Cathy OstlereFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint RazorbillPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 476g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665906203Author Rebecca CapraraFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578276052Author Halsten S HutchingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Halsten Skold HutchingsPublisher Halsten Skold HutchingsWeight(grams) 322g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534410459Author Juleah del RosarioFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 311gDimensions(mm) 210mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481459068Author Jeannine AtkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Atheneum Books for Young...

Five teens victimized by sex trafficking try to find their way to a new life in this riveting companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Tricks from Ellen Hopkins, author of Crank. In her bestselling novel, Tricks, Ellen Hopkins introduced us to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534464964Author Margarita EngleFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

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...

Does it get better? The New York Times bestselling author of Crank and Tricks explores the highly charged landscapes of bullying and forgiveness in this "strong and worthy" (Kirkus Reviews) novel.Matthew Turner knows it doesn't get better. His younger...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481498364Author Ellen HopkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 1136Imprint Margaret K. McElderry BooksPublisher Margaret K. McElderry BooksWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Fiction or Poetry) 2018 and National Book Awards (Young People's Lit.) 2018 and Michael L. Printz Award (Young Adult) 2019 and Pura...

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 9781534442962Author Juleah del RosarioFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 225gDimensions(mm) 210mm...

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...

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)...

"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...