The Poet-Tree: Read a Novel in Verse

Check out these books written in verse . . . .

Inside Out and Back Again Thanhha Lai

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.

T4 by Ann Clare LeZotte

When the Nazi party takes control of Germany, thirteen-year-old Paula, who is deaf, finds her world-as-she-knows-it turned upside down, as she is taken into hiding to protect her from the new law nicknamed T4.

Rhyme Schemer by K.A. Holt

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

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

Reaching for the Sun by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

Josie, who lives with her mother and grandmother and has cerebral palsy, befriends a boy who moves into one of the rich houses behind her old farmhouse.

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Amber & Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz

Applesauce Weather by Helen Frost

The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan

Gone Fishing by Tamera Will Wissinger

Heartbeat by Sharon Creech

Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood

Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

Turn the Tide by Elaine Dimopoulos

Unbound by Ann E. Burg

What About Will by Ellen Hopkins