Best YA books in verse?

bethany · Mar 22, 2010

I'm teaching a 9 weeks poetry class, and I want to buy some extra YA books in verse for my students to use on their projects. I have most of Ellen Hopkins' books, and A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl, but that's about it.

What are some of the best choices/ones that you guys have enjoyed?

legendary bum · Mar 22, 2010

Things Left Unsaid by Stephanie Hemphill. I completely, totally recommend it. It's just gorgeous and honest and perfect. . .and I normally don't have the patience for books in verse, so that's saying a lot. :]

bobcat22 · Mar 22, 2010

I use "Love That Dog" by Creech with my lower level readers (9th graders). It's an easy read about a boy learning poetry in school (who struggles so a lot of my students relate). It's sad, but beautiful.

nayner · Mar 22, 2010

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse

wandergirl · Mar 22, 2010

I really liked SOLD by Patricia McCormick.

dichucks · Mar 23, 2010

Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff. Great book.

Cassidy · Mar 24, 2010

I'll second Love that Dog. I also loved Pamela Porter's The Crazy Man.

bertrigby · Mar 24, 2010

It's not really YA or suitable for school (has some sexy bits in) but I loved The Emperor's Babe by Bernadine Evaristo. It's about a young black woman in Roman Britain. You could use an extract.

Shady Lane · Mar 24, 2010

What my Mother Doesn't Know is in verse, isn't it? I heard it was good.

Blind Writer · Mar 25, 2010

Oh, I haven't read it yet, but MAKE LEMONADE is one I have to read for my college class.

DrummerGirl · Mar 28, 2010

Anything by Steven Herrick is brilliant. He is Australian and I'm not sure what his international status is?

In particular, 'The Simple Gift' is one of his that is part of the syllabus here in Australia and can be selected by teachers to be studied in schools. I adored it as a teen and still do

Best YA books in verse?

bethany

:)

legendary bum

needs to change her sheets

bobcat22

nayner

Needs more sleep.

wandergirl

~kirsten hubbard

dichucks

Cassidy

writing for kids and teens

bertrigby

Dysfunctional dystopian

Shady Lane

my name is hannah

Blind Writer

YA/MG Author

DrummerGirl

Capturing the Castle