Recommended by: Stephen Dilley/@stephenjdilley Form and Genre: Verse novel. Length: 400 pages. Summary: This verse novel, the first in a trilogy, explores Asante history and the horrors of the slave trade. The first half of the story explores eleven-year-old Kofi Offin’s childhood in Upper Kwanta before he is captured and sold into slavery, which is …
Recommended by: Stephen Dilley/@stephenjdilley Form and Genre: Verse novel Length: 252 Summary: A canine bildungsroman which follows the dog Scruffity from an unhappy start in life to discovering ‘the way of dog’ and understanding the world – featuring moments of Dickensian cruelty and lots of lovely moments of tenderness. Age recommendation and challenging content: Suitable …
*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by: Stephen Dilley Contact: @stephenjdilley Author: Jacqueline Woodson Form: Verse Memoir Brief synopsis: In stunningly crafted poems, Jacqueline Woodson describes her upbringing in 1960s South Carolina and New York …
*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Rachel Cook (@dramateech) Form and genre: novel written in verse Length: 371 pages Summary: Narrated between two girls who lose their father in a plane crash and ultimately learn about each other as …
*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Katie Egan (@missk_egan) Form and genre: Verse drama – War/Conflict Length: 96 pages Summary: (From Amazon) Pink Mist is a verse-drama about three young soldiers from Bristol who …
*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Michelle Ings (@michelle_ings) Form and genre: Poetry Length: 400 pages Summary: One fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighbourhood escalates into tragedy. ‘Boys just being boys’ turns …
*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Erin Harrington (@eeharrington4) Form and genre: Verse novel, realistic fiction Length: 384 pages (poetry density, not prose!) Summary: Xiomara, a high schooler in New York City, uses poetry …
*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Maria Howard (@MsHoward01) Form and genre: poetry, crime Length: 306 pages Summary: Will wants to get revenge for his brothers murder. He enters the lift with his brothers …
*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Rachel Cook (@dramateech) Form and genre: this is a novel written in poetic verse Length: 367 pages Summary: A coming of age verse poetry of life as a …