THE VERSE IS THE SWORD: NOVELS IN VERSE – FICTION & POETRY
These novels-in-verse speak truth into the world. Based on a true story, A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez by Mária Dolores Águila is a vivid and uplifting middle-grade novel about one child’s courage to stand up for what is right. Told through searing free-verse, journal entries, and interspersed fill-in-the-blank poetry prompts, Truth Is by Hannah V. Sawyerr reminds readers there is always hope when a teen fights for her right to determine what happens to her body, with the support of her slam poetry team. Based on Caribbean folklore, Ibi Zoboi’s fantasy debut (S)Kin follows two girls who discover that the very thing keeping their power locked beneath the surface may be more explosive to the relationships around them than any inherited magic.
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