Best Poetry & Novels in Verse books for young adult readers, including adult-YA crossover books.
YA & Adult-YA Crossovers:
Poetry & Novels in Verse
Total books found: 61
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Knucklehead
by Tony Keith Jr.
2/25/2025, 128 pages.
While society often assigns the label "knucklehead" to kids with attitude problems, this brilliant and electric poetry collection by spoken word poet and hip-hop educator Tony ...
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Where the Heart Should Be
by Sarah Crossan
1/21/2025, 400 pages.
In 1847, everything in Ireland was falling apart—but sixteen-year-old Nell was falling in love. Carnegie Medal winner Sarah Crossan's first historical novel-in-verse is a ...
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When the Mapou Sings
by Nadine Pinede
12/3/2024, 432 pages.
Infused with magical realism, this story blends first love and political intrigue with a quest for justice and self-determination in 1930s Haiti.
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Kareem Between
by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
9/10/2024, 336 pages.
This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh-grade Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school.
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A Second Chance on Earth
by Juan Vidal
9/3/2024, 224 pages.
A father, a friend, and a favorite book help a teen boy understand love and loss in this moving and vivid YA novel in verse.
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Bridge Across the Sky
by Freeman Ng
8/27/2024, 368 pages.
A raw and honest historical novel in verse about a Chinese teen who immigrates to the United States with his family and endures mistreatment at the Angel Island Immigration Station...
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Sync
by Ellen Hopkins
8/27/2024, 448 pages.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreaking young adult novel in verse about twins separated in the foster care system and the different paths...
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Our Beautiful Darkness
by Ondjaki, Lyn Miller-Lachmann
7/23/2024, 126 pages.
A blackout leads two teens to discover the intimacy and vulnerability that can only be shared in darkness in Our Beautiful Darkness, a fully illustrated YA novella from celebrated ...
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Sunrise Nights
by Jeff Zentner, Brittany Cavallaro
7/9/2024, 400 pages.
Two young artists have a chance meeting on the last night of summer arts camp in this YA novel in verse and dialogue cowritten by acclaimed authors Jeff Zentner and Brittany ...
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Eyes Open
by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
5/7/2024, 352 pages.
Portugal, 1967. Sónia thinks she knows what her future holds.
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