Poetry, Novels, and You

I would like to one day write one of these...a novel written in poems. If you've never tried one, you really should because they draw you in and make you believe in life. They are quicker reads than your traditional novel, and don't let the fact that they are actually a form of poetry put you off. The fact that a story is being told at the same time really helps the reader along. Every one of these is worth the read. Till next time!

Girl Coming in for a Landing by April Halprin Wayland

Keesha's House by Helen Frost

The Brimston Journals by Ronald Koertge

True Believer by Virginia Euwer Wolff

Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff

The Trial by Jen Bryant

Love that Dog by Sharon Creech

Granny Torelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech

Learning to Swim by Ann Warren Turner

One of those Hideous Books where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones

Stop Pretending: what happened when My Big Sister went Crazy by Sonya Sones

What my Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

Something About America by Maia Testa

The Poet Slave of Cuba by Juan Francisco Manzano