the weight of the sky by lisa ann sandell

Song of the Sparrowby Lisa Ann SandellĨ2. Shakespeare Bats Clean-Upby Ron KoertgeĨ1. Running Back to Ludieby Angela Johnsonħ7. The Realm of Possibilityby David Levithanħ2. Reaching For Sun by Tracie Vaughn Zimmerħ1. Psyche in a Dressby Francesca Lia Blockħ0. One of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Diesby Sonya Sones*Ħ7.

October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepardby Lesléa NewmanĦ2. My Book of Life By Angelby Martine LevittĦ0. The Lost Marble Notebook of Forgotten Girl and Random Boy by Marie Jaskulkaĥ9. Kiss of Broken Glassby Madeleine Kuderickĥ6. I Don’t Want to Be Crazyby Samantha Schutzĥ1. How To (Un)cage A Girlby Francesca Lia BlockĤ7. How I Discovered Poetryby Marilyn NelsonĤ6. Heaven Looks A Lot Like A Mallby Wendy J MaasĤ5. A Heart Like Ringo Starrby Linda Oatman HighĤ3. Girl Coming in for a Landingby April Halprin WaylandĤ2. The Geography of Girlhoodby Kirsten Smithģ8. The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette’s Journey to Cubaby Margarita Engle*ģ6. Escaping Tornado Season by Julie Williamsģ2. The Death of Jayson Porter by Jaime AdoffĢ9.

Crash Boom Love by Juan Felipe HerreraĢ7. Becoming Billie Holidayby Carole Boston WeatherfordĢ3. Because I Am Furnitureby Thalia Chaltasġ5. A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girlby Tanya Lee Stoneġ4. Ask Me How I Got Hereby Christine Heppermannġ2. Amiri & Odette, A Love Story by Walter Dean MyersĨ. After the Death of Anna Gonzales by Terri FieldsĦ. Some of these flirt with the middle grade/YA line, but I’m including them because the few here add to the dynamic format.Ģ. I’ve marked with a * those authors who have far more than two YA verse novels so that the eager can dive realllllllllly deep. Because YA has writers who are prolific in their verse writing, I’m limiting selections to no more than 2 books per author, meaning that this list will showcase dozens and dozens of unique writers and perspectives. These range from novels to non-fiction, as this category of books is privileged to have writers who can easily navigate both through poetry. Want to get started? Let me offer up 100 YA books in verse. The craft behind it, the voice that drives it, and the way it builds a story and character and time period and setting can make verse books spectacular. There needs to be clear thought and purpose behind the format, since it reflects the voice and perspective of the character.īut damn, when a verse book is done well, it is done well. It’s a skill few writers possess well, since it’s so much more than simply breaking up prose into lines and calling it done. I love novels, as well as non-fiction, that is thoughtfully and skillfully crafted in verse. One of my favorite formats, and one that’s abundant in the young adult designation in particular, is the verse format.

The weight of the sky by lisa ann sandell