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These books contain

entire stories in poetry
form. Some tell the
story in one long poem
and others tell the
story through many
smaller poems put
together.

Books written in
poetry form
Books written in verse
Chasing Brooklyn
by Lisa Schroeder
Brooklyn and Nico work to help
each other recover from the
deaths of Brooklyn's boyfried —
Nico's brother Lucca. Through
their friend Gabe, the two begin to
rediscover their passion for life
and a blossoming passion for one another.
Shark Girl
by Kelly Bingham
After a shark attack causes the amputa-
tion of her right arm, 15-year-old Jane,
an aspiring artist, struggles to come to
terms with her loss and the changes it
causes in her day-to-day life and her
plans for the future.
Crank
by Ellen Hopkins
Kristina Snow is the perfect daugh-
ter, but she meets a boy who intro-
duces her to drugs. She becomes a
very different person, struggling to
control her life and her mind.
Glimpse
by Carol Lynch Williams
Living with their mother who earns
money as a prostitute, two sisters
take care of each other and when
the older one attempts suicide, the
younger one tries to uncover the
reasons why.
A Girl Named Mister
by Nikki Grimes
A pregnant teenager finds support
and forgiveness from God through
a book of poetry presented from the
Virgin Mary's perspective.
Cold Skin
by Steven Herrick
In a rural Australian coal mining
town shortly after World War II,
teenaged Eddie makes a startling
discovery when he investigates
the murder of a local high school
girl.
Because I Am Furniture
by Thalia Chaltas
The youngest of three siblings,
14-year-old Anke feels both re-
lieved and neglected that her
father abuses her brother and
sister but ignores her. But when
she catches her father with one
of her friends, she finally becomes angry enough to
take action.
Fishtailing
by Wendy Phillips
Through a series of poems written
for English class, interspersed
with teacher comments and letters
to and from parents, high school
students Natalie, Tricia, Kyle, and
Miguel describe their lives.
Books written in verse
All the Broken Pieces
by Ann Burg
Two years after being airlifted out
of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is
haunted by the terrible secret he
left behind and now, in a loving
adoptive home in the United
States, a series of events forces
him to confront his past.
You Are Not Here
by Samantha Schutz
Annaleah's grief over the tragic
death of 17-year-old Brian is com-
pounded by the fact that her friends
did not like him, while his friends
and neither of their families knew
anything about their relationship.
The Death of Jayson Porter
by Jaime Adoff
In the Florida projects, 16-year-old
Jayson struggles with an abusive
mother, a drug-addicted father,
and not fitting in at his predomi-
nately white school that bring him
to the brink of suicide.
What My Girlfriend Doesn’t
Know
by Sonya Sones
14-year-old Robin Murphy is so un-
popular at high school that his name
is slang for "loser.” When he begins
dating the beautiful and popular
Sophie her reputation plummets.