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Novels in Verse for Children (page 3)


Cover art for MINN AND JAKE’S ALMOST TERRIBLE SUMMER
CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 11, 2008
by Janet S. Wong, illustrated by Geneviève Côté

"Good fun. (Fiction. 7-10)"
This summer Jake has opted to go with his mother and little brother to visit his Korean grandmother in his old neighborhood in Los Angeles, thus exempting himself from tightly scheduled camps and lessons. Read full book review >
Cover art for LOCOMOTION
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2003

"Don't let anyone miss this. (Fiction. 9-13)"
Count on award-winning Woodson (Visiting Day, p. 1403, etc.) to present readers with a moving, lyrical, and completely convincing novel in verse. Read full book review >
Cover art for REACHING FOR SUN
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2007

"Readers living with a disability or trying to understand others seem like the target audience, but Josie's voice has a universal appeal. (Fiction. 9-12)"
Josie's cerebral palsy has made her an outsider at school, but at home she is one of three strong women with a rewarding routine. Read full book review >