Novels in Verse
Novels written in poetic form. They often don’t rhyme, but feature line breaks that look visually like a poem on each page. This style allows the reader to experience powerful imagery and language conveyed by the author.
Great Verse Authors
If this writing is your style, check out these authors!
Kwame Alexander
Ann E. Burg
Sharon Creech
Margarita Engle
Nikki Grimes
Jennifer L. Holm
Adventure & Survival Stories in Verse
Shark Girl - Kelly Bingham
Mountain Dog - Margarita Engle
The Door of No Return - K. Alexander
Historical Stories in Verse
All the Broken Pieces - Ann E. Burg
Full Cicada Moon - Marilyn Hilton
Kaleidoscope Eyes - Jennifer Bryant
Loving vs. Virginia: a documentary novel of the landmark civil rights case - Patricia Powell
May B. - Caroline Starr Rose
Out of the Dust - Karen Hesse
Red Butterfly - A.L. Sonnichsen
Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal - Margarita Engle
Serafina’s Promise - Ann E. Burg
Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba - Margarita Engle
Turtle in Paradise - Jennifer L. Holm
Unbound - Ann E. Burg
Yellow Star - Jennifer Roy
Multicultural Novels in Verse
All the Broken Pieces - Ann E. Burg
Full Cicada Moon - Marilyn Hilton
Home of the Brave - Katherine Applegate
Inside Out and Back Again - Thanhha Lai
Red Butterfly - A.L. Sonnichsen
Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal - Margarita Engle
Serafina’s Promise - Ann E. Burg
A Time to Dance - Padma Venkatraman
Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba - Margarita Engle
Realistic Novels in Verse
Another Day as Emily - Eileen Spinelli
Applesauce Weather - Helen Frost
Gone Fishing - Tamera Wissinger
Hate that Cat - Sharon Creech
Heartbeat - Sharon Creech
Hidden - Helen Frost
Locomotion - Jacqueline Woodson
Looking for Me - Betsy R. Rosenthal
Love that Dog - Sharon Creech
Moo - Sharon Creech
Rhyme Schemer - K.A. Holt
Words with Wings - Nikki Grimes
Starfish - Lisa Fripps
Red, White & Whole - R. LaRocca
In the Beautiful Country - Jane Kuo
Sports Novels in Verse
The Crossover - Kwame Alexander
Garvey’s Choice - Nikki Grimes
A Time to Dance - Padma Venkatraman
Becoming Muhammed Ali - K. Alexander/ J. Patterson