Showing 1–5 of 5 titles

• List: Notable Children's Books
• Award year: 2023
• Genre: Verse Novel

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  Ain’t Burned All the Bright

  By Jason Reynolds (Author), Jason Griffin (Illustrator)

  An interplay of poetry and art showcases a Black family during the first summer of COVID. In three breaths, the teen narrator describes how his family copes with the challenges of that time. 

  • Fiction, Poetry, Verse Novel, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2023, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2023 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781534439467
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  The Door of No Return

  By Kwame Alexander (Author)

  Kofi, an Asante boy in 1860s Africa, loves to swim and listen to his grandfather's stories. But when his brother accidentally kills a prince, Kofi is kidnapped and his future is forever changed.

  • Fiction, Historical Fiction, Verse Novel, African American
  • Notable Children's Books 2023
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780316441865
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  Iveliz Explains It All

  By Andrea Beatriz Arango (Author)

  Iveliz’s thoughts and emotions are revealed in poignant, candid diary entries that chronicle her experiences with grief, relationships, bullying, and family conflict.

  • Fiction, Verse Novel
  • John Newbery Medal 2023 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2023
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780593563977
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  Odder

  By Katherine Applegate (Author), Charles Santoso (Illustrator)

  Inspired by true events, this novel in verse tells of a curious sea otter who is rehabilitated after nearly dying. Unfit for life in the wild, she begins to foster orphaned otter pups.

  • Fiction, Animals, Verse Novel
  • Notable Children's Books 2023
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781250147424
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  The Road to After

  By Rebekah Lowell (Author, Illustrator)

  Told in verse, this moving novel follows Lacey and her family as they figure out what comes next after escaping from domestic abuse.

  • Fiction, General Fiction, Verse Novel
  • Notable Children's Books 2023
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780593109618