Showing 1–5 of 5 titles
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Amber and Clay
Set in Ancient Greece, this epic novel in verse traces the converging journeys of two children, a slave and an aristocrat.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Verse Novel
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Older
- ISBN: 9781536201222
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The Door of No Return
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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Full Cicada Moon
Set against the backdrop of the first lunar landing, this free verse novel features Mimi Oliver, a half Japanese, half African American girl who learns about fitting in and standing up for what's right.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Verse Novel
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780525428756
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Inside Out & Back Again
Hà and her family flee war-torn Vietnam for the American South. In spare yet vivid verse, she chronicles her year-long struggle to find her place in a new and shifting world.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Verse Novel
- John Newbery Medal 2012 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780061962783
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Out of the Dust
Fourteen-year-old Billie Jo relates how her mother dies after an accident with burning kerosene. Blaming both herself and her father, she is unable to express herself through her piano playing because of the burns that scar her hands. She leaves but quickly returns to her home “of dust” and she realizes how much a part of her it is.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Verse Novel
- John Newbery Medal 1998 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: (0-590-36080-9)