Children's Book Suggestions | Novels in Verse 2025

April is Poetry Month, which is a great month to promote novels in verse! With short lines of text and lots of white space, these books are a great choice for all readers, including striving readers and kids with dyslexia.

For even more poetry, view last year's Novels in Verse list online, browse the online catalog for more novels in verse, or check out the 811 section in Children's Nonfiction.

Updated March 14, 2025
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Oregon City Public Library
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The one and only family
Applegate, Katherine
Paper Book

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

One big open sky
Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Paper Book

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

The song of orphan's garden
Hewitt, Nicole M.
Paper Book

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Invisible Isabel
Pla, Sally J.
Paper Book

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Red Bird danced
Quigley, Dawn
Paper Book

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

It's All or Nothing, Vale
Arango, Andrea Beatriz
Paper Book

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Black star
Alexander, Kwame
Paper Book

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Wings to soar
Athaide, Tina

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

And then, boom!
Fipps, Lisa
Paper Book

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Away
Freeman, Megan E.
Paper Book

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Lion of the sky
Hemnani, Ritu
Paper Book

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Isabel in bloom
Respicio, Mae
Paper Book

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Ultraviolet
Salazar, Aida
Paper Book

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Louder than hunger
Schu, John
Paper Book

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Deep water
Sumner, Jamie
Paper Book

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Murray out of water
Tracy, Taylor
Paper Book

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

All the blues in the sky
Watson, Renée
Paper Book

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)


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