Children's Fiction in Verse
Hugging the Rock by Susan Taylor Brown
- Rachel and her father form a tight bond after her mother leaves them.
- See also: Divorce
Love that Dog by Sharon Creech
- A boy chronicles his relationship with poetry in poems.
Crazy Man by Pamela Porter
- Emmeline becomes friends with the man from the nearby mental hospital who is helping on her family's farm.
The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli
- Pub Date: 2010
- Grades 3-6 interest
- Bindi's parents separate, and she must get used to a whole new life with just her mom.
- See also: Divorce
Red Butterfly by A. L. Sonnichsen
- Pub Date: 2015
- Grades 4-7 interest
- Kara, who was born with a limb difference and abandoned at birth, must deal with some big life changes.
Grow by Juanita Havill
- Pub Date: 2008
- Grades 3-6 interest
- A story about a community garden and a group of neighbors making a difference.
Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry
Catching a Storyfish by Janice Harrington
Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan
- Pub Date: 2013
- Grades 5-8 interest
Rhyme Schemer by K.A. Holt
- Pub Date: 2014
- Grades 5-8 interest
Little Cat's Luck by Marion Dane Bauer
- Pub Date: 2016
- Grades 2-5 interest
- See also: Animals
- My review: here
Forest World by Margarita Engle
- Pub Date: 2017
- Grades 4-7 interest
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess
- Pub Date: 2017
- Grades 4-7 interest
- See also: Gardens
Related: Children's Books (not in verse) in which a character connects with poetry
Hope is a Ferris Wheel by Robin Herrera
- Pub Date: 2014
- Grades 4-6 interest
- See also: Moving/New Kid
- The vocabulary assignments that Star completes are a highlight of this novel.
Destiny, Rewritten by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
- Pub Date: 2013
- Grades 4-6 interest
- Emily is named after Emily Dickinson, but she doesn't even really like poetry that much.
The Way to Bea by Kat Yeh
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