Hannah Backwards by Kim Rackham. Art by Heidi Cooper Smith. Themes include Friendship, goodbyes, anxiety, courage

Middle Grade Novels-in-Verse 2025. Titles include: 13 Ways to Say Goodbye A Sea of Lemon Trees Aarzu All Around (Aarzu Raza Extra No More!) Its All or Nothing, Vale All the Blues in the Sky Away Glitch Girl Green Promises Hannah Backwards If Elephants Could Talk Kimmy Carson is Not Scared Lilac and the Switch Back (Lilac Lost and Found) Little Bones Little Bones Neshama Octopus Moon (formerly Mermaids and Other Signs of Life) Oh Give me a Home Please Pay Attention Radiant Safe Harbor Spark The Burning Season (Formerly: Fire Finder) The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez The First Year The Girl in the Wall The House at the Edge of the World The Oasis The Only Branch on the Family Tree The Poetry of Car Mechanics The Midas Trees The Song of Orphan's Garden The Trouble with Heroes Trapped: The Entombed Miner of Bonnie Vale Zarina Divided

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#PoetryMonth Day 7
Hannah Backwards by Kim Rackham. Art by @heidicoopersmith.bsky.social.

We don't have nearly enough early middle grade #verseNovels. Thrilled to see this one.

"Endings are also beginnings—and friendships, like the smoothest of stones, can be carried with us wherever we go."

New favourite children’s verse novel - Pip Harry’s ‘The Little Wave’! Beautiful and sensitive, gently weaving complex themes into a sweet and accessible story centreing friendship and family. Prefect for Y4&5

#books #kidlit #versenovels #schoollibrarian

Writing Novels in Verse Part 3: Using Setting and Action Welcome to the THIRD and final part of this series on how to get started in writing a novel in verse. Today we’ll talk about how to use SETTING/PLACE and ACTION to advance the story. Begin wi…

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#writingtechniques #versenovels @crestonbooks.bsky.social

Two new #versenovels Manjeet Mann's ROAR and Eilish Fisher's THE WATERS AND THE WILD
Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts inc @bklynlibrary.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
@lapubliclibrary.bsky.social @qplnyc.bsky.social

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! Fantastic AUSTRALIAN #VerseNovels in the CBCA Notables for Older Readers
THE FOAL IN THE WIRE by @robbiecoburn.bsky.social & DRIFT by Pip Harry plus CBCA Notables for Younger Readers Little Bones by Sandy Bigna & SONG OF A THOUSAND SEAS by Zana Fraillon.

Verse novel fans, updated list is now available! 📚🇨🇦 MG and YA novels in verse by Canadian authors. New this year: includes French-language verse novels. #versenovels

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In "DiVERSE Conversations", this impressive global cohort of 28 esteemed & awarded writers share their nuanced, craft insights. It’s a vibrant masterclass for #poets & aspiring #versenovelists & an essential guide for #readers #teachers & #librarians— feat. 50 must-read #MG and #YA #versenovels.

Writing 101: New Series For 2026 This year I thought I’d share some tips and tricks I use in my writing. Some of these have been shared at workshops, but I think they might be helpful to some of you who may be trying to brea…

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Thought about writing a novel in verse? Here are some things to consider before you begin. #versenovels #writingforkids

Heads up for three award-winning #VerseNovels by Holly Thompson @hatbooks.bsky.social Orchards #YA The Language Inside #YA & Falling into the Dragon's Mouth #MG #kidlit #writingcommunity #librarian #MGBookChat @yalsa.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social

#kidlit crowd! Please join me for this mini tour in Maryland January events with @laurashovan.bsky.social and guest Naomi Milliner. We will be first in Frederick and then on Columbia! Details below! #versenovels #mglit #authorevents

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts! A must read!
ZARINA DIVIDED the latest #MG #VerseNovel by @reemfaruqi.bsky.social is about partition India-Pakistan. This is #novelinverse no.4 for this award-winning author whose earlier #versenovels are GOLDEN GIRL CALL ME ADNAN and UNSETTLED.

"Novels in verse are relevant for all kinds of readers"– @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social – contrib. to DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Children's Verse Novelists.
Award-winning author of three #versenovels incl. SPARK
Heads up #VerseNovel #DiVerse #poetry enthusiasts.

Thank you @qplnyc.bsky.social for listing a large range of #YA & #MG #versenovels in your catalogue, as well as DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Children’s Verse Novelists.

"dynamic and dazzling" how Ann E Burg describes #VerseNovels in DiVERSE.
Ann’s written a string of multiple-award-winning verse novels: All the Broken Pieces, Serafina’s Promise, Unbound, Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown, Force of Nature @worldkidlit.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social #kidlit

Thank you Queens Public Library NY for listing #YA & #MG #versenovels in your catalogue, as well as DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Children’s Verse Novelists.
@doucette515.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social

Curious about #VerseNovels? Teachers & librarians, this selection is just some of the many Australian #MG & #YA #VerseNovels in market. For info & curriculum links, check out Australia's world-first Verse Novel Resource. www.ncacl.org.au/resources/bi...

Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts. I recently enjoyed reading and recommend #VerseNovels SPARK by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social‬ & LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK by @cordeliajensen.bsky.social

Interested in reading the most recent YA/MG #versenovels ? Check out this comprehensive post!! #kidlit

2025 Featured Fall Books for Young Readers As the days start to get colder, get cozy with these new poetry titles for children, YA novels in verse, and books by poets for young readers from our partners and advertisers.

Amazing to see Lilac and the Switchback on this list from The Acedemy of American Poets: poets.org/2025-feature... #kidlit #versenovels #lilacandtheswitchback @holiday-house.bsky.social

Author Interview: Cordelia Jensen on a New Novel, a Decade of Writing & Teaching Verse - Cynthia Leitich Smith Laurie Morrison, Mitu Malhotra and Cordelia Jensen at the MAPSO Book Festival Today we are excited to welcome Cordelia Jensen to Cynsations to talk about her latest verse novel Lilac and the Switchba...

@mitumalhotra.bsky.social Thank you for these wonderful questions! I am so thankful! Check out this interview with me on Cynsations: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth... #kidlit #versenovels #authorinterview #middlegrade

So grateful for this new review of Lilac and the Switchback on the Can We Read? Substack! #kidlit #versenovels #middlegradereaders #middlegrade

Just started 📖 Already absorbed 💔🎶 #SolobyGrainneOBrien #Versenovels #YA #Relationships #Music
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Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts. I'm looking forward to reading #MG #VerseNovels SPARK by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social‬ & LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK by @cordeliajensen.bsky.social

#Kidlit crowd!! It’s #giveaway Tuesday! I’m so honored to share this blurb from the talented @melaniecrowder.bsky.social !! Please like and comment for a chance to win both Audacity and Lilac and the Switchback! #YA #versenovels #YA #MG #teachersofbluesky #librarians @holiday-house.bsky.social

#kidlit crowd it’s another #giveaway Tuesday! Honored this week to share @laurashovan.bsky.social’s blurb for Lilac! Please like and comment to enter to win a copy of these #middlegrade #versenovels The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary and Lilac and the Switchback! @holiday-house.bsky.social

#VerseNovels are dynamic & dazzling - Ann E Burg discusses All the Broken Pieces, Serafina's Promise, Unbound, Flooded & #VerseBio Force of Nature in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @jholmblad.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social

Helen Frost discusses her #VerseNovels Keesha’s House, The Braid, Diamond Willow, Crossing Stones & All He Knew in DiVERSE Conversations with YA and Chn's Verse Novelists @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @jholmblad.bsky.social @doucette515.bsky.social @rurooie.bsky.social @librarianages.bsky.social

It’s Tuesday! Which means another book blurb #giveaway! I’m so honored by @jessicavitalis.bsky.social’s blurb for Lilac and the Switchback. Please like and comment for a chance to win both #middlegrade #versenovels Unsinkable Cayenne and Lilac and the Switchback! #teachers #librarians

Philly! Please join me in conversation with @lauriemorrison.bsky.social at Children’s Book World at 7pm 8/19 to celebrate the release of Lilac and the Switchback. Pls consider pre-ordering from CBW for signed copies plus swag! @holiday-house.bsky.social #versenovels #middlegrade

We need diverse #YA #VerseNovels by @DeanAtta incl. 2025 release, I can't even think straight. Read Dean's interview in DiVERSE Conversations with YA & Chn's Verse Novelists @bloomsburylit.bsky.social @lgbtqreads.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social @yalsa.bsky.social @ulenglish.bsky.social