Poetry

Poetry

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Orchard Books

In the Spirit of a Dream: 1...

$18.99

Celebratory, triumphant, and inspiring, In the Spirit of a Dream is a tribute to American immigrants of color, written in poems and illustrated by 14 first- and second-generation immigrant artists.   In the spirit of a dream, many immigrants of color set out across continents, oceans, and borders...

Abrams

Odyssey Of Star Wars An Epi...

$19.99

Journey to a galaxy far, far away like never before-through lyrical verse and meter. Like the tales of Odysseus and Beowulf, the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Jyn Erso, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and the Emperor are fraught with legendary battles, iconic heroes, fearsom...

Quirk Books

I Wish I Had a Wookiee: And...

$19.99

Inspired by the beloved world of Star Wars, this collection of over 75 whimsical and original poems is a celebration of childhood, creativity, imagination, and the early years of Star Wars fandom.In “My Pet AT-AT,” a ten-year-old dreams of playing hide and seek and fetch with an AT-AT. In “Dad’s ...

RISE X PENGUIN WORKSHOP

Three Ways to Be Brave: A T...

$19.99

Three stories of triumph combine to empower young readers to look inward for strength and create their own definition of bravery.Told in gentle, rhyming couplets, this collection of stories presents relatable moments of unease and the strength found in conquering fears. A roaring nighttime thunde...

Destinii Williams

Birthing A New

$35.00

Meet the author of “BIRTHING A NEW” Destinii C. Williams is a fierce young black woman, multidisciplinary writer, author, editor, full-figured model, video personality, administrative professional, and mother. Much of her work broadly displays the true meaning of “creating the life you wan...

KOKILA

They Call Me Güero: A Borde...

$8.99

An award-winning novel in verse about a boy who navigates the start of seventh grade and life growing up on the border the only way that feels right—through poetry.They call him Güero because of his red hair, pale skin, and freckles. Sometimes people only go off of what they see. Like the Mexican...

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Fat and Queer

$19.95

We're here. We're queer. We're fat. This one-of-a-kind collection of prose and poetry radically explores the intersection of fat and queer identities, showcasing new, emerging and established queer and trans writers from around the world. Celebrating fat and queer bodies and lives, this book cha...

Feiwel & Friends

Me (Moth)

$18.99

A debut YA novel-in-verse by Amber McBride, Me (Moth) is about a teen girl who is grieving the deaths of her family, and a teen boy who crosses her path. Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted.Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also s...

KOKILA

Samira Surfs

$17.99

A middle grade novel in verse about Samira, an eleven-year-old Rohingya refugee living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, who finds strength and sisterhood in a local surf club for girls.Samira thinks of her life as before and after: before the burning and violence in her village in Burma, when she and ...

Nancy Paulsen Books

Starfish

$17.99

Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this poignant debut novel-in-verse.Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by the Fat Girl Rules--like "no making wav...

QUILL TREE BOOKS

Clap When You Land

$18.99

In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives. Camino Rios lives for the summers when her...

HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS

Unsettled

$16.99

For fans of Other Words for Home and Front Desk, this powerful, charming own voices immigration story follows a girl who moves from Karachi, Pakistan to Peachtree City, Georgia, and must find her footing in a new world. Reem Faruqi is the ALA Notable author of award-winning Lailah's Lunchbox. A ...