April may be Child Abuse Prevention Month
but it is also
Poetry is the 'literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of
feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm' - Merriam Webster Dictionary
Here are some recommended New Adult/YA Poetry themed Novels
For more information on
Poetry Foundation
Poetry for Children
Terminology
US Poet's Society
Guide to Slam Poetry
Title: Graffitti Moon
Author: Cath Crowley
Blurb: It’s the end of Year 12. Lucy’s looking for Shadow, the graffiti artist everyone talks about.
His work is all over the city, but he is nowhere.
Ed, the last guy she wants to see at the moment, says he knows where to find him. He takes Lucy on an all-night search to places where Shadow’s thoughts about heartbreak and escape echo around the city walls.
His work is all over the city, but he is nowhere.
Ed, the last guy she wants to see at the moment, says he knows where to find him. He takes Lucy on an all-night search to places where Shadow’s thoughts about heartbreak and escape echo around the city walls.
Title: Love & Leftovers
Author: Sarah Tregay
Blurb:Marcie has been dragged
away from home for the summer--from Idaho to a family summerhouse in
New Hampshire. By the time Labor Day rolls around, Marcie suspects this
"summer vacation" has become permanent. She has to start at a new
school, and there she leaves behind her Leftover status when a cute boy
brings her breakfast and a new romance heats up. But understanding love,
especially when you've watched your parents' affections end, is
elusive.
Title: Paper Towns
Author: John Green
Blurb: Quentin Jacobsen has
spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth
Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back
into his life - dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious
campaign of revenge - he follows.
Title: Crank Series
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Blurb: The heart-wrenching bestselling Crank trilogy shows that addiction is never just one person’s problem.
Title: Hard to Resist
Author: Shanora Williams
Blurb: Natalie Carmichael
thought that Bryson Daniels would be her world. She planned a bright
future with him, cherished four years with him, and couldn't have been
any happier, but during graduation night, all of that changes.
Title: The Day Before
Author: Lisa Schroeder
Blurb: One moment can change
everything.Amber’s life is spinning out of control. All she wants is to
turn up the volume on her iPod until all of the demands of family and
friends fade away. So she sneaks off to the beach to spend a day by
herself.
Then Amber meets Cade. Their attraction is instant, and Amber can tell he’s also looking for an escape.
Then Amber meets Cade. Their attraction is instant, and Amber can tell he’s also looking for an escape.
Title: Slammed Series
Author: Colleen Hoover
Blurb: Following the unexpected
death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for
both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient
and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope.
Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor.
Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor.
For more information on
Poetry Foundation
Poetry for Children
Terminology
US Poet's Society
Guide to Slam Poetry
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