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It Doesn't Have to Rhyme: Poetry

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African American Poetry
by Arnold Rampersad Details

Presents a collection of poems by African-American poets, including Lucille Clifton, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Elizabeth Alexander.

Eva of the Farm
by Dia Calhoun Details

Twelve-year-old Eva writes beautiful poems on the farm in Washington State that her family has owned for generations, but when money runs out and then her baby brother gets sick, the family faces foreclosure and the way of life she loves is threatened.

Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems
by Gail Carson Levine Details

Inspired by William Carlos William's famous poem, "This Is Just to Say," a collection of ironic apology poems imagines how tricksters really feel about the mischief they make.

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Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat
by Nikki Giovanni Details

More than 50 poems and an accompanying CD introduce poetry with a beat.

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Let's Celebrate!: Festival Poems from Around the World
by Debjani Chatterjee Details

Here are poems celebrating 24 fantastic festivals from around the world, by poets from across the globe.

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Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie
by Julie Sternberg Details

When nine-year-old Eleanor's beloved babysitter Bibi moves away to care for her ailing father, Eleanor must spend the summer adjusting to a new babysitter while mourning the loss of her old one.

Little Dog, Lost
by Marion D. Bauer Details

A boy, a dog, and an old man are lonely before the boy plans a rally, the dog looks for a boy, and all the townspeople run to the old man's aid when lightning strikes his home and something miraculous happens.

May B.: A Novel
by Caroline Starr Rose Details

When a failed wheat crop nearly bankrupts the Betterly family, Pa pulls twelve-year-old May, who suffers from dyslexia, from school and hires her out to a couple new to the Kansas frontier.

Pearl Verses the World
by Sally Murphy Details

Pearl feels like an island in school, isolated and alone, but at home she feels loved and secure until her grandmother's illness changes the way Pearl views her world.

Pigmares: Porcine Poems of the Silver Screen
by Doug Cushman Details

When a young pig watches monster movies before bed, he's in for some tail-curling fun.

Prince Puggly of Spud and the Kingdom of Spiff
by Christine Weston Details

When Prince Puggly attends a ball in the Kingdom of Spiff, he is laughed at by all the Spiffs, except for the Princess of Spiff who helps him teach her fellow Spiffian citizens a lesson.

Updated 04/22/2013