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Poetry Books for
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Falling Hard: 100 Love Poems by Teenagers
by Betsy Franco-Feeney
Published 2008 by Candlewick Press (MA)
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780763634377
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From an acclaimed anthologist comes this unforgettable collection of poems by teenagers--straight, gay, bi, and transgender--capturing the vertigo-inducing realm of romantic love. More...
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Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath
by Stephanie Hemphill
Published 2007 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375837999
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In 1963, young American poet Sylvia Plath died by her own hand and passed into myth. With photos and an extensive list of facts and sources, this biography-in-verse is a welcoming introduction for newcomers to Plath's work. More...
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You Remind Me of You
by Eireann Corrigan
Published 2002 by Push
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780439297714
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This startling autobiographical account tells of a young woman's battle with eating disorders that put her in and out of hospitals over a span of four years and led to her own parents fighting for the right to commit her. When her last source of support, her boyfriend, attempts suicide and ends up in a coma, she is forced to find strength from within. More...
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You Hear Me?: Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys
by Betsy Franco-Feeney
Published 2001 by Candlewick Press (MA)
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780763611590
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In this powerful collection of more than 70 uncensored poems and essays, more than 50 teenage boys from across the country explore their many-layered concerns, including identity, love, envy, gratitude, sex, anger, and more. Accompanied by black-and-white photographs. More...
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Things I Have to Tell You: Poems and Writing by Teenage Girls
by Betsy Franco-Feeney
Published 2001 by Candlewick Press (MA)
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780763610357
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Teenage girls tell their own stories in compelling poetry and prose paired with Nickles's striking black-and-white photos. More...
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The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
by Margarita Engle
Published 2006 by Henry Holt & Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780805077063
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A lyrical biography of a Cuban slave who escaped to become a celebrated poet.
Born into the household of a wealthy slave owner in Cuba in 1797, Juan Francisco Manzano spent his early years by the side of a woman who made him call her Mama, even though he had a mama of his own.... More...
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The Brimstone Journals
by Ron Koertge
Published 2004 by Candlewick Press (MA)
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780763617424
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Narrated by 15 teenage characters, this startling, often poignant poetic novel evokes a suburban high school both familiar and terrifying. It also offers an ideal opportunity for young adults to discuss violence in schools. More...
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The Body Eclectic
by Patrice Redd Vecchione
Published 2002 by Henry Holt & Company
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780805069358
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An experienced anthologist and teacher has put together an immensely powerful group of poems, all of which address a unifying theme of major interest to teens--the body. More...
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I Just Hope It's Lethal: Poems of Sadness, Madness, and Joy
by Deena November
Published 2005 by Graphia Books
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780618564521
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The teenage years are filled with sadness, madness, joy, and all the messy stuff in between. This collection includes poems by Charles Bukowski, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, T.S. Eliot, Edgar Allen Poe, W.B. Yeats, Dorothy Parker, and many more, including teenage writers. More...
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