Sorted By: Poetry
C.G. Esperanza
BOOGIE BOOGIE Y'ALL
August 2021, Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, 40pp
A rhythmic picture book celebrating the Bronx and street art culture....
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Aida Salazar
THE MOON WITHIN
Spring 2019, Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, 250 pp
This free verse middle grade novel tells the story of 11-year-old Cely, whose life swirls with questions about her changing body, her first attraction to a boy, her best friend’s exploration of what i...
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Aida Salazar
LAND OF THE CRANES
September 2020, Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, 256 pp
This free verse middle grade novel, inspired in part by the author’s own childhood as an undocumented immigrant, tells the story of 9-year-old Betita, who believes that she and other migrants follow a...
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Daria Peoples-Riley
THIS IS IT
February 2018, Greenwillow/Harper, 40 pp
A young ballerina, uncertain of her talent, follows the poetically compelling voice of her shadow to discover the courage she needs to audition....
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Daria Peoples-Riley
I GOT NEXT
July 2019, Greenwillow/Harper, 40 pp
A perfect read-aloud for all young athletes on game day, featuring text that mimics spoken-word poetry. When a young basketball player wants to play in the next game at the local playground, his shad...
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Tameka Fryer Brown
BROWN BABY LULLABY
Winter 2020, Farrar, Straus, and Giroux/Macmillan, TBD pp
A beautifully illustrated portrayal of parental love in a family of color. When the sun sets, it’s time for Momma, Papi, and their tired toddler to begin the evening’s routine, which includes clangin...
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Nina Crews
SEEING INTO TOMORROW: HAIKU BY RICHARD WRIGHT
February 2018, Millbrook/Lerner, 32 pp
Richard Wright’s haiku put everyday moments – walking a dog, watching a sunset, finding a beetle – into focus. Now, more than fifty years after they were written, these poems continue to reflect kids’...