Novels in Verse for middle schoolers from Multcolib My Librarian KateLike this list

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• Something Like Home

  Arango, Andrea Beatriz,

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  When Laura finds a puppy, it seems like fate. If she can train the puppy to become a therapy dog, then maybe she'll be allowed to visit her parents. Maybe the dog will help things go back to the way they should be. After all, how do you explain to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eb & Flow

  Baptist, Kelly J.,

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  Ebony and De'Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. After both are given ten days of at-home suspension, they have two weeks to think about and explain their behavior--to their families, to each other, and ultimately to themselves.

• Onyx & Beyond

  McBride, Amber,

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  A boy deals with with his mother's descent into early-onset dementia, amid the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.

• Deep Water

  Sumner, Jamie,

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  Twelve-year-old Tully's attempt to swim across Lake Tahoe after a heartbreaking loss and become the youngest person to complete the famous "Godfather" swim takes a dangerous turn, forcing her to choose between safety and a win that could change…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deer Run Home

  a Novel in Verse

  LeZotte, Ann Clare,

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  With a family who refuses to learn sign language, twelve-year-old Effie is mostly cut off from human communication at home, unable to speak of her abusive stepfather or violent father -- only her interpreter understands, and Miss Kathy is willing to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mid-Air

  Williams, Alicia, 1970-

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  Isaiah is sent to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer as he deals with grief and guilt after his best friend dies.

• Good Different

  Kuyatt, Meg Eden,

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  After Selah explodes and hits a fellow student, her friends pull away from her, her school threatens expulsion, and her comfortable, familiar world starts to crumble. But as Selah starts to figure out more about who she is, she comes to understand…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mascot

  Waters, Charles, 1973-

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  An eighth-grade English teacher creates an assignment for her class to debate whether Rye's mascot should stay or change. Now six middle schoolers--all with different backgrounds and beliefs--get involved in the contentious issue that already has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Aniana Del Mar Jumps in

  Méndez, Jasminne,

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  A 12-year-old Dominican American girl must keep her love of swimming a secret from her mother, is diagnosed with juvenile arthritis, and is forced to reimagine the person she is to become.

• Miles Morales. Suspended

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  During Mile's in-school suspension, he finds himself in a fierce battle with a classmate turned insidious termite who is determined to destroy books and the Black and Brown history they contain, and only Miles can stop him.

• One Big Open Sky

  Cline-Ransome, Lesa,

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  "In the 1870s, a Black family undertakes a perilous wagon journey westward for a tenuous shot at freedom in Nebraska."

• Louder Than Hunger

  Schu, John, 1981-

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  A fictionalized account of the author's experiences and emotions living in residential treatment facilities as a young teen with an eating disorder.

• Murray Out of Water

  Tracy, Taylor,

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  12-year-old Murray explores her identity while also struggling to regain her magic after a hurricane forces her to move away from her beloved ocean that, she believes, has given her special powers.

• Red Bird Danced

  Quigley, Dawn,

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  As seasons change and the cold of winter gives way to spring's promise, Ariel and Tomah begin to change too as they learn to share the rhythms and stories they carry within themselves.

• Ultraviolet

  Salazar, Aida,

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  Thirteen-year-old Elio is struggling with first love, first heartbreak, first real fight (which lands him in the hospital), and what it means to be a "man", a true friend, and an ally, as well as how to overcome a culture of toxic masculinity.