Our favourite poetry books (teens)
Check out our favourite poetry books and verse novels for teenagers.
Poetry can be great to broaden reading horizons, as well as truly engaging for reluctant readers. Here are some poetry books your teenager is sure to love and want to read out loud.
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Fearless verse for the times when you need a friendly, wise voice. Feminist, inclusive and warm – this must-have collection of poe…
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The Door of No Return
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The Door of No Return
In nineteenth-century Ghana, Kofi loves swimming and wants to talk to the beautiful Ama. But he has to fight for his life after a …
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The Poet X
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The Poet X
Xiomara, a teenage girl of Dominican heritage, is starting to notice boys, but her strict Catholic parents have decided on no cont…
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We Come Apart
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We Come Apart
Written in free verse, this dual narrative story goes straight to the heart of Jess and Nicu’s friendship, exploring their f…
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Does Your Face Fit?
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Does Your Face Fit?
This thought-proving collection of poems explores everyday issues that affect young people today
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Overheard in a Tower Block
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Overheard in a Tower Block
Recounting the childhood of a child living in a city tower block, many of these poems are sad or angry and bristle with an edgines…
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A Change Is Gonna Come
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A Change Is Gonna Come
This must-have anthology featuring stories and poems from 12 black, Asian and minority ethnic authors deals with the subject of ch…
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The Weight of Water
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The Weight of Water
This beautiful book is written in verse and captures 13-year-old Kasienka’s emotions and experiences perfectly
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Rhythm and Poetry
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Rhythm and Poetry
The author’s passion for words and music leaps off the page in this stunning, relevant and accessible book from award-winning hip …
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Apple and Rain
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Apple and Rain
Engrossing and uplifting, challenging and charming, Apple and Rain brings fiction and poetry together in a well-crafted story abou…
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Somebody Give This Heart a Pen
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Somebody Give This Heart a Pen
An internationally acclaimed performance poet and YouTube phenomenon, Thakur writes with passion and conviction about everyday lif…
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Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness and How Mary Shelley Create...
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Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness and How Mary Shelley Create...
In the stupendously illustrated verse novel, Lita Judge looks at the facts behind the real life of Mary Shelley: an important woma…
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The Boy Lost in the Maze
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The Boy Lost in the Maze
Theo’s search for his father intertwines with the journey of Theseus towards his father. Each boy works out what it is to be a man…
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Rising Stars: New Young Voices in Poetry
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Rising Stars: New Young Voices in Poetry
A new collection of poems from five young poets, all aged 26 and under. This selection of exciting and inspiring poems from y…
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Red, Cherry Red
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Red, Cherry Red
Truthful, soulful and witty poems in this collection explore a theme of identity. Who are we? What reveals us? Is our identity bou…
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Where Zebras Go
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Where Zebras Go
An exciting debut collection of poems inspired by myths, fairy tales and the natural world. With its playful sense of humour, it c…
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