Best Verse Novel
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"Long Way Down" is a 2017 young adult novel in verse written by American author Jason Reynolds. The narrative occurs in real-time over the course of a 60-second elevator ride, following a teenage boy named Will who is considering revenge after his older brother is shot to death. As Will descends fro...
"The Satanic Verses" is the fourth novel by British-Indian author Salman Rushdie, published in 1988. Blending magical realism with historical fiction, the narrative centers on two Indian actors who survive a terrorist hijacking and subsequently undergo surreal transformations. The book sparked immed...
The Crossover is a 2014 young adult novel written in verse by American author Kwame Alexander. The narrative follows Josh and Jordan Bell, twin brothers who navigate the challenges of growing up, family dynamics, and their shared passion for basketball. The story is distinguished by its use of rhyth...
The Poet X is a young adult novel-in-verse written by Elizabeth Acevedo and published in 2018. The story follows Xiomara Batista, a Dominican-American teenager in Harlem, as she navigates adolescence, strict family expectations, and her religious upbringing. She discovers slam poetry as a means of s...
Clap When You Land is a 2020 young adult novel-in-verse by Elizabeth Acevedo, notable for exploring the aftermath of a plane crash on two Dominican-American half-sisters.
*The Black Flamingo* is a 2020 young adult novel written in verse by British-Cypriot author Dean Atta, following a mixed-race gay teen discovering drag at university.
