Sages Read 2022 - hosted by purplepenning

A poetry collection or novel-in-verse
All books added
The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

The Door of No Return

Kwame Alexander

418 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade young adult adventurous emotional slow-paced
Odder by Katherine Applegate

Odder

Katherine Applegate

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction middle grade emotional hopeful medium-paced
Home Body by Rupi Kaur

Home Body

Rupi Kaur

188 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson

Shout

Laurie Halse Anderson

3 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson

23 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction childrens history poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Catching a Storyfish by Janice N. Harrington

Catching a Storyfish

Janice N. Harrington

224 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction middle grade poetry emotional reflective medium-paced
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

Before the Ever After

Jacqueline Woodson

176 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction health middle grade sports emotional slow-paced
Call Us What We Carry: Poems by Amanda Gorman

Call Us What We Carry: Poems

Amanda Gorman

228 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction poetry politics race emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems by Kate Baer

I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems

Kate Baer

96 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced