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Bucks County Free Library: Shake Up Shakespeare: 8 YA Books In Verse You'll Love

There are books that rock and books that roll. But Shakespeare's works can oft be droll Enjoy these YA choices, poetry in verse.

April 12, 2021

There are books that rock and books that rollBut Shakespeare’s works can oft be droll Enjoy these YA choices, poetry in verseWritten by a cast that’s incredibly diverse

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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

A young Latino girl must decideTo strut forward, or stay and hide

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Bull by David Elliott

The myth of the Minotaur you know very wellA new cast of perspectives, this tale will tell


A Time to Dance by Padma Kenkatraman

A triumph, an accident, a life down the drainWill Veda ever be able to dance again?


Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

A heavy decision weighs as he descends,But in the elevator appears a ghostly friend?


Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson

A memoir in verse, companion to SpeakReminding you no voice can ever be meek


Every Body Looking by Candace Iloh

All Ada wants is a place of her ownWill she find it through school, work, or home?


The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

What to do as a gay, mixed race teen?Find your voice as a killer drag queen!


Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Two sisters, unbeknownst before their father’s passingMust find out what family is without clashing


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