Best YA Novels in Verse (64 books)

Best YA Novels in Verse

Favorite young adult novels written in poems

1	What My Mother Doesn't Know (What My Mother Doesn't Know #1) by Sonya Sones 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 8,607 ratings score: 596, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Crank (Crank, #1) by Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 49,412 ratings score: 499, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know (What My Mother Doesn't Know, #2) by Sonya Sones 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 3,675 ratings score: 491, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder (Goodreads Author) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 7,680 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Identical by Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author) 4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 23,445 ratings score: 372, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Far from You by Lisa Schroeder (Goodreads Author) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 1,970 ratings score: 370, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Impulse (Impulse, #1) by Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author) 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 29,184 ratings score: 362, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder (Goodreads Author) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 3,873 ratings score: 329, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Exposed by Kimberly Marcus (Goodreads Author) 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 1,414 ratings score: 325, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder (Goodreads Author) 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 3,955 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Burned (Burned, #1) by Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author) 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 22,907 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Glass (Crank, #2) by Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author) 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 26,369 ratings score: 273, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan (Goodreads Author) 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 5,699 ratings score: 267, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay (Goodreads Author) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 3,977 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg (Goodreads Author) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 2,261 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Love That Dog by Sharon Creech 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 16,233 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 2,404 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 4,556 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Fallout (Crank, #3) by Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author) 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 11,772 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Because I Am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 2,627 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Tricks by Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author) 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 13,755 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy by Sonya Sones 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 2,497 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Split Image by Mel Glenn 3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 155, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,545 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Karma by Cathy Ostlere (Goodreads Author) 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 728 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Family by Micol Ostow (Goodreads Author) 3.19 of 5 stars 3.19 avg rating — 271 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Fault by Amy Ellis (Goodreads Author) 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	After the Kiss by Terra Elan McVoy (Goodreads Author) 3.12 of 5 stars 3.12 avg rating — 533 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Fishtailing by Wendy Phillips 3.19 of 5 stars 3.19 avg rating — 198 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 810 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Displacement by Thalia Chaltas 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl by Tanya Lee Stone (Goodreads Author) 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 1,052 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Things Left Unsaid: A Novel in Poems by Stephanie Hemphill 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 224 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall (Goodreads Author) 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 984 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 29,787 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Nothing by Robin Friedman 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 261 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Against The Tide by Irini Savvides 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 1,581 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	One Night by Margaret Wild 3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 447 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Crashboomlove: A Novel in Verse by Juan Felipe Herrera 3.34 of 5 stars 3.34 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Orchards by Holly Thompson (Goodreads Author) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 458 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Exposed by Susan Vaught (Goodreads Author) 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 402 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell (Goodreads Author) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 4,992 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Weight of the Sky by Lisa Ann Sandell (Goodreads Author) 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 144 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Goodbye Jamie Boyd by Elizabeth Fensham 2.92 of 5 stars 2.92 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	A Dangerous Girl by Catherine Bateson 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Crossing Stones by Helen Frost 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 614 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Hard Hit by Ann Turner 3.34 of 5 stars 3.34 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Dark Sons by Nikki Grimes 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 214 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Things Left Unsaid: A Novel in Poems by Stephanie Hemphill 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 224 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Aleutian Sparrow by Karen Hesse 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 361 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Who Will Tell My Brother? by Marlene Carvell 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 90 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Downtown Boy by Juan Felipe Herrera 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Talking In The Dark : A Poetry Memoir by Billy Merrell 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	I Don't Want To Be Crazy by Samantha Schutz 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,612 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Rubber Houses by Ellen Yeomans (Goodreads Author) 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Geography of Girlhood by Kirsten Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 353 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Make Lemonade (Make Lemonade, #1) by Virginia Euwer Wolff 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 4,397 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Street Love by Walter Dean Myers 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 590 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	By the River by Steven Herrick 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 145 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Splintering by Eireann Corrigan 3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 177 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	You Remind Me Of You: A Poetry Memoir by Eireann Corrigan 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 590 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Jinx by Margaret Wild 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 461 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Keesha's House by Helen Frost 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 927 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars