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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Poems from homeroom Poems from homeroom Kathi Appelt A collection of poems about the experiences of young people and a section with information about how each poem was written to enable readers to create their own original poems. OL14855746W
After the death of Anna Gonzales After the death of Anna Gonzales Terri Fields Poems written in the voices of forty-seven people, including students, teachers, and other school staff, record the aftermath of a high school student's suicide and the preoccupations of teen life. OL14952401W
Imaginary gardens Imaginary gardens Charles Sullivan Includes a selection of poems by American poets and works of art by a variety of artists OL16479835W
Skin deep and other teenage reflections Skin deep and other teenage reflections Angela Shelf Medearis An insightful collection of easy-to-read poems about the problems and frustrations of being a teenager. OL1735420W
Poetspeak Poetspeak Paul B. Janeczko A collection of 148 poems on a variety of topics by 62 modern poets who provide commentary on their individual works. OL17699707W
Quiet Storm Quiet Storm Lydia Okutoro Provides a groundbreaking collection of poems from various young authors of diverse African ancestries, covering an array of topics, such as family, Black pride, and spirituality. OL18177120W
Dizzy in your eyes Dizzy in your eyes Pat Mora Beloved children's book author and speaker Pat Mora has written an original collection of poems, each with a different teen narrator sharing unique thoughts, moments, sadness, or heart's desire: the … OL1864468W
My Own True Name My Own True Name Pat Mora More than sixty poems, some with Spanish translations, include such titles as "The Young Sor Juana," "Graduation Morning," "Border Town 1938," "Legal Alien," "Abuelita Magic," and "In the Blood." OL1864513W
Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath Lynne F. Chapman A biography of the troubled woman whose literary achievements were cut short by her suicide at age thirty, interspersed with examples of her poetry. OL1871264W
Lifelines Lifelines Leonard S. Marcus A collection of poems by such authors as William Blake, James Whitcomb Riley, and Robert Louis Stevenson. OL19401863W
Step lightly Step lightly Nancy Willard A collection of poems celebrating the ordinary in an unordinary way, by such authors as Emily Dickinson, Theodore Roethke, and D. H. Lawrence. OL19453983W
Looking for your name Looking for your name Paul B. Janeczko Poems which present a wide-ranging look at life in contemporary America. OL19515086W
Enormous smallness Enormous smallness Matthew Burgess "Enormous Smallness is a nonfiction picture book about the poet E. E. Cummings. Here E.E.'s life is presented in a way that will make children curious about him and will lead them to play with words … OL20003145W
Life Doesn't Frighten Me at All Life Doesn't Frighten Me at All John Agard A collection of poetry for teenagers that includes selections from such authors as Maya Angelou, W.B. Yeats, and Attila the Stockbroker. OL2104181W
Marianne Moore Marianne Moore Dave Page Examines the life of the American poet and presents some of her poems. OL3295872W
Back to class Back to class Mel Glenn An illustrated collection of sixty-five poems describing the feelings, insights, and aspirations of a variety of high school students and their teachers. OL489897W
Foreign exchange Foreign exchange Mel Glenn A series of poems reflect the thoughts of various people--town residents young and old, teachers, and some students visiting from the city--caught up in the events surrounding the murder of a beautif… OL489900W
Taking of Room 114 Taking of Room 114 Mel Glenn A group of high-school seniors are taken hostage by their history teacher and are forced to write poems, five each, about the experience as well as about the past four years spent attending their urb… OL489907W
Split Image Split Image Mel Glenn A series of poems reflect the thoughts and feelings of various people--students, the librarian, parents, the principal, and others--about the seemingly perfect Laura Li and her life inside and out of… OL489909W
Happy animal Happy animal Kathleen Tilton A collection of poems "expressing a variety of sentiment about nature, animals, and responsibility." OL5282659W
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