2013 has been an amazing year for the verse novel, what with so many new releases. I’m excited to be sharing a final roundup of photos and titles that have hit shelves this year.
This was not an easy task (don’t trust Barnes and Noble’s release dates), so bear with me if I have forgotten someone crucial.
JANUARY
The Weight of Water – Sarah Crossan
Falling for You – Lisa Schroeder
FEBRUARY
Odette’s Secrets – Maryann MacDonald
Beanball – Gene Fehler
Nix Minus One – Jill MacLean
MARCH
Run – Tim Sinclair
The Lightning Dreamer – Margarita Engle
Runaways – Sherryl Clark
APRIL
This Journal Belongs to Ratchet – Nancy J. Cavanaugh
MAY
After the Kiss – Terra Elan McVoy
The Language Inside – Holly Thompson
JULY
Salt – Helen Frost
AUGUST
To be Perfectly Honest – Sonya Sones
Mountain Dog – Margarita Engle
SEPTEMBER
Smoke – Ellen Hopkins
Seraphina’s Promise – Ann E. Burg
Words with Wings – Nikki Grimes
OCTOBER
Freakboy – Kristin Elizabeth Clark
Audacious – Gabrielle Prendergast
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And you know what even more exciting than 2013? 2014! Tons of new verse novels will be appearing and I can’t wait to read all of them.
Best of the New Year to you all,
Avery