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One of those hideous books where the mother dies
By Sonya Sones. 2004
After her mother's death, fifteen-year-old Ruby leaves Boston and reluctantly moves to California where her father is a famous actor.…
Ruby has trouble adapting but gradually accepts the change while learning family secrets. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2004God went to beauty school
By Cynthia Rylant. 2003
Lighthearted but thought-provoking poems depicting God's exploration of the wonders and pains in the world He created. Curious about everyday…
human activity, God gets a dog, goes to the doctor, sees a movie, finds a job, takes a bath, and even experiences death. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003The dream keeper and other poems
By Langston Hughes. 1994
Collection of sixty-six poems chosen by the author for young readers. Selections include lyrical poems, songs, and blues, many exploring…
the African American experience. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1932Poetry by heart: a child's book of poems to remember
By Elizabeth Attenborough. 2001
More than one hundred poems worth learning "by heart" to keep forever. Poets include such old favorites as William Shakespeare,…
William Blake, and Emily Dickinson, as well as popular moderns Roald Dahl, Judith Viorst, Mary Ann Hoberman, and Jack Prelutsky. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2001Becoming Joe DiMaggio
By Maria Testa. 2002
Narrative poem tells the story of an Italian grandfather and his American grandson who listen to the New York Yankees…
baseball games on the radio. Uncontracted braille. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2002Walt Whitman: a biography
By Milton Meltzer. 2002
A profile of the nineteenth-century American poet whose life is presented in the context of his times, and who is…
profoundly affected by the Civil War. Includes excerpts from his major work, Leaves of Grass (BR 08420). For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2002A light in the attic
By Shel Silverstein. 1981
A fat collection of poems that range from exhilarating nonsense to tender sadness. Includes "How Not to Have to Dry…
the Dishes," "Prayer of the Selfish Child," "Adventures of a Frisbee," and "Hiccup Cure." For grades 4-7 to share with younger children and adultsIntroduces forty poets with informal statements about their relationships with written or spoken words when they were young; also presents…
at least one work by each. Includes Marvin Bell, Rita Dove, Allen Ginsberg, Maxine Kumin, Li-Young Lee, Gerald Stern, Alice Walker, and Robley Wilson. For grades 6-9 and older readersHow to write poetry (Scholastic guides)
By Paul Janeczko. 1999
Practical advice on the art of writing poetry. Provides tips on how to begin, from gathering ideas to writing progressively…
more complex poetic forms. Contains copious examples, recommends readings, provides checklists, and suggests uses for completed verses. For grades 5-8. 1999Walt Whitman: poetry for young people (Poetry for young people)
By Walt Whitman. 1997
An introduction to the life and work of the nineteenth-century American poet. A biographical sketch and a description of Whitman's…
era are followed by a selection of twenty-six poems and excerpts from longer pieces. The choices reflect feelings of patriotism and emotions evoked by the Civil War. For grades 6-9. 1997I, too, sing America: three centuries of African-American poetry
By Catherine Clinton. 1998
Journey through heartsongs
By Mattie Stepanek. 2001
This second collection of poems expands on the themes of faith and hope found in Heartsongs (RC 53296, BR 13761).…
In "I Could... If They Would," Mattie shares his dreams of what he would do if a cure were discovered for his rare disease. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001Hope through heartsongs
By Mattie Stepanek. 2002
A third collection of poems by a young boy with an incurable disease, who cherishes hope even as he faces…
adversity and personal challenge. In September 2001 he wrote "For Our World," wishing that everyone would pray for peace. For grades 3-6 and older readers. Bestseller. 2002Thirteen short, humorous, rhyming stories in two voices, for beginning readers or for a child and an adult. Intended to…
celebrate the joys of reading together, the stories are about "cats and puppies, bears and mice, snakes, telephones, snowmen, birthdays, friendships and more." For grades K-3. 2001Twenty-seven poems describing the wind written by such poets as John Ciardi, Karla Kuskin, Robert Louis Stevenson, Christina Rossetti, A.A.…
Milne, Carl Sandburg, and Russell Hoban. Kaye Starbird's verses tell about grown-ups and kids having different reactions to the spring wind. For grades 4-7The Place my words are looking for: what poets say about and through their work
By Paul Janeczko. 1990
Love that dog: A Novel
By Sharon Creech. 2001
Jack doesn't want to write poetry for his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, because girls do it, not boys. As the school…
year progresses, he begins enjoying famous poems read in class and even surprises himself by writing his own. For grades 4-7. 2001My America: a poetry atlas of the United States
By Lee Hopkins. 2000
Collection of poems depicting the ever-changing landscape of the United States, its people, and its natural wonders. Hopkins divides the…
country into seven unique regions, plus Washington, D.C. He also provides interesting facts about each state and the District of Columbia. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2000Marvelous math: a book of poems
By Lee Hopkins. 1997
Fourteen poets present their feelings about numbers, measurements, and mathematics in the everyday world. Betsy Franco writes "Math Makes Me…
Feel Safe" in praise of consistent answers. But in "Near the Window Tree" Karla Kuskin admits that she would rather play outside than do multiplication. For grades 2-4Edna St. Vincent Millay (Poetry for young people)
By Edna St. Vincent Millay. 1912
Thirty-four poems by the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Her works describe events and experiences from…
the everyday world around her with titles like "Afternoon on a Hill," "City Trees," "The Snow Storm," and "Men Working." Includes an overview of the poet's life. For grades 6-9. 1999