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New verse narrative recommendations

by Katie Bircher
Apr 26, 2012 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
In honor of National Poetry Month and Poem in Your Pocket Day, we've put together a booklist of verse narratives across audience age and genre. Want a historical fiction verse novel or a picture book in poems? Look no further. These books were all published in the last few years and recommended by The Horn Book Magazine.

We'd love to hear from you—what are your favorite stories in verse?

Katie Bircher

Formerly an editor and staff reviewer for The Horn Book’s publications, Katie Bircher is currently associate agent at Sara Crowe Literary. Katie holds an MA in children’s literature from Simmons University and has over seven years of experience as an indie bookseller specializing in children’s and YA literature.

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