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The History of We by Nikkolas Smith

The History of We

Nikkolas Smith

Goldfinches by Mary Oliver, Melissa Sweet

Goldfinches

Mary Oliver, Melissa Sweet

Sad, Mad, Glad by John Micklos Jr., Lilibeth M. Jimenez, Dr. Tia Kim

Sad, Mad, Glad

John Micklos Jr., Lilibeth M. Jimenez, Dr. Tia & more...

Small-Girl Zora and the Shower of Stories by Giselle Anatol, Raissa Figueroa

Small-Girl Zora and the Shower of Stories

Giselle Anatol, Raissa Figueroa

The Knight with No Bottom by Levina van Teunenbroek, Charlotte Bruijn

The Knight with No Bottom

Levina van Teunenbroek, Charlotte Bruijn

Big Rig Pig by Claire Tattersfield, Rob Sayegh Jr.

Big Rig Pig

Claire Tattersfield, Rob Sayegh Jr.

You Are Not Alone by Ingrid Law, Xin Li

You Are Not Alone

Ingrid Law, Xin Li

Quiet Is Strength by Mary Rand Hess, Dow Phumiruk

Quiet Is Strength

Mary Rand Hess, Dow Phumiruk

The Poet and the Bees by Amy Novesky, Jessica Love

The Poet and the Bees

Amy Novesky, Jessica Love

Jam, Too? by JaNay Brown-Wood, Jacqueline Alcántara

Jam, Too?

JaNay Brown-Wood, Jacqueline Alcántara

Queer and Fearless by Rob Sanders, Harry Woodgate

Queer and Fearless

Rob Sanders, Harry Woodgate

Something, Someday by Amanda Gorman, Christian Robinson

Something, Someday

Amanda Gorman, Christian Robinson

Penny Lu Porcupine by Katie Gilstrap, Maribel Lechuga

Penny Lu Porcupine

Katie Gilstrap, Maribel Lechuga

Home by Matt de la Peña, Loren Long

Home

Matt de la Peña, Loren Long

Dear Yesteryear by Kimberly Annece Henderson, Kimberly Annece Henderson, Ciara LeRoy

Dear Yesteryear

Kimberly Annece Henderson, Kimberly Annece Henderson, Ciara LeRoy

We'll Make Things Better Together by Ben Gundersheimer (Mister G), Dow Phumiruk

We'll Make Things Better Together

Ben Gundersheimer (Mister G), Dow Phumiruk

I Am La Chiva!: The Colorful Bus of the Andes by Karol Hernández, Lorena Alvarez Gómez

I Am La Chiva!: The Colorful Bus of the Andes

Karol Hernández, Lorena Alvarez Gómez

The Perfect Place by Matt de la Peña, Paola Escobar

The Perfect Place

Matt de la Peña, Paola Escobar

Poetree by Shauna LaVoy Reynolds, Shahrzad Maydani

Poetree

Shauna LaVoy Reynolds, Shahrzad Maydani

Before, Now by Daniel Salmieri, Daniel Salmieri

Before, Now

Daniel Salmieri, Daniel Salmieri

Girls on the Rise by Amanda Gorman, Loveis Wise

Girls on the Rise

Amanda Gorman, Loveis Wise

Hope Is a Hop by Katrina Moore, Melissa Iwai

Hope Is a Hop

Katrina Moore, Melissa Iwai

Your One And Only Heart by Rajani LaRocca, Lauren Paige Conrad

Your One And Only Heart

Rajani LaRocca, Lauren Paige Conrad

When Moon Blooms by Aida Salazar, Caribay M. Benavides

When Moon Blooms

Aida Salazar, Caribay M. Benavides

Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers? by Junauda Petrus, Kristen Uroda

Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers?

Junauda Petrus, Kristen Uroda

At the Mountain's Base by Traci Sorell, Weshoyot Alvitre

At the Mountain's Base

Traci Sorell, Weshoyot Alvitre

Dear World by Takayo Noda

Dear World

Takayo Noda

Giant Children by Brod Bagert, Tedd Arnold

Giant Children

Brod Bagert, Tedd Arnold

Dear Dragon by Josh Funk, Rodolfo Montalvo

Dear Dragon

Josh Funk, Rodolfo Montalvo

Mirror Mirror by Marilyn Singer, Josée Masse

Mirror Mirror

Marilyn Singer, Josée Masse

A is for Oboe: The Orchestra's Alphabet by Lera Auerbach, Marilyn Nelson, Paul Hoppe

A is for Oboe: The Orchestra's Alphabet

Lera Auerbach, Marilyn Nelson, Paul Hoppe

Blue Sky White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus, Kadir Nelson

Blue Sky White Stars

Sarvinder Naberhaus, Kadir Nelson

Follow the Recipe by Marilyn Singer, Marjorie Priceman

Follow the Recipe

Marilyn Singer, Marjorie Priceman

The Tree in Me by Corinna Luyken

The Tree in Me

Corinna Luyken

The Knowing by Ani DiFranco, Julia Mathew

The Knowing

Ani DiFranco, Julia Mathew

Wild Horses by Melissa Marr, Melissa Marr

Wild Horses

Melissa Marr, Melissa Marr

Patchwork by Matt de la Peña, Corinna Luyken

Patchwork

Matt de la Peña, Corinna Luyken

Sometimes Love by Katrina Moore, Joy Hwang Ruiz

Sometimes Love

Katrina Moore, Joy Hwang Ruiz

Eric Carle's Animals Animals by Eric Carle, Laura Whipple

Eric Carle's Animals Animals

Eric Carle, Laura Whipple

Little Poems for Tiny Ears by Lin Oliver, Tomie dePaola

Little Poems for Tiny Ears

Lin Oliver, Tomie dePaola

The Earth under Sky Bear's Feet by Joseph Bruchac

The Earth under Sky Bear's Feet

Joseph Bruchac

Shout!: Little Poems that Roar by Brod Bagert, Sachiko Yoshikawa

Shout!: Little Poems that Roar

Brod Bagert, Sachiko Yoshikawa

Did You See What I Saw? by Kay Winters, Martha Weston

Did You See What I Saw?

Kay Winters, Martha Weston

The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, Rafael López

The Day You Begin

Jacqueline Woodson, Rafael López

The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson, Rafael López

The Year We Learned to Fly

Jacqueline Woodson, Rafael López

Change Sings by Amanda Gorman, Loren Long

Change Sings

Amanda Gorman, Loren Long

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renée Watson, Nikkolas Smith

The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson, Leo Espinosa

The World Belonged to Us

Jacqueline Woodson, Leo Espinosa

My Block Looks Like by Janelle Harper, Frank Morrison

My Block Looks Like

Janelle Harper, Frank Morrison

Whoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story by Maria Gianferrari, Jonathan Voss

Whoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story

Maria Gianferrari, Jonathan Voss

Solitary Animals by Joshua David Stein, Dominique Ramsey

Solitary Animals

Joshua David Stein, Dominique Ramsey

I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James

I Am Every Good Thing

Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James

Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing by Marilyn Singer, Kristi Valiant

Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing

Marilyn Singer, Kristi Valiant

Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge by Gary Golio, James Ransome

Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge

Gary Golio, James Ransome

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands by Kadir Nelson, Kadir Nelson

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

Kadir Nelson, Kadir Nelson

Love by Matt de la Peña, Loren Long

Love

Matt de la Peña, Loren Long

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers

Middle Grade

A Year Without Home by V. T. Bidania

A Year Without Home

V. T. Bidania

All That Chandni Knows by Khushboo Patel

All That Chandni Knows

Khushboo Patel

Eva to the Max by Rebecca Caprara

Eva to the Max

Rebecca Caprara

Sing Me a Story by Aida Salazar

Sing Me a Story

Aida Salazar

Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi

Kareem Between

Shifa Saltagi Safadi

The Burning Season by Caroline Starr Rose

The Burning Season

Caroline Starr Rose

The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez by Jasminne Paulino

The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez

Jasminne Paulino

Radiant by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Radiant

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Octopus Moon by Bobbie Pyron

Octopus Moon

Bobbie Pyron

And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps

And Then, Boom!

Lisa Fipps

Safe Harbor by Padma Venkatraman

Safe Harbor

Padma Venkatraman

Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne Mendez

Aniana del Mar Jumps In

Jasminne Mendez

The Road to After by Rebekah Lowell

The Road to After

Rebekah Lowell

In and Out the Window by Jane Yolen, Cathrin Peterslund

In and Out the Window

Jane Yolen, Cathrin Peterslund

The Order of Things by Kaija Langley

The Order of Things

Kaija Langley

A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar

A Seed in the Sun

Aida Salazar

The Do More Club by Dana Kramaroff

The Do More Club

Dana Kramaroff

Glitch Girl! by Rainie Oet

Glitch Girl!

Rainie Oet

Warrior Girl by Carmen Tafolla

Warrior Girl

Carmen Tafolla

We Belong by Cookie Hiponia

We Belong

Cookie Hiponia

Singing with Elephants by Margarita Engle

Singing with Elephants

Margarita Engle

Wannabe Farms by Brian McCann, Meghan Lands

Wannabe Farms

Brian McCann, Meghan Lands

Who Was Maya Angelou? by Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ, Dede Putra

Who Was Maya Angelou?

Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ, Dede Putra

Who Was Walt Whitman? by Kirsten Anderson, Who HQ, Tim Foley

Who Was Walt Whitman?

Kirsten Anderson, Who HQ, Tim Foley

They Call Me Güero by David Bowles

They Call Me Güero

David Bowles

They Call Her Fregona by David Bowles

They Call Her Fregona

David Bowles

When Winter Robeson Came by Brenda Woods

When Winter Robeson Came

Brenda Woods

Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden

Flight of the Puffin

Ann Braden

How to Find What You're Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani

How to Find What You're Not Looking For

Veera Hiranandani

Samira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz, Fahmida Azim

Samira Surfs

Rukhsanna Guidroz, Fahmida Azim

Star Child by Ibi Zoboi

Star Child

Ibi Zoboi

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

Before the Ever After

Jacqueline Woodson

Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson

Locomotion

Jacqueline Woodson

Closer to Nowhere by Ellen Hopkins

Closer to Nowhere

Ellen Hopkins

What About Will by Ellen Hopkins

What About Will

Ellen Hopkins

Starfish by Lisa Fipps

Starfish

Lisa Fipps

Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac

Rez Dogs

Joseph Bruchac

Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton

Full Cicada Moon

Marilyn Hilton

Free Verse by Sarah Dooley

Free Verse

Sarah Dooley

Young Adult

I Am the Swarm by Hayley Chewins

I Am the Swarm

Hayley Chewins

The Story of My Anger by Jasminne Mendez

The Story of My Anger

Jasminne Mendez

Under the Neon Lights by Arriel Vinson

Under the Neon Lights

Arriel Vinson

Light Enough to Float by Lauren Seal

Light Enough to Float

Lauren Seal

Sync by Ellen Hopkins

Sync

Ellen Hopkins

Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari

Just Another Epic Love Poem

Parisa Akhbari

We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire by Joy McCullough

We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire

Joy McCullough

Concrete Kids by Amyra León, Ashley Lukashevsky

Concrete Kids

Amyra León, Ashley Lukashevsky

Between the Lines by Nikki Grimes

Between the Lines

Nikki Grimes

Audacity by Melanie Crowder

Audacity

Melanie Crowder

American Ace by Marilyn Nelson

American Ace

Marilyn Nelson

A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman

A Time to Dance

Padma Venkatraman

SHOUT by Laurie Halse Anderson

SHOUT

Laurie Halse Anderson

Salt the Water by Candice Iloh

Salt the Water

Candice Iloh

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

Blood Water Paint

Joy McCullough

Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson, Ekua Holmes

Black Girl You Are Atlas

Renée Watson, Ekua Holmes

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman, Oprah Winfrey

The Hill We Climb

Amanda Gorman, Oprah Winfrey

Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

Call Us What We Carry

Amanda Gorman

Bless the Blood by Walela Nehanda

Bless the Blood

Walela Nehanda

Enter the Body by Joy McCullough

Enter the Body

Joy McCullough

African Town by Charles Waters, Irene Latham

African Town

Charles Waters, Irene Latham

And We Rise by Erica Martin

And We Rise

Erica Martin

Living Beyond Borders by Margarita Longoria

Living Beyond Borders

Margarita Longoria

Respect the Mic by Tyehimba Jess, Peter Kahn, Hanif Abdurraqib, Dan Sully Sullivan, Franny Choi

Respect the Mic

Tyehimba Jess, Peter Kahn, Hanif Abdurraqib, Dan "Sully" & more...

Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh

Every Body Looking

Candice Iloh

How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson

How I Discovered Poetry

Marilyn Nelson

When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez

When We Make It

Elisabet Velasquez

Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes

Bronx Masquerade

Nikki Grimes

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