Short Takes: Fast-Break Basketball Poetry by Charles R. Smith
A collection of short poems by Charles Smith which capture the excitement of a basketball game.
Loose Threads by Lorie Ann Grover
A series of poems describes how seventh-grader Kay Garber faces her grandmother's battle with breast cancer while living with her mother and great-grandmother and dealing with everyday junior high school concerns.
The Dream Keeper and other poems by Brian Pinkney
A collection of sixty-six poems, selected by the author for young readers, including lyrical poems, songs, and blues, many exploring the black experience.
Hand in hand : an American history through poetry
A collection of poems and lyrics from several songs provides a look at our country, from colonial times to the present.
A Fire in My Hands by gary soto
This is a collection of poems by well-known children's writer Gary Soto that capture the essence of everyday life.
Truth & lies : an anthology of poems
A collection of poems which reveals the many shades of being true and telling lies.
Swimming upstream : middle school poems by Kristine O'Connell George
A collection of poems capture the feelings and experiences of a girl in middle school.
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
A collection of poems capture the feelings and experiences of a girl in middle school.
Reach for the Moon by Samantha Abeel
Stories and poetry, written by a girl with learning disabilities, reflects her feelings and experiences