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Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing

10 best books like Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing (Gary Soto): Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia, Boy Girl Boy, The Twilight Zone: The Midnight Sun, Bucking the Sarge, God Went to Beauty School, Carver: A Life in Poems, Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices, A Maze Me: Poems for Girls, Birmingham, 1963, This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness

Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia
AuthorMark Salzman
ISBN0679767789
From the author of Iron & Silk comes a charming and frequently uproarious account of an American adolescence in the age of Bruce Lee, Ozzy Osborne, and Kung Fu. As Salzman recalls coming of age with one foot in Connecticut and the other in China (he wanted to become a wandering Zen monk), he tells the...
Boy Girl Boy
AuthorRon Koertge
ISBN0152058656
Larry, Teresa, and Elliot are so tight, there's no room in their circle for more than three: boy, girl, boy. And when they graduate, they plan to move to California to start their real lives--together.
    
But who are they fooling? Larry is gay and trying to come to terms with his sexuality....
The Twilight Zone: The Midnight Sun
AuthorMark Kneece
ISBN0802797210
In a time not unlike our own, two women are among the last people left behind in New York City, struggling to survive as the thermometer reaches an unbearable 140°. Almost overnight, modern-day conveniences have become luxuries and humans are pushed to their limits. As the climate grows more hostile,...
Bucking the Sarge
AuthorChristopher Paul Curtis
ISBN0440413311
Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan.

As his best friend Sparky says, “Flint’s nothing but the Titanic.”

And his mother, a.k.a. the Sarge, says, “Take my advice and stay off the sucker path.”

The Sarge milked the system to build an empire of slum...
God Went to Beauty School
AuthorCynthia Rylant
ISBN0060094354
A deeply compelling collection of poems about God and our everyday world from a Newbery medalist.

Cynthia Rylant takes teens on an invigorating spiritual journey as she explores what God's life on Earth might be like. Rylant's reflective and often humorous verse follows God as he tries out...
Carver: A Life in Poems
AuthorMarilyn Nelson
ISBN1886910537
George Washington Carver was born a slave in Missouri about 1864 and was raised by the childless white couple who had owned his mother. In 1877 he left home in search of an education, eventually earning a master's degree. In 1896, Booker T. Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural department...
Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices
AuthorWalter Dean Myers
ISBN0823418537
Acclaimed writer Walter Dean Myers celebrates the people of Harlem with these powerful and soulful first-person poems in the voices of the residents who make up the legendary neighborhood: basketball players, teachers, mail carriers, jazz artists, maids, veterans, nannies, students, and more....
A Maze Me: Poems for Girls
AuthorNaomi Shihab Nye
ISBN0060581891
A collection of seventy-two poems written especially for girls ages twelve and up by the much-honored and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye. "A lovely, rich collection that promises to be a lasting companion for young writers."—School Library Journal (starred review)

First love, friendship,...
Birmingham, 1963
AuthorCarole Boston Weatherford
ISBN1590784405
A poetic tribute to the victims of the racially motivated church bombing that served as a seminal event in the struggle for civil rights. In 1963, the eyes of the world were on Birmingham, Alabama, a flashpoint for the civil rights movement. Birmingham was one of the most segregated cities in the United...
This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness
AuthorJoyce Sidman
ISBN0618616802
When Mrs. Merz asks her sixth grade class to write poems of apology, they end up liking their poems so much that they decide to put them together into a book. Not only that, but they get the people to whom they apologized to write poems back.

In haiku, pantoums, two-part poems, snippets, and rhymes,...
Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States
AuthorLori Marie Carlson
Similar to my own experience, Lori Marie Carlson started studying Spanish as a pre-adolescent, fostering a lifelong appreciation for both the language and the culture. When Carlson was growing up, Spanish meant Spain and all things Ibero-centric. Yet, after choosing Latin American studies as the...
Where I Live
AuthorEileen Spinelli
ISBN0803731221
Diana loves where she lives. She loves the astronomy charts on her walls and the fact that she can wave to her best friend, Rose, from her very own window. And best of all, a wren has recently made its home right by her front door! When her family is forced to move, Diana wonders if she'll ever find that same...
Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems
AuthorJohn Grandits
ISBN0618568603
A 15-year-old girl named Jessie voices typical—and not so typical—teenage concerns in this unique, hilarious collection of poems. Her musings about trying out new makeup and hairstyles, playing volleyball and cello, and dealing with her annoying younger brother are never boring or predictable....
A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms
AuthorPaul B. Janeczko
ISBN0763606626
From the simplest couplet to the mind-boggling pantoum, the award-winning team behind A POKE IN THE I shows us the many fascinating ways poetic forms take shape.


Please
Open this book for something
Extraordinary.
Twenty-nine different poetic forms await you
Inside...
Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)
AuthorLinda Sue Park
ISBN0618234837
A sijo, a traditional Korean verse form, has a fixed number of stressed syllables and a humorous or ironic twist at the end. Like haiku, sijo are brief and accessible, and the witty last line winds up each poem with a surprise. The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected, amazing aspects of the...
The True Meaning of Cleavage
AuthorMariah Fredericks
ISBN0689869584
Cool is cool and geek is geek, and at Eldridge the two "definitely" do not mix.Sari and Jess are best friends and total opposites. They've liked each other ever since they discovered that they are the only two normal people at Eldridge Alternative. As they prepare to face the trials of ninth grade, Sari...
Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?: A Mystery in Poems
AuthorMel Glenn
ISBN0140385134
Nominated for the prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Award of the Mystery Writers of America

An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults

Award-winning author and poet Mel Glenn presents a unique mystery told through a series of free verse poems.

When popular Tower High English teacher...
National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar!
AuthorJ. Patrick Lewis
ISBN1426310544
Named one of the Best Children's Books of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews!

"Add a little natural wonder to your poetry shelves. Because if we’re talking about the best possible compliment to your eyes and ears alike, few have as many perks and grand moments as this." —School Library Journal starred...
UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings
AuthorDouglas Florian
ISBN1442426527
The buzz is big for Douglas Florian’s new poetry collection about the unBEElieveably unique lives of honeybees—and the vital role they play in our ecosystem.

Come inside the honeycomb—a busy, buzzy, bee-filled home—and learn about the unexpected wonders of these tiny insects’...
Ogden Nash's Zoo
AuthorOgden Nash
ISBN0941434958
This is a delightful collection of verses about animals. We enjoyed it (along with the Click, Clack, Moo books) as we read Animal Farm for our Family Book Club.

Favorite verses:
The Cow
The cow is of the bovine ilk;
One end is moo, the other, milk.
The Panther
The panther...
The Last Time as We Are
AuthorTaylor Mali
ISBN0982148879
You don't need a classroom to be a teacher, and you don't need to be a teacher to help someone learn a lesson. Taylor Mali's poetry explores this truth in entertaining and plainspoken ways because "the last thing this world needs is another poem" ("The Call to What We Know"). Whether discussing the language...
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