Summer Reading 2020: Poetry, Prose, & Novels in verse

Despite problems at home, sixteen-year-old conjoined twins Tippi and Grace love going to school for the first time and making real friends. In the midst of their happiness, however, they learn that a cardiac problem will force them to have separation surgery, which they have never before considered. Genre: Novels in verse (Also: First person narratives; Realistic fiction)

A visually explosive collection of poetry and narrative prose that explores black girlhood and womanhood. Alex Award 2018. Genres: Poetry and Prose (Also: Coming-of-age stories; Experimental fiction; Literary fiction)

This collection of poems by a former Poet Laureate of the United States describes the habits and struggles of daily life. Winner Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2005. Genre: Poetry

Mary Oliver’s adoration and awe of nature shines through in this slim collection of beautiful poetry evocative of the beauty, brutality, and mysteries found in the natural world. Genres: Poetry and Prose