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Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems
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Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems
by John Grandits

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'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...
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God Went to Beauty School
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God Went to Beauty School
by Cynthia Rylant

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Also, God made spaghetti, God took a bath, and God went rollerblading. He does lots of other funny and somehow beautiful things in this book. I keep coming back to God Went to Beauty School; it makes me happy. Recommended by Karen B., Powells.com...
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Things I Have to Tell You: Poems and Writing by Teenage Girls
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Things I Have to Tell You: Poems and Writing by Teenage Girls
by Betsy Franco

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This collection of more than 30 uncensored poems, written by teenage girls, capture the moods and essence of adolescence, and offer portraits of teenage girls--their dreams, hope, anger, and much more. Accompanied by black-and-white photos....
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You Hear Me?: Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys
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You Hear Me?: Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys
by Betsy Franco

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In this powerful collection of more than 70 uncensored poems and essays, more than 50 teenage boys from across the country explore their many-layered concerns, including identity, love, envy, gratitude, sex, anger, and more. Accompanied by black-and...
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19 Varieties of Gazelle ((Rev)02 Edition)
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19 Varieties of Gazelle ((Rev)02 Edition)
by Naomi Shihab Nye

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This volume collects for the first time all of Nye's poems about the Middle East, peace, and being an Arab-American in the U.S....
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Seeing the Blue Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets
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Seeing the Blue Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets
by Paul B Janeczko

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This compilation features letters and poems from 32 internationally renowned poets who provide words of wisdom and inspiring examples of their own work. Contributors include Kalli Dakos, Rob Farnsworth, Bobbi Katz, Jack Prelutsky, and Jane Yolen....
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One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
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One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
by Sonya Sones

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My name is Ruby. This book is about me. It tells the deeply hideous story of what happens when my mother dies and I'm dragged three thousand miles away from my gorgeous boyfriend, Ray, to live in L.A. with my father, who I've never even...
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Come with Me: Poems for a Journey
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Come with Me: Poems for a Journey
by Naomi Shihab Nye

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This handsome picture book about journeys of all kinds features such poems as"Secrets", "When You Come to a Corner", "Mad", and "Come With Me". Full-colormixed media collages....
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Poetry from A to Z: A Guide for Young Writers
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Poetry from A to Z: A Guide for Young Writers
by Paul B. Janeczko and Cathy Bobak

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"Janeczko's suggestions clearly grow from his own teaching success, and the book will be a natural for creative-writing classes. It will show that although poetry isn't easy, it can be a lot of fun to write about what you imagine...
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The Flag of Childhood: Poems from the Middle East
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The Flag of Childhood: Poems from the Middle East
by Naomi Shihab Nye

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In this stirring anthology of sixty poems from the Middle East, honored anthologist Naomi Shihab Nye welcomes us to this lush, vivid world and beckons us to explore. Eloquent pieces from Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, and elsewhere open windows into the...
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The Road Not Taken and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
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The Road Not Taken and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Robert Frost

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Originally published in 1916 under the title Mountain Interval, this volume contains many of Frost's finest and most moving poems. In addition to the title poem: "An Old Man's Winter Night," "In the Home Stretch," "Meeting and Passing," "Putting in the...
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Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath
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Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath
by Stephanie Hemphill

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On a bleak February day in 1963 a young American poet died by her own hand, and passed into a myth that has since imprinted itself on the hearts and minds of millions. She was and is Sylvia Plath and Your Own, Sylvia is a portrait of her life, told in...
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What My Mother Doesn't Know
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What My Mother Doesn't Know
by Sonya Sones

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My name is Sophie.< P> This book is about me.< P> It tells< P> the heart-stoppingly riveting story< P> of my first love.< P> And also of my second.< P> And, okay, my third love, too.< P> It's not that I'm boy...
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Your Name in Print
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Your Name in Print
by Elizabeth Harper

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Make Your Mark Looking for a way to express yourself? Need some extra spending money? Do you want to beef up that college application package? Look no further than this book. With advice on how to write newspaper and magazine features, Web blogs...
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Wildly Romantic: The English Romantic Poets: The Mad, the Bad, and the Dangerous
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Wildly Romantic: The English Romantic Poets: The Mad, the Bad, and the Dangerous
by Catherine M. Andronik

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Meet the rebellious young poets who brought about a literary revolution Rock stars may think they invented sex, drugs, and rock and roll, but the Romantic poets truly created the mold. In the early 1800s, poetry could land a person in jail. Those who...
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Night Is Gone, Day Is Still Coming: Stories and Poems by American Indian Teens and Young Adults
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Night Is Gone, Day Is Still Coming: Stories and Poems by American Indian Teens and Young Adults
by Betsy Franco

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This anthology of poetry, prose, and memoir gives voice to today's young American Indians, ages 11 to 22, from many nations across the country....
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A Place Like This
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A Place Like This
by Stephen Herrick

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I want to leave town I want to leave town I want to leave. Jack and Annabel have decided to put off university and drive around the country. It all seems wildly romantic, but when their car dies two days into the trip, they end up at George's apple...
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You Remind Me of You (Push Poetry)
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You Remind Me of You (Push Poetry)
by Eireann Corrigan

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For three years, Eireann Corrigan was in and out of treatment facilities for her eating disorders. By the time she graduated high school, her doctors said she was going to die if things didn't change. That July, her high school boyfriend attempted...
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I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
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I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
by Emily Dickinson

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I'M NOBODY, WHO ARE YOU? is a collection of Emily Dickinson's greatest poetry, from the wistful to the unsettling, the wonders of nature to the foibles of human nature....
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City of One
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City of One
by Writerscorps

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In this new collection from WritersCorps, more than 100 young writers express themselves through a common theme: peace. The exploration ranges from the personal to the communal to the political. These poets and authors have a lot to say about their...
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