Sentences with phrase «of verse novels»
In addition, recent years have seen the emergence of more diverse perspectives in the creation of verse novels, with many new poets to know.
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Before the invention of the novel, verse provided the vehicle for throwing philosophical and theological truths into their enacted, experienced forms, which is why I've profited so much from medieval and Renaissance poems, especially those I've recommended, all of which are allied with the chanson de geste, tales of heroism and adventure that delight as much as they inform.
She links this month's protests against an online film making fun of the Muslim prophet Mohammed - which have resulted in several deaths around the world, including that of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens - to the reaction in 1989 against Salman Rushdie's novel «The Satanic Verses.»
Discover a world of rhythm, rhyme, and free verse with engaging collections and novels for your middle readers.
The current crisis actually has its roots in a row as far back as 1989 when members Kerstin Ekman and Lars Gyllensten left their chairs after a majority of the academy voted against a proposition to submit an appeal to the Swedish government to engage against the fatwa issued by Iran against Salman Rushdie for his controversial novel The Satanic Verses.
Inside Out and Back Again A favorite among teachers and students, this poignant 2013 coming - of - age novel in verse centers on 10 - year - old Hà, who loses her father and must flee her home in Vietnam when Saigon falls, in 1975.
Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science In this novel written in verse, Jeannine Atkins shares the lives of three real - life scientists: entomologist Maria Merian (1647 — 1717), paleontologist Mary Anning (1799 — 1847), and astronomer Maria Mitchell (1818 — 89)-- all of whom were interested in science from childhood on.
His fiction includes Sutherland's Rules, a crime caper / thriller with a shimmer of the fantastic; Black Easter, a supernatural suspense novel which pits love against black magic and demonic possession on a remote, idyllic Greek island; and Free Verse and Other Stories, a collection of Dario's short science fiction work (currently 99 cents on Amazon).
Author of the acclaimed picture - book biography Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (2014), Patricia Hruby Powell turns her attention to the true story of Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter with her nonfiction novel in verse Loving vs. Virginia, about a white man and a black woman who fell in love and married in a time when this was an illegal act.
Newbery Medal winner Kwame Alexander is adding a new book of poetry alongside his award - winning novels in verse.
Margarita Engle is probably best known for her many award - winning novels in verse set in Cuba, such as The Poet Slave of Cuba (2006), The Surrender Tree (2008), and many more.
A Miami Indian boy and James, the son of a trader, become friends during the War of 1812 in this affecting novel in verse.
Set against the backdrop of the first lunar landing, this free - verse novel features Mimi Oliver, a half - Japanese, half — African American girl who learns about fitting in and standing up for what's right.
Her new historical novel in verse, Stone Mirrors, tells the tale of Edmonia Lewis, a girl with an Ojibwe mother and a father from Haiti, who overcomes abuse and prejudice to become a world - class sculptor in the years following the Civil War.
Here we highlight 10 titles that show the amazing variety that poets create for us, a diverse rainbow of writers and forms, from picture - book biographies to edgy anthologies to fact - based verse novels to historical homages to celebrations of culture — all poetry!
First of all, it's not a novel, it's a novel - in - verse, and second of all, I stand by my reading of this 19th - century Russian classic.
This novel - in - verse paints an authentic portrait of a closely knit family on the brink of crisis.
Told in multiple voices, Engle's richly metaphorical novel - in - verse is a fictionalized biography of the nineteenth - century Cuban abolitionist poet Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, known as Tula.
In lyrical, sensory verse, acclaimed author Venkatraman deftly shapes readers» comprehension of physical ability as lush descriptions parallel the novel's emotional expression.
In this free - verse novel, Sam endures his parents» breakup, while a parallel narrative explores the biblical story of Ishmael and his despair after being displaced by his brother, Isaac.
Woodson, who won the 2014 National Book Award (among many other accolades) for her memoir - in - verse Brown Girl Dreaming, again explores themes of coming of age in her new novel.
Joseph Anton is the memoir of controversial Indian author, Salman Rushdie and concentrates on the time in his life during which he was under threat of the fatwa imposed by the Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini for his novel, The Satanic Verses.
This novel - in - verse, the prequel to the Newbery Medal - winning The Crossover (2014), includes comic - style illustrations by Dawud Anyabwile that portray Charlie's hoop dreams, Granddaddy's pithy reflections on life and plenty of homespun philosophy drawn from basketball.
This writing style was praised in BookPage's review of Tricks, in 2009: «Hopkins is a fine practitioner of the free - verse novel; her voices are distinct and put readers directly into the minds and hearts of her characters.»
In the Classroom: Talk with students about how a novel in verse is different from a prose novel (e.g., the use of white space, line breaks, poetic forms) and why an author might choose this verse format.
If you have an ambitious group of students, try creating a short, collaborative verse novel together, with everyone contributing poems on the same agreed - upon event, with multiple perspectives or a chronological, sequential story with multiple authors.
This «permission» has ushered in a whole new generation of diverse writers who have produced verse novels, memoirs, and biographies.
The similarly upbeat title of Virginia Euwer Wolff's 1993 novel - in - verse Make Lemonade immediately suggests the positive way its characters will react when life hands them «lemons» like poverty and teen motherhood.
,» Walter Dean Myers, author of several novels in verse, talked about his own development as a reader and a writer.
Written in verse, these novels, memoirs, and biographies offer a wide range of cultural perspectives and an accessible literary form that appeals to strong and reluctant readers alike.
McCullough's exquisite novel in verse follows the heart - wrenching true story of gifted Roman painter Artemisia Gentileschi.
Following is a list of novels, biographies, and memoirs in verse, published within the last five years, that reflect diverse experiences, cultures, and characters.
Novels in verse aren't a new idea in YA lit (or in literature in general — think of the Epic of Gilgamesh!)
The 10 - year - old heroine of this taut novel in verse, Hà, narrates the story of her experience as a refugee from Vietnam in the 1970s.
In the Classroom: As we read and share memoirs with children, we should also talk about that «continuum» of life - story poetry and help students understand the distinct nature of each type, showing examples of poetry as memoir (Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming), fictionalized memoir (Carole Boston Weatherford's Becoming Billie Holiday), mock memoir (Gary Crew's Troy Thompson's Excellent Peotry [sic] Book), and autobiographical novels in verse (Thanhha Lai's Inside Out and Back Again).
In 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini called for Salman Rushdie's death for his «blasphemous» novel The Satanic Verses, a move which not only forced Rushdie into hiding for over a decade, but also stirred vigorous debate over the unconditional right of free speech.
This verse novel answers the question asked by the descendants of stolen slaves: «Were we missed?»
This title is a novel in verse that reads with the intimacy and immediate detail of a memoir.
Utilizing tanka poems, this novel in verse relates how Garvey's family, new friend, and love of music lead him to personal discovery and self - acceptance.
In the Classroom: Novels in verse written from multiple points of view lend themselves readily to reader's theater adaptation.
Set against the backdrop of the War of 1812, this historical novel in verse tells the story of two boys who become friends despite their very different backgrounds (the Miami tribe and a frontier family).
In Like Water on Stone, my verse novel about genocide and survival, the reader gets to know one of the world's oldest places: Armenia.
Set against the backdrop of the first lunar landing, this free verse novel features Mimi Oliver, a half Japanese, half African American girl who learns about fitting in and standing up for what's right.
Novels - in - verse must work double duty: The story must be compelling and the verse accessible and worthy of the story.
Her second novel, a verse portrait of Sylvia Plath, YOUR OWN, SYLVIA, was published by Knopf in 2007 and received a 2008 Printz Honor and the 2008 Myra Cohn Livingston Award.
This luminous verse novel reveals how Mary Shelley became one of the most celebrated authors in history.
Right now, I'm hosting a verse novel challenge (read five verse novels by the end of the year).
This novel - in - verse alternates between Claire and Abigail's voices while incorporating the perspective of the...
Homages to classic novels and authors have become de rigueur in the world of cozy mysteries, but Murder Most Austen by Tracy Kiely is a winner — especially because the author is obviously so well - versed in Austen's body of work, packing Austen allusions into her novel.
His fiction includes Sutherland's Rules, a crime caper / thriller with a shimmer of the fantastic; Black Easter, a supernatural suspense novel which pits love against black magic and demonic possession on a remote, idyllic Greek island; and Free Verse and Other Stories, a collection of Dario's short science fiction work.