The Verse Novel Shelf

Guadalupe Garcia McCall

1 novel in verse on the shelf

Young Adult

1 book, newest first
Under the Mesquite2011 · Contemporary
Pura Belpré Author Award 2012William C. Morris Award Finalist 2012Américas Award Honorable Mention 2012ALSC Notable Children's Book 2012YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012

Lupita, the oldest of eight, holds her family together in a Texas border town as her mother battles cancer.