The Verse Novel Shelf

Irene Latham

Writes for both2 novels in verse on the shelfMiddle Grade · 1Young Adult · 1

Middle Grade

1 book, newest first
D-39: A Robodog's Journey2021 · Science fiction

Twelve-year-old Klynt Tovis lives on her father's farm in a war-torn future America, where a D-39 robodog becomes her close companion. After a bombing, the two set out with a young neighbor to find Klynt's family and safety.

Young Adult

1 book, newest first
African Town2022 · Historical · with Charles Waters
Scott O'Dell Award 2023Alabama Great Reads from Great Places 2022YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2023

Fourteen voices tell of the last Africans illegally brought to Alabama in 1860 and the community they built after freedom.