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Sharon Olds, Marvin Bell, Rita Dove, Allen Ginsberg--poets writing poetry, not "children's poets." But selected for readers in 6th-10th grades. Suggestions for readers' using the poems as springboards for their own writing.

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What happens when you're 13 years old and your older sister succumbs to a severe mental illness? What thoughts do you think, what feelings arise, when you visit her in the hospital? Is she just pretending? A biographical account in verse. Click to order Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy.

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Poets known and new, 140 in all, many in translation, all writing about losses from trivial to soul-frying. What adolescent doesn't know about Loss? By Naomi Shihab Nye and Michael Nye. Click to order "What Have You Lost?", saving $3.80 off list price.

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A 13-year-old boy in 'Frenchtown,' familiar to Cormer readers from other novels, spends his summer observing, and waiting for a sign of love from his father. Ages 10 and up will appreciate this fine, blank-verse novel. Click to order: save $2.39 off list price.

Delirious,a book of light-hearted verse for reading aloud. Makes kids who think they don't even like poetry sit up and take notice. If you're sick of Shel Silverstein, try Allfrey's Delirious. Get it at amazon.com & automatically help this site.