I was so happy when I learned that One Big Open Sky had won a Newbery. Congratulations! And I agree about books in verse-they can be incredibly powerful. Some of my favorites over the years have been "The First Part Last" by Angela Johnson, "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo, "All the Broken Pieces" by Ann E. Burg, "Mid-Air" by Alicia D. Williams, "And We Stay" by Jenny Hubbard, "The Weight of Water" by Sarah Crossen, "The Opposite of Innocent" by Sonya Sones, and "Shout" by Laurie Halse Anderson.
I was so happy when I learned that One Big Open Sky had won a Newbery. Congratulations! And I agree about books in verse-they can be incredibly powerful. Some of my favorites over the years have been "The First Part Last" by Angela Johnson, "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo, "All the Broken Pieces" by Ann E. Burg, "Mid-Air" by Alicia D. Williams, "And We Stay" by Jenny Hubbard, "The Weight of Water" by Sarah Crossen, "The Opposite of Innocent" by Sonya Sones, and "Shout" by Laurie Halse Anderson.
Thank you Jarrett! Now I have even more books to add to my list!