9 Top poetry books like The Song of Us by Kate Fussner

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The Song of Us

By: Kate Fussner

3.93

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This stunning debut and wholly original queer middle grade novel-in-verse retelling of “Orpheus and…

If you liked the poetry plot in The Song of Us by Kate Fussner , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • middle grade
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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2. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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3. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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4. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. Camp QUILTBAG

By: Nicole Melleby

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed authors of Hurricane Season and Ana on the Edge, an unforgettable story about th… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Melleby's Camp QUILTBAG book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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6. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Remember Us book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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7. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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8. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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9. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • middle grade
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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10. Mirror to Mirror

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In Rajani LaRocca’s breathtaking follow-up to the Newbery Honor– and Walter Award–winning Red, Whit… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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12. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. Aniana del Mar Jumps In

By: Jasminne Mendez

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A novel-in-verse by about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile A… read more

Similar categories in Jasminne Mendez's Aniana del Mar Jumps In book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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14. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • romance
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Eb & Flow

By: Kelly J. Baptist

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't … read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Eb & Flow book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. The Song of Us

By: Kate Fussner

3.93

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This stunning debut and wholly original queer middle grade novel-in-verse retelling of “Orpheus and… read more

Similar categories in Kate Fussner's The Song of Us book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • romance
  • poetry
  • retellings
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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17. Not an Easy Win

By: Chrystal D. Giles

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the bo… read more

Similar categories in Chrystal D. Giles's Not an Easy Win book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself

By: Monica Edinger

4.04

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their per… read more

Similar categories in Monica Edinger's Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • poetry
  • middle grade
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19. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • poetry
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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20. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. How to Stay Invisible

By: Maggie C. Rudd

4.39

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

My Side of the Mountain meets How to Steal a Dog in this high-stakes and heartfelt middle-grade sto… read more

Similar categories in Maggie C. Rudd's How to Stay Invisible book and Kate Fussner's The Song of Us

  • middle grade
  • fiction

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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Katherine Marsh

4.50

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4.02

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Dave Eggers

4.25

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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