The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan (0-375-82845-1)
David Levithan wrote a utopian fantasy in Boy Meets Boy. Now he has written an achingly real novel in verse that is the linked stories of twenty teens who all attend the same high school. It is about love, life, beliefs, and being. It features girls, boys, gay and straight.
I believe that this is one of the best verse novels yet. The poetry itself sings, adding additional meaning in word play and creatively broken lines. It is true poetry rather than a novel broken into stanzas.
Share this with older teens who appreciate words and books. Both gay and straight kids will find people in the book who are just like them and others who are very different from them but somehow feel the same way. It is a celebration of diversity and humanity in one.