[Michlib-l] YA/Youth Novels In Verse

[Bradley Scott]

If the "classics" route appeals to you and your reader, then
Tennyson's "Idylls of the King" are another possibility.

And JRR Tolkien composed "lays" or long-form verse versions of several
of the tales from his legendarium which might be of interest to teens
with a strong interest in Middle-Earth and its lore.  I seem to recall
that several of them were never completed (just like that famous
painting of Leaf by Niggle.)  See the recently published three-volume
"Collected Poems of JRR Tolkien", or "The Lays of Beleriand", the
third volume of the History of Middle Earth collection.

Bradley A. Scott, MLS
Electronic Resources Librarian
Mott Community College
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Flint, Michigan 48503
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