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Ron Koertge is a poet who wants to bring his readers nothing but pleasure.

A new collection of poetry from the poet and novelist Ron Koertge.

A new illustrated collection of humorous poetry from YA and poetry master Ron Koertge.

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When Jesus shows up in Walker's life, healing triumphs over heartbreak in Koertge's finest and funniest novel yet.Walker shouldn't have been so surprised to find Jesus standing in the middle of his bedroom. After all, he'd prayed for whoever was up there to help him, and to help his mom, who hadn't stopped crying since Noah died two months ago. But since when have prayers actually been answered? And since when has Jesus been so . . . irreveren...

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Ron Koertge wants to do nothing but delight. Armed with his trademark wit, he introduces readers to Little Red Riding Hood all grown up with a fondness for salsa and chips, explores the thorny relationship of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese, spies a Trojan pony and the children it bamboozles, and offers an alternate reading to the Icarus story. He meets Walt Whitman on the set of an X-rated movie, attends his gardener's funeral, and goes to ...

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Beautiful but troubled Colleen Minou is the only girl who ever looked at Ben Bancroft as more than just a spaz ? more than that kid with cerebral palsy. But the more time Ben spends with Colleen, the more glaring their differences appear, which makes him wonder if what he feels for her is actual affection or if it's just gratitude.And then there's A.J. She's everything that Colleen isn?t, and everything that Ben's grandma wants for him: clean-...

Koertge's pleasing variety of verse - a villanelle here, a sestina there - is a seamless fit for his story and characters." - The Horn Book (starred review)Ron Koertge, master of snappy dialogue and a deft poet, offers a fast-paced, sympathetic story that interweaves two narrative voices with humor and warmth. Fourteen-year old Kevin juggles his passions for poetry, baseball, and two very different girls in this funny, insightful sequel to Sha...

Quick repartee. Unsparing wit. Insight, poignancy, and spot-on characters. Welcome the much-awaited sequel to the acclaimed Stoner & Spaz.Beautiful but troubled Colleen Minou is the only girl who ever looked at Ben Bancroft as more than a spaz - more than just that kid with cerebral palsy. Yet the more time Ben spends with her, the more glaring their differences appear. Is what Ben feels for Colleen actual affection, or more like gratitude? Th...

Writing in free verse honed to a wicked edge, the incomparable Ron Koertge brings dark and contemporary humor to twenty iconic fairy tales.Once upon a time, there was a strung-out match girl who sold CDs to stoners. Twelve impetuous sisters escaped King Daddy's clutches to jiggle and cavort and wear out their shoes. A fickle Thumbelina searched for a tiny husband, leaving bodies in her wake. And Little Red Riding Hood confessed that she kind o...

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Ron Koertge eagerly tries his talented hand at Flash Fiction. In "BFF, " a teenage girl from the near-future orders friends from Amazon. A few pages later, a robot who travels what is left of the world and observes through "well-engineered eyes" claims that the sound of turbines is his lullaby. A fed-up daughter finds a foolproof way to do away with her awful mother, while in "Jesus Dog" a mysterious animal helps a broken man recover. A page f...

Vampire Planet is an eclectic, witty, and often moving New & Selected collection of poems from a writer whom former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins calls "the wisest, most entertaining wise guy in American poetry.

This funny and poignant novel celebrates the power of writing to help young people make sense of their lives and unlock and confront their problems." - School Library Journal (starred review)When MVP Kevin Boland gets the news that he has mono and won't be seeing a baseball field for a while, he suddenly finds himself scrawling a poem down the middle of a page in his journal. To get some help, he cops a poetry book from his dad's den - and bef...

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When a teenage boy's widowed mom gets a job as a stripper, it makes for some tricky social maneuvering in this coming-of-age tale from the award-winning author of "Stoner & Spaz.

With his trademark, fast-paced dialogue filled with wit and compassion, Koertge tells the tale of an insecure teen who discovers that gaining stature involves more than Stetsons and boots--and that lessons on love and manhood come from the places least expected.