<div dir="auto">Emma,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I might also suggest:<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell, Lyrical retelling of the Arthurian legend of Elaine of Shalott. </div><div dir="auto">A review says, "This is a great book to give to your teens looking for novels in verse or fantasy with strong women." (Also just one of my personal favorites)</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Or</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">A newer book, published in March or April</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph Coelho</div><div dir="auto">One description says, "In his new verse novel, Joseph Coelho brilliantly blends Greek myth with a 21st century quest. In Ancient Greece Theseus makes a dangerous and courageous journey to find his father, finally meeting the Minotaur in the Labyrinth. While Theo, a modern-day teenage boy, finds himself on a maze-like quest to find his own father. Each story tells of a boy becoming a man and discovering what true manhood really means"</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Hopefully you can come up with some good options!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Hope this helps!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Elizabeth Dekkinga </div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 2, 2024, 2:36 PM Emma Clemons via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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