The month of April is known as National Poetry Month. To be honest I haven't read a lot of poetry books, or books written in short verse. It was just recently that I discovered a book called The Sky Between You and Me by Catherine Alene. This book was written in short poetry like verses, and I was completely enamored with the writing style from the very first pages.

Take a look at some of our favorite books released this month.

"Books I've Read Recently" is a series where I, Penelope Gomez, will do a monthly wrap up of the books I've read throughout the past month. In this series I will give a brief synopsis of the story and then give the book a rating of :

Whether in pickup games or serious competition, these YA books all involve characters who play basketball.

Gossip, revenge, haters, messed-up situations, political intrigue, and back-stabbing social scenes fill the pages of these juicy page-turning reads.