Ron Koertge, born in Olney, Illinois, is the author of Geography of the Forehead, Making Love to Roget's Wife: Poems New and Selected, and several books for children and young adults, including Confess-O-Rama and The Heart of the City. He recently retired from Pasadena City College after 37 years of teaching.
Series
Shakespeare Bats Cleanup
1. Shakespeare Bats Cleanup (2006)
2. Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs (2010)
1. Shakespeare Bats Cleanup (2006)
2. Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs (2010)
Backyard Witch (with Christine Heppermann)
1. Sadie's Story (2015)
2. Jess's Story (2016)
3. Maya's Story (2017)
1. Sadie's Story (2015)
2. Jess's Story (2016)
3. Maya's Story (2017)
Novels
Where the Kissing Never Stops (1987)
The Arizona Kid (1988)
The Boy in the Moon (1990)
Mariposa Blues (1991)
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright (1994)
Confess-O-Rama (1996)
Heart Of The City (1998)
Margaux with an X (2004)
Boy Girl Boy (2005)
Strays (2007)
Deadville (2008)
A Day at the Beach (2025) (with Gary D Schmidt)
The Arizona Kid (1988)
The Boy in the Moon (1990)
Mariposa Blues (1991)
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright (1994)
Confess-O-Rama (1996)
Heart Of The City (1998)
Margaux with an X (2004)
Boy Girl Boy (2005)
Strays (2007)
Deadville (2008)
A Day at the Beach (2025) (with Gary D Schmidt)
Collections
Making Love to Roget's Wife (poems) (1997)
The Brimstone Journals (poems) (2001)
Geography of the Forehead (poems) (2002)
Fever (poems) (2006)
Indigo (poems) (2009)
The Ogre's Wife (poems) (2013)
Sex World (2014)
Vampire Planet (poems) (2016)
Olympusville (poems) (2018)
Yellow Moving Van (poems) (2018)
I Dreamed I Was Emily Dickinson's Boyfriend (poems) (2022)
Pandora's Kitchen (poems) (2025)
The Brimstone Journals (poems) (2001)
Geography of the Forehead (poems) (2002)
Fever (poems) (2006)
Indigo (poems) (2009)
The Ogre's Wife (poems) (2013)
Sex World (2014)
Vampire Planet (poems) (2016)
Olympusville (poems) (2018)
Yellow Moving Van (poems) (2018)
I Dreamed I Was Emily Dickinson's Boyfriend (poems) (2022)
Pandora's Kitchen (poems) (2025)
Novellas and Short Stories
Graphic Novels show
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Ron Koertge
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Ron Koertge recommends
Purple Daze (2011)
Sherry Shahan
"Sherry Shahan took me right back to the 60's with this deftly-written, politically charged novel-in-verse. Be warned -- Purple Daze will put a spell on you, too!"
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