Unsinkable Cayenne

2025 NCTE Notable Verse Novel

High Plains Book Award Winner

“Intensely readable.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

When her unconventional parents finally agree to settle down in one place, twelve-year-old Cayenne’s dreams come true—but the reality of fitting in is much harder than she imagined. Acclaimed author Jessica Vitalis crafts an unforgettable historical novel-in-verse about belonging, family, and social class, for fans of Lisa Fipps’s Starfish and Jasmine Warga’s Other Words f...