Books written for Grades 9-12 (Ages 14 – 17)

Name of Book:   Making the Run Author:   Heather Henson Publisher:   Joanna Cotler Books (a division of HarperCollins) Audience:   Young adults ages 16 – 21 (this books deals with mature themes of habitual drug use, sexual activity, and death). I would also lean toward using this...

Name of Book: The Face of Our Past Author: Kathleen Thompson and Hilary Mac Austin Publisher: Indiana University Press Audience: Girls 5-17.   This book will capture the attention of African American girls and teenagers. Summary: This book creates a visual and written history of...

Name of Book:  The Big Box Author:  Toni and Slade Morrison Illustrator:  Giselle Potter Publisher:  Jump at the Sun Hyperion Books for Children Audience: Ages 8 – up Summary: Three children live inside a large box that is equipped with all that they need from swings to beds and...

Name of Book: Left to Tell Author: Immaculee Ilibagiza Publisher: Hay House Inc. Publisher’s Intended Audience: High school/Adult Summary: This book tells the true story of an African young girl who tells her account of her genocide survival in Rwanda.  In 1994, Immaculee...

Name of Book:   Slow Dance Heart Break Blues Author:  Arnold Adoff Illustrator:  William Cotton Publisher:  Lothrop Lee & Shepard (1995) Audience:  12 – 18 males and females.  This book would be best used in a youth group setting for small group discussion. Summar...

Name of Book:   The Brimstone Journals Author:  Ron Koertge Publisher:  Candlewick Press (2001) No. of Pages:  113 Audience:  13-18 males and females.  This book would be good for small group discussion for Youth Group or with a Sunday school class. Summary:   This book of poetry...

Name of Book:    I Don’t Want to be Crazy Author:  Samantha Schultz Illustrator:  N/A Publisher:  PUSH (an imprint of Scholastic, Inc.) 2006 No. of Pages:  280 Audience:  15 – 25 females (I think this book could be used with co-ed groups, but lends itself more toward a female...

Name of Book: A Quiet Neighborhood Author:  George MacDonald (1824 – 1905), edited by Dan Hamilton (1997) Publisher: ChariotVictor Publishing Publisher’s Intended Audience: Young Adults and Adults Summary: A new vicar comes to Marshmallows parish where he, with faltering steps,...

Name of Book: The Lord of the RingsTrilogy Author:  J.R.R. Tolkien Illustrator: Alan Lee Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Publisher’s Intended Audience: Grades 7 and Up Summary: The Ring of Power has resurfaced and is striving to return to the hand of its master, the Dark Lord,...