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

Making the Run

06 January 2010, Comment are Off
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...

The Face of Our Past

15 December 2009, Comment are Off
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...

The Big Box

03 December 2009, Comment are Off
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...

Left to Tell

02 December 2009, Comment are Off
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...

Slow Dance Heart Break Blues

01 December 2009, Comment are Off
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...

The Brimstone Journals

16 November 2009, Comment are Off
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...

I Don’t Want to Be Crazy

10 November 2009, Comment are Off
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...

A Quiet Neighborhood

24 October 2009, Comment are Off
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,...

Lord of the Rings Triology

24 October 2009, Comment are Off
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,...
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