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Title: Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret. Author: Judy Blume Publisher: Dell Yearling Book Publication Date: 1970 ISBN: 0-440-40419-3 Audience: Grades 3-7 Summary: Margaret Simon has moved from New York City to Farbrook, New Jersey, anxious about a new home and a new school.

These three short reviews by regular contributor Virginia Thomas mark the end of our 6 week series on books that reflect experiences of teens and faith.  We’d love to hear your suggestions about other books we didn’t review! Title:  Ordinary Miracles Author: Stephanie

Regular contributor Virginia Thomas offers three shorter reviews of books related to ways that teens engage questions of faith. Title:  Preacher’s Boy Author:  Katherine Paterson Publisher: Harper Trophy ISBN: 0064472337 Audience: Ages 10 and up Summary: Robbie Hewitt decides to

Title:  Marcelo in the Real World Author:  Francisco X. Stork Illustrator: Publisher:  Arthur A. Levine Books ISBN: 139780545054744 Audience:  Ages 14 and up Summary: Marcelo Sandoval, an autistic seventeen-year old, has come to the end of his junior year at Patterson, the

Title:  This Gorgeous Game Author: Donna Freitas Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux ISBN: 9780374314729 Audience: Grade 7 and up Summary: Life for Olivia Peters is perfect.  A senior at Sacred Heart High School, she has won first prize in an important literary contest, a prize that

Title: American Born Chinese Author: Gene Luen Yang Illustrator: Color by Lark Pien Publisher: First Second ISBN: 1596431520; 240 pages Audience: Ages 12 and up Summary: American Born Chinese tells three separate stories: The Monkey King, of Chinese legend, wants to be accepted

Well-written books  for teenagers in which young people ask explicit questions about their faith or struggle with issues in which faith has a role are often hard to find.  Young adult fiction frequently falls at extremes on the spectrum : a stereotypical conservatism or an