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Spirituality in Fiction & Nonfiction for Teens
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A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
by Atia Abawi
When the city where he lives with his large, loving family is destroyed by Daesh fighters who bomb buildings, commit acts of violence and publicly execute anyone who resists, a heartbroken Tareq embarks on the perilous life of a refugee traveling a dangerous route from Syria through Turkey and Greece. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
The daughter of devout immigrants discovers the power of slam poetry and begins participating in a school club as part of her effort to understand her mother's strict religious beliefs and her own developing relationship to the world. A first novel. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The lines we cross
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
A story about the power of choosing tolerance by the award-winning author of Does My Head Look Big in This? finds basketball enthusiast Michael attending anti-immigration rallies with his parents until a friendship with a Muslim refugee newcomer from Afghanistan compels him to question his family's politics. Simultaneous eBook.
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The head of the saint
by Socorro Acioli
A U.S. debut from an award-winning Brazilian author traces the experiences of orphaned 14-year-old Samuel, who lives in an unfinished monument where hears beautiful singing and mischievously answers the private prayers and wishes of his fellow villagers. Simultaneous eBook.
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We are all that's left
by Carrie Arcos
Told in two voices, Nadja grows up in war-torn Bosnia in the 1990s and, in the present, refuses to discuss her youth with her daughter, Zara, until both are traumatized by a terrorist attack in Rhode Island
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A psalm for lost girls
by Katie Bayerl
When the people of their town scramble to have her miracle-producing late sister canonized, Callie, who feels her beloved sister's memory would be tainted by religious associations, uncovers dangerous secrets behind the kidnapping of a local girl. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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The passion of Dolssa : a novel
by Julie Berry
Rescuing a mystic healer who is being violently pursued by a rogue monk in 13th-century Provensa, scrappy matchmaker Botille is challenged to protect the entire village against the monk's crusade to burn heretics. By the award-winning author of All the Truth That's in Me. Simultaneous eBook.
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First date
by Melody Carlson
Upperclassmen at Northwood Academy rarely date so Devon, a bored junior transfer student, persuades her friends Cassidy, Emma, Bryn and Abby to form a club to help each other find dates for the Homecoming Dance. Original.
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Vivian Apple at the end of the world
by Katie Coyle
Sixteen-year-old Vivian Apple returns home after the alleged "Rapture" to find her devout parents gone and two mysterious holes in the roof, and though Vivian never believed in the Rapture, or the über-powerful Church of America, now that she's been left behind, her quest for the truth begins. Simultaneous eBook. 20,000 first printing.
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All the major constellations : a novel
by Pratima Cranse
After Andrew's best friend is hit by a drunk driver and ends up in a coma, his enigmatic crush invites him to find comfort with her fundamentalist Christian group.
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In real life
by Cory Doctorow
Immersing herself in an online role-playing game where she enjoys fantasy heroics, Anda confronts a difficult choice when she befriends a disadvantaged Chinese kid who works illegally to collect valuable objects and sell them to other players for real money. Original.
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The Orphan's Wish by Melanie DickersonIn medieval Hagenheim, Germany, Aladdin, a poor orphan from the Holy Land, tries to rescue and win the heart of Kirstyn, the Duke of Hagenheim's daughter, his friend since childhood who is now pursued by greedy men seeking her father's fortune.
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Conviction
by Kelly Loy Gilbert
An aspiring baseball pitcher confronts an impossible choice and a test of his faith when he is offered the chance to play against a relative of a police officer his father is accused of killing. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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As the crow flies
by Melanie Gillman
When thirteen year-old lesbian African American Charlie questions her belief in God, she spends a week at an all-white Christian youth camp for some soul searching
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Gunn packs this series with enough romance, drama and heartwarming moments to keep you reading and wanting more. It all starts the summer Christy turns 15. She leaves Wisconsin and spends her vacation with her wealthy aunt and uncle in Newport Beach, California. That's where she meets Todd, the surfer with the screaming silver blue eyes who changes her life forever. As these memorable high school years unfold, Christy and her "peculiar treasure" friends draw close to each other in the good times and the bad. Love grows and hearts are knit together for eternity.
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Eden west
by Pete Hautman
Coming of age in an insular cult, 17-year-old Jacob anticipates the Apocalypse he has been told is imminent while struggling with his faith alongside his new friends from the outside world. By the National Book Award-winning author of Godless. Simultaneous eBook.
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Rapture practice : a true story about growing up gay in an evangelical family
by Aaron Hartzler
Describes the author's coming of age in a fervently religious household that believed Jesus' return to Earth to take the faithful to heaven was imminent, recounting how his growing doubts, earthly ties, and the sacrifices required by his faith prompted his transformation from conflicted do-gooder to full-fledged teen rebel.
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For love & honor
by Jody Hedlund
A noblewoman who hides a skin blemish that could cause to her to be branded a witch and a knight who must marry a wealthy woman to protect his family forge an alliance based on secrets that threaten their love and lives. By the author of An Uncertain Choice. Original. Simultaneous eBook.
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There you'll find me
by Jenny B. Jones
Finley needs to compose her audition piece but her creativity disappeared with the death of her older brother, Will. She decides to study abroad in Ireland so she can follow Will’s travel journal. It’s the place he felt closest to God, and she’s hopeful being there will help her make peace over losing him.
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Mariam Sharma Hits the Road by Sheba Karim The summer after her freshman year of college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible and beautiful Ghazala, and religious but closeted Umar. But when a scandalous photo of Ghaz appears on a billboard in Times Square, Mariam and Umar come up with a plan to rescue her from her furious parents. And what could be a better escape than a spontaneous road trip down to New Orleans? This wry, remarkable road-trip story is about questioning where you come from—and choosing the family that chooses you back.
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The names they gave us
by Emery Lord
Looking forward to working at Bible camp alongside her boyfriend, Lucy struggles with her affections and her faith in the wake of her mother's cancer recurrence and switches to working at a camp for troubled kids, where among diverse co-workers she manages the emergence of family secrets and pursues a different understanding of grace.
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Release
by Patrick Ness
Struggling with his family's religious beliefs, an employer's ultimatum and his unrequited love for his ex, Adam struggles to move on with a best friend and a new relationship while trying to find the courage to stay true to himself. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Rest of Us Just Live Here and A Monster Calls. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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Beck
by Mal Peet
Orphaned as a child and sent to live among religious caretakers in early 20th-century Canada, 15-year-old Beck endures harsh labor and searches for love while traveling back and forth across the American border during the height of the Great Depression.
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She wore red trainers : A Muslim Love Story
by Na'íma bint Robert
Two young Muslims, Ali, who is still coming to terms with his mother's death, and Amirah, who has vowed to never marry, fall for each other despite their differences
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The complete Persepolis
by Marjane Satrapi
Collects a groundbreaking two-part graphic memoir, in which the great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists describes growing up in Tehran, a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private life.
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The day the angels fell
by Shawn Smucker
"When tragedy shakes young Samuel Chamber's family, his search for answers entangles him in the midst of an ancient conflict and leads him on an unexpected journey to find the Tree of Life"
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Ms. Marvel : (Marvel Now!)
by G. Willow Wilson
Sixteen-year-old Kamala always seemed like the odd one out, growing up Muslim in Jersey City, but when a Terrigen mist descend upon the city she is transformed into Ms. Marvel, a new crime-fighting superhero with the power to shrink, enlarge, and morph into any shape and size
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