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Elsie's endless wait : Book 1
by Martha Finley
In the 1840's, eight-year-old heiress Elsie Dinsmore has only her Christian faith and the hope of love from the father she has never met to sustain her while living on a southern plantation with relatives who care little for her and disapprove of her strong religious principles
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Amen, L.A.
by Cherie Bennett
When seventeen-year-old Natalie Shelton and her family move from Minnesota to Beverly Hills after her mother is hired as pastor of the wealthy Church of Beverly Hills, Natalie becomes overwhelmed by the lavish lifestyle and starts to forget her Christianvalues
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Faking Faith
by Josie Bloss
A humiliating "sexting" incident causes 17-year-old Dylan to become an outcast--harassed, ignored and estranged from her best friends. When Dylan discovers the blogs of homeschooled fundamentalist Christian girls, she's fascinated by their old-fashioned conversation themes, like practicing submission to one's future husband. Blogging as Faith, her devout alter ego, Dylan befriends Abigail, the group's queen bee. When she grows closer to Abigail (and her older brother), Dylan must choose: keep living a lie or come clean. Original.
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Roadside assistance
by Amy Clipston
After her mother dies and she and her father move in with her wealthy aunt and cousin, Emily struggles when her car-loving, tomboy identity and her way of expressing her faith clash with the expectations of others
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Evolution, me & other freaks of nature
by Robin Brande
Following her conscience leads high school freshman Mena to clash with her parents and former friends from their conservative Christian church, but might result in better things when she stands up for a teacher who refuses to include "Intelligent Design" in lessons on evolution.
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Premiere
by Melody Carlson
When two sisters get their own fashion-focused reality television show, vivacious Paige is excited, but Erin, a Christian who is more interested in being behind the camera than in front of it, has problems with some of the things they are asked to do
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Dark blue : color me lonely
by Melody Carlson
Two sophomore girls, best friends since kindergarten, grow apart when one wants new friends and decides the other is a popularity liability
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The jerk magnet
by Melody Carlson
Best-selling teen author spins a tale about a girl who goes from geek to chic and discovers popularity isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Original.
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What would Emma do?
by Eileen Cook
While juggling friendship issues, a love triangle-turned-square, and escalating mayhem in her small religious town, Emma realizes she has to stop trying to please everyone around her and figure out what she wants for herself. Original.
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Donut days
by Lara Zielin
Eager to be at the grand opening of Crispy Dream, a donut franchise that attracts the wildest customers, Emma, daughter of evangelical minister parents, looks forward to the unknown and a chance at momentary escape from the boring life she knows all too well.
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Addison Blakely : confessions of a PK
by Betsy St. Amant
Addison, the daughter of a widowed pastor, is attracted to the "bad boy" next door and begins to wonder if her Christian faith is her own or only the result of her upbringing, as she deals with boys, a jealous friend, and other teen problems
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You don't know about me
by Brian Meehl
In a bold reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Billy Albright's "river" is the meandering highway, which carries him to dark and comedic outposts as he zigzags across the American West in a geocaching treasure hunt that will ultimately lead him to the realization that the path to self-discovery is "mega" off-road.
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Pure
by Terra Elan McVoy
Having made a pact with one another to wear purity rings to symbolize their promise to keep their virginity until they are married, Tabitha and her friends have forged a special bond throughout the years, but when one friend breaks the promise and other secrets are revealed, tensions rise amidst the betrayal and relationships are put to the ultimate test.
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Starring me
by Krista McGee
Will seventeen-year-old Kara have to give up her acting dream when she learns that her audition for a television variety show starring a big-time teen celebrity hinges on her relationship with God?
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Everything you need to survive the apocalypse
by Lucas Klauss
Abandoned by a best friend and singled out by a sadistic track coach, high school sophomore Phillip is dismayed by his father's plans to throw away Philip's late mother's obsession-linked emergency supplies and works to become an ideal boyfriend to an unconventional girl. A first novel.
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The blue door
by Christa Kinde
Fourteen-year-old Prissie Pomeroy's faith is tested when she learns that some of her friends, old and new, are angels, that they are engaged in battle with demons, and that God has some special purpose for her
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So not happening
by Jenny B. Jones
Forced to leave her beloved Manhattan behind when her father leaves the family for a younger woman and her mother and new stepfather relocate to Oklahoma, Isabella Kirkwood struggles against subsequent unwelcome circumstances, which are shaped by her new community's conservative values and faith. Original.
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With a name like Love
by Tess Hilmo
In 1957, 13-year-old Olivene Love gets tangled up in a murder mystery involving Jimmy Koppel's mother when her itinerant preaching family arrives in the small town of Binder, Arkansas, for a three-day revival.
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Nothing pink
by Mark Hardy
Vincent Harris, the teenaged son of a Baptist minister, has always known he is gay and uses his faith to avoid any sinful thoughts or acts, but when his family moves to a new church in the late 1970s, he meets Robert Ingle, falls in love, and watches as his nature and faith collide.
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Insight : a novel
by Diana Greenwood
After ten-year-old Elvira's father goes missing in World War II and her mother gives birth to a daughter who is a seer, the family leaves their rural Wisconsin home, along with Elvira's cantankerous grandmother, accompanying a traveling preacher on a journey that reveals secrets and ultimately leads to forgiveness and healing for Elvira
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The redemption of Ajax
by Trinity Faegen
Pledging her soul to a demonic being in order to learn who murdered her father, Sasha discovers her secret identity as a daughter of Eve before meeting earthbound immortal Jax, who longs to find peace and redemption by convincing Sasha to return his love. A first novel.
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The dark Divine
by Bree Despain
Grace Divine, almost 17, learns a dark secret when Daniel Kalbi, her childhood friend--practically a brother--returns, upsetting her minister-father and the rest of her family, around the time strange things are happening in and near their small Minnesota town.
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Beyond the reflection's edge
by Bryan Davis
When Nathan Shepherd's parents are murdered, leaving only a mirror and notes from his investigator father's last case, Nathan and his father's friend's daughter struggle to solve the mystery before they, too, become victims. Original.
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The Miracle Girls : a novel
by Anne Dayton
Hiding her unhappiness over her family's recent move from her parents, Ana inadvertently gains the enmity of the popular Riley and despairs of gaining the heart of a boy she likes. By the authors of Emily Ever After. Original.
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