Fiction
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A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life (Jewish)
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| Author: |
Dana Reinhardt |
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Simone meets her birth mother, Rivka, who gave her up for adoption sixteen years before, and discovers how Rivka's conservative Jewish upbringing influenced her decisions so long ago. |
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Blind Faith (Spiritualists)
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| Author: |
Ellen Wittlinger |
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After Liz's grandma dies and her grieving mother joins a spiritualist church that claims to communicate with the dead, Liz discovers a welcome distraction when a new boy moves into the neighborhood. |
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Born Again (Christian)
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| Author: |
Kelly Kerney |
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Wanting to be a "Warrior for Christ," Melanie sets out to disprove Darwin's theories at an academic summer camp, but in the process, surprises herself by uncovering long-held family secrets. |
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Born Confused (Hindi)
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| Author: |
Tanuja Desai Hidier |
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Torn between her Indian identity and the American culture that surrounds her, Dimple Lala tries to fit in by helping her blonde, blue-eyed friend win the heart of Karsh Kapoor, the son of family friends from India. |
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Buddha Boy (Buddhist)
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| Author: |
Kathe Koja |
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Michael Martin is quickly nicknamed Buddha Boy after begging for money in the cafeteria and shaving his head. When Justin befriends him for his artistic talent he also learns about the principles of Buddhism. |
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Chosen (Buddhist)
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| Author: |
Ted Dekker |
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Four teenagers are selected to embark on a mission to find the lost Books of History, which will save their society from the evils of the Horde. |
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Converting Kate (General Religious)
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| Author: |
Beckie Weinheimer |
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After her father's death and a move across the country, Kate renounces her mother's church in search of a normal life and her faith. |
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Does My Head Look Big in This? (Muslim)
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| Author: |
Randa Abdel-Fattah |
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Hilarious and profound insights unfold when a modern Australian-Palestinian teen decides to express her Muslim faith by wearing the hijab. |
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Godless (General Religion)
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| Author: |
Pete Hautman |
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Jason Bock rebels against his Catholic church by creating a fake religion which worships the local water tower and is surprised when people take it more seriously than he expected. |
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Hollywood Nobody (Christian)
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| Author: |
Lisa Samson |
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Scotty Dawn struggles with making the right choices in life while living an exciting, but unstable life of moving from one movie set to another with her unconventional mother who designs food for movie sets. |
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How to Ruin a Summer Vacation (Jewish)
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| Author: |
Simone Elkeles |
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Amy, a spoiled American teenager, finds her life turned upside down when her estranged father takes her to Israel for the summer to meet relatives. |
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Incantation (Religious Persecution)
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| Author: |
Alice Hoffman |
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Sixteen-year-old Estrella is a Spanish Jew hiding as a devout Catholic during the Inquisition. When her family's secret is betrayed by her best friend there are tragic consequences. |
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Never Mind the Goldbergs (Jewish)
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| Author: |
Matthue Roth |
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Seventeen-year-old Hava Aaronson lands the leading role in an all-American Orthodox Jewish sitcom. She stays kosher as she moves from her home in New York to the glitz of Hollywood. |
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No Shame, No Fear (Quakers)
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| Author: |
Ann Turnball |
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Set in England 1662, during the persecution of Quakers, Oxford educated seventeen-year-old Anglican Will and illiterate fifteen-year-old Quaker Susanna, meet and fall in love in defiance of the law. |
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Nothing but Drama (Christian/African American)
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| Author: |
ReShonda Tate Billingsley |
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When Camille is ordered to join a church youth group after hiding her boyfriend from the police, she finds unexpected friendship and faith. |
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Possibilities of Sainthood (Catholic)
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| Author: |
Donna Freitas |
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Antonia Labella, Catholic schoolgirl, has been suggesting new saints to the Vatican for eight years. She's even offered to become the first living saint, as patron saint of first kisses. |
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Siddhartha (Buddhism)
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| Author: |
Hermann Hesse |
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A wealthy young man in sixth century India feels his life is empty and leaves home to find God, peace and happiness. |
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Sierra Jensen Collection Volume 1 (Christian)
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| Author: |
Robin Jones Gunn |
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Sierra Jensen, 16, returns home from a mission trip to Europe, dreading her family's move to Oregon in the middle of her junior year of high school despite her faith in God's plans. |
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The Shakeress (Shakers and Mormons)
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| Author: |
Kimberley Burton Hueston |
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Naomi, searching for her own spirituality in 19th century New England, tries living with the Shakers and later hears about a new religion called Mormonism. |
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When We Were Saints (Christian)
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| Author: |
Han Nolan |
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After his dying grandfather declares that he is a saint, fourteen-year-old Archie agrees to go on a pilgrimage with the mysterious new girl in town, who insists that they are the inheritors of the souls of Saint Francis and Clare. |
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Zen and the Art of Faking It (Zen Buddhism)
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| Author: |
Jordan Sonnenblick |
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San Lee, a Chinese boy adopted by American parents, reinvents himself as a Zen master to help fit in at his new school, but his lies may alienate the one friend he wants most to impress. |
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Non-Fiction
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| Title: |
The Secret World of Kabbalah (Jewish)
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| Author: |
Judith Z. Abrams |
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A down-to-earth explanation of what Kabbalah, mystical teachings related to Hebrew Scriptures, really mean. |
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