Looking for Alaska is well written and deals with death and dying in a fresh way. Nevertheless, the moral tone and worldview are not Christian - sex, profanity, disrespect for authority are prevalent. But this is the world our children are exposed to, and books are effective tools for discussing these topics with our teenage …
The Illuminae Files_01 by Annie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, is written in the style of a report from varied sources. This creative approach was a bit distracting at first, but as soon as I got caught up in the drama I was turning pages too fast to notice. Kady and Ezra flee for their lives …
The Sword by Bryan Litfin. The Sword, The Gift and The Kingdom, make up Bryan Litfin's Chiveis Trilogy. Litfin's series takes place in the future. Survivors of nuclear war and a deadly virus, live primitively with a myriad of religious deities. Automobiles and modern methods of war have been replaced by horses and swords. Christianity and …
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai Inside Out & Back Again sweeps readers away with ten-year-old Ha as she flees Saigon at the time of the Vietnam War (1975). Written in verse, Thanhha Lai creatively shares the emotions and fears of leaving one's home and country and embarking on a new life in …
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill Along the lines of Hunger Games, the Protectorate sacrifices a baby each year to the forest witch in order to preserve their safety. But the Protectorate is led by a which who is fed and strengthened by the sorrow of others. Xan, the so-called forest witch, saves …
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