Christian Fiction
The term “Christian Fiction” covers a wide range of reading interests, from romance to mystery to thrillers. Most of these titles are simply “clean reads,” while others are about the battle between good and evil. The common tie is the theme of spirituality and a strong Christian message. Remember, your librarian can help you find more Christian fiction by these and other authors. |
Bauer, Joan. Rules of the Road. YA F Bau Meet Jenna Boller, star employee at Gladstone’s Shoe Store in Chicago. Standing a gawky 5'11'' at 16 years old, Jenna is the kind of girl most likely to stand out in the crowd—for all the wrong reasons. But that doesn’t stop Madeline Gladstone, the president of Gladstone’s Shoes 176 outlets in 37 states, from hiring Jenna to drive her cross country in a last ditch effort to stop Elden Gladstone from taking over his mother’s company and turning a quality business into a shop-and-schlock empire. Now Jenna Boller shoe salesperson is about to become a shoe-store spy as she joins her crusty old employer for an eye-opening adventure that will teach them both the rules of the road-and the rules of life. Jenna’s story continues in Best Foot Forward. |
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Brande, Robin. Evolution, Me, and Other Freaks of Nature. YA F Bra 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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Brouwer, Sigmund & Mackall, Dandi Daley. Degrees of Guilt (series). YA F Deg Tyrone’s Story Kyra’s Story Miranda’s Story |
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Burney, Claudia Mair. The Exorsistah. YA F Bur Seventeen-year-old Emme Vaughn, a homeless girl who can see demons, has a chance to do God's work by assisting a disgraced priest, a nun, and handsome Francis Rivers in performing exorcisms, but must first battle her personal demons, lack of discipline, and teen hormones. |
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Carlson, Melody. True Colors (series). YA F Car Dark Blue: Color Me Lonely Deep Green: Color Me Jealous Pitch Black: Color Me Lost Torch Red: Color Me Torn |
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Carlson, Melody. Diary of a Teenage Girl: Maya (series). YA F Car Maya keeps a journal the year following her aunt's death, in which she records her thoughts about her alcoholic and drug-addicted mother and her own feelings of depression, until she decides to give her heart to God. #1: A Not So Simple Life #2: It’s a Green Thing #3: What Matters Most |
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Carlson, Melody. Carter House Girls (series). #1: Mixed Bags #2: Stealing Bradford #3: Homecoming Queen #4: Viva Vermont! #5: Lost in Las Vegas |
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Coman, Carolyn. Tell Me Everything. YA F Com After her mother dies in a rescue mission on a snowy mountain, twelve-year-old Roz wonders if talking to God, and to the boy for whom her mother died, can help her understand what happened. |
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Cooney, Caroline B. A Friend at Midnight. YA F Coo After rescuing her younger brother abandoned at a busy airport by their divorced father, fifteen-year-old Lily finds her faith in God sorely tested as she struggles to rescue herself from the bitterness and anger she feels. |
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Dekker, Ted. Books of History Chronicles: Lost (series). YA F Dek #1: Chosen #2: Infidel #3: Renegade #4: Chaos #5: Lunatic #6: Elyon |
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Gunn, Robin Jones. The Christy Miller Collection: Summer Promise, A Whisper and a Wish, and Yours Forever. YA F Gun A summer in California for Wisconsin farm girl Christy Miller brings her a new image, a moral dilemma involving the local fast crowd, an encounter with Christianity, and a vortex of questions about what is important in life. |
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Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Leaving Fishers. YA F Had After joining her new friends in the religious group called Fishers of Men, Dorry finds herself immersed in a cult from which she must struggle to extricate herself. |
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McDaniel, Lurlene. Angels in Pink (series). YA F McD Kathleen’s Story With the support of her two best friends, sixteen-year-old Kathleen tries to balance her summer volunteer work at the hospital with her responsibilities caring for her mother, who has multiple sclerosis, and her attraction to a handsome boy. |
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Napoli, Donna Jo. Song of the Magdalene. YA F Nap Relates the story of Miriam, a young girl being raised by her widowed father in ancient Israel, who grows up to be Mary Magdalene. |
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Viguie, Debbie. Sweet Seasons (series). YA F Vig #1: The Summer of Cotton Candy #2:The Fall of Candy Corn #3: The Winter of Candy Canes #4: The Spring of Candy Apples |