Religion

Sixteen-year-old Amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab full- time and everyone has a reaction, from her parents and friends to strangers on the street. But she stands by her decision to embrace her Muslim faith and all that it is in this stunning debut novel.

From a #1 "Essence" bestselling author comes the second book in her inspirational series about the Good Girlz--a group of teens who find faith and friendship in a church-based after-school group.

Sixteen-year-old Caitlin O'Conner reveals the inner workings of a girl caught between childhood and womanhood--and an empty life without Christ as well as a meaningful one with Him.

In her new young adult fiction series, the bestselling author takes readers into edgy, poignant topics that students deal with on a daily basis--issues such as drug abuse, sexuality, and body image. Includes questions for discussion.

All 12 books in Gunn's popular Sierra Jensen series come together in four separate volumes to reveal the ups and downs of her God-led journey. Vols. 1 & 2 available in June; Vol. 3 available in July; and Vol. 4 will release in September.

Now repacked with totally fresh-looking new covers: two classic novels that tell the stories of two troubled girls--one who needs help but is afraid to ask for it, and the other desperately reaching out but in all the wrong places. Reissue.

From the authors of "Snickers from the Front Pew": Griffin Smith's first interstate road trip unearths family weirdness, one messed-up guy, and one angry coyote.

Winner of the National Book Award. Fed up with his parents' boring religion, agnostic-going-on-atheist Jason Bock invents a new god and recruits an unlikely group of worshipers. He soon realizes that inventing a religion is a lot easier than controlling it.

Estrella is a Marrano: During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, she is one of a community of Spanish Jews living double lives as Catholics. And she is living in a house of secrets, raised by a family who practices underground the ancient and mysterious way of wisdom known as kabbalah. When Estrella discovers her family's true identity--and her family's secrets are made public--she confronts a world she's never imagined, where new love burns and where friendship ends in flame and ash, where trust is all but vanquished and betrayal has tragic and bitter consequences.

Infused with the rich context of history and faith, in her most profoundly moving work to date, Alice Hoffman's first historical novel is a transcendent journey of discovery and loss, rebirth and remembrance.

Set in the spring of 1975, this story of a teenage girl in love with two boys, and the priest who is the link between the three of them, is filled with suspense as these characters, and the lives they've touched in their small town, intermingle with an unforgettable force.

Condemned as a freak at his high school, Jinsen, called "Buddha Boy" by his classmates, is paired with Justin for a class project. While Justin discovers Jinsen's artistic side, he is forced into a cruel contest with the jocks who won't leave Jinsen alone.

After she asks her parents permission to spend the summer in Hawaii with Aunt Carole and her family, Marne quickly realizes her visit isn't going to be just about learning to surf. This rich novel is a window into a different life and gets to the very heart of faith, identity, and family ties.

Friendship, faith, family, feminism, and 1960s counterculture all contribute to the heartfelt, thoughtful pages in this latest novel by the acclaimed author of "Agnes Parker . . . Girl in Progress."

One of the most popular titles in Christian teen fiction is re-released in this edition featuring a movie-style cover and full-color insert of stills taken from the brand-new feature film, starring David Keith, based on the book.

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When she is contacted by her birth mother, Simone experiences deeper feelings of anguish and love than she has ever known, and is led to question everything she once took for granted about faith, life, the afterlife, and what it means to be a daughter.

Stacy Friedman is getting ready for one of the biggest events of her young life--her bat mitzvah! All she wants is the perfect BCBG dress to wear, her friends by her side, and her biggest crush ever, Andy Goldfarb, to dance with her (and maybe give Stacy her first French kiss ???). But of course, things never work out quite the way you'd like them to???. Her stressed-out mother forces her to buy a hideous beaded sequined dress that she wouldn't be caught dead in. Her mitzvahs are not going at all well. And then the worst thing in the entire world happens--Stacy catches her best friend, Lydia, making out with Andy! And thus she utters the words that will wreak complete havoc on her social life ...You are so not invited to my bat mitzvah!

In an unforgettable novel, a Lambda Award-winning author tells the story of Paul, a religious high-school senior whose life is turned upside-down when he meets Manuel, who says hes both Christian and gay--two things Paul didnt think could coexist.

This lyrical debut novel beautifully captures the experience of leaving behind a life that is too small and the freedom of searching for a place that's a perfect fit in this story about a girl who spends a life-changing summer on a kibbutz in Israel.

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Accidentally drawn into a war between good and evil, three young people are brought face to face with the powers of darkness in an epic battle.

In this latest installment of Thomas's teen Christian series, Divine Matthew-Hardison must figure out what being a friend really means when she discovers her best friend is being abused by her boyfriend.

For most of her life, Elinor has known nothing but the world of the True Cause followers, safe from prying Outsiders. But when she has a chance encounter with a familiar-looking boy, Elinor starts to question what she has been taught in this look inside a dangerous cult.

After her father dies, Kate and her family move to a new town. Raised in the Holy Divine Church, Kate quits and tries a traditional Christian church. As she struggles to come to terms with her father's death and her mother's unquestioning beliefs, Kate discovers there is a big difference between religion and faith.

After Lizs grandma Bunny dies, Lizs mother falls into a deep depression. The only thing that cheers her is going to a special spiritualist church where she thinks she can communicate with Bunny from the grave. In this poignant novel, Wittlinger explores questions of belief and spirituality.