"Roadside Assistance" by Amy Clipston

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Sunday, August 28

Dear Mom,

Today Dad and I went to church for the first time since your funeral.  It was gut-wrenching to walk into that sanctuary.  I couldn't help but remember the day we said our last good-byes to you.  What made it even more difficult was that we sang your favorite hymn.

I keep thinking of your strong faith.  I still don't understand how you maintained your relationship with God up until your last days.  How did you do it, Mom?  How did you continue to talk to God and invite him into your heart even though you knew you weren't going to make it?

(Clipston, page 83-84)

Sometimes, life gets tough.  Things happen, and we don't understand why.

This happens to Emily, when her mother dies much too soon and Emily's world is shaken upside down.  Hospital bills force Emily and her father to sell their home and move in with Emily's wealthy aunt.

One other thing.

Emily loves cars.  Working under the hoods of old cars is how Emily usually processes her problems, but her aunt disapproves of Emily's un-lady-like passion.

In Roadside Assistance, you can follow Emily's healing, both in faith and love.

Praise for Roadside Assistance
(Award list provided on Amy Clipston's website page for the book, Roadside Assistance)

• 2011 National Readers' Choice Awards - Finalist
• 2012 Golden Quill Award Finalist
• 2012 Winter Rose Contest - 2nd Place in the YA Category
• 2012 Southern Magic Writers' Group Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence Contest - Finalist
• 2012 Volusia County Romance Writers' Laurel Wreath Contest - 3rd Place Inspirational Category

What other teens think about this book:

•  At first, I read this book because I really liked the cover.  After reading it, I'm so glad I did.  Emily's hurting and healing in faith is very emotional. - Jessica N., 17

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zondervan.  (2012, March 6).  Roadside Assistance - Amy Clipston [Video File].  Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlKwkVgb-ww


Clipston, Amy.  Roadside Assistance. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2011.  Print.  ISBN-9780310719816, paperback, USD $.9.99.

"The Last Archangel" by Michael D. Young

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Ever made a mistake?

In the opening pages of Michael D. Young's book The Last Archangel, you meet Xander and are there when he learns of his ultimate punishment.

Xander has been exiled to earth forever because he made some serious mistakes.

Heaven?  Hell?  Angels?  Demons?

I'm in!

Read it.  I know you'll love it.  But first, check out Michael D. Young's blog site!


What other teens think about this book:

• It was an interesting book, but not really my thing. - Abby W., 19

See The Last Archangel in Salina Public Library's Catalog

• The Last Archangel in book format

See The Last Archangel on Goodreads.com

Michael Young.  (2011, April 11).  The Last Archangel Trailer3.0.mp4 [Video File].  Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDG3P3o0ORc


Young, Michael D.  The Last Archangel.  Springville, Utah: Bonneville Books, 2011.  Print.  ISBN-9781599558943, paperback, USD $12.99.

"Faking Faith" by Josie Bloss

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Dylan did the thing that girls always swear not to do.

Dylan let a guy come between her and her two best friends.

Things for Dylan quickly fall apart when her so-called-boyfriend cheats on her and then circulates compromising pictures of Dylan around school.

Dylan's world is turned upside down by the "sexting" incident, and her parents are too busy to help much.

She soon stumbles upon a blog of homeschooled fundamentalist Christian girls and immediately is drawn into a world nothing like her own.

Hope chests?  Chaperoned courtships?  Wifely submission?

Whoa.

Desperate for a new beginning, Dylan weaves a lie, joining the blog under the alter-ego "Faith," and begins blogging as a fellow devout and wholesome fundamentalist Christian gal.

Dylan is forced to choose.  Come clean?  Or continue living a lie.



What other teens think about this book:

• I couldn't stop crying.  It wasn't sad or anything, it was the fact that it was wonderful and inspiring.  I loved the book.  -Jackie H., 14

Praise for Faking Faith

• A Junior Library Guild Selection

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Bloss, Josie.  Faking Faith.  Woodbury, Minnesota: Flux, 2011.  Print.  ISBN-9780738727578, paperback, USD $9.95.

"DragonFire" by Donita K. Paul

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Wizards?

Dragons?

Fire?

The battle between good and evil?

Calm down, Potter-heads.  While I'd loooovveeee another Harry Potter book, this isn't it.

Nevertheless, it's still pretty awesome.  But no pressure.

DragonFire is part of the the DragonKeeper Chronicles by Donita K. Paul, and I promise that it doesn't disappoint.

Action.  Adventure.  Love.

It's a winner.

Kale and Bardon have the task of saving their land called Amara, challenging an evil husband-and-wife wizard duo, and most of all...

...find, hatch, and train an army of dragons.

All in a day's work, right?

No way.

Check out this book today.  I insist.  While you're at it, mosey on over to Donita K. Paul's website and explore what else awaits you in the DragonKeeper Chronicles.



What other teens think about this book:

• This was such an awesome book! - Kale W., 14
  

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Paul, Donita K.  DragonFire.  Colorado Spings: WaterBook Press, 2007.  Print.  ISBN-1400072514, paperback, USD $9.99.

"Nothing But Drama" by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

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Meet Camille, Angel, Jasmine, and Alexis.

Camille is annoyed because she is forced to join a church youth group after hiding her boyfriend from the police.

Angel heads to the church hoping to find safety and an answer for the secret that has kept her frightened.

Jasmine is tough as nails.

Alexis comes from a wealthy family, and is loved by society.

The four girls are part of a youth group lead by a woman named Rachel, who challenges them to always honor their parents and to adopt a new outlook on life.

Grow with the four girls on their journey to finding friendship with one another while discovering their faith.

Nothing But Drama is the first book in an awesome series by ReShonda Tate Billingsley.

ReShonda Tate Billingsley has written a ton of other great inspirational teen fiction books.  Click here to see her teen book section on her webpage.




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Billingsley, ReShonda Tate.  Nothing But Drama.  New York: Pocket Books, 2006.  Print.  ISBN-1416525602, paperback, USD $9.95.

"True Blue" by Jane Smiley

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Shh...

Did you hear that?

Abby did.

Abby Lovitt's family runs a ranch, and when a tragic accident kills the owner of a beautiful dapple gray horse, Abby's family takes the horse to their ranch to care for him until someone claims him.

But no one ever does.

True Blue is sweet and gentle, and seems to have formed a bond with Abby.  Mysteriously though, True Blue seems... spooked.

And Abby hears strange whispers sometimes when she is with True Blue.

Read True Blue and discover the ghostly secret True Blue carries.



Jane Smiley won the Pulitzer Prize for her book, A Thousand Acres.

You can catch up with Jane on her Facebook page.




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Smiley, Jane.  True Blue.  New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. Print.  ISBN-9780375862311, hardback, USD $16.99.

"Chosen" by Ted Dekker

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"Think with your heart and prepare to die... for you have been chosen."

Thomas Hunter is the commander of the Forest Guard, and numbers are dwindling.  Army recruiting age must be lowered to 16 so that the Guard has a chance against the Evil that threatens on the edge of the forest.  Four teenagers have just been appointed by Thomas to lead the Forest Guard, but must first complete a special mission to prove their worth.

The mission of the teens is interrupted when they are redirected (with out Thomas's knowledge) on a new, and even more dangerous mission.  The teens must stop the Dark One from collecting the seven original books of history on an epic battle of good versus evil, while following rules like:

• No blood can ever come into contact with one of the books
• The books can never be read

After reading Chosen, you'll want to read the entire series to see what happens for the teens leading the Forest Guard!

Titles in the "Lost Books" series include:

• Chosen
• Infidel
• Renegade
• Chaos 
• Lunatic
• Elyon

Can't get enough?

Check out the graphic novels based on the "Lost Books" series.

In the video below, you can see the design process for turning a book into a graphic novel.

Ted Dekker is a best selling author of Christian fiction, and sports a pretty rad website.  Check it out here!



What other teens think about this book:

• Ted Dekker is one of my FAVORITE Christian authors.  I haven't read this series yet, but I totally want to! - Cassie R., 16

See Chosen in Salina Public Library's Catalog:

• Chosen in book format
• Chosen: The Graphic Novel in ebook format (electronic resource on Sunflower eLibrary

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foomstudios.  (2008, April 17).  Lost Books GN Video [Video File].  Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sphxo5LGVDU


Dekker, Ted.  Chosen.  Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2007.  Print.  ISBN-9781595543592, hardback, USD $.

"Premiere" by Melody Carlson

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Premiere is the first book in  Melody Carlson's series "On the Runway," and features Erin Forrester and her sister, Paige.  They've just been offered their own fashion-themed reality T.V. show, and Paige can't wait to be in front of the camera.

Erin, however, prefers to be behind it.  Filming. 

Erin is a new Christian and is faced with being true to herself and her faith amidst the chaos of reality T.V. and a sister who doesn't understand Erin's faith.

Here is an awesome video about what Erin and Page face in Premiere:

See what other teens think about this book:

• This book had a slow start, but I ended up laughing and crying along with the girls. - Kelly B., 17

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zondervan. (2012, March 8). On the Runway [Video File]. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRwdsiT9uBY



Carlson, Melody.  Premiere. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2010. Print. ISBN-9780310717867, paperback, USD $9.99.