"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
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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.