Where Things Come Back – John Corey Whaley The Possibilities of Sainthood – Donna FreitasĬharles and Emma – The Darwins’ Leap of Faith –Deborah Heiligmanīack When You Were Easier to Love -Emily Wing Smith The Miseducation of Cameron Post-Emily M. The Girl of Fire and Thorns-Rae Carson (fantasy but religious) Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer’s Quest to Find Zen on the Sea-Jaimal YogisĬHRISTIANITY/CHURCH OF LATTER DAY SAINTS/SPIRITUALITYĮvolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature-Robin Brande Taneesha Never Disparaging -M.LaVora Perry (this is middle grade, or young YA, really) The books are listed by religious tradition and in each section alphabetically by author.īlue Jean Buddha Voices of Young Buddhists -Sumi Loundon, Editor Please email me additions or corrections. We compiled it based on recommendations by other writers, teachers and librarians. Most are fiction, but a few are nonfiction. Sorry! Please know that the list is not meant to be comprehensive, nor have we read every book, though we have read many of them, of course, and have even written a few (two each to be exact). Herewith the post, just a little later than I would have liked. We handed out this list and promised to post it online. Francisco Stork and I had a panel discussion at ALAN/NCTE 2012 about YA books with religious themes.
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