Author: Marilee Haynes Publisher: Pauline Books Age Range: 10 – 16 I love books that weave Catholic faith in and out of the story while not necessarily making it the main focus of the story. AKA genius is like that. Gabe is growing up in a normal family, attending a normal Catholic school, and coming […]
Author: Karen Kelly Boyce Illustrator: Sue Anderson Gioulis Publisher: St Benedict Press Age Range: 9 or 10+ (parental guidance for younger readers) This is an entertaining and refreshing book filled with imperfect but likeable characters. Some parents and teachers may not approve of some of the content. One sister struggles with swearing, another with smoking
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Author: Raymond Arroyo Illustrator: Antonio Javier Caparo Age Range: 10 and up. It was only after reading this book for the second time that I truly appreciated how much is going on. Raymond Arroyo is a master storyteller, and I was so wrapped up in the story the first time I read it, that I
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Title: The Boy Who Knew Author: Corinna Turner Publisher: Zephyr Publishing Age Range: 10 and up. This is an impressive book about a modern-day saint. Well, actually at the time of writing, Blessed Carlo Acutis is not yet a saint, but he has recently been beatified. Corinna Turner has written this book from the point
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Author: Carmela A. Martino Publisher: Arquilla Press Range Age: 11 + (parental guidance required) Read this book and weep. The subject of death, grief and loss is rarely explored in books for children and teens. It’s a challenging subject. But Rosa, Sola is a special book. It will capture your heart and then break it.