Cool Stuff 4 Catholics: Fiction Books for Teen Girls

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Fiction Books for Teen Girls

Here is a list of fiction books for Teen Girls. I will update it.

Alex O'Donnell and the 40 CyberThieves by Regina Doman, pbk, 2010.
A good series to discuss with teens. Recommended for mature teens. One of my favorites by Regina.

The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry. An interesting mixture of romance, fiction, fairy tale, and more.

The Complete Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set (Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, ... Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside) by L. M. Montgomery

Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley, pbk, 2008. A more mature retelling of Cinderella.

Black as Night: A Fairy Tale Retold by Regina Doman, pbk, 2008. Second in series. A good series to discuss with teens. Recommended for mature teens.

The Good Land (Texas Panhandle Series) by Loula Grace Erdman, Bk. 3

The Lark on the Wing by Efrida Vipont, pbk, 2008

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and her other novels.

The Midnight Dancers: A Fairy Tale Retold by Regina Doman, pbk 2008.
A good series to discuss with teens. Recommended for mature teens.

My Heart Lies South is now available as an e-book from Bethlehem. Offers a glimpse into another culture.

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale, pbk, 2007

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George (In this fantasy world, there is a "nasty" Bishop, but he is balanced out by a kind and good Bishop.) Provides a good lesson in why not to make a bargain with an "evil" entity.

The Shadow of the Bear: A Fairy Tale Retold by Regina Doman, pbk, 2008. For mature teens. A good series to have discussions with your teens.

That Girl of Pierre's (Young Adult Historical Bookshelf)

That Girl of Pierre's by Robert Davis, pbk, 2007, Bethlehem reprint

Under a Changing Moon by Margot Benary-Isbert, reprinted by Bethlehem Books. This is a lovely story of a girl who has just returned from her happy days going to a convent school in France to live with her family in the Rhineland area of Germany in 1866. The story is timeless in how the realistic characters interact. Her five brothers recreate the battle of Lepanto in the flooded basement cellar, they prize pocket knives, and they squabble and fight like normal little boys and apologize and make up. At the same time, the family's Catholic life and culture is intertwined throughout the story.They take their decorated Easter eggs to church to be blessed.