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 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.


Waking Rose: A Fairy Tale Retold by Regina Doman, pbk 2008. 

A good series to discuss with teens. Recommended for mature teens.






The Wide Horizon (Texas Panhandle Series) by Loula Grace Erdman, pbk, 2007, Bk. 2









The Wind Blows Free: A Tale of the Texas Panhandle (Texas Panhandle Series Book 1) by Loula Grace Erdman,pbk, 2006

Testimony of Hope

Testimony of Hope: The Spiritual Exercises of Pope John Paul II by Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, Pauline Books and Media, 2000.

". . . only Christian love can change hearts, not weapons, not threats, and not the media.

It is love that prepares the way for the announcement of the Gospel.

Omnia vincit amor, 'love conquers everything.!'

When love is true, it stirs a response of greater love. Then a person loves and is loved in return, and the new commandment of Jesus, 'Love one another as I have loved you' (Jn 15:12), is realized. Reciprocal love is the fulfillment of the art of loving."

Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan

Saints for Women Who Suffer: St. Jane Valois

Rejected by her father and then her husband, can it get any worse? Well, yes, her father tried to kill her (Who needs soap operas! Just read the lives of the saints.)

Born in 1464, St. Jane Valois was the daughter of King Louis XI of France. During her life, she suffered many trials as well as gross humiliations. When she was born, she was a great disappointment to her father, who desired an heir to the throne. To make matters worse, she was deformed and ugly. At the age of 5, her father banished her from the castle to a remote cottage where she was deprived of life's basic necessities. Here she developed a devotion to the Blessed Mother. Hearing the bells ring the Angelus, she was comforted in her sorrow thinking of the Incarnation.

At the age of 2 months, for political reasons, her father betrothed her to Louis, Duke of Orleans. Against her wishes, they were married when she was 9. The duke, compelled by fear of the King, had agreed to marry her, but actually hated her, even insulting her in public, causing her great humiliation, despite the fact that she had saved him while he was in prison, awaiting a traitor's death for fomenting a rebellion against Jane's brother the reigning king. Later, when he became King, he had the marriage annulled, causing Jane even more suffering. Jane bore this with patient humility and ultimately considered this a great blessing that she was released from her marriage, so that she could now devote herself to founding a new order. She founded the Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a contemplative order of nuns. The rule was based on following the virtues of Mary.


For those of us who suffer from vanity, Jane was considered hideous in appearance, hunchbacked, lame, and pock-marked. She was also sickly much of her life. Let us imitate her and cultivate an interior beauty that outshines physical beauty.

When we are rejected and despised by the ones who should love us the most, when we are angry, bitter, and resentful and want to lash out at the ones who humiliate us, or cry, pout, and feel sorry for ourselves, let us think of St. Jane of Valois and strive to love through patient forgiveness, penance and small acts of kindness.

Noted for her goodness, humility, and gentleness as well as patience, charity, and duty to her ungrateful husband while they were married, let us imitate St. Jane Valois. St. Jane, pray for us!

Also known as Joan of Valois, Joan of France or Jeanne de Valois. Her feast day is February 4.

Testimony of Hope

Testimony of Hope: The Spiritual Exercises of Pope John Paul II by Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, Pauline Books and Media, 2000.

Continuing with the previous posts.

"'I left everything to follow Jesus, because I love the defects of Jesus.'

The fifth defect : Jesus doesn't understand finances or economics.


Recall the parable of the workers in the vineyard. . . . (Mt 20:1-16).


If Jesus were named the administrator of a community or the director of a business, the institution would surely fail and go bankrupt. How can anyone pay someone who began working at 5:00 P.M. the very same wage paid to the person who has been working since early morning? Is this merely an oversight? Is Jesus' accounting wrong? No! He does it on purpose, as he explains, 'Can I not do what I want with what is mine? Or are you jealous because I am generous?' (Mt 20:15)."

Testimony of Hope

Testimony of Hope: The Spiritual Exercises of Pope John Paul II by Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, Pauline Books and Media, 2000.


Continuing on with the previous post.

"'I left everything to follow Jesus, because I love the defects of Jesus.'

The publicity manager of a company or someone running an election campaign prepares a precise program, which includes many promises.

Nothing of the kind for Jesus! His publicity campaign, judged with a human eye, is doomed to failure.

Jesus promises trials and persecutions for those who follow him.

To his disciples who have left everything for him, he does not guarantee food or lodging, but only a share in his own way of life.

To a scribe who wants to join him as a follower, Jesus responds, 'Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head' (Mt. 8:20).  . . .

The disciples had faith in this risk-taker. For 2000 years, and until the end of the world, the multitudes following Jesus will never be exhausted. It is sufficient to look at the saints of every age. Many of them belong to his blessed association of risk-takers--with no address, with no telephone, with no fax machine!"

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization (Politically Incorrect Guides) by Anthony Esolen, pbk, 2008 (The hard cover is OP).

I know I shouldn't recommend a book I haven't read completely, but there are too many parts that say, "Read me." He recommends watching A Man for All Seasons. Two thumbs up just for that! He quotes Popes and saints! He speaks the truth about "Planned Non-Parenthood." He dares to speak out about the negative effects about the Pill. He talks about Marxism in America. Okay, I could go on and on. Read it.