After my posts on Good Girl Books and Good Boy Books, I had a couple requests for Good Teen Books.
I have to admit, getting together a list of good teen books wasn’t easy. A. it’s been some time since I was a teenage girl, and B. I have never been a teenage boy! 😛
But after careful consideration, a good study of my bookcase, and remembering books my mom bought for my brothers; as well as generally recognizing some authors as “trusted”, I managed to get a list put together.
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Good Teen Books for Girls:
A Young Woman After God’s Own Heart by Elizabeth George.
Authentic Beauty by Leslie Ludy.
Set Apart Femininity by Leslie Ludy.
His Princess, Love Letters from Your King by Sheri Rose Shepherd.
Praying for Your Future Husband; Preparing your Heart for His by Robin Jones Gunn & Tricia Goyer.
Preparing to be a Help-Meet; Marriage starts long before the wedding by Debbi Pearl
For Boys:
Every Young Man’s Battle by Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker, & Mike Yorkey.
Flight to Heaven by Capt. Dale Black.
God’s Gift to Women: Discovering the Lost Greatness of Masculinity by Eric Ludy
A Young Man After God’s Own Heart: Turn Your Life into an Extreme Adventure! by Jim George.
The 50 Most Valuable Bible Verses for Teen Guys by GRQ Writers.
For Both:
Dug Down Deep, What I believe and Why it Matters by Joshua Harris.
Joni: An Unforgettable Story By Joni Eareckson Tada.
Battle Field of the Mind for Teens by Joice Meyer.
Boy Meets Girl By Joshua Harris.
When God Writes Your Love Story by Eric and Leslie Ludy
Like I said, I don’t have a very big list for good teen books, but I truly do recommend both the Ludys and Joshua Harris as authors. If you know of other books that you would recommend, leave me a comment and let me know!
Your teen-girl list is faaaaaantastic! Since I didn’t begin following Jesus until my sophomore year of college, I read most of these in my 20s (some, after I got married), and I have bought I-don’t-know-how-many copies of Leslie Ludy’s & Elizabeth George’s books for the teen ladies that I mentor now. I’ll buy myself a new copy, reread it, then give it away when someone asks for a recommendation…and generally repeat the cycle (sometimes I get them back…but I never expect it!).
One that I would add is Dannah Gresh’s “And the Bride Wore White”, although I’d really recommend it for older teenagers, because of some of the topics covered. Excellent resource, though. Elizabeth George has another one “Beautiful In His Eyes: The Treasures of the Proverbs 31 Woman” that a mom or mentor could definitely read with a young lady. It’s one of my favorites to reread (…but I lent that one out recently, too 😀 )
Great list! Thank you!!
~Lisha 🙂
Yeah, any of the authors above, I basically recommend all of their books. 🙂
I don’t think I have ever heard of “And the Bride Wore White” I may have to look into that one 🙂