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Christian book reviews for kids, teens & young adults.
Warm, honest content reports on the books your children (8–12), teens (13–15) and young adults (16–18) are reading — so you can guide with confidence, and talk about it together.
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Ted Dekker
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
Corrie ten Boom
Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Louisa May Alcott
Chaos
Ted Dekker
Elyon
Ted Dekker
The white giraffe
Lauren St. John
Chasing the dragon
Jackie Pullinger
Swanfall
Sophie Kirtley
Playing by heart
Carmela Martino
The Secret Dragon
Ed Clarke
Wolf rescue
Kitson Jazynka
The heavenly man
Yun Brother
Turtle Moon
Hannah Gold
The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)
Lynette Noni
Hacker
Ted Dekker
Wishtress
Nadine Brandes
The Choosing
Rachelle Dekker
A Thousand Heartbeats
Kiera Cass
For parents of children
Children 8–12
Warm, protective guidance on middle-grade reads — what's in a book before your child opens it.
High virtue, low concern
Best books for children
Mandy
Julie Andrews Edwards
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. Lewis
Friska, my friend
Patricia St John
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Louisa May Alcott
The case for Christ for kids
Lee Strobel
My name is River
Wendy Dunham
Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)
Eleanor H. Porter
What Every Child Should Know About Prayer
Nancy Guthrie
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
C.S. Lewis
A Windy Spring Day
Wendy Dunham
Celery Brown and the Girl Who Isn't Frightened
Karen Rosario Ingerslev
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
L.M. Montgomery
Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
Carol Ryrie Brink
The Gift of the Magi
O. Henry
Wonder
R. J. Palacio
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
Madeleine L'Engle
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Elizabeth George Speare
Celery Brown and the Ancient Door
Karen Rosario Ingerslev
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
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Most concerning for children
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)
Rick Riordan
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3)
J.K. Rowling
A Tale Dark & Grimm (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #1)
Adam Gidwitz
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
Rick Riordan
The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac: The Official Magical Companion to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Books
J.K. Rowling
The Witches
Roald Dahl
Haunted Houses
Robert D. San Souci
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
J.K. Rowling
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
Rick Riordan
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1)
Brandon Mull
The Sight (Warriors: Power of Three, #1)
Erin Hunter
Third Wish
Emily Rodda
Like likes like
Christopher Raschka
The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1)
Lisa McMann
The Complete Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen
For parents of teens
Teens 13–15
Honest content reports on the YA they're reading — so you can guide and talk it through together.
High virtue, low concern
Best books for teens
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Ruth Mitchell
The Purpose-Driven Life
Rick Warren
Humility Rules
J. Augustine Wetta
My Foundation for Life
Brendan Conboy
Mandy
Julie Andrews Edwards
A Walk to Remember
Nicholas Sparks
The Door in the Wall
Marguerite de Angeli
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Louisa May Alcott
My name is River
Wendy Dunham
Playing by heart
Carmela Martino
Christy
Catherine Marshall
The Great Divorce
C.S. Lewis
The Victor
Patricia St. John
The Secret of the Fourth Candle
Patricia St. John
Case for Christ
Lee Strobel
Celery Brown and the Girl Who Isn't Frightened
Karen Rosario Ingerslev
Mercy
Patricia Ward
Chosen
Ted Dekker
The Bridge To Caracas (The King Trilogy, #1)
Stephen Douglass
Elyon
Ted Dekker
Worth talking about together
Most concerning for teens
The Subtle Knife
Philip Pullman
Northern Lights
Philip Pullman
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
Philip Pullman
The Eternal Ones (Eternal Ones, #1)
Kirsten Miller
Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant, #7)
Derek Landy
The Girl from the Sea
Lee Knox Ostertag
Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1)
Rachel Hawkins
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)
Rick Riordan
The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)
Michael Scott
Five Survive
Holly Jackson
Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
Michael Crichton
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #1)
Joseph Delaney
The Tower of Nero (The Trials of Apollo, #5)
Rick Riordan
The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1)
Julie Kagawa
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
His Hideous Heart
Dahlia Adler
Gone (Gone, #1)
Michael Grant
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Heartstopper: Volume Five (Heartstopper, #5)
Alice Oseman
For parents of young adults
Young Adults 16–18
Discernment-led reviews of mature YA and adult crossovers — concerns to weigh, virtues to celebrate.
High virtue, low concern
Best books for young adults
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Ruth Mitchell
The Purpose-Driven Life
Rick Warren
Humility Rules
J. Augustine Wetta
My Foundation for Life
Brendan Conboy
Nazaŕin
Benito Pérez Galdós
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
Money, sex & power
Richard J. Foster
A Walk to Remember
Nicholas Sparks
Christy
Catherine Marshall
The Great Divorce
C.S. Lewis
Case for Christ
Lee Strobel
Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers
Mercy
Patricia Ward
Picking Daisies on Sundays (Picking Daisies on Sundays, #1)
Liana Cincotti
Mansfield Park
Jane Austen
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
The Screwtape Letters (Screwtape, #1)
C.S. Lewis
Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature
Robin Brande
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
Top place Percy
Peter Bently
Worth talking about together
Most concerning for young adults
Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe
Felix Ever After
Kacen Callender
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
Marion Zimmer Bradley
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
Neil Gaiman
Push
Sapphire
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
Stephen King
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Emily M. Danforth
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
Margaret Atwood
Spook House (Harmony, Indiana, #3)
Michael West
The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
Lev Grossman
Best Served Cold
Joe Abercrombie
The Pact
Jodi Picoult
The Subtle Knife
Philip Pullman
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
John Green
Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow, #3)
Rainbow Rowell
I Kissed Shara Wheeler
Casey McQuiston
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
The Stand
Stephen King
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
George R.R. Martin
Cinema of Shadows (Harmony, Indiana, #2)
Michael West
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