DOES MY HEAD LOOK BIG IN THIS?
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Year Eleven at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for Amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time as a badge of her faith–without losing her identity or sense of style.

LEAP OF FAITH
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Forced to attend a Catholic middle school because of her conduct, Abigail discovers a talent for theater and develops a true religious faith.

EVOLUTION, ME, & OTHER FREAKS OF NATURE
by Robin Brande
Following her conscience leads high school freshman Mena to clash with her parents and former friends from their conservative Christian church, but might result in better things when she stands up for a teacher who refuses to include "Intelligent Design" in lessons on evolution.

FINDING ALICE
by Melody Carlson
On the surface, Alice Laxton seems no different from any other girl: bright, inquisitive and excited about the life ahead of her. But during a stress-filled senior year at college, a new world of voices, visions and unexplainable "knowledge" cause Alice to begin to lose her grip on reality. Her struggle with schizophrenia is ultimately subjected to a wide range of treatments even more frightening and painful than her illness.

TRUECOLORS SERIES
by Melody Carlson
By taking on these difficult, sometimes taboo topics without being phony or preachy, best-selling author Melody Carlson challenges her readers to stay true to who they are and what they believe.

HOW TO RUIN A SUMMER VACATION
by Simone Elkeles
When sixteen-year-old Amy, a spoiled American, goes to Israel for a three-month summer vacation with a father she barely knows, she is not prepared for his Jewish family and the changes they bring about in her life.

OVERBOARD
by Elizabeth Fama
Escaping from a sinking ferry in the waters off Sumatra, fourteen-year-old Emily fights for survival for herself and a young Indonesian boy, who draws courage from his quiet but firm Islamic faith.

DARK SONS
by Nikki Grimes
Alternating poems compare and contrast the conflicted feelings of Ishmael, son of the Biblical patriarch Abraham, and Sam, a teenager in New York City, as they try to come to terms with being abandoned by their fathers and with the love they feel for their younger stepbrothers.

GODLESS
by Pete Hautman
When sixteen-year-old Jason Bock and his friends create their own religion to worship the town's water tower, what started out as a joke begins to take on a power of its own.

IN THE NAME OF GOD
by Paula Jolin
Determined to follow the laws set down in the Qur'an, seventeen-year-old Nadia becomes involved in a violent revolutionary movement aimed at supporting Muslim rule in Syria and opposing the Western politics and materialism that increasingly affect her family.

THE SILVER CUP
by Constance Leeds
In 1096, Anna, a German Catholic girl, and Leah, a German Jewish girl, strike up a remarkable friendship and make surprising discoveries about each other.

PERRY SKKY JR. SERIES BOOK 2: PRESSING HARD
by Stephanie Perry Moore
When his ex-girlfriend makes trouble for him and a tragic car accident involving his friends occurs after a basketball game, Perry Skky Jr. finds himself questioning everything and everyone around him, except his faith in God.

WHEN WE WERE SAINTS
by Han Nolan
Inspired by his grandfather's last words and guided by a girl who believes they are saints, fourteen-year-old Archie sets out on a spiritual quest that takes him from southern Appalachia to the Cloisters Museum in New York City.

THE VERITAS PROJECT VOLUME 1: HANGMAN'S CURSE
by Frank Peretti
When several students at Baker High School are stricken by an alleged curse of the school's ghost, Elijah and Elisha Springfield and their parents, undercover investigators, are sent to uncover the truth behind the events.

THE STAIRCASE
by Ann Rinaldi
In 1878, after her mother's death on the way West, thirteen-year-old Lizzy Enders is left by her father at a convent school in Sante Fe, where she must deal with being the only non-Catholic student and where she plays a part in what some consider a miracle.

GOD WENT TO BEAUTY SCHOOL
by Cynthia Rylant
A novel in poems that reveal God's discovery of the wonders and pains in the world he has created.

THE GOD BOX
by Alex Sanchez
When openly gay Manuel transfers to Paul's high school, Paul, a born-again Christian, begins to question his own sexuality. How could he choose between his sexuality and his spirituality, two of the most important parts that made him whole?

NO SHAME, NO FEAR
by Ann Turnbull
In England in 1662, a time of religious persecution, fifteen-year-old Susanna, a poor country girl and a Quaker, and seventeen-year-old William, a wealthy Anglican, meet and fall in love against all odds.