Recommended Reads
Book List for Tweens-Adults

Compiled by Annalysa Cagasan

Asterisk (*) denotes series; adult non-fiction good reads for all teenagers unless otherwise noted; children and youth fiction & non-fiction are loved by older teens too (myself included! ;) )

Children Fiction (ages 8+)

Horatio Alger

On His Own

Ed Dunlop

The 1,000 Mile Journey

Sarah Maxwell

The Moody Family Series*

Elaine Schulte

Colton Cousins Adventures*

Suzannah and the Secret Coins
Daniel Colton Under Fire
Suzannah Strikes Gold
Daniel Colton Kidnapped

Susan Walley

Best of Friends

Elizabeth Yates

Mountain Born
A Place for Peter

Youth Fiction (10+)

Louisa May Alcott

Jack and Jill
An Old Fashioned Girl
Little Women
Little Men
Jo’s Boys

Barbour Books

Sisters in Time Series* (sistersintime.com)

Chuck Black (arrethtrae.com)

The Kingdom Series*

Kingdom’s Dawn
Kingdom’s Hope
Kingdom’s Edge
Kingdom’s Call
Kingdom’s Quest
Kingdom’s Reign

The Knights of Arrethtrae*

Ser Kendrick and the Castle at Bel Lione
Sir Bentley and Holbrook Court
Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart
Lady Carliss and the Waters of Moorue
Sir Quinlan and the Swords of Valor
Sir Rowan and the Camerian Conquest

Douglas Bond (bondbooks.net)

Mr. Pipes Comes to America

Deb Brammer (bjupress.com)

Two Sides to Everything
Peanut Butter Friends in a Chop Suey World

Tracy Leininger Craven

A Life of Faith: Kathleen McKenzie Series (Mission CIty Press)

Ed Dunlop

The Terrestria Chronicles*

The Sword, the Ring, and the Parchment
The Quest for Seven Castles
The Search for Everyman
The Crown of Kuros
The Dragon’s Egg
The Golden Lamps
The Great War

Escape to Liechtenstein

Robert Elmer

The Young Underground Series*

A Way Through the Sea
Beyond the River
Into the Flames
Far from the Storm
Chasing the Wind
A Light in the Castle
Follow the Star
Touch the Sky

The Wall Series*

Candy Bombers
Beetle Bunker
Smuggler’s Treasure

The Promise of Zion Series*

Promise Breaker
Peace Rebel
Refugee Treasure
True Betrayal
Brother Enemy
Peace Rebel

Martha Finley

A Life of Faith: Elsie Dinsmore Series* (Mission City Press)
A Life of Faith: Violet Travilla Series* (Mission City Press)
A Life of Faith: Millie Keith Series*

Dorothy Lilja Harrison

Operation Morningstar
A Better Tomorrow?
Gold in the Garden

Donnalynn Hess (bjupress.com)

A Father’s Promise

Jeri Massi (bjupress.com)

The Bracken Trilogy*

The Bridge
Crown and Jewel
The Two Collars

The Peabody Series*

Derwood Inc.
A Dangerous Game
Treasure in the Yukon
Courage by Darkness
Llamas on the Loose
Abandoned

Paul McCusker (cbd.com)

The Passages Series*

Darien’s Rise
Arin’s Judgment
Annison’s Risk
Glennall’s Betrayal
Draven’s Defiance
Fendar’s Legacy

Marie McSwigan

Snow Treasure

Julie Nye (bjupress.com)

In My Uncle’s House
Scout

Frank Peretti

Cooper Kids Adventure Series*

The Door in the Dragon’s Throat
The Secret of the Desert Stone
Mayday at Two-Thousand Five Hundred
Trapped at the Bottom of the Sea
The Deadly Curse of Toco-Rey
The Legend of Annie Murphy

Gloria Repp (gloriarepp.com)

Adventures of an Arctic Missionary*

Mik-Shrok
Charlie
77 Zebra

The Secret of the Golden Cowrie
Trouble at Silver Pines Inn
The Stolen Years
Night Flight (sequel to The Stolen Years)

Lee Roddy

An American Adventure Series*
Ladd Family Adventures*

Elizabeth George Speare

Calico Captive

Dawn L. Watkins (bjupress.com)

Zoli’s Legacy* (2 books)
Jenny Wren
Medallion
Shield

Elizabeth Yates (bjupress.com)

The Journeyman

Marshal Younger

The Kidsboro Series

The Creek War
The Rise and Fall of the Kidsborian Empire
Battle for Control
The Risky Reunion

Older Youth Fiction (13+)

Rick Barry (bjupress.com)

Gunner’s Run

Chuck Black (arrethtrae.com)

Wars of the Realm Trilogy*

Lois Hoadley Dick (bjupress.com)

False Coin, True Coin

Brock Eastman (brockeastman.com)

The Quest for Truth Series*

Christina & Felice Gerwitz (mediaangels.com)

The Truth Seekers Mystery Series*

Linda Hayner (bjupress.com)

Ellanor’s Exchange

Lance Patterson

Wings of Gold

Howard Pyle (bjupress.com)

Men of Iron

Tim Shoemaker (timshoemakersmashedtomatoes.com)

Code of Silence
Back Before Dark
Below the Surface

Elizabeth Yates (bjupress.com)

Sound Friendships

Adult Fiction

Randy Alcorn (epm.org)

Safely Home
Lord Foulgrin’s Letters
The Ishbane Conspiracy
Courageous (based on the movie)

Karen Kingsbury (good for older teens)

Angels Walking Series*

Angels Walking
Chasing Sunsets
Brush of Wings

9/11 Series*

One Tuesday Morning
Beyond Tuesday Morning
Remember Tuesday Morning

The Baxter Family Series*

Redemption Series

Redemption
Remember
Return
Rejoice
Reunion

Firstborn Series

Fame
Forgiven
Found
Family
Forever

Sunrise Series

Sunrise
Summer
Someday
Sunset

Coming Home
Baxter Family Christmas
Love Story
In This Moment
To the Moon and Back

Fifteen Minutes
The Chance
Between Sundays
Unlocked
When Joy Came to Stay

Al & Joanna Lacy

The Orphan Trains Trilogy*

The Little Sparrows
All My Tomorrows
Whispers in the Wind

Children Non-Fiction (ages 8+)

Janet and Geoff Benge

Christian Heroes: Then & Now*

Various authors

Childhood of Famous Americans*

Younger Youth Non-Fiction (10+)

Barbour Books

Heroes of the Faith*

Sarah, Stephen, and Grace Mally (brothersandsisters.net)

Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends (GOOD FOR ALL AGES!!!)

Gloria Repp (gloriarepp.com)

Nothing Daunted: The Story of Isobel Kuhn

Older Youth Non-Fiction (13+)

Hayley DiMarco

God Girl: Becoming the Woman You’re Meant to Be

Elizabeth George

A Young Woman’s Guide to Making Right Choices
A Young woman Who Reflects the Heart of Jesus
A Young Woman After God’s Own Heart
A Girl’s Guide to Making Really Good Choices

Alex & Brett Harris (therebelution.com)

Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations
Start Here

Zach Hunter

Be the Change
Lose Your Cool: Discovering a Passion that Changes you and the world
Generation Change

Kyle Idleman (kyleidleman.com)

gods at war: student edition
Not a Fan: student edition

Leslie Ludy

Authentic Beauty: the shaping of a set-apart young woman

Adult Non-Fiction

Randy Alcorn (epm.com)

Heaven

Brother Andrew

God’s Smuggler
The Calling

David & Jason Benham (benhambrothers.com)

Whatever the Cost: Facing Your Fears, Dying to Your Dreams, and Living Powerfully
Living Among Lions: How to Thrive Like Daniel in Today’s Babylon

Franklin Graham

Living Beyond The Limits
Operation Christmas Child: A Story of Simple Gifts

Alex & Stephen Kendrick

Battle Plan for Prayer

David Platt

Radical

Daniel Staddon

The $100,000 Word

K.P. Yohannan

No Longer A Slumdog

Books on Relationships

Joshua Harris

I Kissed Dating Goodbye
Boy Meets Girl

Sarah Mally (brothersandsisters.net)

Before You Meet Prince Charming: A Guide to Radiant Purity (appropriate for tween girls)