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10 Great Summer Reads for Teen Girls

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At the time of this writing, summer is almost officially here! 🙂  If you missed last week’s family read-alouds post, you will find it HERE; book recommendations for boys 11-14 are HERE; and book recommendations for girls 11-14 are HERE. Obviously, these lists are only a starting point ~ There are lots and lots of wonderful books out there, but I’ve created these lists to give some (possibly) fresh ideas and/or to get you started. 🙂
Below, you’ll find some recommendations for wonderfully refreshing, edifying, captivating books for girls 14 and up ~ I’ve selected these books very carefully, weeding out books too full of fluff and romance inappropriate to the age group, and I’m hoping that this list will be a blessing to you and the young ladies in your life this summer! 🙂

As usual, the book covers are clickable.

If your daughter likes Biblical or ancient historical fiction, try…

1. Counted with the Stars (Out of Egypt, Book 1) by Connilyn Cossette

If your daughter is fascinated with the Puritans, the Quakers, or early New England, try…

2. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare {This book is about those whom others accuse falsely of witchcraft, not about actual witches.}

 

If your daughter has a love for missions work, turn-of-the-century life, or the series When Calls the Heart, try…

3. Christy by Catherine Marshall

If your daughter likes to read true-life stories that are very down-to-earth and well-told, as well as inspiring, try…

4. Joni by Joni Eareckson Tada

If your daughter likes to read about WWII, the Nazis, and the triumph of Christ in the midst of terror, try…

5. The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

If your daughter enjoys family sagas with fascinatingly interwoven plots and mysteries to untangle, as well as Amish life, try…

6. Abram’s Daughters series by Beverly Lewis

If your daughter loves contemporary fiction and you want her to see how faith works in everyday teenage decisions, try…

7. The Christy Miller series by Robin Jones Gunn

If your daughter enjoys Little House on the Prairie, try…

8. A Prairie Legacy series by Janette Oke {also on my list for 11-14}

If your daughter wants to learn more about a God-honoring way to navigate the tricky waters of young adult/early adult romance, try…

9. When God Writes Your Love Story by Eric and Leslie Ludy {note that I have not read the expanded edition that is linked here 🙂 }

If your daughter is fascinated with Scotland in times of old, there’s nothing better than…

10. The Poet and the Pauper (adapted for modern readers from the classic Sir Gibbie} by George MacDonald {Teen boys will also enjoy this one. :-)}

May this list bless you and your young ladies, my friends!
Grace and peace,
Alicia Ruggieri

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