This list of 14 Christian books for teens contains our favorite must-reads!
so many books. so little time Whether your teen devours books or prefers to surf social media, there’s no shortage of books for teens to read. Which brings us to the important questions:
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- Which are the best?
- what are really required reading?
- Which ones are worth it?
To some extent, these questions can only be answered by you and your teen. there is no one-size-fits-all list; but, I would love to give you a list of our favorites. these are the specific books that every teenager in my house should read.
you will probably find some that you love. you might find some you haven’t heard of. And at the very least, you’ll get some good ideas about what kinds of books you probably want your Christian teens to read.
14 must-read Christian books for teens
how to fit more christian books into your teen’s day
make it a task
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If you study at home, the 14 Christian books for teens listed above will fit into your curriculum. for example, you can read the hide and seek story and the taped letters from British literature.
If you’re using a curriculum that doesn’t already have these classics, just add it or replace it with a book you don’t like as much. we also use books like this for special projects or assignments.
Several of these books can also be used to form high school electives. we use fundamentals in personal finance as part of a personal finance course for elective credit. you could use god at work and do hard stuff as part of an elective course called career exploration, which I highly recommend!
Teenagers must process their personalities, passions, and talents as they explore possible careers. it is very expensive to do this during college like most teenagers today.
make it practical
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Reading a book is great, but we really need to make sure our teens are applying the knowledge they gain from the books we’ve given them to read. we normally do this by assigning it as a course. that way, there are practical ways that teens have to process the book, such as papers, projects, and discussions.
but another favorite is through devotional-type discussions.
discuss it
Often, I’ll read (or at least listen to) a book as my teen reads it, especially if it’s something like the holy quest. I want them to have someone to discuss the content with and share the ideas they have.
To make it fun, we meet weekly to discuss it. I’ll take them out for “coffee” or even lunch. they love one-on-one time and give them my full attention for discussion. We don’t do this with all books, just the ones that aren’t included in our homeschool courses.
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- Looking for good Christian books for all ages? You’ll love this list of homeschool books!
- Check out this language arts homeschool curriculum for K-12!
- Does reading is a constant battle in your school at home? try our reading journals, a reading curriculum that fits any book and we have several levels to meet your needs.