Best Teen & Young Adult Christian Relationship Fiction Books
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1. Greyson Gray: Camp Legend (The Greyson Gray Series)
Author: by B.C. Tweedt
Published at: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (November 20, 2012)
ISBN: 978-1480236462
Before he fought to save the United States, before he battled drones in the sky, before he fought terrorists on trains, helicopters, dirt bikes, horseback, or sinking cruise ships… He went to sports camp. Kirkus Reviews declares it “always entertaining.” Foreword Clarion Reviews calls it “just basic fun,” and Publishers Weekly describes it as a “high-octane thrill fest.” Be the first of your friends to discover the first adventure of the up-and-coming, award-winning, action-packed Greyson Gray Series that follows our young, admirable hero who dares to do what is right, no matter the costs.
Sports Camp has everything twelve-year-old Greyson Gray needs to distract him from his father’s mysterious disappearance – intense athletic competition, weird friends, and a pretty girl. But when Greyson stumbles upon a terrorist’s sinister plot brewing in the observatory, a place already haunted by a chilling camp legend, he suddenly toils with two dueling worlds – one of lurking danger and mystery, the other of competition and awkward romance.
2. The Blessing Effect: A Single Act of Kindness Can Rewrite the Future
Author: by Robert K. Pozil
Published at: Turning Page Books (May 13, 2020)
ISBN: 978-0998168784
The Second Edition was issued in October 2020, if buying used please check original purchase date. It’s a Monday morning for the Towers family. As Peter Towers drives his three children to school, his encouragement remains the same as he drops them off: Hey, kidsI want you to reach out and bless someone with kindness.
Remember, you can make a big impact on someone’s life today. But something happens when Zack, Tyler, and Emma Towers actually act on their dad’s prompting to reach out and bless others. Everything changes when they discover that the supernatural power unleashed by the Blessing Effect can literally rewrite the future!
The Blessing Effect, a youth-fiction novel that helps students and parents see how powerful, life-changing impacts occur when intentional kindness is put into action. In this story, Zack Towers reaches out to Joel, the most troubled and volatile kid at North Valley High School.
When he does, Zack is surprised by a visit from an angel named Ashkah, who shows up just in time to provide supernatural insight and guidance. Ashkah equips Zack to be a “Blessing” to students who are desperately in need of acceptance, forgiveness and love.
3. The Christy Miller Collection, Vol. 1 (Summer Promise / A Whisper and a Wish / Yours Forever)
Author: by Robin Jones Gunn
Published at: Multnomah Fiction (December 22, 2005)
ISBN: 978-1590525845
Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn packs all 4 Volumes of the Christy Miller Series with enough romance, drama and heartwarming moments to keep you reading the entire series and wanting more. It all starts the summer Christy turns 15. She leaves Wisconsin and spends her vacation with her wealthy aunt and uncle in Newport Beach, California.
That’s where she meets Todd, the surfer with the screaming silver blue eyes who changes her life forever. Find out what happens when Christy’s parents make an announcement that puts Christy in a new high school at the start of her sophomore year.
A red-headed new best friend, a try at cheerleading, a job at a pet store, and expectations for the prom fill Christy’s high school years with a string of laughter-and-tears moments. Fireball Katie keeps everyone guessing what she’ll do next.
Todd keeps showing up and saying just the right thing while popular Rick is determined to convince Christy she should go out with him. As these memorable years unfold, Christy and her “peculiar treasure” friends draw close to each other in the good times and the bad.
4. The Healers Apprentice
Author: by Melanie Dickerson
Zondervan
272 pages
15 years and up
A realistic, fast-paced reimagining of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale full of royalty, romance, and danger. This masterful combination of love and heartbreakcombined with the novel’s surprise endingis everything fans of fantasy, historical, and medieval fiction yearn for. Rose has been appointed as a healer’s apprentice at Hagenheim Castle, a rare opportunity for a woodcutter’s daughter like her.
While she often feels uneasy at the sight of blood, Rose is determined to prove herself capable. Failure will mean returning home to marry the aging bachelor her mother has chosen for hera bloated, disgusting merchant who makes Rose feel ill.
When Lord Hamlin, the future duke, is injured, it is Rose who must tend to him. As she works to heal his wound, she begins to understand emotions she’s never felt before and wonders if he feels the same. But falling in love is forbidden, as Lord Hamlin is betrothed to a mysterious young woman in hiding.
As Rose’s life spins toward confusion, she must take the first steps on a journey to discover her own destiny. The Healer’s Apprentice:An award-winning historical romancea creative retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairytaleby author Melanie DickersonPerfect for readers ages 13-18 and adults who enjoy historical romances similar to Eva Ibbotson’sA romantic, fast-paced readsure to entrance fans of fairytale retellings
5. Christy Miller Collection, Vol 2 (The Christy Miller Collection)
Author: by Robin Jones Gunn
Published at: Multnomah (March 1, 2006)
ISBN: 978-0593192986
The first twelve books in the popular Christy Miller series are now available in four treasured volumes! Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn packs each one with enough action, romance, and drama to keep you reading and wanting more. It all starts the summer Christy vacations on a California beach and meets two friends who change her life forever.
But after moving across the country with her family, Christy must begin her sophomore year of high school uncertain where she’ll fit in. A red-headed new best friend, a try at cheerleading, a job at a pet store, and expectations for the prom fill Christy’s high school years with a string of laughter-and-tears moments.
Fireball Katie keeps everyone guessing what she’ll do next, and surfer Todd keeps showing up while popular Rick has determined to get her full attention! As these memorable years unfold, Christy and her God-loving friends find out what it means to be a peculiar treasure.
Follow Christy Miller as she stays true to her identity in Christ, drawing closer to God for help in realizing her dreams and dealing with her disappointments. Whether you’re meeting her for the first time or have known her for years Christy Is a Forever Friend Surprise Endings Cheerleading tryouts are coming up, and Christy Miller is giving it all she’s got.
6. Treasures: Visible & Invisible
Author: by Theresa Linden
Published at: Catholic Teen Books (February 24, 2021)
ISBN: 978-0997971873
Treasures: Visible and Invisible is a collection of short stories by eight CatholicTeenBooks.Com authors. A teen boy sets out to save a friend from pagan druids, but maybe he’s the one who needs saving. Between an unearthed treasure and a visit from Heaven, a young monk is in for the surprise of his life!
A young girl seeks a mysterious treasure that holds the key to granting a nun’s dying wish. Honora is desperatethen a peculiar clover and a mysterious young man change everything. William’s weekend job is a little gift from heaven, but now his family needs a real miracle.
When threatened by mobsters, Grace receives help from a surprising source. Alone and afraid, a young girl finds friendship in a stranger. But could this boy be trouble? Kyle was determined to save the precious relic-but now his whole family is in danger.
7. The Merchant's Daughter (Fairy Tale Romance Series)
Author: by Melanie Dickerson
Zondervan
288 pages
9780310727613
An unthinkable danger. An unexpected choice. Annabel, once the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is trapped in indentured servitude to Lord Ranulf, a recluse who is rumored to be both terrifying and beastly. Her circumstances are made even worse by the proximity of Lord Ranulf’s bailiffa revolting man who has made unwelcome advances on Annabel in the past.
Believing that life in a nunnery is the best way to escape the escalation of the bailiff’s vile behavior and to preserve the faith that sustains her, Annabel is surprised to discover a sense of security and joy in her encounters with Lord Ranulf.
As Annabel struggles to confront her feelings, she is involved in a situation that could place Ranulf in grave danger. Ranulf’s future, and possibly his heart, may rest in her hands, and Annabel must decide whether to follow the plans she has cherished or the calling God has placed on her heart.
8. The Fairest Beauty (Fairy Tale Romance Series)
Author: by Melanie Dickerson
Zondervan (January 30, 2013)
336 pages
15 – 18 years
A daring rescue.A difficult choice. Sophie desperately wants to get away from her stepmother’s jealousy, and believes escape is her only chance to be happy. Then a young man named Gabe arrives from Hagenheim Castle, claiming she is betrothed to his older brother, and everything twists upside down.
This could be Sophie’s one chance at freedombut can she trust another person to keep her safe? Gabe defied his parents Rose and Wilhelm by going to find Sophie, and now he believes they had a right to worry: the girl’s inner and outer beauty has enchanted him.
Though romance is impossibleshe is his brother’s future wife, and Gabe himself is betrothed to someone elsehe promises himself he will see the mission through, no matter what. When the pair flee to the Cottage of the Seven, they find helpbut also find their feelings for each other have grown.
Now both must not only protect each other from the dangers around themthey must also protect their hearts.
9. Christy Miller Collection, Vol 4 (The Christy Miller Collection)
Author: by Robin Jones Gunn
Published at: Multnomah (May 1, 2006)
ISBN: 978-0593193181
The first twelve books in the popular Christy Miller series are now available in four treasured volumes! The last three books, collected in one page-turning volume, conclude the bestselling Christy Miller series with hope and promise! At the start of her senior year, Christy looks forward to growing closer to Todd, but her friendship with Katie is on the rocks, threatening the year she was certain would be A Time to Cherish.
With Sweet Dreams comes the start of a romantic summer. She’d be entirely swept off her feet if it wasn’t for the most difficult decision she’s ever had to make. And in A Promise Is Forever, Christy discovers foreign adventure is just her cup of tea.
Follow Christy Miller as she stays true to her identity in Christ, drawing closer to God for help in realizing her dreams and dealing with her disappointments. Whether you’re meeting her for the first time or have known her for years Christy Is a Forever Friend A Time to Cherish For Labor Day weekend, Christy Miller is on a houseboat at Lake Shasta.
10. Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit
Author: by Jaye Robin Brown
Published at: HarperTeen; Reprint edition (May 8, 2018)
ISBN: 978-0062271006
“A sweet, sexy, honest teen romance that just happens to involve two girlsall the more charming for being so very ordinary. A Kirkus Best Book of the Year! A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year!A Bustle. Com Best Young Adult Book of the Year!3 starred reviews!
Joanna meets the perfect girl for her and must decide whether to break a promise that could change everything for her and her family or lose out on love in this charming young adult romance that’s perfect for fans of Julie Murphy’s Dumplin’ and Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs.
The Homo Sapiens Agenda. Joanna Gordon has been out and proud for years, but when her popular radio evangelist father remarries and decides to move all three of them from Atlanta to the more conservative Rome, Georgia, he asks Jo to do the impossible: to lie low for the rest of her senior year.
And Jo reluctantly agrees. Although it is (mostly) much easier for Jo to fit in as a straight girl, things get complicated when she meets Mary Carlson, the oh-so-tempting sister of her new friend at school. But Jo couldn’t possibly think of breaking her promise to her dad.
11. Christy Miller Collection, Vol 3 (The Christy Miller Collection)
Author: by Robin Jones Gunn
Published at: Multnomah (March 1, 2006)
ISBN: 978-0593193037
The first twelve books in the popular Christy Miller series are now available in four treasured volumes! Bestselling author Robin Jones Gunn packs each one with enough action, romance, and drama to keep you reading and wanting more. It all starts the summer Christy vacations on a California beach and meets two friends who change her life forever.
But after moving across the country with her family, Christy must begin her sophomore year of high school uncertain where she’ll fit in. A red-headed new best friend, a try at cheerleading, a job at a pet store, and expectations for the prom fill Christy’s high school years with a string of laughter-and-tears moments.
Fireball Katie keeps everyone guessing what she’ll do next, and surfer Todd keeps showing up while popular Rick has determined to get her full attention! As these memorable years unfold, Christy and her God-loving friends find out what it means to be a peculiar treasure.
Follow Christy Miller as she stays true to her identity in Christ, drawing closer to God for help in realizing her dreams and dealing with her disappointments. Whether you’re meeting her for the first time or have known her for years Christy Is a Forever Friend True Friends What is a true friend?
12. Becoming Me (Diary of a Teenage Girl: Caitlin, Book 1)
Author: by Melody Carlson
Published at: Multnomah; 1st Thus. edition (August 10, 2000)
ISBN: 978-1576737354
In the fictional Diary of a Teenage Girl, sixteen-year-old Caitlin O’Conner reveals the inner workings of a girl caught between childhood and womanhood … An empty life without Christ and a meaningful one with Him. Through Caitlin’s candid journal entries we see her grapple with such universal teen issues as peer pressure, loyalty, conflict with parents, the longing for a boyfriend, and her own spirituality.
Follow Caitlin O’Conner, a girl much like yourself, as she makes her way from New Year’s to the first day of summer – surviving a challenging home life, changing friends, school pressures, an identity crisis, and the uncertainties of “true love.” You’ll cry with Caitlin as she experiences heartache, and cheer for her as she encounters a new reality in her life: God.
See how rejection by one group can – incredibly – sometimes lead you to discover who you really are…
13. Sunset Lullaby, Christy & Todd The Baby Years Book 3 (Volume 3)
Author: by Robin Jones Gunn
Published at: Robins Nest Productions; New edition (November 10, 2017)
ISBN: 978-1942704096
Sunset Lullaby is Book #3 in the Christy & Todd:The Baby Years Series. These the much loved characters from the modern classic Christy Miller Series have come alive to millions of readers over the last two decades. Girls who grew up with Christy and followed her through Christy & Todd: The College Years are now flocking to Christy & Todd: The Married Years and continuing to read Christy & Todd:The Baby Years In Sunset Lullaby avid fans will share the joys and pains along with Christy as she and Todd see their family grow and their lives continue to change.
The characters model a realistic young marriage while showing readers how to honor God and grow closer as a couple during this very full season of life.
14. Open Your Heart/Time Will Tell/Now Picture This (The Sierra Jensen Series 7-9) (Sierra Jensen Collection, Volume 3)
Author: by Robin Jones Gunn
Published at: Multnomah Fiction (July 3, 2006)
ISBN: 978-1590525906
Happenstance…Or God’s Great Plan? She’s the bold, free-spirited type. She’s cute, she’s fun, and she’s following God. She’s Sierra Jensen, Christy Miller’s good friend, ready for her junior year of high school! All twelve books in the popular Sierra Jensen series come together in four volumes to reveal the ups and downs of Sierra’s incredible God-led journey!
Volume Three: An exciting trip to Europe challenges Sierra to Open Your Heart to loving others without expectations. At the start of her senior year, only Time Will Tell the truth about Sierra’s friendships. And in Now Picture This, she wonders if her relationship with Paul is as picture perfect as she thinks!
15. Who I Am (Diary of a Teenage Girl: Caitlin, Book 3)
Author: by Melody Carlson
Published at: Multnomah; 1st edition (March 1, 2002)
ISBN: 978-1576738900
It’s challenging enough to be a normal high school senior – but Caitlin O’Conner has a host of new difficulties to deal with in the third book of Melody Carlson’s widely popular and fascinating teen series. Time is critical to help the orphans in Mexico, missions-minded Caitlin believes, but Mom and Dad are set on her attending college.
Meanwhile, her relationship with Josh takes on a serious tone via e-mail – threatening her commitment to “kiss dating goodbye.” When Beanie begins dating an African-American, Caitlin’s concern over dating seems to be misread as racism. One thing is obvious: God is at work through this dynamic girl in very real but puzzling ways.
A soul-stretching time of racial reconciliation at school and within her church helps her discover God’s will as never before.
16. Sierra Jensen Collection, Vol 2
Author: by Robin Jones Gunn
Published at: Multnomah (June 1, 2006)
ISBN: 978-0525653158
Happenstanceor God’s Great Plan? She’s the bold, free-spirited type. She’s cute, she’s fun, and she’s following God. She’s Sierra Jensen, Christy Miller’s good friend, ready for her junior year of high school! All twelve books in the popular Sierra Jensen series come together in four volumes to reveal the ups and downs of Sierra’s incredible God-led journey!
Volume Two: Paul’s voice lives in her memory, but now it’s loud, clear, and right behind her in Close Your Eyes . With summer fast approaching, it is Without a Doubt bound to be Sierra’s best yet. In With This Ring, she can’t help but ponder the meaning of first kisses and lifetime commitments.
Close Your Eyes Sierra Jensen has prayed and prayed for the unattainable Paul, but no answers have arrived yet. She hopes a visit with her classmates to a homeless shelter will take her mind off Paul, but guess what?He’s working there!
Finally they talk, and before Sierra knows it, Paul agrees to come over for dinner. Their evening together is perfectuntil Randy shows up on Sierra’s doorstep! Can things get any more confusing? Without a Doubt What could be more fun than a backpacking expedition?
