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The Lighter Side of Religion for Teens (page 2)

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 28, 2007
EVOLUTION, ME & OTHER FREAKS OF NATURE
by Robin Brande
"An appealingly humorous take on themes classic and new. (Fiction. 12-14)"
Mena Reece's freshman year is not turning out as planned; she's been shunned by her friends because she blew the whistle on them. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2007
Kirkus Star DOES MY HEAD LOOK BIG IN THIS?
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
"11 readers. (Fiction. 13-18)"
An "Australian-Muslin-Palestinian" teen opts to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time, embarking on a courageous exercise in self-understanding. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2006
GOY CRAZY
by Melissa Schorr
"Well-written chick-lit with a Jewish slant. (Fiction. YA)"
High-school sophomore Rachel Lowenstein is, like most teenaged girls, preoccupied with boys, self-confidence, popularity and a positive identity that may not necessarily include her Jewish roots. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2005
YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH!
by Fiona Rosenbloom
"Light humor with a little lesson. (Fiction.10-14)"
When Stacy Friedman discovers her best friend, Lydia, kissing the crush of her life, Andy Goldfarb (the boy she dreams of kissing, or maybe marrying, at her Bat Mitzvah party), she does what any respecting seventh grader would do, she uninvites her to the party. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2005
CONFESSIONS OF A CLOSET CATHOLIC
by Sarah Darer Littman
"Funny and tearful. (Yiddish/Hebrew glossary) (Fiction. 9-12)"
Eleven-year-old Justine's life is both amusing and somber as she negotiates religion, family, and bereavement. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2005
NEVER MIND THE GOLDBERGS
by Matthue Roth
"Flawed but winning. (Fiction. YA)"
In this vividly voiced fish-out-of-water story with a twist, Hava Aaronson, a 17-year-old punk New Yorker with a rebellious streak a mile wide, scores the summer job of a lifetime, starring in a situation comedy that's filming in California. Read full book review >