Tag Archives: Christian

If I Live (If I Run #3)

by Terri Blackstock

Conditional Recommendation: In this thrilling conclusion, fugitive Casey Cox must stay alive a little longer to expose the true criminals, but she’s running out of places to hide from both the police and the people who want her and those she loves dead.

Age: Young Adult
Series: If I Run, Book 3 of 3
Pages: 352
Published: 2018

Genre: Christian Thriller

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Letter Perfect

by Cathy Marie Hake

Conditional Recommendation: After the death of her mother, bumbling and intelligent Ruth Caldwell travels to California to find her father but instead finds an unexpected inheritance hanging in the balance and a whole cast of characters to go with it.

Age: Young Adult
Series: California Historical, Book 1 of 2
Pages: 379
Published: 2006

Genre: Christian Historical Romance

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The Orphan’s Wish (Hagenheim #8)

by Melanie Dickerson

Conditional Recommendation: Loosely based on the folk tale Aladdin, this growing-up-friends-to-lovers romance is a tame, enjoyable read.

Age: Young Adult
Series: Hagenheim, Book Eight
Pages: 345
Published: 2018

Genre: Fairy Tale, Romance

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The Bloodstone Chronicles

by Bill Myers

Conditional Recommendation: Christian allegorical adventures involving a fantastical land with fantastical creatures where Nathan, Denise, and Joshua grow from nonbelievers to mature Christians.

Age: Middle Grade
Series: Bloodstone Chronicles, a collection of 4 books
Pages: 425
Published: 1991 (Zondervan)  

Genre: Christian Fantasy/Christian Allegory

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The Meeting Place (Song of Acadia #1)

by Janette Oke & T. Davis Bunn

Unconditional Recommendation: In Acadia, a chance meeting creates a strong bond of friendship and faith between an Englishwoman and a Frenchwoman during a time of hostilities and impending war between their homelands.

Age: Young Adult
Series: Song of Acadia, Book 1
Pages: 288
Published: 1999
Genre: Historical Christian Fiction

Awards: Christy Award for North American Historical (2000)

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When Courage Calls (Return to the Canadian West #1)

by Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan

Unconditional Recommendation: A young woman leaves behind wealthy living to teach school in a poor, tragedy-stricken, Canadian mining town.

Age: Young Adult
Series: Return to the Canadian West, Book One
Pages: 329
Published: 2014

Genre: Historical Christian Fiction

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Love Comes Softly (#1)

by Janette Oke

Unconditional Recommendation: When Marty’s husband dies suddenly and she’s forced to marry a stranger to survive in the West, she comes to learn that love between neighbors, man and woman, and even God sometimes comes softly.

Age: Young Adult
Series: Love Comes Softly, Book One
Pages: 237
Published:1979

Genre: Historical Christian Romance

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To Win Her Heart

by Karen Witemeyer

Unconditional Recommendation: A sweet love story between a blacksmith seeking a new life and a cautious librarian who both need to rely on God when his past comes calling.

Age: Young Adult
Series: Stand Alone
Pages: 352
Published: 2011

Genre: Historical Christian Romance

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