LESLEA WAHL Age Range: 13 and up Reading Level: High School A ten-day Caribbean cruise might sound like a fabulous way to spend the holidays, but Liz would rather be anywhere than stranded on a ship with her estranged father for his high school reunion. While an anonymous note, an onboard mystery, and a cute boy help turn the tide on the unwanted trip, Liz and her father drift even further apart. However, when Liz’s reckless actions create a tsunami of unintended consequences, she recognizes that she’s drowning in pent-up hurt and anger. As her carefully created façade begins to ebb away, she ..read more

NICHOLAS SPARKS Age Range: 13 and up Reading Level: High School There was a time when the world was sweeter....when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats.... Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he'd been in love. Certainly the last person he thought he'd fall for was Jamie, the shy, almost ethereal daughter of the town's Baptist minister....Jamie, who was destined to show him the depths of the human heart-and th ..read more

ABBIE EMMONS Age Range: 13 and up Reading Level: High School After 16-year-old Tessa gets into a car crash and loses her vision, she doesn't know how to move on or live. The doctors said her sight would return in 100 days, but what if it never does? Tessa's grandparents, wanting to help her blog about poetry like she used to before the accident, hire a boy to write down Tessa's poetry for her. Tessa can't see how nice of a person Weston is, but she also can't see that he has nothing below the knee. Weston has lived his life trying to be as optimistic as possible, believing that there was noth ..read more

CATHERINE MARSHALL Age Range: 16 and up Reading Level: High School and Adult The train taking nineteen-year-old teacher Christy Huddleston from her home in Asheville, North Carolina, might as well be transporting her to another world. The Smoky Mountain community of Cutter Gap feels suspended in time, trapped by poverty, superstitions, and century-old traditions. But as Christy struggles to find acceptance in her new home, some see her — and her one-room school — as a threat to their way of life. Her faith is challenged and her heart is torn between two strong men with conflicting views about ..read more

Wow, 2023 has gone by so fast that I have not had the time to post on my favorite books and book series of 2022. Last year was a long stressful year, so I did not have that much time to do extra reading on top of school, but I did manage to read a few amazing books! With a wide variety of genres, there is a perfect book for everyone on my list of best books read in 2023. There are historical must-reads, a fantasy fairytale, contemporary Catholic stories, exciting dystopian adventures, and more! The books are ordered from my favorite to least favorite.  I hope you all enjoy my favori ..read more

CORINNA TURNER Age Range: 16 and up Reading Level: High School and Adult In Margo’s world, the ‘imperfect’ are recycled. Literally. Margaret Verrall dreams of marrying the boy she loves and spending her life with him. But she’s part of the underground network of Believers – and that carries the death penalty. But before she can be unmasked as a Believer, she fails her Sorting and is reassigned as spare parts. Bane swears to rescue her before she can be dismantled, but a chance to take on the system ups the stakes beyond mere survival. Now she has to break out of the Facility—or face the worst ..read more

ALISON GERVAIS Age Range: 13 and up Reading Level: High School Deaf teen Maya moves across the country and must attend a hearing school for the first time. As if that wasn’t hard enough, she also has to adjust to the hearing culture, which she finds frustrating—and also surprising when some classmates, including Beau Watson, take time to learn ASL. As Maya looks past graduation and focuses on her future dreams, nothing, not even an unexpected romance, will derail her pursuits. But when people in her life—deaf and hearing alike—ask her to question parts of her deaf identity, Maya stands proudl ..read more

LESLEA WAHL, CYNTHIA T. TONEY, MARIE C. KEISER, CAROLYN ASTFALK, AMANDA LAUER, ELLEN GABLE, CORINNA TURNER, ANTONY B. KOLENC, T.M. GAOUETTE, THERESA LINDEN Age Range: 12 and up Reading Level: Middle School and High School Lenten short stories by ten Catholic Teen Books authors. Finishing the Journey: When Liz's faith journey hits a roadblock, will an unexpected detour and chance encounter set her back on track? Follow Me: A teen’s future was all set—before his tragic loss. But his best friend’s secret past just might save it. Take Up Your Cross: Justin's religion is outlawed. When an unbeliev ..read more

Hey everybody! I had so much success and a lot of fun putting together my Christmas Gift Set that I decided to do another: A Catholic Girl Reads Book Set: St. Valentine's Day! The theme of this set will be Valentine's and will include one surprise book and girly accessory items for purchase for my readers, friends, or family. I put together a gift set that I would love to receive in the mail, and it would be the perfect gift for yourself, a friend, a daughter, a girlfriend, a granddaughter, or anyone else who would enjoy a Valentine's or Galantine's package this year! (Perfect for high school ..read more

JANE AUSTEN Age Range: 13 and up Reading Level: High School and Adult 'I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall.' Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of her good friend Mr Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match for her protegee Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel and have consequences that she never ..read more