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Young Adult Nonfiction

The Blueprint for My Girls in Love: 99 Rules for Dating, Relationships and Intimacy
by Yasmin Shiraz
Simon & Schuster, May 2005
$13, ISBN 0-743-27096-7
Every parent of an African American girl should give this book to their ’tweenage (girls in between being a kid and a teenager) and teenage daughters. It addresses issues with dating, self-esteem and friendships. It offers advice in a clear, easy-to-understand language.
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Teen Spirit: One World, Many Paths
by Paul B. Raushenbush
HCI Teens, October 2004
$11.95, ISBN 0-757-30119-3
Rauschenbush, or “Pastor Paul,” takes a very different approach to bringing religion to youth. Rather than advocating one particular religion, Raushenbush exposes readers to five different religions, namely: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism.
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Grounded in the Word: A Guide to Mastering Standardized Test Vocabulary and Biblical Comprehension
by Dr. Eugene Williams Sr. and Eugene Williams Jr.
Comptex Associates Inc. (revised edition) April 2003, $15.95, ISBN 0-911-84906-8
Can’t get your teenager to study the Bible or bone up for his or her college entrance exams? This may be just what you need to begin to create an all-around scholar.
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Young Adult Fiction

Bang!
by Sharon G. Flake
Hyperion Books for Children
September 2005
$16.99, ISBN 0-786-81844-1
When his family is emotionally torn apart by the murder of his younger brother, Jason, Mann begins to lose all aspirations of surviving the crime-ridden streets of the city. In hopes of “toughening his son,” Mann’s once-loving and warm father turns harshly cold, no longer spending time with his only living son.

Young Adult Best Books of 2005

The Coldest Winter Ever
by Sister Souljah
Pocket, January 2000
$21.95, ISBN 0-671-02536-8

Clover
by Dori Sanders
Ballantine Books, April 1991
$17.95, ISBN 0-449-90624-8

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
Bantam (reissue), May 1997
$14, ISBN 0-553-38001-X

Looking for Red by Angela Johnson
Simon Pulse, November 2003
$15.95, ISBN 0-689-86388-8

Stay Strong: Simple Life Lessons for Teens
by Terrie Williams
Scholastic, April 2002
$15.95, ISBN 0-439-12972-9

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