Lost in Las Vegas

Lost in Las VegasMelody CarlsonZondervan, 2009, 206 pp., $9.99zondervan.comThis is the fifth book in a series about a group of teenage girls living in a boarding home called The Carter House. Between boyfrien...

The Last Mango in Texas

The Last Mango in TexasRay BlackstoneFaith Words, 2009, 247 pp., $13.99faithwords.comThink Carl Hiaasen retrained. The story of boy meets girl; girl wants to save the environment; boy inherits oil wells from ...

Profiles in Black: Phat Facts for Teens

Profiles in Black: Phat Facts for TeensMarvin A. McMickleJudson Press Publishers, 2008, 114 pp., $22.00judsonpress.comProfiles in Black seeks to make a connection between the hip-hop generation and its past. ...

Arthurian Adventures

Sir Kendrick and the Castle of Bel Lione (Book 1)Sir Bentley and the Holbrook Court (Book 2)Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart (Book 3)Chuck BlackMultnomah, 2009, 176 to 208 pp., $8.99mpbooks.comIn Bla...

Amazing Tales for Making Men out of Boys

Amazing Tales for Making Men out of BoysNeil OliverWilliam Morrow, 2009, 364 pp., $25.99neiloliver.comIn our contemporary society, we have lost the art of a paradigm-shifting story, a story so powerful that i...

A Craving for ‘Halo’

A new study published in Psychological Science suggests that nearly one of every 10 children is addicted, on some level, to video games. The study, conducted by Douglas Gentile, director of research for t...

God on Screens and Stages

The Message Behind the Movie: How to Engage with a Film Without Disengaging Your FaithDouglas M. BeaumontMoody Publishers, 2009, 178 pp., $14.99MessageBehindTheMovie.comSacred Terror: Religion and Horror on t...

Worth the Wait

Choosing to Wait: A Guide to Inspiring AbstinenceLaura B. GallierDestiny Image, 2009, 257 pp., $16.99destinyimage.comWhy Wait? The Naked Truth About Sex and AbstinenceLaura B. GallierInspiring Abstinence, 200...