1997 Reading Program

Youth's Books

Education for Mission
ZLATA'S DIARY: A CHILD'S LIFE IN SARAJEVO

Viking Penguin, 1995
200 pages
Zlata Filipovi
#2367/$7.95

Through the poignant and courageous words of Zlata, a young girl, readers see the violence of the war in former Yugoslavia. The diary, begun when there was peace in Sarajevo, takes the reader through the onslaught of fighting that destroys all that she loves.

Nurturing for Community
FIGHTING INVISIBLE TIGERS: A STRESS MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR TEENS

Free Spirit Publishing, 1995
154 pages
Earl Hipp
#2320/$10.95

This book focuses on how teens can handle stress. It's a must reading for teens and their parents.

Social Action
I AM AN AMERICAN: THE TRUE STORY OF JAPANESE INTERNMENT

Crown Publishers, Inc., 1994
90 pages
Jerry Stanley
Hardcover/#2328/$17.00

This moving account of America's injustice to Japanese Americans during World War II weaves personal interviews and recollections into the larger story of Japanese internment. The powerful and disturbing story is important as we confront issues raised by life in a multicultural society.

Spiritual Growth
EVERYDAY PRAYERS FOR TEENS (ER)

Dimensions for Living, 1994
96 pages
Barry L. Culbertson
#2318/$5.00

This pocket-sized book of short prayers, written in "teen language," covers many experiences and concerns of teens.

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