![]() ![]() Sorted by Category Sort by Age Group Sort by Title Sort by Author See the Cardinal Newman Society: Reading List for Catholic K-12 Schools, and John Senior's Incomplete Life-Long Reading List (All Ages) This is a work in progress, so please e-mail your corrections and suggestions.Ī tab-delimited text version of the file can also be downloaded.Īlthough links to books are provided through, this does not mean to neglect some of the other fine publishers / sellers of Catholic Books: Gloria Deo, Sophia Institute Press, Ignatius Press, Neri Publications, Tan Books & Publishers See all my other book lists, including: New: Children's Books and Catholic Novels Books on Apologetics and Books for Seminarians and Priests The books are classified according to topic and appropriate grade level, but choices should be tailored specifically for each student. ![]() ![]() They are not intended to replace the textbooks or curriculum used by Catholic Schools. These book were chosen to help enhance the faith and belief of Catholic students outside of the classroom. Coulter's Homepage As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Gary Coulter Contact Fr Gary Coulter Go to Fr. Recommended Intellectual Catholic Book List - by Category Intellectual Catholic Book List For Junior High, High School, College Students, and all Lifelong Learners by Fr. ![]()
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I did think there was A LOT thrown in here though, (ie Savannah having had cancer, Violet cutting herself, Savannah and Alex getting together, etc). The Dad was really was great, as was the best friend Alex. I loved the relationship between sisters Violet and Savannah - at each other's throats one minute and then locking hands and laying in bed together the next. ![]() I enjoyed reading this and was thoroughly engrossed, reading for hours at a time. ![]() ![]() ![]() The journey is long, difficult, and dangerous, and after losing her mother as a baby, Nisha can't imagine losing her homeland, too. When Papa decides it's too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her family become refugees and embark first by train but later on foot to reach her new home. Half-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old Nisha doesn't know where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. ![]() The divide has created much tension between Hindus and Muslims, and hundreds of thousands are killed crossing borders. ![]() ![]() Kirkus, starred review In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal, and hopeful tale of India's partition, and of one girl's journey to find a new home in a divided country It's 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and India. About the Book From the author of "The Whole Story of Half a Girl." Forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, shy 12-year-old Nisha tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.īook Synopsis A 2019 NEWBERY HONOR BOOK "A gripping, nuanced story of the human cost of conflict appropriate for both children and adults." ![]() ![]() ![]() Barrell’s spirits are well recognized on the competition circuit. 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