Need Recommendations

[Mel]

Hello everyone ^.^

I'm in desperate need of help with some book recommendations for YA that have either a religious subject or something similar. I'm taking a theology class (college requirement) and the main assignment is how to implement a theological POV in my field of work; mine is English Education so i chose to use books as a medium. But i haven't read many books on this subject in particular. Of the top of my head the ones i know i have read are The Chronicles of Narnia, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman and The Lord of the Rings which I will be using but i'll need some more examples. Books have to be for YA since i'm studying to be a high school teacher. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank You.

[Joseph]

One wonderful YA series I would suggest is the Circle of Three series by Isobel Bird. It begins with So Mote it Be and is all about three girls and their year and a day study of the religion of Wicca and other Pagan religions. It does a great job explaining and educating as well as entertaining as you read.
http://www.goodreads.com/series/41808...

[Mel]

Thsat sounds like a good book, thanks

[Alana ~ The Book Pimp]

The Secret Circle is pagan/witchcraft

Fallen series (Angels/fallen angels, fight for good and evil, Satan, God...)

[Alana ~ The Book Pimp]

And I'm not sure if they fall under YA or not- but Incarnations of Immortality series by Piers Anthony (Starts with On a Pale Horse)

[Nairabell]

The Sweep (Wicca in the UK) series by Cate Tiernan deals with Wicca in a pretty realistic way. The religious aspects are relatively accurate, the special powers not so much.

The author also wrote another series dealing with magic called Balefire.

[Teeny]

The twilight saga might be included in this with the whole good/evil and soul issues in it and its a very popular ya series.

[Heidi]

How about the House of Night series by PC and Kristin Cast?

[Valerie]

Touch by Jus Accardo , Starcrossed, Halfblood, Cry wolf, Chronicles of Nick

[Ann aka Iftcan]

you might also try Lloyd Alexander and his Prydain series. The Book of Three is the first one. I think that this qualifies as YA.

[ஐAndreaஐ]

angles & demons, fallen angles, guardian angles

[Nairabell]

Heidi wrote: "How about the House of Night series by PC and Kristin Cast?"

I definitely second this recommendation - loads of religious undertones between the vampires and the 'People of Faith'.