Great Books For Teens (Age 13-15)

Great Books For Teens (Age 13-15)

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The 4 books above are just a sample of the following list. ***Please click the "Refresh" button on your browser if these items do not load properly.***

I. BUY BOOKS (INCLUDING FOLKTALES) THAT ARE SET IN SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES:

A. Pakistan

1. Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Staples (1990 Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable Book; ALA Best Book for Young Adults; A Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies; Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book; IRA Teachers' Choice. Young Adult.)

2. Iqbal Masih and the Crusaders Against Child Slavery by Susan Kuklin

3.Benazir Bhutto by Katherine Doherty

4. The Land and People of Pakistan by Mark Weston

B. Bangladesh

5. The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans by Sy Montgomery

6. Bangladesh (Cultures of the World) by Mariam Whyte

C. Nepal/Bhutan

7. Daughter of the Mountains by Louise Rankin (This was a Newbery Honor Book, which means it was runner-up to the best book in children's literature, for its year).

8. We Need to Go to School: Voices of the Rugmark Children by Tanya Roberts-Davies

9. Nepal by Hitomi Watanabe

10. Nepal by Jonathan Burbank

11. Let's Visit Bhutan by Aung San Suu Kyi

12. Bhutan (Children of the World) by Yoshio Komatsu

D. Sri Lanka

13. Sri Lanka: War-Torn Island by Lawrence Zwier

14. Sri Lanka by Nanda Wanasundera

E. India

15. Shiva's Fire by Suzanne Fisher Staples (This is a great novel for young Bharata Natyam dancers).

16. Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan (Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2000. Also Winner of Books for the Teen Age 2001 (NYPL)).

17. Neela: Victory Song by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

18. Our Gandhi: Child of Fear to Man of Freedom by V. Mylo Schaaf, Eknath Easwaran

19. The Year of My Indian Prince by Ella Thorp Ellis

20. Tales of Kalila and Dimna: Classic Fables From India by Ramsay Wood (These are the first 2 books of the Panchatantra).

21. Puffin Book of Classic Indian Tales by Meera Uberoi (This includes stories from the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Panchatantra).

22. The Taj Mahal by Christine Moorcroft

23. Mother Teresa: Sister to the Poor by Patricia Giff

24. Indira Gandhi by Francelia Butler

25. India Under Indira and Rajiv Gandhi by James Haskins

26. India by Radhika Srinivasan

II. LEARN ABOUT SOUTH ASIAN RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES

A. Buddhism

27. The Wisdom of the Crows and Other Buddhist Tales by Sherab Chodzin, Alexandra Kohn

28. Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom For Children and Parents by Sarah Conover

29. The Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions by Daisaku Ikeda

B. Islam

30. A Young Muslim's Guide to the Modern World by Seyyed Hossein Nasr

31. The Islamic Year: Surahs, Stories, and Celebrations by Noorah Al-Gailani

C. Hindu Philosophies and Practices

32. The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha by Uma Krishnaswami

33. Fire in The Heart: A Spiritual Guide For Teens by Deepak Chopra

34. I'm A Vegetarian: Amazing Facts and Ideas for Healthy Vegetarians by Ellen Schwartz

III. LEARN ABOUT THE SOUTH ASIAN IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE

A. South Asian Immigrant Stories

35. The Sunita Experiment by Mitali Perkins

36. A Group of One by Rachna Gilmore

37. India in the West: South Asians in America by Ronald Takaki

38. Strangers at the Gates Again: Asian American Immigration After 1965 by Ronald Takaki

39. Asian Indians by Susan Gordon

40. Hindu and Sikh Faiths in America by Gail Harley

B. Stories From Other Cultures, That South Asian-Americans Will Be Able to Relate to

41. Saying Goodbye by Marie Lee

42. More Than Meets The Eye by Jeanne Betancourt

IV. EXPLORE SOME ISSUES FACED BY THE SOUTH ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY

A. Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Sexual Abuse

43. Everything You Need to Know About Family Violence by Evan Stark

44. Forged By Fire by Sharon M. Draper

45. Domestic Violence by Joe Layden

46. Racing the Past by Sis Deans

47. Raymond: A Novel by Mark Geller

48. Family Violence: How to Recognize and Survive It by Janice Rench

49. Child Abuse: "Why Do My Parents Hit Me?" by Kate Havelin

50. Family Violence: "My Parents Hurt Each Other!" by Kate Havelin

B. Anxiety, Perfectionism, and General Social Skills Development

51. Kissing Doorknobs by Terry Spencer Hesser

52. Cliques, Phonies, and Other Baloney by Trevor Romain

53. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Surviving Peer Pressure For Teens by Hilary Cherniss, Sara Jane Sluke (This is like the "Dummies" series of books for adults).

54. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dealing with Stress For Teens by Sara Jane Sluke, Vanessa Torres

55. New Kids on the Block: Oral Histories of Immigrant Teens by Janet Bode

***BONUS MATERIALS: Find other (general) books for teens OR

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