Page Turners

Here is a list of books that have been shared on KMA's Page Turners with the Shenandoah Public Library.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

I just finished Confessions of a Closet Catholic by Sarah Darer Littman. It is a teen book, recommended both by Carrie and my daughter. It is a great story of an almost-twelve year old Jewish girl's struggle with faith. Justine's parents aren't Orthodox, and don't really even go to Synagogue, but her Grandmother Bubbe, who survived the Holocaust, keeps kosher and doesn't miss a Sabbath. Justine feels like an extra in her family, and so decides to become Catholic for Lent, like her best friend. When she attends Mass with her friend's family the same morning that Bubbe has a stroke, Justine feels that she caused it, which increases her guilt. How she struggles to find her place in her family and her faith is a touching, funny book that I recommend to teens and anyone who wants a good read.

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