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Finally I feel I have found the perfect fit of core Faith materials, for my older teens, but I am still searching for materials for my ds13.
What do you use with children of this age? I feel he is at that in between stage and being a boy it is a little different again. Love to hear of ideas 
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Not sure what you are after Erin for your ds13, but We will use Story of the Church as our core next year for dd who is 13 next year.
I use the recommendations of Mater Amabilis.
They have been a good fit so far.
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For my son I used the Prove It! books by Amy Welborn at that age.
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Leanne
I suggested Story of the Church, he wasn't keen 
Theresa
I haven't had a good look at the Prove It books.
Thanks for the suggestions
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I have Prove It God, if you like , you can borrow it.
how about 'We are on a Mission from God'. My ds read it at 15.
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Erin, did you see Karen's List?
The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, and Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
By What Authority: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition, Mark Shea
Discovering Mary, David Mills
The Journey, Peter Kreeft
The One-Minute Philosopher, Montague Brown
Making Sense Out of Suffering, Kreeft
Made for More, Curtis Martin
Ten Dates Every Catholic Should Know, Diane Moczar
Selected readings from Thomas Merton
Because God is Real, Kreeft
Signs of Life: 40 Catholic Customs and Their Biblical Roots, Scott Hahn
Have you looked at Desiderata? I just picked this up the other day.
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I ordered the first on the Didache semester series for my 13 yos: The Trinity and Our Christian Vocation. I haven't received yet, so I can't tell you much about it until I do.
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Erin,
This is my list for my 9th grader/13 yo. Some of these books cross subjects and I note that in ALL CAPS when that happens.
** Our Goal and Our Guides, Volume 1, Our Quest for Happiness
** Chief Truths of the Faith by Father John Laux (this is to be a class with Father)
** Baltimore Catechism #3 with commentary by Fr. Connell
** Twelve Catholic Men of Science by Bertram Windle (oop) - SCIENCE
** How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas Woods (audio CD) - HISTORY
** The Crusades by Hillaire Belloc - HISTORY
** How the Reformation Happened by Hillaire Belloc - HISTORY
** Characters of the Reformation by Hillaire Belloc - HISTORY
** The Catholic Girls Guide by Father Lasance (could substitute A Young Man's Guide by Father Lasance)
** The Faith Explained by Father Leo Trese
** Calvary and the Mass by Fulton Sheen
A Virtue Course based on:
** Examination of Conscience for specific ages and temperaments by Mary Ann Budnik
** Examination of Conscience for Adults by Rev. Donald Miller (based on 12 virtues for the 12 months of the year)
** A Year With the Saints (a virtue for every month of the year)
** Holy Mary, Mother of God: Help of all Christians by Fr. John Kane
** Selected audio sermons of Fr. Ripperger
Lives of the Saints
** The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfl
** Joan of Arc by Mark Twain - HISTORY
** Dominic Savio, Teenage Saint by Peter Lappin
** Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: An Ordinary Christian by Maria Di Lorenzo
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Jenn
These are some great books! but they would be too hard for Xavier at this stage  Love the list though
Natalia
I didn't know Didache has semester series. Is this different to their complete courses?
Jen
I think your daughter must be so much more switched on than Xavier, I tried him with The Faith Explained by Fr Leo Trese, he liked it but didn't retain anything, told me it was too hard to narrate.
I gave him Fr Laux's Chief Truth's of the Faith to look at and he found it too much.
Xavier is only just 13 but in Grade 7, I think maybe our grading may be different?
I have a couple of those saint books and I'm sure he would be fine with them. Mm some of the other books on your list may work. Thanks
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Didache Semester Series
A little explanation of the diferences
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Erin, I have a 12 yo son, and looking at some of the books listed here, there is NO WAY he would be ready for a lot of that.....He is still so immature, and really struggles with dyslexia and some learning issues, so a lot of these titles would be quite frustrating for him. I know this, because several of those titles my older teens have used, and loved....but every child is different. For my guy, I would read the “Prove It” series by Amy Welborn as well. In fact, I am off to dig those out!!  I love her straightforward approach, she is easy to understand without “dumbing down” the material. Others might think differently, but for us, this series was the impetus for several good conversations and I really liked them.
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