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Posted: Nov 06 2013 at 2:04pm | IP Logged Quote Erin
Wanting to purchase a St Nicholas present for my ds16, I prefer our St Nick books to either be of a spiritual nature or have Catholic tones, overtly or subtly. ie say if he was younger Outlaws of Ravenhurst is more obvious whereas the Mitchell series is more subtle.

So I've been combing here for ideas and looking and looking. Still haven't found the one! In fact we seem to talk more girl books for the older ones, or maybe it is just seeming like that at the moment.

He wants a book that has more a modern setting, not middle ages etc and the character is mysterious, revealed/developed along the way. Ds16 has quite a love for his faith and I'm sure he would be quite happy if the Catholicity is obvious, subtle is fine too.

So can anyone help me or are you as lost as I am?

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How about Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C Douglas?
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You might want to look at some of Michael D. O'Brien's books. They are very well-written and powerful (and they hit very close to home...). For a 16 year old, most of his books would probably be okay (sorry I can't recall details, but I read everything this author wrote in a huge burst of enthusiasm a couple of years ago, and several of the novels are related, so I can't remember which ones would be best for a teen!).

Definitely worth looking into - and maybe someone with a better memory will chime in here, too.

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Posted: Nov 07 2013 at 2:27pm | IP Logged Quote Erin
Aagot, we have that book!

Nancy, how funny I only just pulled Fr Elijah off the shelves and handed to him 12 hours before you suggested it!! Great minds

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