Best New Books for Teenagers: Rooted 2024 Book Awards
“What better way to encourage teenagers to love great books than to give them hard copies of those books to hold in their hands?”
Year after year, the Rooted content team considers our annual book awards one of the highlights of the year! We are always eager to see what is new and edifying for youth ministers, parents, and teenagers, and we do what we can to vet resources you can trust. Hopefully you will find some potential Christmas gifts among our selections!
“What better way to encourage teenagers to love great books than to give them hard copies of those books to hold in their hands?”
Theological depth through expository Bible teaching is one of Rooted’s five pillars of gospel-centered youth ministry. As we work to teach teenagers the full counsel of God’s Word (Acts 20:27), we must always seek to grow in the grace and understanding of the gospel ourselves.
“Each year Rooted curates a list of the best new books for youth workers, and this year we have three to recommend.”
Welcome to the Rooted Parent Top Ten, a curated list of resources from across the web that we believe will be helpful to parents raising teenagers. Here you’ll find articles, podcasts, and videos to support you in gospel- centered discipleship and interpreting youth culture. While most are gospel focused, others are included because they include a message of common grace.
Considering Christianity tells the greatest hero story ever told, don’t be surprised to find parallels to Christianity in practically every good hero story!
When we pause to be “slow to anger and abounding in love,” we show our kids a glimpse of God’s heart.