Breezes of Confirmation (Ages 11-12) This is one of the books designed for use in the junior youth spiritual empowerment programs.

Breezes of Confirmation, along with its sister books, Walking the Straight Path and Drawing on the Power of the Word, strives to create within the youth the moral structures that will underlie their decisions and guide their actions as they mature into young adults and active members of society.

Walking the Straight Path (ages 13-14) Average Rating: 

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This is one of the books designed for use in the junior youth spiritual empowerment programs.

Intended to be studied by young people, Walking the Straight Path brings together twenty stories from different cultures to demonstrate moral principles and follows them with exercises designed to build on the ideas conveyed in each story.

Zanjan Average Rating: 

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Zanjan (A Graphic Novel) is a rich fictional work that is based on actual events from one of the many dramatic episodes surrounding the emergence of the Baha'i Faith in mid-nineteenth century Persia. In this story, Navid has been trained from an early age to join the elite, but everything he learns only leads him to more questions. Zanjan is written by Aaron Emmel and illustrated by C. Aaron Kreader.

To view the video which introduces Zanjan and includes illustrations from the book, click on the product.

Diamonds in the Rough

The story of a group of friends who discover what it means to live out one's faith in action and service to the community and come to understand that they themselves can be important agents of change in the world.

Wave Watcher Average Rating: 

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Wave Watcher is a story about what it means to be an everyday hero, and what it means to be human. Twelve-year old Ray can't sleep. His thoughts keep him awake--especially tonight, exactly one year after the terrible devastating event that changed his life forever. The gifted young writer's pen has been silent since then, stilled by shock. Tonight Ray will break the silence. He will begin to write again. In looking back on his life, he will come to see how a broken-down house, a brother with only one lung, his father's novel, a whisper in a cave, and a man-eating Chihuahua all play a part in the patterns in his life.

Baha'i Education for Children: Book 7 Education is a basic human right, as well as one of the main principles animating the Baha'i teachings. Baha'i Education for Children is an effective sequential educational system which systematically assists Baha'i communities to hold children's classes. Book 1-6 is designed for children's classes ages five to eleven. This Book 7 is the first in the series focused toward junior youth, ages twelve to fifteen.

Discovering the Moon

Discovering the Moon is the story of a soon-to-be fifteen-year-old girl as she explores what it means to be in charge of her own spiritual destiny by having deep spiritual conversations with her loving family members. Author Jacqueline Mehrabi invites readers into Fern’s world to ponder deep questions about what it means to grow up and grapple with one’s spiritual existence.

Glimmerings of Hope This is one of the books designed for use in the junior youth spiritual empowerment programs.

Discovering the Sun

Fern has grown up on the remote Orkney Islands of northern Scotland, and is preparing to leave home for the first time to attend boarding school. Faced with the prospect of being away from the familiarity of her loving family, she is apprehensive about what lies ahead. As a member of the Bahá’í Faith who recently turned fifteen, Fern is also preparing to take part in her first nineteen-day Bahá’í Fast.

Concerned, at first, that she will be an outsider because of her Faith, Fern soon makes friends with a number of classmates and discovers that she is not the only one who comes from a slightly different background.

Nunki Average Rating: 

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The exciting journey of the divided human people! How do you draw interfaith dialogue? What does ‘Abdu’l-Bahá refer to as the “foundation of culture”? What kind of cake would you bake for the next Nineteen-Day-Feast? Teams answer a variety of questions in a quest to unite the human race. Unity of thoughts is key for your team to solve the tasks and win the game.

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Spirit Within Club

By Sahar Sabati

When ten-year-old friends set up an after-school club so they can hang out together more often, they don't expect to be able to solve their problems at school. But when they tap into the spirit within them, they and their friends discover that they have the power to make the world a better place.

Discovering the Sea

Discovering the Sea is the story of Fern, a sixteen-year-old girl, who is home for the summer after completing her first year of boarding school, and intent on exploring the concept of the Covenant of God. Through discussions with friends and family members, Fern learns about the Bahá’í concept of the Covenant as an agreement between God and mankind in which God promises never to leave us alone without guidance. Fern discusses the religions of the past, and the ways in which disunity seemed to arise among their followers after the passing of the Prophets and Founders of the religions. With the help of her family members and friends, Fern studies the wills of Bahá’u’lláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Bahá’í Faith, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the eldest son and appointed successor of Bahá’u’lláh, and comes to appreciate the unique and significant Covenant made between Bahá’u’lláh and His followers.