"These poems are here for you to read and question, believe in and doubt, and hold up to the light. Hold them up to your doubt and see what happens. Measure them against your faith." This wide-ranging collection asks readers to consider the basis and power of their beliefs-about love, death, God, or even Santa Claus. It features poems from writers including Charles Simic, Rumi, Pablo Neruda, and William Shakespeare. Includes biographical notes and selected readings for each author.
Title alpha Faith and Doubt: An Anthology of Poems
Category Upper Middle School Fiction Plus
Pages Count 160
Summary A collection of poems concerned with faith and doubt.
Topics God. Death. Family. Blindness. Friendship. Church. Grace. Pretending. Faith. Belief. Santa Claus. Love. Doubt. Education. Struggles. Nature. Waiting. Truth. The Bible. Being chosen. Sexual abuse. Feeling unclean. Delusion. The Holocaust. Acceptance. Poetry. Advertising. Revolution. Light. Life. Opposites. Atheism. Youth. Resurrection. Prayer. Ends.
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
Language English
JLG Release Date May 2007
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
This collection features fiction titles selected for older middle school readers who are ready for longer, more layered stories that explore growing independence and changing perspective. Selections include realistic and speculative fiction with increased emotional and narrative complexity, offering stories that look beyond immediate experience and invite readers to engage with broader questions about identity, belonging, and the world around them.