The Youth Cartel's Unauthorized Dictionary of Youth Ministry
This book is a quick and awesome read. Just like the title says, it is a dictionary, but it gives definitions to biblical and youth ministry-related terms.  This book isn't for youth workers that can't laugh at themselves or their job. It is for those of us that might have had a long day, recently been to board meeting, or just taught a lesson that tanked. People say that laughter is the best medicine - if that's true, this book is medicine for the common day of student ministry. I honestly laughed out loud on EVERY page. The author even adds hysterical, Twitter-esque hash tags after some definitions. Sometimes, the definitions were things you think but never can say out loud (for fear of being heard!). In the midst of the ym inside jokes, there are encouraging gems that remind you why you are called into ministry and why you shouldn't give up.  This book made my day and I know that I'll be picking it up again on days when I need to remember that there is a fraternity of other youth workers out there that understand what awesome highs and lows are involved in our calling. Bottom line: Read it. --Allison Williams