Any good books to recommend to young believers?

[Dave...]

Hard to Believe: The High Cost and Infinite Value of Following Jesus (Hardcover)
by John MacArthur (Author)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785263454/biblebulletinboa

"Popular perception of Jesus Christ is that of a tempered, genteel man who walked the earth, offering nuggets of wisdom to His followers. But what we sometimes fail to recognize is that although Jesus Christ offered a message of forgiveness, He also spoke challenging, demanding words about what being a follower of Christ requires.

In contrast to the superficiality of much modern Christian teaching, Dr. John MacArthur serves up the unvarnished truth of what Christ taught and lived. In simple, compelling terms, he spells out what is required of those who would follow Him. Going beyond Jesus' life to include the crucifixion and resurrection, MacArthur shows readers that Jesus modeled the commitment and loving obedience He requires of us by making the ultimate sacrifice for humankind."

 

[Whatever]

I have one but not sure how "young" or maybe "novice" you are talking about.

Defeating Evil: How God Glorifies Himself in a Dark World by Scott Christensen - 240 pages - $17.56
Revised, adapted, and condensed for a broader audience, this companion edition to Scott Christensen’s lauded What about Evil? shows how sin, evil, corruption, and death fit into redemptive history. Exploring the storyline of Scripture and addressing practical concerns, Christensen shows that God’s ultimate end in creation is to maximize his glory before his image-bearers by defeating evil through Christ’s atoning work.

“The problem of evil is widely considered the hardest of all theological conundrums: If God is omnipotent, sovereign, and good, why does evil exist? Where did it come from? Why does it persist, if a benevolent God has the power to eliminate it? Scripture is full of truths that shed light on those questions, and Scott Christensen skillfully brings them together in this helpful, insightful, and ultimately satisfying analysis. As a matter of fact, the ultimate biblical answer to the problem of evil is condensed and implied in this book’s title and subtitle: Defeating Evil: How God Glorifies Himself in a Dark World. I don’t know of a better or more readable unfolding of that truth than Scott’s excellent, well-written work.”

John MacArthur​

The original book this was condensed from is 576 pages and costs around $30

 

[Who Me]

I would suggest ' Nothing but the Truth ' by B. H. EDWARDS, it's about the accuracy and authority of the bible.
Then there is The Case for Christ by Lee Stobel, an examination of the crucifixion by historians, doctors, theologians etc
Church history ' Revival, a people saturated with God ' by bh Edwards.

Two books to give confidence in what we believe and one book showing how God has worked among people in the past.