Classic Book Recommendations
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Favorite Classics from our Commonwealth
FOR ALL CATEGORIES
The Scriptures!
FROM OUR YOUTH
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Nancy Drew Series (Various authors, most under the name of Carolyn Keene)
Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
The Wrenly Series by Jordan Quinn
Adventurers Wanted by M. L. Forman
Laddie by Gene Stratton-Porter (and all other books by her)
The Enchanted Forest Series by Patricia Wrede
"All the Good and Beautiful books we've gotten and read,” (-Quote from one of our students) website by Jenny Phillips
PARENTING BOOKS
Parenting: A House United by Nicholeen Pack
Roles by Nicholeen Peck
Hold Onto Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté
Raising Up a Family Unto the Lord by Gene R. Cook
A Better Way to Teach Kids About Sex by Laura Padilla-Walker, Dean M. Busby, Chelom E. Leavitt, and Jason S. Carroll
EDUCATION BOOKS
A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille
Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie
Homeschool Bravely by Jamie Erickson
Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynn Truss
Brave Learner by Julie Bogart
Dumbing us Down by John Talor Gatto
The 7 Habits for Teens by Sean Covey
The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make by Sean Covey (for teens)
Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris (BY TEENS!)
PERSONAL GROWTH BOOKS
Gift From The Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
Margin by Richard A. Swenson
The Power of *TED by David Emerald
The Anatomy of Peace by Emery Reves
Living your True Identity: Discover, Embrace, and Develop Your Own Divine Nature by Brooke Snow
God Comes to Women by Emily Belle Freeman
Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
The Jackrabbit Factor by Leslie Householder
Beyond the Shade of the Mango Tree by Edward Dube
When the Atonement Becomes Personal by Toni Sorenson
NOVELS (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
Just David by Eleanor H. Porter
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronttë
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (and all other books by her)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Noticer by Andy Andrews
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
Perloo the Bold by Avi
Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter
The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter (All books by her!)
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Princess Academy series by Shannon Hale
Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Night by Elie Wiesel
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O' Dell
The Classic Slave Narratives by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
1491 by Charles C. Mann
Other Booklists That We Love
TJEd Classic Lists (This PDF is broken up by age ranges)
TJEd Book List for Teens (A Goodreads List)
TJEd List of Resources (For math, science, etc)
Well Educated Heart (This is broken up by month/topic, with the lists under each section)
The Good and the Beautiful (This list is free, but an email address is required to access it)
Read Aloud Revival (Lots of good resources and recommendations broken up into topics)
"Honey for the Child's Heart" (This is a book by Gladys Hunt about using classic books!)
Ambleside (A Charlotte Mason Resource Website)
LibriVox.com (This is a resources for free access to public domain books and audiobooks)
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