Albom, Mitch. Five People You Meet in Heaven.
Great life lessons are learned by reading this book.
Albom, Mitch. For One More Day.
Albom, Mitch. Tuesdays with Morrie.
More than a story about just their relationship, the book gives definitive advice on viewing life and its living. It squarely places the responsibility for our individual happiness on the individual and what he chooses to value. It forces the reader to look at familiar things in new ways and to stare some undesirable elements in the face.
Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak
Armstrong, William H. Sounder. Newberry Medal Winner
Babbit, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting.
Tuck Everlasting is an awesome book--the author uses a lot of literary elements(personification, similies, and metaphors mostly) to make you see what you are reading.
Baum, L. Frank. Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The.
Bloor, Edward. Tangerine
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Secret Garden, The.
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Crane, Stephen. The Red Badge of Courage.
Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watson’s Go to Birmingham
Dickens, Charles. Christmas Carol
Fitzhugh, Louise. Harriet the Spy.
Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain. Newberry Medal Winner
Frank, Anne. Diary of a Young Girl.
George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves. Newberry Medal Winner
Gilbreth, Frank and Ernestine. Cheaper by the Dozen.
Golding, William. The Lord of the Flies.
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden.
A good series of books. Most reluctant readers will enjoy this series.
Hamilton, Virginia. House of Dies Drear.
This is a terrific book to share about a boy who experiences a house that was once used during the Underground Railroad. It is full of mystery and suspense.
Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. Newberry Medal Winner
Hunt, Irene. Across Five Aprils.
Irving, Washington. Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The.
Keith, Harold V. Rifles for Watie. Newberry Medal Winner
Keller, Helen. Story of My Life.
Kipling, Rudyard. Jungle Book, The.
London, Jack. Call of the Wild.
Lowry, Lois. Giver, The. Newberry Medal Winner
Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars.
This is a story of friendship between two girls, one Christian and the other Jewish. The setting is Europe during WWII.
Mitchell, Margaret. Gone With the Wind.
Montgomery, L.M.. Anne of Green Gables.
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh. Newberry Medal Winner
North, Sterling. Rascal.
Norton, Mary. Borrowers, The.
O’Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins.
O’Hara, Mary. My Friend Flicka.
Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. Newberry Medal Winner
Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved. Newberry Medal Winner
Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet.
Peltzer, Dave. A Child Called It.
Porter, Eleanor. Pollyanna.
An oldie but a goodie. This was a childhood favorite of mine. Great to know that a child essentially on their own throughout a story can retain such optimism while all those around her dispair.
Raven, Marogt Theis. Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. Yearling, The.
Rawls, Wilson. Summer of the Monkeys, The.
Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows.
Reiss, Johanna. Upstairs Room, The.
Rockwell, Thomas. How to Eat Fried Worms.
Sacher, Louis. Holes. Newberry Medal Winner
Sewell, Anna. Black Beauty.
Speare, Elizabeth George. Witch of Blackbird Pond, The. Newberry Medal Winner
Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. Newberry Medal Winner
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island.
Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Newberry Medal Winner
Tolkien, J. R. R.. Hobbit, The.
Tolkien, J. R. R.. Lord of the Rings, The.
Twain, Mark. Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Since 1978, this book has appeared eleven times on the AP Literature and Composition Exam.
Van Allsburg, Chris. Polar Express, The. Caldecott Medal Winner
Voigt, Cynthia. Dicey's Song. Newberry Medal Winner
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies.
This is a series of futuristic books. They are fun formost middle school age students to read
White, E. B.. Charlotte’s Web.
Wiesel, Elie. Night.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House on the Prairie.
Wyss, Johann David. Swiss Family Robinson.
Young, William. The Shack.
This book is Christian fiction. If you will allow yourself to "get past" the characterization of God, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit, I think you will enjoy the book. The things that the Trinity teaches.
