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Literature Reading Lists
By Deborah Taylor-Hough
Editor, The Charlotte Mason Monthly
Grade-by-grade literature recommendations from preschool to teens
Debi's Twaddle-Free Reading List and "Living Books" Bookstore(This reading list is my personal idea of twaddle-free reading--it does not necessarily represent the views of C. Levison, K. Andreola, P. Gardner or any other Charlotte Mason-related authors.)
Twaddle = dumbed down literature; absence of meaning Living Books = books that are well-written and engaging --they absorb the reader --the narrative and characters "come alive"; living books are the opposite of cold, dry textbooks.
IMPORTANT NOTE:The age designations for this list are only approximate. A child's listening level will often be several grades higher than their personal reading level --feel free to choose books from an older list if you're planning on reading aloud to your children. My husband and I began reading aloud to our children from chapter books (such as Charlotte's Web) before their third birthdays. Don't under-estimate your child's ability to comprehend or listen to fairly advanced material. I've included direct links to the books on Amazon.com so you can browse the reviews of other readers to get a better idea of which books would be appropriate for your home and/or classroom. Just click on the book's title for further information. Amazon.com also offers free shipping on orders above a particular amount (usually $25), so if you have several books you'd like to order, it can be just as inexpensive to buy from Amazon as to order through your local bookstore. Plus you get the fun of having books delivered to your door -- that's always big excitement at my house! :-)
PreschoolAesop's Fables, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney The Complete Tales of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter The Original Mother Goose, illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright Good Night Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown The Runaway Bunny, by Margaret Wise Brown The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant, by Jean de Brunhoff The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
Kindergarten / Grade 1Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey Bread and Jam for Frances, by Russell Hoban Billy and Blaze, by C.W. Anderson A Chair for My Mother, by Vera B. Williams Corduroy, by Don Freeman The Courage of Sarah Noble, by Alice Dalgliesh Curious George, by H.A. Rey Frog and Toad All Year, by Arnold Lobel Frog and Toad are Friends, by Arnold Lobel Harry the Dirty Dog, by Gene Zion Little Bear, by Else Homelund Minarik The Little Engine that Could, by Watty Piper The Little House, by Virginia Lee Burton Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats Stone Soup, by Marcia Brown Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf Story About Ping, by Marjorie Flack
Grade 2The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Chandler Warner A Child's Garden of Verses, by Robert Louis Stevenson (illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith) Little House on the Prairie series, by Laura Ingalls Wilder The Railway Children, by E. Nesbit The Random House Book of Fairy Tales, by Amy Ehrlich Tikki Tikki Tembo, by Arlene Mosel The Velveteen Rabbit, by Marjery Williams Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne
Grade 3Baby Island, by Carol Ryrie Brink Caddie Woodlawn, by Carol Ryrie Brink Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White Misty of Chincoteague, by Marguerite Henry ( Assateague: Island of the Wild Ponies, by Andrea Jauck and Larry Points) Owls in the Family, by Farley Mowat Paul Bunyan, by Steven Kellogg Pollyanna, by Eleanor H. Porter Sarah, Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims, by Clyde Robert Bulla Story of Dr. Doolittle, by Hugh Lofting Stuart Little, by E.B. White Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White
Grade 4Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien King Arthur, by Roger Lancelyn Green A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett Little Lord Fauntleroy, by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, by Howard Pyle The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow, by Allen French The Sword in the Stone, by T.H. White Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain Twenty-One Balloons, by William Pene du Bois Redwall, by Brian Jacques The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
Grade 5Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell Cheaper by the Dozen, by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. Gentle Ben, by Walt Morey Heidi, by Johanna Spyri Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes Lad: A Dog, by Albert Payson Terhune Old Yeller, by Fred Gipson Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann Wyss Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare
Grade 6Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne The Call of the Wild, by Jack London A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy), by J.R.R. Tolkien White Fang, by Jack London The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Grade 7Animal Farm, by George Orwell Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens The Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain Sounder, by William H. Armstrong Tanglewood Tales, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Grade 8Christy, by Catherine Marshall David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens The Divine Comedy, by Dante Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes Emma, by Jane Austen The Great Divorce, by C.S. Lewis Paradise Lost, by John Milton Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Grade 91984, by George Orwell Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley The Chosen, by Chaim Potok Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo Moby Dick, by Herman Melville The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemmingway The Pilgrim's Regress, by C.S. Lewis The Pit and the Pendulum, by Edgar Allen Poe Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Grade 10 - 12The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer The City of God, by Augustine The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens Ben Hur: A Tale of Christ, by Lew Wallace The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas Guilliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Hinds' Feet on High Places, by Hannah Hurnard The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper The Odyssey, by Homer The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Emmuska Orczy The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis Silas Marner, by George Eliot The Space Trilogy, by C.S. Lewis The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
HOW TO ORDER BOOKSClick on the book titles to order directly from Amazon.com --the world's largest on-line bookstore. Many titles are offered at significantly reduced prices from the recommended list price (often at 10 - 30% off). Many of the listed books also qualify for free shipping (providing that you meet minimum order requirements). With free shipping, the prices can be even less expensive than buying from a local bookstore ... but you also have the added convenience of never even leaving the house! I personally get a thrill seeing the U.P.S driver walking up to my front door with a box full of brand new books. Amazon.com also has a variety of payment options. You can even order using a personal check if you're uncomfortable using credit cards or check cards online.
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