Sometimes too many options is a bad thing.

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Sometimes too many options is a bad thing.

This is a parent-approved, classically-vetted list of books to help you and your child read more and search less!

To navigate this site, use the “Filter by” tabs on the right. Simply select what grade your child is in (and any other helpful categories) and start exploring! When you click on a book, you will be taken to Amazon where you can complete your purchase.

100 Cupboards (1st in series)

Author: Wilson
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery
Grades: Upper Grammar (4-6)
Level: Easy

18 Penny Goose, The

Author: Walker
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grades: Lower Grammar (1-3)
Level: Easy

1984

Author: Orwell
Genre: Science Fiction
Grades: Rhetoric (10-12)
Level: Average

5,000-Year-Old Puzzle, The

Author: Logan
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grades: Lower Grammar (1-3)
Level: Challenging

A Bird, a Girl, and a Rescue (Rwendigo Tales 2)

Author: Myhre
Genre: Adventure, Fiction
Grades: Upper Grammar (4-6)
Level: Challenging

A Book of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry

Author: Milosz
Genre: Poetry
Grades: Dialectic (7-9)
Level: Challenging

A Boy, A Mouse and a Spider: The Story of E.B. White

Author: Herkert
Genre: Biography
Grades: Lower Grammar (1-3)
Level: Average

A Chameleon, a Boy, and a Quest (Rwendigo Tales 1)

Author: Myhre
Genre: Adventure, Fiction
Grades: Upper Grammar (4-6)
Level: Challenging

A Farewell to Arms

Author: Hemingway
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grades: Rhetoric (10-12)
Level: Challenging

A Forest, a Flood, and an Unlikely Star (Rwendigo Tales 3)

Author: Myhre
Genre: Adventure, Fiction
Grades: Upper Grammar (4-6)
Level: Challenging

A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories

Author: O'Connor
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grades: Rhetoric (10-12)
Level: Average

A More Perfect Union

Author: Maestro
Genre: Historical
Grades: Lower Grammar (1-3)
Notations: Teacher Reads Aloud
Level: Challenging

A Nest for Celeste: A Story about Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home

Author: Cole
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Grades: Lower Grammar (1-3)
Level: Challenging

A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story

Author: Langley, Nathan
Genre: Historical
Grades: Lower Grammar (1-3)
Level: Average

A Student’s Guide to Classical Education: One Student’s K-12 Journey

Author: Perrin
Genre: Classical Education, Practice
Grades: Teacher Resources
Level: Easy

A Thousand Glass Flowers: Marietta Barovier and the Invention of the Rosetta Bead

Author: Turk
Genre: Historical, Historical Fiction
Grades: Lower Grammar (1-3)
Level: Challenging

A Visit to William Blake’s Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers

Author: Willard
Genre: Poetry
Grades: Lower Grammar (1-3)
Notations: Caldecott Honor, Newbery Medalist
Level: Average

Abe Lincoln: Log Cabin to White House (Landmark Books)

Author: North
Genre: Biography
Grades: Upper Grammar (4-6)
Level: Average

Abel’s Island

Author: Steig
Genre: Fiction
Grades: Upper Grammar (4-6)
Notations: Newbery Honor
Level: Easy

Abraham Lincoln

Author: d'Aulaire
Genre: Biography
Grades: Upper Grammar (4-6)
Notations: Caldecott Medalist
Level: Easy

Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery

Author: Frederick
Genre: Mystery, Realistic Fiction
Grades: Upper Grammar (4-6)
Level: Average

Across Five Aprils (Civil War)

Author: Hunt
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grades: Upper Grammar (4-6)
Notations: Newbery Honor
Level: Challenging

Adam Bede

Author: Eliot
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grades: Rhetoric (10-12)
Level: Challenging