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READING SUGGESTIONS
From Homeschool Families
GRADES K-2:
- 3D ABC, by Bob Raczka
- Artful Reading, by Bob Raczka
- The Big Snow, by Hader Elmer
- Black and White, by David Macaulay
- Author: A True Story, by Helen Lester
- Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White
- Children's Aesop, retold by Stephanie Calmenson
- City Dog, Country Frog, by Mo Willems
- Dave the Potter, by Laban Carrick Hill
- Frog and Toad Are Friends, by Arnold Lobel
- Grandfather's Journey, by Allen Say
- Greek Myths for Young Children, by Marcia Williams
- In the Wild, by David Elliott
- Letters & Sounds, by Rosemary Wells
- Many Moons, by James Thurber
- Quiet Book, by Deborah Underwood
- Reading Makes You Feel Good, by Todd Parr
- Ready to Read, by Rosemary Wells
- Ready... Set... Read: The Beginning Reader's Treasury, by Joannal Cole & Stephanie Calmenson
- Rooster Crows: A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles, by Maud Petersham
- Snowflake Bentley, by Jacqueline Martin
- Teaching Science With Favorite Picture Books: Grades 1-3, by Ann Flagg
- Tomorrow's Alphabet, by George Shannon
- Town Mouse, Country Mouse, by Jan Brett
- A Tree Is Nice, by Janice May Udry
- What Do Authors Do? by Eileen Christilow
- You Read to Me, I'll Read to You, by Mary Ann Hoberman
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GRADES 3 - 8:
- Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie, by Kristiana Gregory
- Art Fraud Detective: Spot the Difference, Solve the Crime, by Anna Nilsen
- Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell
- Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson
- Bunnicula, by James Howe
- The Cabin Faced West, by Jean Fritz
- Case of the Absent Author, by E. W. Hildick
- Chasing Vermeer, by Blue Balliett
- Cosmic, by Frank cottrell Boyce
- Dragon Rider, by Cornelia Funke
- Enchanted Forest Chronicles, by Patricia Wrede
- Everything Kids Science Experiment Book, by Tom Robinson
- Expository Writing, by Tara McCarthy
- Four-Story Mistake, by Elizabeth Enright
- Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift
- Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
- History Timelines, by Rupert Matthews
- Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen
- How to Stay Healthy, by Claire Llewellyn
- Indian in the Cupboard, by Lynne Reid Banks
- Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke
- Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Little Men, by Louisa May Alcott
- Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
- Math & Literature, by Rusty Bresser
- Mini-Lessons for Math Practice, by Rusty Bresser
- Moon Over Manifest, by Clare Vanderpool
- My Father's Dragon, by Ruth Stiles Gannett
- Nifty Thrifty Music Crafts, by Felicia Lowenstein Niven
- Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster
- Sarah, Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan
- Sign of the Beaver, by Elizabeth George Speare
- Sixty-Eight Rooms, by Marianne Malone
- Super Science Challenges, by Janice VanCleave
- Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech
- The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin
- Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls
- Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
- Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly, by Gail Levine
- Zoomfun Outside: 50+ Outdoor Games, by Amy Sklansky
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GRADES 8 - 12:
- 100 Books for Girls to Grow On, by Shireen Dodson
- Across Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt
- Among the Hidden, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Animal Farm, by George Orwell
- Beowulf, by Rosemary Sutcliff
- Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read, by Laura Backes
- Downriver, by Will Hobbs
- Dreamer, by Pam Muñoz Ryan
- Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Great Books for Boys, by Kathleen Odean
- Great Books for Girls, by Kathleen Odean
- Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift
- Heart of a Samurai, by Margi Preus
- Incident At Hawk’s Hill and Return to Hawk's Hill, by Allan Eckert
- King Arthur and Other Celtic Heroes, by Padraic Colum
- The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper
- Misty of Chincoteague, by Marguerite Henry
- Mountain Solo, by Jeanette Ingold
- Mystery of the Waterloo Bagpipes, by Donald Willis
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass
- Outcast of Redwall, by Brian Jacques
- The Red Pony, by John Steinbeck
- Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
- Ropemaker, by Peter Dickinson
- Search for the Jade Lizard, by Ellen Kay
- Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Seventh Jewel, by Jeffrey Pritchard
- Ship Breaker, Paolo Bacigalupi
- Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli
- To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
- Trash, by Andy Mulligan
- Tunnel in the Sky, by Robert Heinlein
- Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells
- The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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PARENTS:
- Book Smart: Your Essential Reading List for Becoming a Literary Genius, by Jane Mallison
- Classics to Read Aloud to Your Children, compiled by William F. Russell
- Creative Activities for Young Children, by Mary Mayesky
- Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know, by E. D. Hirsch
- Dumbing Us Down, by John Taylor Gatto
- Einstein Never Used Flash Cards, by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
- Everything Homeschooling Book: Create the Best Curriculum & Learning Environment for Your Child, by Sherri Linsenbach
- Hands-On Math Projects With Real-Life Applications, by Judith Muschla
- Hands-On Science, by Sarah Angliss
- History: Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, by Bernard Grun
- How Children Learn, and Teach Your Own, by John Holt
- I Learn Better by Teaching Myself, by Agnes Leistico
- Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World, by Claire Walker Leslie
- Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, by Richard Louv
- Mind Stretchers: Creative Thinking Extensions, by Robert Myers
- Nature's Playground: Activities, Crafts, and Games to Encourage Children to Get Outdoors, by Fiona Danks
- Read Aloud Handbook, by Jim Trelease
- Reading Reflex: Teaching Your Child to Read, by Carmen and Geoffrey McGuinness
- Reclaiming Childhood, by William Crain
- Teaching Science With Favorite Picture Books: Grades 1-3, by Ann Flagg
- Teenage Liberation Handbook, by Grace Llewellyn
- Your Child's Growing Mind, by Jane Healy
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