Type: historical fiction chapter bookAges: 10-15Author: Allen French From feuding neighbors to shipwrecks, Rolf’s story is a captivating one. His steadfast and honest character is obvious throughout, especially in unfair treatment he receives. Christianity is seldom mentioned, but one can…
Type: illustrated chapter book (or long picture book)Ages: 5+Author: Christina BjörkIllustrator: Lena AndersonTranslator: Joan Sandin This was really well written! Sure, it’s a little strange to have zero mention of the girl’s parents and for her to travel across the…
Type: chapter bookAges: 9-12Author: Kate MessnerIllustrator: Kelley McMorris Messner said this was the hardest book for her to write, and I don’t doubt it. To be honest, it took me so long to get to it because I knew it would be difficult to…
Type: picture bookAges: 3+Author: Evaline Ness Moonshine: empty talk or nonsense Young listeners to this classic picture book will, at first, have the opposite example of living honorably with truth telling. It is very obvious–and parents can make it even…
Type: 10-week biblical worldview curriculum (flexible)Ages: 9+Author: Kevin Swanson So, here’s the thing. I’ve seen and used a lot of Bible curricula over the years… …and so, so much of it avoids going deep or getting to the meat of…
Type: historical fiction chapter bookAges: 10-15Author: Jules Verne *This is in chapter 14 and can be read for free on gutenberg.org if parents wanted to pre-read. Phileas Fogg is a man of unbroken regularity with perfectionist tendencies and for whom…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Kristina Roy With its beautiful descriptions of nature, an admirable faith of a child, and a little mystery, Palko’s story is satisfying from start to finish. Readers will heartily join him in his search for the…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8+ (reader), 6+ (listener)Author: E. Nesbit *For specifics on the divining rod in chapter 14: the siblings do gloomy chants, pray to an idol to lead them with the rod, and eventually it twists in the girl’s…
Type: short chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Patricia MacLachlan The overall feel of this book is certainly somber, but it is remarkably appropriate for the above age group (and older). Literary buffs will appreciate many references–from Yeats and Shakespeare to Narnia and…
Type: illustrated chapter bookAges: 5-10Author: Elizabeth EnrightIllustrator: Katie Thamer Treherne Every single name in this book is made up…and they almost all begin with T! Prince Tackatan aims to rescue the beautiful young lady, Tatsinda. King Tagador is married to…
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