The True Education Reading List!
August 18th, 2008
posted by Adar Kielczewski
Reader Lisa J. left a comment on “The Club I Love” suggesting we put together a reading list. So we’ve started one! Here are some of the books we enjoy. Expand this list by sharing your favorite books in the comments!
Non-fiction
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
- Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest by Stephen E Ambrose
- Winston and Clementine: The Personal Letters of the Churchills by Mary Soames
- John Adams by David McCullough
- 1776 by David McCullough
- As A Man Thinketh by James Allen
- Fear God and Take Your Own Part by Theodore Roosevelt
- Ty and The Babe: Baseball’s Fiercest Rivals: A Surprising Friendship And The 1941 Has-Beens Golf Championship by Tom Stanton
- The Endurance : Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander
- North to the Pole by Will Steger
- The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy Cityby Dore Gold
- He Can Who Thinks He Can by Orison Swett Marden
Fiction/Classics
Younger Audience - preteen
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
- The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
- The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
Older Audience - teens
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
- Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
- The Odyssey by Homer
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
August 18th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
I have read some of these books before - they are really good! Some of my other favourite books are: “Run,Boy,Run” by Uri Orlev, and “I am David” by Anne Holm. 8~D
August 20th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Thank you for the list, we have some and will be trying to acquire the others for our childrens library as well!
August 21st, 2008 at 10:56 am
Another suggestion for preteens: the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:09 pm
some suggestions for the pre-teens: The Redwall series by Brian Jacques (no relation), the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series, and the Boxcar Children series.
for the older crowd: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas (a personal favorite), The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams (funniest books I’ve ever read), Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and of course the Lord of the Rings series by JRR Tolkien.
great idea, lisa!
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Great list! I agree with Lisa; the Little House on the Prairie series is a must-have. I would recommend adding “Johnny Tremain” to the teen fiction list — it’s a great book. For nonfiction, Winston Churchill’s “The Early Years” is a great book as well, especially for an older audience.
August 30th, 2008 at 11:44 am
This book is incredibly gripping if you love history and want to know more about the French Revolution:
“The Lost King of France” by Deborah Cadbury.
September 6th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Great article! I really like “The Scarlet Pimpernel” by Baroness Orczy. It is set during the French revolution and is interesting and entertaining. My mom suggests “The Prince and the Pauper”, and the “All Creatures Great and Small” series by James Herriot.
September 19th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
A book I read recently that I loved was Rafael Sabatini’s ‘Captain Blood’, set in the 17th century. I would certainly recommend it to older teenagers. I’ve been meaning to read ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ for a while now — Jessica, you have inspired me to try it!
I concur with Tarah, Douglas Adams’s books are hilarious. They are definitely for older teens, however.
Great job on the book club, guys — I can’t wait for more posts from you!
October 25th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Ooooh I love to read and alot of these books suggested are really good.
May I also suggest for older teens “A Little Prince” and “Lord of the Flies”.
The list is getting pretty good here.
October 31st, 2008 at 6:34 pm
I want to start off with, thanks for taking the time to put this list together! I really like all of the books on the reading lists for teens! I like the “Little House On The Prarie” books! I like the books by Marguerite Henry.
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:51 am
Great Ideas, guys and gals!Lord of the flys is good. Also, The Island of Dr.Moredeau.