I compiled this list in 1998 to provide titles of books that limit foul language and do not contain immoral themes, pornography, or excessive violence. The contributors made the decisions on what books meet the criteria. In classifying the titles below, I used the information given to me by the contributors. Where that information was lacking, I went to a variety of sources, listed in the bibliography.
Most of the books on this list will be of interest to a general audience. The list was prepared by women belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for other women in their congregation, and some of the titles—which are noted as “Latter-day Saint”—are written from that perspective. If a book on the fiction list was published by an evangelical Christian publisher or has strong Christian themes, I labeled it “Christian.”
At least four of the contributors regularly read books aloud to their children while they were raising them. I’ve noted some of their favorite authors for this purpose at the end of the non-fiction list.
Contributors: Barbara, Gertrude, Jackie, Marilyn, Naomi, Carole, Amy, Christina, Kathy, Rachel, Valerie, Judy, Linda, Janice
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NON-FICTION RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS
AUTHORS OF GOOD BOOKS TO READ ALOUD
COMPLETE LIST OF FICTION
Adams, Richard, Watership Down, Janice
Aird, Catherine, Henrietta Who? (mystery) Carole
Aird, Catherine, The Stately Home Murder (mystery) Carole
Aird, Catherine, Slight Mourning (mystery) Carole
Alcott, Louisa May, Eight Cousins, Carole
Alcott, Louisa May, Little Women (any age) Naomi
Alcott, Louisa May, Little Men (any age) Naomi
Alcott, Louisa May, Rose in Bloom, Carole
Aldrich, Bess Streeter, Song of Years (historical) Amy
Alexander, Lloyd, The Black Cauldron series (fantasy, 5 books, #5 a Newberry) Carole, Janice
Alexeyev, Mikhail, Cherry Pool (trans. from Russian) Amy
Asimov, Isaac, Prelude to Foundation (science fiction) Kathy
Asimov, Isaac, Foundation (stories, science fiction) Kathy, Barbara
Asimov, Isaac, Foundation and Empire (stories, science fiction) Kathy, Barbara
Asimov, Isaac, Second Foundation (stories, science fiction) Kathy, Barbara
Asimov, Isaac, I, Robot (stories, science fiction) Kathy
Austen, Jane, Emma (English classic) Kathy
Austen, Jane, Mansfield Park (English classic) Kathy
Austen, Jane, Northanger Abby (English classic) Kathy
Austen, Jane, Persuasion (English classic) Kathy
Austen, Jane, Pride and Prejudice (English classic) Kathy
Austen, Jane, Sense and Sensibility (English classic) Kathy
Avi, True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Janice
Babbitt, Natalie, Tuck Everlasting (juv fantasy) Kathy
Banks, Lynne Reid, The Adventures of King Midas (juv fantasy) Carole
Banks, Lynne Reid, The Farthest-Away Mountain (juv fantasy) Carole
Baum, L. Frank, The Wizard of Oz (very young—many in series) Barbara, Janice
Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow, Science Fiction War Stories, ed. by Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Janice
Baylor, Byrd, Guess Who My Favorite Person Is (very young) Barbara
Bishop, Claire Huchet, Ten and Twenty (also titled The Secret Cave—juv historical) Kathy
Bradbury, Ray, The Illustrated Man (stories, science fiction) Kathy
Brett, Jan (picture books—favorite author of 8-year-old Rachel)
Brink, Carol Ryrie, Caddie Woodlawn (juv historical) Janice
Brinley, Bertrand R., The Mad Scientist Club (juv science fiction) Janice
Brinley, Bertrand R., New Adventures of the Mad Scientist Club (juv science fiction) Janice
Brontë, Charlotte, Jane Erye (English classic) Kathy, Marilyn, Amy
Brontë, Charlotte, Villette (English classic) Kathy, Amy
Brontë, Emily, Wuthering Heights (English classic) Kathy, Amy
Brooks, Terry, Shanara Trilogy (fantasy—12 & up) Naomi
Buck, Pearl, The Good Earth (American classic) Gertrude
Burnett, Frances Hodgson, A Little Princess (ages 10 and up) Barbara, Janice
Burnett, Frances Hodgson, The Secret Garden (ages 10 and up) Barbara, Janice
Burns, Olive Ann, Cold Sassy Tree (historical) Kathy
Burgess, Thornton W., The Adventures of Bob White (very young) Janice
Burgess, Thornton W., The Adventures of Reddy Fox (very young) Janice
Burgess, Thornton W., The Adventures of Sammy Jay (very young) Janice
Burroughs, Edgar Rice, John Carter of Mars series (science fiction, ages 10 and up) Barbara
Burroughs, Edgar Rice, Tarzan series (fantasy, ages 10 and up) Barbara
Card, Orson Scott, Ender’s Game (and sequels) (science fiction—adult) Barbara
Card, Orson Scott, The Homecoming Saga (series, science fiction—adult) Barbara
Card, Orson Scott, Saints (historical—adult) Naomi
Card, Orson Scott, Stone Tables (Latter-day Saint biblical) Kathy
Carroll, Lewis, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (fantasy, read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Carroll, Lewis, Through the Looking Glass (fantasy, read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Cather, Willa, My Antonia (modern literature, American) Kathy
Caldwell, Taylor, The Devil’s Advocate (domestic fiction) Barbara
Cervantes, Miguel, Don Quixote (Spanish classic) Kathy
Chaikin, Linda, The Royal Pavilions (series, Christian historical, 3 books) Kathy
Christie, Agatha, (Almost all are good—mysteries) Carole
Christie, Agatha, Ordeal By Innocence (mystery) Carole
Christie, Agatha, Poirot Loses a Client (mystery) Carole
Christie, Agatha, The Secret of Chimneys (mystery) Carole
Christie, Agatha, The Seven Dials Mystery (mystery) Carole
Collins, Wilkie, Armadale (English classic) Amy
Collins, Wilkie, The Moonstone (English classic, mystery) Kathy
Collins, Wilkie, The Woman in White (English classic, mystery) Kathy, Amy
Conrad, Pam, My Daniel (juv) Janice
Cooper, James Fenimore, The Deerslayer (American classic, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Cooper, James Fenimore, The Last of the Mohicans (American classic, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Cooper, Susan, Over Sea, Under Stone (juv fantasy) Carole
Cooper, Susan, The Dark is Rising (Newberry Honor, juv fantasy) Carole
Cooper, Susan, Greenwitch (juv fantasy) Carole
Cooper, Susan, The Grey King (Newberry, juv fantasy), Carole
Cooper, Susan, Silver on the Tree (juv fantasy) Carole
Craig, Alisa (Charlotte MacLeod), A Pint of Murder (mystery) Carole
Craig, Alisa (Charlotte MacLeod), Murder Goes Mumming (mystery) Carole
Craig, Alisa (Charlotte MacLeod), A Dismal Thing To Do (mystery) Carole
Craig, Alisa (Charlotte MacLeod), Trouble in the Brasses (mystery) Carole
Craig, Alisa (Charlotte MacLeod), The Wrong Rite (mystery) Carole
Dahl, Roald, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (juv fantasy—read to ages 4–12) Barbara, Janice
Dahl, Roald, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (juv fantasy) Janice
Dahl, Roald, James and the Giant Peach (juv fantasy) Janice
Dahl, Roald, Matilda (juv fantasy) Janice
Dickens, Charles, Bleakhouse (English classic, mystery—adult) Naomi, Janice
Dickens, Charles, Christmas Carol (English classic) Amy
Dickens, Charles, David Copperfield (English classic) Kathy, Amy
Dickens, Charles, Great Expectations (English classic—read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Dickens, Charles, Hard Times (English classic) Amy
Dickens, Charles, Little Dorrit (English classic) Amy, Janice
Dickens, Charles, Oliver Twist (English classic—read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Dickens, Charles, A Tale of Two Cities (English classic) Kathy, Amy
Dickens, Charles, all stories, Janice
Dorr, Roberta Kells, The Queen of Sheba (Christian biblical) Kathy
Dostoevsky, Fyodor, Crime and Punishment (Russian classic) Kathy
Douglas, Lloyd C., The Big Fisherman (Christian historical) Amy
Douglas, Lloyd C., The Magnificent Obsession, Amy
Douglas, Lloyd C., The Robe (Christian historical) Amy
Downing, Sharon Jarvis, The Kaleidoscope Season (Latter-day Saint historical) Kathy
Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sherlock Holmes stories (mystery) Kathy, Carole
Doyle, Arthur Conan, (Kathy’s Note: You might want to avoid A Study in Scarlet, which is anti-Mormon.)
Duane, Diane, So You Want to be a Wizard (YA fantasy) Carole
Duane, Diane, Deep Wizardry (YA fantasy) Carole
Duane, Diane, High Wizardry (YA fantasy) Carole
Du Bois, William Pene, The 21 Balloons (juv) Janice
Dumas, Alexandre, The Count of Monte Cristo (French classic) Kathy
Eddings, David, Pawn of Prophecy (1 of 5, fantasy) Carole
Eddings, David, Queen of Sorcery (2 of 5, fantasy) Carole
Eddings, David, Magicians Gambit (3 of 5, fantasy) Carole
Eddings, David, Castle of Wizardry (4 of 5, fantasy) Carole
Eddings, David, Enchanter’s End Game (5 of 5, fantasy) Carole
Eliot, George, Adam Bede (English classic) Kathy, Amy
Eliot, George, Middlemarch (English classic) Amy
Eliot, George, Silas Marner (English classic, ages 13 and up) Barbara, Amy
Elkins, Aaron J., Gideon Oliver books (mystery) Carole
Ende, Michael, The Neverending Story (science fiction, ages 10 and up) Barbara
Evans, Richard Paul, The Christmas Box, Kathy
Evans, Richard Paul, Timepiece (prequel to The Christmas Box) Kathy
Farely, Walter, The Black Stallion series, Janice
Faulkner, William, The Sound and the Fury (modern literature, American) Jackie
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, The Great Gatsby (modern literature, American) Kathy
Fleischman, Sid, Chancy and the Grand Rascal (juv) Carole
Fleischman, Sid, Humbug Mountain (juv) Carole
Fleischman, Sid, By the Great Horn Spoon (juv) Carole
Fleischman, Sid, Mr. Mysterious and Company (juv) Carole
Fleischman, Sid, Jingo Django (juv) Carole
Freedman, Nancy and Benedict, Mrs. Mike, The Story of Katherine Mary Flannigan (biographical fic., 12 & up) Naomi
Gaskell, Elizabeth, Mary Barton (English classic) Amy
Gaskell, Elizabeth, North and South (English classic) Amy
Gates, Doris, Blue Willow, Janice
Goldman, William, The Princess Bride (fantasy, ages 10 and up) Barbara
Grahame, Kenneth, The Wind in the Willows (8 & up) Naomi, Janice
Horwood, William, The Willows in Winter (sequel to The Wind in the Willows) Janice
Green, Graeme, Animalia (very young) Barbara
Grey, Zane, Man of the Forest (western, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Hardy, Thomas, Far From the Madding Crowd (English classic) Carole, Amy
Hardy, Thomas, Jude the Obscure (English classic) Amy
Hardy, Thomas, Return of the Native (English classic) Kathy, Carole, Amy
Hardy, Thomas, Tess of the D’Urbervilles (English classic) Kathy, Amy
Hart, Carolyn G., Death on Demand (mystery) Carole
Hart, Carolyn G., Design for Murder (mystery) Carole
Hart, Carolyn G., Deadly Valentine (mystery) Carole
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, The House of the Seven Gables (American classic) Kathy, Carole
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, The Scarlet Letter (American classic, ages 13 and up) Kathy, Barbara
Headly, Leslie Beaton, Twelve Sisters (Latter-day Saint contemporary) Kathy
Headly, Leslie Beaton, Zoe’s Gift (Latter-day Saint contemporary) Kathy
Heinlein, Robert, Methusaleh’s Children (science fiction, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Heinlein, Robert, Starship Troopers (science fiction, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Hemingway, Ernest, The Old Man and the Sea (modern literature, American, novella) Jackie
Heyer, Georgette, The Unfinished Clue (mystery) Carole
Heyer, Georgette, Why Shoot a Butler? (mystery) Carole
Heyer, Georgette, Footsteps in the Dark (mystery) Carole
Heyer, Georgette, Detection Unlimited (mystery) Carole
Heyer, Georgette, The Talisman Ring, (general) Carole
Heyer, Georgette, The Masqueraders, (historical) Carole
Heyer, Georgette, False Colors, (general) Carole
Hillerman, Tony, People of Darkness (mystery) Carole
Hillerman, Tony, The Ghostway (mystery) Carole
Hillerman, Tony, A Thief of Time (mystery) Carole
Hilton, James, Goodbye, Mr. Chips (historical) Kathy
Hilton, James, Lost Horizon (fantasy) Kathy
Hilton, James, Random Harvest (historical) Kathy
Hoban, Francis Stories (ages 2–6) Naomi
Holmes, Marjorie, Two From Galilee (religious, ages 10 and up) Barbara, Amy
Holmes, Marjorie, Three From Galilee (ages 10 and up) Barbara
Hughes, Dean, Under the Same Stars (LDS juv historical) Janice
Hughes, Dean, As Wide As the River (LDS juv historical) Janice
Hughes, Dean, Facing the Enemy (LDS juv historical) Janice
Hugo, Victor, Les Miserables (French classic, adult) Naomi
Hugo, Victor, Les Miserables (unabridged version put out by Penguin Classics, trans. by Norman Denny) Kathy
Jacques, Brian, Mossflower (juv) Janice
Jacques, Brian, Redwall (juv) Janice
Jacques, Brian, Mattimeo (juv) Janice
Jones, Diana Wynne, Howl’s Moving Castle (YA fantasy) Carole
Jones, Diana Wynne, Castle in the Air (YA fantasy, sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle) Carole
Jones, Diana Wynne, Charmed Life (juv fantasy) Carole
Jones, Diana Wynne, Dogsbody (juv fantasy) Carole
Jones, Diana Wynne, The Nine Lives of Christopher Chant (juv fantasy) Carole
Kafka, Franz, Metamorphosis (modern literature, Austrian, novella) Jackie
Kaye, M.M., The Ordinary Princess (juv) Carole
Keillor, Garrison, Lake Wobegon Days (humorous stories, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Kidd, Kathryn H., Paradise Vue (Latter-day Saint contemporary) Kathy
Kipling, Rudyard, Jungle Book (classic, not illustrated—8 & up) Barbara, Naomi, Carole
Kipling, Rudyard, Just So Stories (very young) Barbara
Kipling, Rudyard, Kim (read to ages 4–12) Barbara
L’Amour, Louis, Haunted Mesa (not a western, set in American Southwest) Carole
L’Amour, Louis, Last of the Breed (not a western, set in Russia, ages 13 and up) Barbara
L’Amour, Louis, Lonesome Gods (western, ages 13 and up) Barbara
L’Amour, Louis, The Sackett Series (western, ages 13 and up) Barbara
L’Amour, Louis, Sitka (western, ages 13 and up) Barbara
L’Amour, Louis, Walking Drum (historical, set in 12th Century, ages 13 and up) Barbara
L’Engle, Madeleine, A Wrinkle in Time (juv fantasy—9 & up) Kathy, Barbara, Naomi, Carole, Janice
L’Engle, Madeleine, A Wind in the Door (juv fantasy—read to ages 4–12) Barbara, Carole, Janice
L’Engle, Madeleine, A Swiftly Tilting Planet (juv fantasy, read to ages 4–12) Barbara, Carole, Janice
L’Engle, Madeleine, An Acceptable Time (juv fantasy—goes with Time Trilogy) Janice
L’Engle, Madeleine, Dragons in the Water (fantasy) Carole
Le Guin, Ursula K., A Wizard of Earthsea (science fiction) Janice
Lenski, Lois, Indian Captive (Newberry honor—historical) Christina
Leroux, Gaston, The Phantom of the Opera (French classic) Kathy
Levitin, Sonia, The Mark of Conte (juv) Janice
Lewis, C.S., The Chronicles of Narnia (juv fantasy, 7-book series) Barbara, Kathy, Naomi, Valerie, Carole, Janice
Liebenthal, Jean Z., Feathers and Rings (Latter-day Saint romance) Kathy
Lindgren, Astrid, Emil in the Soup Tureen (juv) Naomi
Lindgren, Astrid, Emil’s Pranks (juv) Naomi
Lund, Gerald N. The Freedom Factor (Latter-day Saint fantasy) Janice
Lund, Gerald N., with Roger Hendrix, Leverage Point (Latter-day Saint contemporary adventure) Kathy
Lund, Gerald N., The Work and the Glory series (Latter-day Saint historical) Amy
MacDonald, George, The Laird’s Inheritance (Christian historical, orig. titled Warlock o’ Glenwarlock 1881) Amy
MacDonald, George, The Peasant Girl’s Dream (Christian historical, orig. titled Heather and Snow 1893) Amy
MacInnes, Helen, novels by (popular writer from 50s and 60s WWII, Cold War adventures, sometimes love stories) Judy
MacLean, Alistair, novels by (popular writer from 50s and 60s, adventures with a twist) Judy
MacLeod, Charlotte, Sara Kelling series (mystery) Carole
Marshall, Catherine, Christy (Christian historical) Kathy, Amy
Marshall, Catherine, Julie (Christian historical) Amy
Martin, Jr., Bill, and John Archambault, Chicka Chick Boom Boom (very young) Kathy
McBratney, Sam, Guess How Much I Love You (very young) Barbara
McCaffrey, Anne, Dragonsong (science fiction) Carole
McCaffrey, Anne, Dragonsinger (science fiction) Carole
McCaffrey, Anne, Dragondrums (science fiction) Carole
McCaffrey, Anne, An Exchange of Gifts (short fantasy) Kathy
McCloud, Susan Evans, Abide the Dark Dawn (Latter-day Saint historical romance) Kathy
McKillip, Patricia A., The Book of Atrix Wolfe (fantasy) Kathy
McKillip, Patricia A., The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (juv fantasy, read by adults) Carole
McKillip, Patricia A., The Riddle-Master of Hed (1 of 3, juv fantasy, read by adults) Carole
McKillip, Patricia A., Heir of Sea and Fire (2 of 3, juv fantasy, read by adults) Carole
McKillip, Patricia A., Harpist in the Wind (3 of 3, juv fantasy, read by adults) Carole
McKillip, Patricia A., Winter Rose (fantasy) Kathy
McKinley, Robin, Beauty (the story of Beauty and the Beast) (juv/YA fantasy) Carole
McKinley, Robin, The Blue Sword (juv/YA fantasy) Carole
McKinley, Robin, The Hero and the Crown (juv/YA fantasy) Carole
McKinley, Robin, The Door in the Hedge (juv/YA fantasy) Carole
McLaughlin, Ann L., Sunset at Rosalie (historical) Kathy
Michener, James A., Chesapeake (historical) Judy
Milne, A. A., The Red House Mystery (classic mystery) Carole
Milne, A.A., Winnie the Pooh tales (ages 4–12) Barbara
Mitchell, Gladys, Watson’s Choice (mystery) Carole
Montague, Terry, Fireweed (Latter-day Saint historical) Kathy
Montgomery, L.M., Anne of Green Gables Series (Any Age) Naomi, Barbara, Amy, Janice, Carole
Montgomery, L.M., Emily series (juv/YA) Janice
Montgomery, L.M., Jane of Lantern Hill (juv/YA) Janice
Montgomery, L.M., all stories, Barbara, Carole
Moody, Ralph, Little Britches (ages 4–12) Barbara
Morgan, Marlo, Mutant Message Down Under (adventure in Australia) Barbara
Munsch, Robert, I’ll Love You Forever (very young) Barbara
Murphy, Shirley Rousseau, Nightpool (juv fantasy) Carole
Murphy, Shirley Rousseau, The Ivory Lyre (juv fantasy) Carole
Murphy, Shirley Rousseau, The Dragonbards (juv fantasy) Carole
Nathan, Robert, Portrait of Jennie (romantic fantasy) Kathy
Nelson, Lee, Storm Testament series (Latter-day Saint historical adventure) Amy
Newman, Marsha, The Lightning and the Storm (1 of 3, Latter-day Saint historical) Kathy
Newman, Marsha, A Love Beyond Time (2 of 3, Latter-day Saint contemporary) Kathy
Newman, Marsha, The Fire and The Glory: The Millennial Story (3 of 3, Latter-day Saint apocalyptic) Kathy
Newman, Robert, The Baker Street Irregulars (mystery) Carole
Newman, Robert, The Vanishing Corpse (mystery) Carole
Newman, Robert, The Case of the Threatened King (mystery) Carole
Newman, Robert, The Case of the Murdered Players (mystery) Carole
North, Sterling, Rascal (Pet Racoon) (any age) Naomi
Norton, Andre, Sneeze on Sunday (mystery) Carole
Norton, Andre, Wraiths of Time (fantasy) Carole
Norton, Andre, Crossroads of Time (fantasy) Carole
Norton, Andre, Witch World Series (fantasy, #1 is Witch World; many more, including short stories) Carole
Crystal Gryphon series (sub-series of Witch World) Carole
Norton, Andre and Lyn McConchie, The Key of the Keplian (fantasy) Carole
Numeroff, Laura J., If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (very young) Barbara
O’Brien, R.C., Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (others in a series) Janice
Baroness Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel (English classic) Kathy
Oak, Janette, Once Upon a Summer (1 of 4, Christian historical) Amy
Oak, Janette, The Winds of Autumn (2 of 4, Christian historical, sequel to Once Upon a Summer) Amy
Otis, James, Toby Tyler, Janice
Palliser, Charles, The Quincunx (mystery) Kathy
Paterson, Katherine, Bridge to Terabithia (Newberry) Janice
Phillips, Michael R., and Judith Pella, The Russians (volumes 1–3 of 6-book series, Christian historical) Kathy
Pella, Judith, The Russians, (volumes 4–7 of 7-book series, Christian historical) Kathy
Perry, Anne, The Cater Street Hangman (mystery, Thomas and Charlotte Pitt) Kathy
Perry, Anne, Callander Square (mystery, Thomas and Charlotte Pitt) Kathy
Perry, Anne, Rutland Place (mystery, Thomas and Charlotte Pitt) Kathy
Perry, Anne, The Face of a Stranger (mystery, William Monk) Kathy
Perry, Anne, Sins of the Wolf (mystery, William Monk) Kathy
Peters, Elizabeth (Barbara Mertz), Amelia Peabody series (mystery) Carole
Pilcher, Rosamunde, The Shell Seekers (contemporary/historical combined) Linda
Porter, Gene Stratton, Freckles (American classic) Carole
Porter, Gene Stratton, A Girl of the Limberlost (American classic) Carole
Porter, Gene Stratton, The Harvester (American classic) Carole
Potok, Chaim, The Chosen, Amy, Kathy
Potok, Chaim, The Promise, Amy, Kathy
Potok, Chaim, Davita’s Harp, Amy
Potok, Chaim, My Name is Asher Lev, Amy
Potter, Beatrix, The Tales of Peter Rabbit (very young) Barbara
Roberts, Willo Davis, The View From the Cherry Tree (juv) Janice
Rand, Ayn, Anthem (ages 13 and up) Barbara
Raskin, Ellen, The Westing Game (juv) Janice
Rawls, Wilson, Where the Red Fern Grows (juv) Janice
Rawls, Wilson, Summer of the Monkeys (juv) Janice
Richardson, Boyd, Voices in the Wind (Latter-day Saint Western) Kathy
Robinson, Barbara, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (juv comedy) Christina
Rostkowski, Margaret, After the Dancing Days (YA historical) Amy
Selden, George, The Cricket in Times Square (Newberry Honor—many in series) Carole, Janice
Selden, George, Harry Cat’s Pet Puppy (juv) Carole
Scott, Sir Walter, Ivanhoe (English classic) Kathy
Silone, Ignazio, Bread and Wine (modern literature, Italian) Kathy
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley, The Egypt Game (Newberry Honor) Kathy
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (modern literature, Russian, 13 and up) Barbara
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander, works by (modern literature, Russian) Gertrude
Speare, Elizabeth, The Bronze Bow (ages 10 and up) Kathy, Carole
Speare, Elizabeth, The Witch of Blackbird Pond (ages 10 and up) Barbara, Carole
Sperry, Armstrong, Call it Courage, Kathy
Spyri, Johanna, Heidi (trans. from Swedish by Charles Tritten, read to ages 4-12) Barbara
Tritten, Charles, Heidi Grows Up and Heidi’s Children
Stevenson, D.E., The Baker’s Daughter, Amy
Stevenson, Robert Louis, Kidnapped (English classic—read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Stevenson, Robert Louis, Treasure Island (English classic—read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Stone, Irving, The Greek Treasure (biographical novel about Henry and Sophia Schiemann) Amy
Stone, Irving, Love is Eternal (biographical novel about Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln), Amy
Stone, Irving, Those Who Love, (biographical novel about Abigail and John Adams) Amy
Taylor, Mildred, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Newberry, thought-provoking) Janice
Taylor, Mildred, Let the Circle Be Unbroken (sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry) Janice
Taylor, Theodore, The Cay (juv) Kathy
Tennant, Emma, Pemberley or Pride and Prejudice Continued (historical) Kathy
Tennant, Emma, An Unequal Marriage or Pride and Prejudice Twenty Years Later (historical) Kathy
Thoene, Bodie, The Shiloh Legacy (3-book series, Christian historical) Kathy
Thoene, Bodie, Zion Chronicles (5-book series, Christian historical) Kathy
Thoene, Bodie, Zion Covenant (6-book series, Christian historical) Kathy
Thoene, Bodie and Brock, Shiloh Autumn Christian historical) Kathy
Thoene, Bodie and Brock, The Twilight of Courage (Christian historical) Kathy
Tolkien, J. R. R., The Hobbit (fantasy, 10 & up) Kathy, Naomi, Barbara, Carole
Tolkien, J. R. R., Lord of the Rings (trilogy, fantasy, 13 and up) Kathy, Barbara, Carole
Tolkien, J. R. R., The Silmarillion (fantasy, prequel to Lord of the Rings) Kathy, Barbara
Tolstoy, Leo, Anna Karenina (Russian classic) Kathy
Tolstoy, Leo, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, (Russian classic) Amy
Tolstoy, Leo, War and Peace (Russian classic) Kathy, Amy
Trollope, Anthony, (English classic) John Caldigate, Amy
Twain, Mark (Clemmons, Samuel), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (American classic, read to ages 4–12) Barbara, Kathy
Twain, Mark (Clemmons, Samuel), Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (American classic) Kathy
Twain, Mark (Clemmons, Samuel), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (American classic) Kathy, Jackie
Twain, Mark (Clemmons, Samuel), Innocents Abroad (American classic) Janice
Twain, Mark (Clemmons, Samuel), The Prince and the Pauper (American classic—read to ages 4–12) Kathy, Barbara
Twain, Mark (Clemmons, Samuel), Roughing It (American classic—read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Twain, Mark (Clemmons, Samuel), all stories, Janice
Turgenev, Ivan, Fathers and Sons (Russian classic) Kathy, Amy
Vande Velde, Vivian, A Hidden Magic (juv fantasy) Carole
Verne, Jules, Around the World in 80 Days (French classic, science fiction—read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Verne, Jules, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (French classic, science fiction—read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Voigt, Cynthia, Homecoming (juv) Janice
Voigt, Cynthia, Dicey’s Song (goes with Homecoming —Newberry) Janice
Voigt, Cynthia, Jackaroo, Janice
Voigt, Cynthia, The Callender Papers (historical mystery) Carole, Janice
Wells, H.G., The First Men in the Moon (English classic, science fiction) Kathy
Wells, H.G., The Invisible Man (English classic, science fiction) Kathy
Wells, H.G., The Time Machine (English classic, science fiction, 13 and up) Kathy, Barbara
Wells, H.G., The War of the Worlds (English classic, science fiction, 13 and up) Kathy, Barbara
Wells, Rosemary, Through the Hidden Door (fantasy) Janice
Wentworth, Patricia, Miss Silver Books (mystery) Carole
Wharton, Edith, Age of Innocence (modern literature, American) Kathy
Wharton, Edith, Ethan Frome (modern literature, American) Kathy
White, E.B., Charlotte’s Web (juv) Janice
White, E.B., Stuart Little (juv) Janice
White, E.B., The Trumpet of the Swan (juv) Janice
Whitney, Phyllis, Daughter of the Stars (juv) Carole
Wilder, Laura Ingles, Little House series (6 & up) (historical) Marilyn, Naomi, Barbara, Janice
Williams, Margery, The Velveteen Rabbit (ages 4–12) Barbara
Wrede, Patricia C., Dealing with Dragons (1 of 4, fantasy) Carole
Wrede, Patricia C., Searching for Dragons (2 of 4, fantasy) Carole
Wrede, Patricia C., Calling on Dragons (3 of 4, fantasy) Carole
Wrede, Patricia C., Talking to Dragons (4 of 4, fantasy) Carole
Wrede, Patricia C., The Raven Ring (fantasy) Kathy
Wrede, Patricia, C., Mairelon the Magician (fantasy) Carole
Wrede, Patricia, C., Shadow Magic (fantasy) Carole
Wrede, Patricia, C., with Caroline Stevermer, Sorcery and Cicelia (fantasy) Carole
Wright, Harold Bell, The Least of These My Brothers (Christian historical, orig. titled That Printer of Udell’s 1902) Amy
Wright, Harold Bell, The Shepherd of the Hills (Christian historical) Amy
Yates, Alma J., The Miracle of Miss Willie, Janice
Yorgason, Blaine M., Charlie’s Monument (Latter-day Saint) Carole, Janice
Yorgason, Blaine M., The Windwalker (Latter-day Saint) Carole
Yorgason, Blaine M. and Brenton G., Ride the Laughing Wind (Latter-day Saint) Janice
Yorgason, Blaine M. and Brenton G., The Bishop’s Horserace (Latter-day Saint) Janice
Yorgason, Blaine M. and Brenton G., Brother Brigham’s Gold (Latter-day Saint) Janice
Yorgason, Blaine M. and Brenton G., Chester, I Love You (Latter-day Saint) Janice
Yorgason, Blaine M. with Carl J. Eaton, The Shadow Taker (Latter-day Saint) Carole
Zola, Emile, Zest for Life, (French classic) Amy
NON-FICTION RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS
Aesop, Aesop’s Fables (any age —read to ages 4–12) Naomi, Barbara
Boom, Corrie Ten with John and Elizabeth Sherrill, The Hiding Place (autobiography, thought-provoking) Janice
Estes, Clarissa Pinkola, The Faithful Gardener (stories, read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Estes, Clarissa Pinkola, The Gift of Story (stories, read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Farndon, John, How the Earth Works (juv science, ages 10 and up) Barbara
Grun, Bernard, The Timetables of History (history, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Hautzig, Esther Rudomin, The Endless Steppe—Growing Up In Siberia (juv autobiography, thought-provoking, similar to The Hiding Place) Janice
The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Herriot, James, All Creatures Great and Small (any age) Naomi, Carole
Herriot, James, All Things Bright and Beautiful (any age) Naomi, Carole
Herriot, James, All Things Wise and Wonderful (any age) Naomi, Carole
Herriot, James, The Lord God Made Them All Carole
Hoff, Benjamin, The Tao of Pooh (read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Isben, Henrik, A Doll’s House (Norwegian classic, play, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Isben, Henrik, Hedda Gabler (Norwegian classic, play, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Kolbe, Kathy, Wordles and Thinkercize (ages 10 and up) Barbara
Locher, J.L, editor, M.C. Escher, His Life and Complete Graphic Work (art, trans. from Dutch, 13 and up) Barbara
Mowat, Farley, Never Cry Wolf, Kathy
Navarro, Carlos, Plane Geometry (ages 10 and up) Barbara
Navarro, Carlos, Thinking with Words (ages 10 and up) Barbara
Navarro, Carlos, Verbal Correspondences (ages 10 and up) Barbara
Quarrie, Bruce, Hitler’s Teutonic Knights: SS Panzers in Action (history, ages 10 and up) Barbara
Shaw, George Bernard, Major Barbara (English classic, play, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Shaw, George Bernard, Man and Superman (English classic, play, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Shaw, George Bernard, Pygmalion (My Fair Lady, English classic, play, 14 & up) Naomi, Barbara
Silverstein, Shel, Where the Sidewalk Ends (juv poetry, ages 4–12) Barbara, Christina
Silverstein, Shel, Falling Up (juv poetry, ages 4–12) Christina
Stevenson, Robert Louis, A Child’s Garden of Verses (poetry, very young) Barbara
Schwartz, David M., How Much is a Million (read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Sun-Tzu, The Art of War (classic, 6th century military art and science, 13 and up) Barbara
Thoreau, Henry David, Civil Disobedience (ages 13 and up) Barbara
Thoreau, Henry David, Walden (ages 13 and up) Barbara
ADULT NON-FICTION
Biography:
Boom, Corrie Ten with John and Elizabeth Sherrill, The Hiding Place (autobiography, thought-provoking) Janice
Burns, Olive Ann and Katrina Kenison, Leaving Cold Sassy (unfinished novel, biography) Kathy
Fraser, Rebecca, The Brontes (biography) Kathy
Herriot, James, All Creatures Great and Small (any age) Naomi, Carole
Herriot, James, All Things Bright and Beautiful (any age) Naomi, Carole
Herriot, James, All Things Wise and Wonderful (any age) Naomi, Carole
Herriot, James, The Lord God Made Them All Carole
Mowat, Farley, Never Cry Wolf, Kathy
Art, Literature, Music:
Aesop, Aesop’s Fables (any age—read to ages 4–12) Naomi, Barbara
Axelrod, Alan, Songs of the Wild West, Barbara
Browning, E.B., Sonnets from the Portuguese, Barbara
Campbell, Joseph, Oriental Mythology, Barbara
The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Isben, Henrik, A Doll’s House (Norwegian classic, play, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Isben, Henrik, Hedda Gabler (Norwegian classic, play, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Locher, J.L, editor, M.C. Escher, His Life and Complete Graphic Work (art, trans. from Dutch, 13 and up) Barbara
The Norton Anthology of English Literature (12 & up) Naomi
Shaw, George Bernard, Major Barbara (English classic, play, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Shaw, George Bernard, Man and Superman (English classic, play, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Shaw, George Bernard, Pygmalion (My Fair Lady, English classic, play, 14 & up) Naomi, Barbara
Tennyson, Alfred Lord, Collected Works, Barbara
Health:
The American Red Cross, Standard First Aid, Barbara
McGee-Cooper, Ann, You Don’t have to go Home From Work Exhausted: The Energy Engineering Approach, Carole
Northrop, MD., Christine, Women’s Bodies Women’s Wisdom, Amy
History:
Boom, Corrie Ten with John and Elizabeth Sherrill, The Hiding Place (autobiography, thought-provoking) Janice
Grun, Bernard, The Timetables of History (history, ages 13 and up) Barbara
Quarrie, Bruce, Hitler’s Teutonic Knights: SS Panzers in Action (history, ages 10 and up) Barbara
Silverberg, Robert, Lost Cities and Vanished Civilizations, Carole
Life Observations:
Estes, Clarissa Pinkola, The Faithful Gardener (stories, read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Estes, Clarissa Pinkola, The Gift of Story (stories, read to ages 4–12) Barbara
Lindbergh, Anne Morrow, Gift From the Sea (essays) Kathy
Fulghum, Robert, All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Carole
Fulghum, Robert, It was on Fire When I Lay Down on it, Carole
Fulghum, Robert, Uh-Oh, Carole
Roger, John and Peter McWilliams, Life 101: Everything We Wish We Had Learned About Life in School . . . Barbara
Military Arts and Sciences:
Quarrie, Bruce, Hitler’s Teutonic Knights: SS Panzers in Action (history, ages 10 and up) Barbara
Sun-Tzu, The Art of War (classic, 6th century military art and science, 13 and up) Barbara
Nature Studies/Environmental Issues:
Carson, Rachel, Silent Spring (ages 13 and up) Barbara
Herriot, James, All Creatures Great and Small (any age) Naomi, Carole
Herriot, James, All Things Bright and Beautiful (any age) Naomi, Carole
Herriot, James, All Things Wise and Wonderful (any age) Naomi, Carole
Herriot, James, The Lord God Made Them All, Carole
Mowat, Farley, Never Cry Wolf, Kathy
Preston, Richard, The Hot Zone, Barbara
Thoreau, Henry David, Walden (ages 13 and up) Barbara
Parenting:
Armstrong, Thomas, In Their Own Way, Barbara
Brazelton, M.D., T. Berry, Infants and Mothers, Barbara
Brazelton, M.D., T. Berry, Toddlers and Parents, Barbara
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Becoming a Better Parent (textbook), Barbara
Crook, M.D., William G., Solving the Puzzle of Your Hard to Raise Child, Barbara
Dyer, Wayne, What Do You Really Want for Your Children, Barbara
Eyre, Linda J., A Joyful Mother of Children (Latter-day Saint) Kathy
Ginott, Haim, Between Parent and Child, Barbara
Gordon, Thomas, Parent Effectiveness Training, Barbara
Holt, John, How Children Fail, Barbara
Holt, John, How Children Learn, Barbara
Hymes, James, The Child Under Six, Barbara
Mazlish, Elaine and Adele Faber, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, Barbara
Mazlish, Elaine and Adele Faber, Siblings Without Rivalry, Barbara
Mendelsohn, M.D., Robert, Confessions of a Medical Heretic, Barbara
Mendelsohn, M.D., Robert, How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor, Barbara
Skousen, W. Cleon, So You Want to Raise a Boy? (Latter-day Saint) Kathy
Sears, M.D., William, Father Feelings, Barbara
Sears, M.D., William, Nighttime Parenting, Barbara
Philosophy:
Holt, John, Escape from Childhood, Barbara
Jefferson, Thomas, The Declaration of Independence, Barbara
Kubler-Ross, Death: The Final Stage of Growth, Barbara
Lewis, C.S., A Grief Observed, Barbara
Machiavelli, Niccolao, The Prince, (classic, political science) Barbara
Mill, John Stuart, On Liberty, Barbara
Neill, A.S., Summerhill, Barbara
Sagan, Carl and Ann Druyan, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, Barbara
Psychology:
Axline, Virginia, Dibs: In Search of Self, Barbara
Axline, Virginia, Play Therapy, Barbara
Bolton, Robert, People Skills, Barbara
Brandon, Nathaniel, Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, Amy
Brown, Jr., Victor L., Human Intimacy: Illusion and Reality (Latter-day Saint) Kathy
Frankl, Viktor E., Man’s Search for Meaning, Barbara
Gilligan, Carol, In a Different Voice, Barbara
Johnson, M.D., Spencer, One Minute For Myself: A Small Investment, a Big Reward, Carole
Jung, Carl G., Man and His Symbols, Barbara
Jung, Carl G., Psychological Types, Barbara
Lerner, Garriet Goldhor, The Dance of Anger, Barbara
Markova, Dawna, The Art of the Possible, Amy
Maxwell, Florida Scott, The Measure of My Days, Barbara
Belenky et al, Women’s Ways of Knowing, Barbara
Miller, Alice, For Your Own Good, Barbara
Myers, Isabel Briggs, Gifts Differing, Barbara
Oldham, M.D., John M., and Lois B. Morris, The Personality Self-Portrait, Amy
Peck, M. Scott, The Road Less Travelled, Barbara
Pipher, Ph.D., Mary, Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, Amy
Johnson, Robert, He, Barbara
Johnson, Robert, She, Barbara
Johnson, Robert, We, Barbara
Satir, Virginia, Peoplemaking, Barbara
Skinner, B.F., Walden Two, Barbara
Viscott, M.D., David, Emotional Resilience, Simple Truths for Dealing with Unfinished Business of Your Past, Amy
Religion:
Arrington, J. Leonard, The Mormon Experience (Latter-day Saint), Barbara
BYU Religious Studies Center Publications, Book of Mormon Authorship (Latter-day Saint), Barbara
BYU Religious Studies Center Publications, Deity and Death (Latter-day Saint), Barbara
BYU Religious Studies Center Publications, Literature of Belief (Latter-day Saint), Barbara
BYU Religious Studies Center Publications, Mormons and Muslims (Latter-day Saint), Barbara
BYU Religious Studies Center Publications, Nibley on the Timely and Timeless (Latter-day Saint), Barbara
BYU Religious Studies Center Publications, Peter and the Popes (Latter-day Saint), Barbara
BYU Religious Studies Center Publications, The Temple in Antiquity (Latter-day Saint), Barbara
Lewis, C.S., The Great Divorce (of Heaven and Hell), Carole
Lewis, C.S., Mere Christianity, Carole
Lewis, C.S., The Screwtape Letters, Carole
Robinson, Stephen, Believing Christ (Latter-day Saint), Barbara
Talmage, James, Jesus the Christ (Latter-day Saint), Barbara
Science:
Hawking, Stephen, Black Holes and Baby Universes, Barbara
Hawking, Stephen, A Brief History of Time, Barbara
Social Relations/Social Issues:
Ackerman, Diane, A Natural History of the Senses (very poetic, literary, heavily researched) Amy
Moyers, Bill D., A World of Ideas: Conversations with Thoughtful Men and Women About American Life Today and the Ideas Shaping Our Future, Barbara
Rubin, Lilian B., Just Friends: The Role of Friendship in Our Lives, Amy
Sheehy, Gail, Passages: Predictable Crises Of Adult Life, Amy
Sheehy, Gail, Pathfinders, Amy
Thoreau, Henry David, Civil Disobedience (ages 13 and up) Barbara
Time Management, Priorities:
Covey, Stephen, and A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill, First Things First: to Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy, Barbara
Edwards, Jaroldeen A., Celebration! Ten Principles of More Joyous Living (Latter-day Saint) Carole
MacKenzie, Alec R., The Time Trap (new version—1990), Carole
Stoddard, Alexandra, Making Choices: The Joy of Courageous Life, Amy
Miscellaneous:
Gleck, James, Chaos, Barbara
Thoreau, Henry David, Walden and Other Writings, Carole
AUTHORS OF GOOD BOOKS TO READ ALOUD
To preschool children:
Baum, L. Frank
Baylor, Byrd
Brett, Jan
Burgess, Thornton W.
Green, Graeme
Hoban, Francis Stories
Kipling, Rudyard, Just So Stories
McBratney, Sam
Munsch, Robert
Martin, Jr., Bill, and John Archambault
Numeroff, Laura J.
Potter, Beatrix
To the family:
Adams, Richard
Avi
Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow, Science Fiction War Stories
Boom, Corrie Ten (non fiction)
Brink, Carol Ryrie
Brinley, Bertrand R.
Bishop, Claire Huchet
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Carroll, Lewis
Clemmons, Samuel
Conrad, Pan
Dahl, Roald
Dickens, Charles, Oliver Twist and Great Expectations
Du Bois, William Pene
Farely, Walter
Gates, Doris
Grahame, Kenneth
The Willows in Winter (sequel to The Wind in the Willows)
Hautzig, Esther (non fiction)
Hoff, Benjamin
Hughes, Dean
Jacques, Brian
Jones, Diana Wynne
Kipling, Rudyard
L’Engle, Madeleine
Lewis, C.S., The Chronicles of Narnia
Levitin, Sonia
Lund, Gerald N., The Freedom Factor
Marshall, Donald
McKinley, Robin
Milne, A.A.
Montgomery, L.M.
Moody, Ralph
North, Sterling
O’Brien, R.C.
Otis, James,
Paterson, Katherine
Roberts, Willo Davis
Raskin, Ellen
Rawls, Wilson
Schwartz, David M.
Selden, George
Taylor, Mildred
Tritten, Charles
Verne, Jules
Voigt, Cynthia
Wells, Rosemary
Wilder, Laura Ingles
Williams, Margery
White, E.B.
Yates, Alma J.
Yorgason, Blaine M.
Yorgason, Blaine M. and Brenton
SHORT STORIES FOUND IN FICTION AND NON-FICTION SECTIONS
Aesop
Asimov, Isaac
Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow, Science Fiction War Stories
Bradbury, Ray
Clemmons, Samuel
Doyle, Sir Conan
Estes, Clarissa Pinkola
Evans, Richard Paul
The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Hemingway, Ernest
Kafka, Franz
Keillor, Garrison
Kipling, Rudyard
McCaffrey, Anne
Montgomery, L.M.
The Norton Anthology of English Literature
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Books for Children.” College Reading list from Debbie Solomon, elementary school teacher in Greenfield, CA.
Book list for Children’s Literature class, taken by Katherine Padilla at Brigham Young University in 1981.
Carlsen, G. Robert. Books and the Teenage Reader. Batam, Second revised edition.
“It’s a Mystery . . . Grades 3-7.” Carroll County Public Library, December 1990.
The Library of Congress Catalogs. Online. Internet. http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog/
“Mount Airy Middle School Sixth Grade Tradebook Collection, 1994-95.”
“Newberry Medal Winners.” Carroll County Public Library, February 1992.
“Picture Books/Early Readers; Juvenile Fiction; Adolescent.” B. Dalton.
Reading list for King City High School Ninth Grade. King City, California, 1987.
Rosenberg, Betty, and Diana Tixier Herald. Genreflecting: A Guide To Reading Interests In Genre Fiction. 3rd ed., Libraries Unlimited, Inc. 1991.
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