Suggested Reading Book Lists

After many requests from our teacher/parents and students, here is our most comprehensive book list, based on many years of our own avid readers and the hundreds of books they have read. Books that have been made into movies are marked with an asterisk (*).

Elementary School Reading List

A Treasure of Child's Literature 
Egermeier's Bible Story Book 
The Children's Bible in 365 Stories 
Bible Nurture and Reader series pub. by Rod & Staff 
Little Visits With God by Allan H. Jahsmann 
James Herriot's Treasury for Children 
Aesop's Fables 
Favorite Poems Old and New 
Heroes of America- Illustrated Lives series 
Childhood of Famous Americans series I
llustrated biograhies by Ingri & Edgar d'Aulaire 
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli 
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater 
Peter Pan by James Matthew Barrie * 
The Book of Virtues by Bill Bennet 
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco* 
Twenty and Ten by Claire H. Bishop 
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink *
Magical Mellons by Carol Ryrie Brink 
Squanto, Friend of Pilgrims by Clyde R. Bulla
John Billington, Friend of Squanto by Clyde R. Bulla 
A Lion to Guard Us by Clyde R. Bulla 
Riding The Pony Express by Clyde R. Bulla 
The Viking Adventure by Clyde R. Bulla 
Pocahontas and the Strangers by Clyde R.Bulla
The Sword in the Tree by Clyde R. Bulla 
Pictoral Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, pub. by Moody Press 
The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett * 
Little Lord Fauntleroy by Francis hodgson Burnett * 
The Little Princess by Francis Hodgson Burnett * 
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll * 
Pinnochio by Carlo Collodi * 
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh 
The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh 
The Black Stallion by Walter Farley * 
The Elsie Dinsmore series by Martha Finley 
The Martha series by Martha Finley 
The Whipping Boy (Prince Brat) by Sid Fleischman * 
The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz 
The Ivan series by Myrna Grant 
Pocahontas- True Princess by Mari Hanes 
The Exiled Prince (Biblical fiction- Daniel) by Elizabeth R. Hanford 
The Fugitive King (Biblical fiction- David) by Elizabeth R. Hanford 
The Favorite Uncle Remus & Brer Rabbit stories by Joel Chandler Harris 
Little One, Maid of Israel (Biblical fiction- Naaman) by Bill Harvey 
Vinegar Boy (Biblical fiction- Jesus) by Alberta Hawse 
Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry 
Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry 
Stormy, Misty's Foal by Marguerite Henry 
Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry 
White Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry * 
King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry 
Mustang, Spirit of the West by Marguerite Henry 
The Sugar Creek Gang series by Paul Hutchins 
Hero Tales & the Trailblazer series (fictionalized missionary stories) by Dave & Neta Jackson 
Betsy & Tacy by Lucy Maud Lovelace 
Little House on Rocky Ridge by MacBride 
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan * 
Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan * 
Journey by Patricia MacLachlan * 
Baby by Patricia MacLachlan * 
Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne * 
A Christmas Surprise by Ruth N. Moore 
Distant Thunder by Ruth N. Moore 
he Railway Children by Edith Nesbit 
The Borrowers by Mary Norton 
Toby Tyler by James Otis 
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish 
Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter * 
Pollyanna Grows up by Eleanor H. Porter
Least of All by Carol Purdy 
Grandma's Attic series by Anita Richardson 
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson * 
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell * 
Heidi by Johann Spyri * 
Star of Light by Patricia St. John 
Rainbow Garden by Patricia St. John 
Tanglewood Secret by Patricia St. John * 
Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John * 
Three Go Searching by Patricia St. John 
Secret of the Forth Candle by Patricia St. John 
the Mandy series by Lois Sheppard 
Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Spear 
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Spear
A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson 
River of Fire by Betty Wilson Story 
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sydney (series) 
What Would Jesus Do? by Mack Thomas 
Wind in the Willows by E.B. White 
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White * 
Stuart Little by E.B. White * 
The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White 
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin* 
Mother Carey's Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggin * (Movie is titled Summer Magic) Little House on the Prairie books by Laura I. Wilder 

Biographies of famous Christians- 
Ink on His Fingers (Johann Gutenburg)  by Louise A. Vernon 
A Heart Strangely Warmed (John Wesley) by Louise A. Vernon 
The Man Who laid the Egg by Louise A. Vernon 
Thunderstorm in Church (Martin Luther) by Louise A. Vernon 
Night Preacher by Louise A. Vernon 
The Bible Smuggler (William Tyndale) by Louise A. Vernon 
The Beggar's Bible by Louise A. Vernon 
The Secret Church by Louise A. Vernon 
Key to the Prison by Louise A. Vernon 
The King's Book (the story of the KJV) by Louise A. Vernon 

Bob Jones University Press Journey Books: 
Red Level, ages 2-6 
Roses on Bake Street by Eileen Berry 
Granpa's Gizmos by John Menken 
The Spelling Window by Gloria Repp 
Wait and See by Dawn L. Watkins 
Chickadee Winter by Dawn L. Watkins 

Orange Level, ages 6-7 
Escape by Mona Dunckel 
On Yonder Mountain by Milly Howard 
A Question of Yams by Gloria Repp 
Pulling Together by Dawn L. Watkins 

Yellow Level, ages 7-9 
Captive Treasure by Milly Howard 
Mystery of Pelican Cove by Milly Howard 
Treasure of Pelican Cove by Milly Howard 
These Are My People by Milly Howard 
On Yonder Mountain by Milly Howard 
Sarah Whitcher's Story by Elizabeth Yates 

Green Level, ages 9-12 
The Arbi Jenkins series by Hambrick 
Brave the Wild Trail by Milly Howard 
The Derwood series by Jerri Massi 
The Secret of the Golden Cowry by Gloria Repp
Sheriff at Waterstop by Andy Thompson 
Renegade in the Hills by Andy Thompson 
Jenny Wren by Dawn L. Watkins 
Carolina's Courage by Elizabeth Yates 
Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates 
The Next Fine Day by Elizabeth Yates

Middle School Reading List

Favorite Poems Old and New 
The Sowers series published by Mott Media 
The Inheritance by Louisa May Alcott* 
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott * 
Little Men by Louisa May Alcott * 
Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott 
An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott 
Eight Coursins by Louisa May Alcott 
Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott 
A Garland for Girls by Louisa May Alcott 
Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott 
Under the Lilac by Louisa May Alcott 
The Pansy series: 
Ester Reid Asleep & Awake by Isabella Alden (penname Pansy- Grace L. Hill's aunt)
Julia Reid by Isabella Alden 
Ester Reid Yet Speaking by Isabella Alden  
Sounder by William Howard Armstrong 
The Indian in the Cupboard by Jynne Reid Banks 
Dog Jack by Florence W. Biros 
Little Pilgim's Progress by John Bunyan & Helen L. Taylor 
The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford * 
Landing of the Pilgrims by Jamea Daugherty 
Hans Brinker by Mary Mapes Dodge * 
The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert DeJong 
The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong 
Johnny Tremaine by Esther Forbes * 
The Diairy of a Young Girl by Anne Frank *
Early Thunder by Jean Fritz 
Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold by Jean Fritz 
Old Yeller Fred Gipson * 
Savage Sam by Fred Gipson * 
Ivan and the Daring Escape by Myrna Grant 
Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith 
The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric Philbrook Kelly 
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Kerr 
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham 
Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski 
The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis * 
The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis * 
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry 
Don't Check Your Brains at the Door by Josh McDowell 
Little Britches series by Ralph Moody (swearing)
The Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy M. Montgomery * 
Chronicles of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery 
Along the Shore by Lucy Maud Montgomery 
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 
Streams to the River, River to the Sea by Scott O'Dell 
The Danny Orlis series by Bernard Palmer 
Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Statton Porter 
Freckles by Gene Statton Porter 
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls * 
Robert E. Lee by Lee Roddy 
The Runaway by Patricia St. John 
Twice Freed (Biblical fiction- Philemon) by Patricia St. John 
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare 
Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare 
My Indian Boyhood by Luther Standing Bear 
Treasure Island by Robert Loius Stevenson * 
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Loius Stevenson * 
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain * 
Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster *
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin & Eric Wiggin (Christian version) * 
Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates 

Bob Jones University Press Journey Books: 
Blue Level, ages 12 & up 
With Daring Faith by R. Davis 
The Foundling by Linda Hayner 
In Search of Honor by Donna Hess 
A Father's Promise by Donna Lynn Hess 
Dust of the Earth by Donna Lynn Hess 
The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day by Scott O'Dell 
Men of Iron by Howard Pyle 
Nothing Daunted- the story of Isobel Kuhn by Gloria Repp
Morning Star of the Reformation (John Wycliffe) by Andy Thompson 
Zoli's Legacy I & II by Dawn L. Watkins 
The Theft by Elizabeth Yates 
Sound Friendships by Elizabeth Yates 
The Journeyman by Elizabeth Yates 
Hue & Cry by Elizabeth Yates

High School Reading List

BIOGRAPHIES & CHRISTIAN HEROES 
If I Perish by Esther Ahn Kim * 
God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew 
Gifted Hands by Ben Carson 
George Washington Carver by David Collins 
Run, Baby, Run by Nickey Cruz * 
Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot * 
Shadow of the Almighty by Elisabeth Elliot 
Savage My Kinsman by Elisabeth Elliot 
A Chance to Die (Amy Carmichael) by Elisabeth Elliot 
The Journals of Jim Elliot by Jim Elliot 
To Be The First: Adoniram & Ann Judson by William B. Elrath 
Freedom Fighter- The Story of William Wilberforce by Betty Steele Everett 
Foxe's Book of Martyrs 
Idellette (John Calvin's wife) by Edna Gerstner 
Jonathan and Sarah: An Uncommon Union by Edna Gerstner 
This was John Calvin by Thea B. Van Halsema 
The Henty series by G. A. Henty 
Five Pioneer Missionaries by S. M. Houghton 
Robert E. Lee the Christian by William J. Johnson 
George Washington the Christian by William J. Johnson 
In My Enemy's Camp by Joseph Korbel
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis 
Defender of the Faith- Queen Victoria by Charles Ludwig 
Champion of Freedom- Harriet Beecher Stowe by Charles Ludwig 
Michael Faraday- Father of Electronics by Charles Ludwig 
A Man Called Peter by Catherine Marshall * 
Abandoned to God, the Story of Oswald Chambers by David MacCasland 
The Autobiography of George Muller George Muller by Basil Miller
John Wesley by Basil Miller 
Brucko by Bruce Olson 
 Dared to Call Him Father by Bilquis Sheikh 
God's Adventurer: Hudson Taylor by Dr. & Mrs. Howard Taylor * 
Hudson and Maria by Dr. & Mrs. Howard Taylor 
Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secrets by Dr. & Mrs. Howard Taylor 
Hudson Taylor: Growth of a Soul by Dr. & Mrs. Howard Taylor 
Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington 
The Cross and the Switchblade by David Wilkerson * 
The Life of Jeb Stuart by Mrs. M. L. Williamson 
The Life of General Stonewall Jackson by Mrs. M. L. Williamson 
Eternity in Their Hearts by Don Richardson 
Lords of the Earth by Don Richardson * 
Peace Child by Don Richardson * 
Chariots of Fire by W. J. Weatherby * 
One Woman Against the Reich by Helmut W. Ziefle 

CHRISTIAN INSPIRATIONAL& DEVOTIONALS 
Imitation of Christ by Thomas A'Kempis 
Confessions by Augustine 
City of God by Augustine 
Daily Light compiled by Samuel Bagster & Anne Graham Lotz 
The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges 
The Pursuit of Godliness by Jerry Bridges 
Using Your Money Wisely by Larry Burkett 
One Vision Only: Isobel Kuhn by Carolyn L. Canfield 
If by Amy Carmichael 
Mimosa by Amy Carmichael 
Gold Cord by Amy Carmichael 
My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers 
Conformed to His Image by Oswald Chambers 
The Greatest Thing in the World- Love by Henry Drummond 
Passion for Purity by Elisabeth Elliot 
Quest for Love by Elisabeth Elliot 
The Seeking Heart by Francóis Fenelon 
Classic Christianity by Bob George 
I Kissed Dating Good-bye by Joshua Harris *
Boy Meets Girl by Joshua Harris
The Calvary Road by Roy Hession 
Jungle Pilot by Russel T. Hitt 
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by W. Phillip Keller 
By Searching by Isobel Kuhn 
More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell 
Right From Wrong by Josh McDowell 
Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray 
Release of the Spirit by Watchman Nee 
Do All to the Glory of God by Watchman Nee 
Knowing God by J. I. Packer 
Your God is Too Small by John B. Phillips 
The Sovereignty of God by Arthur Pink 
How Should We Then Live by Francis Schaeffer 
The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer 
Queen of the Dark Chamber by Christina Tsai 
The Radical Christian by Arthur Wallas 
The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey 

For Girls: 
The Spirit of Loveliness by Emilie Barnes 
Fill My Cup, Lord by Emilie Barne
Managing to be Free by Shirley Daniels & M. Clark 
Let Me Be A Woman by Elisabeth Elliot 
Loving God With All Your Mind by Elizabeth George 
A Woman's Walk with God by Elizabeth George 
A Woman's High Calling by Elizabeth George 
His Chosen Bride by Jennifer Lamp 
Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss 
More Love to Thee by Elizabeth Prentiss 

CLASSIC LITERATURE & NOVELS 
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen * 
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen * 
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen * 
Emma by Jane Austen * 
Northanger Abby by Jane Austen * 
Persuasion by Jane Austen * 
Lorna Doone by Richard D. Blackmore *
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte * 
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte * 
Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte 
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan * 
Holy War by John Bunyan 
My Antonia by Willa Cather 
O Pioneer! by Willa Cather * 
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins * 
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins * (the first mystery writer, friend of Dickens) The Last of the Mohicans by James F. Cooper * 
The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper * 
The Pioneers by James Fenimore Cooper 
The Pathfinders by James Fenimore Cooper 
The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper 
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane * 
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens * 
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens * 
The Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens * 
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens * 
Bleak House by Charles Dickens * 
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens * 
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens * 
My Fair Lady by Monica Dickens * 
The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas * 
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas * 
Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas* 
Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas*
Silas Marner by George Eliot * 
St. Elmo by Augusta J. Evans 
The Horatio Hornblower series by C. S. Forrester * 
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith 
The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne * 
Best Short Stories of O. Henry 
Good-bye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton * 
The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope * 
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo * 
Hind's Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard 
Light From Heaven by Christmas Carol Kauffman 
Hidden Rainbow by Christmas Carol Kauffman 
Not Regina by Christmas Carol Kauffman 
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling * 
The Tales of Shakespeare, by Charles & Mary Lamb 
Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon * 
To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee * 
the Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis 
The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis 
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis 
the Narnia series by C. S. Lewis* (universalism) 
The Lady's Confession by George MacDonald, edited by Michael Philips 
The Curate's Awakening by George MacDonald, edited by Michael Philips 
The Fisherman's Lady by George MacDonald, edited by Michael Philips 
The Marquis' Secret by George MacDonald, edited by Michael Philips 
the Pansy series by Isabella A. MacDonald 
Christy by Catherine Marshall * (book contains a inappropriate chapter) 
Moby Dick by Herman Melville 
Paradise Lost by John Milton 
Mutiny of the Bounty series by Charles Nordoff 
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Countess Emmuska Orczy * (swearing)
This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti 
The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter 
Robin Hood by Howard Pyle * 
The Yearling by Marjorie Rawlings * 
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand * 
Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini * 
Sea Hawk by Rafael Sabatini * 
Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini *  
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott* 
Shane by Jack Schaeffer * 
Kenylworth by Sir Walter Scott 
the Waverley series by Sir Walter Scott 
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 
Hamlet by William Shakespeare * 
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw * 
In His Steps by Charles Sheldon * 
Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson 
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson * 
Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson 
The Adventures of David Balfour or David Balfour by Robert L. Stevenson 
The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson 
The Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson * 
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift * 
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom * 
Tramp for the Lord by Corrie Ten Boom 
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain * 
Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain 
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain * 
The Prince & The Pauper by Mark Twain * 
Personal Reflections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain * 
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne * 
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne * 
Around the Earth in Eighty Days by Jules Verne * 
Ben Hur by Lew Wallace * 
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder * 
Our Town by Thornton Wilder 
The Virginian by Owen Wister *
Charge of the Light Brigade by Cecil Woodham-Smith 
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss * 
Sargeant York & the Great War by Alvin York *

DISCLAIMER: The contents of most of the above books are acceptable in most Christian homes. Exceptions to the rule would be the classics which do contain swear words, mild profanity, and taking God's name in vain. Please do not complain to CIAS administration if you do not approve of a certain recommended book!