Reading List: Young Readers

1

POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS’ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC LITERATURE READING LIST

2

Children’s Classic Literature Reading List

So many great books; so little time. Make time for children to read books they love. Nothing replaces reading for pleasure in intellectual

development. This list contains literature only.

(3rd – 6th – Adult)

Born Free: The Incredible Story of Elsa the Lioness by Joy Adamson The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Little Men by Louisa May Alcott Jo’s Boys by Louisa May Alcott Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott Under the Lilacs by Louisa May Alcott National Velvet by Enid Bagnold The Norsemen in the West by R. M. Ballantyne The Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne The Gorilla Hunters by R. M. Ballantyne Blue Lights by R. M. Ballantyne Martin Rattler by R. M. Ballantyne The Dog Crusoe by R. M. Ballantyne Hunted and Harried by R. M. Ballantyne The Young Fur Traders by R. M. Ballantyne Red Rooney by R. M. Ballantyne Ungava by R. M. Ballantyne The Cannibal Island by R. M. Ballantyne Fighting the Flames by R. M. Ballantyne The Lonely Island by R. M. Ballantyne Post Haste by R. M. Ballantyne The Giant of the North by R. M. Ballantyne Gascoyne by R. M. Ballantyne The Pirate City by R. M. Ballantyne The Pioneers by R. M. Ballantyne The Island Queen by R. M. Ballantyne Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M. Barrie The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS’ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC LITERATURE READING LIST

3

Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick Galen and the Gateway to Medicine by Jeanne Bendick Herodotus and the Road to History by Jeanne Bendick Mr. Pipes and the British Hymn Makers by Douglas Bond Mr. Pipes and Psalms and Hymns of the Reformation by Douglas Bond Mr. Pipes Comes to America by Douglas Bond The Accidental Voyage by Douglas Bond Madeleine Takes Command by Ethel C. Brill Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Brink The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll Aeneid for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church Iliad for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church Odyssey for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church Sent to the Lion by Alfred J. Church Stories from Livy by Alfred J. Church Stories from Virgil by Alfred J. Church Stories from Greek Tragedies by Alfred J. Church Stories from Ancient Rome by Alfred J. Church The Story of the Last Days of Jerusalem by Alfred J. Church Roman Life in the Days of Cicero by Alfred J. Church The Burning of Rome by Alfred J. Church Stories from Homer by Alfred J. Church Stories from English History by Alfred J. Church Stories of Charlemagne by Alfred J. Church The Story of Carthage by Alfred J. Church The Count of the Saxon Shore by Alfred J. Church A Young Macedonian in the Army of Alexander the Great by Alfred J.

Church The Fall of Athens by Alfred J. Church Stories from Ancient Rome by Alfred J. Church The Hamer: A Story of Maccabean Times by Alfred J. Church Away Goes Sally by Carlo Coatsworth Five Bushel Farm by Carlo Coatsworth Fair American by Carlo Coatsworth White Horse by Carlo Coatsworth Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Magna Charta by James Daughtery The Door in the Wall by Marguerite DeAngeli The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert DeJong Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge

POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS’ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC LITERATURE READING LIST

4

Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright Hitty: Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field Calico Bush by Rachel Field Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley Elsie’s Holiday at Roselands by Martha Finley Elsie’s Womanhood by Martha Finley Elsie’s Motherhood by Martha Finley Elsie’s Children by Martha Finley Elsie’s Widowhood by Martha Finley (and 19 others in Elsie series) Mildred Keith by by Martha Finley (and 6 others in series) Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang by Ian Fleming Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz Early Thunder by Jean Fritz Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold by Jean Fritz Brady by Jean Fritz Sir Marrok by Allen French The Colonials by Allen French The Red Keep by Allen French Grettir the Strong by Allen French The Story of Rolf and the Viking’s Bow by Allen French Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt by Jean Fritz My Side of the Mountain by Jean George The Wind in the Willow by Kenneth Grahame Old Yeller by Fred Gipson Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray Grimm’s Fairy Tales King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard The Peterkin Papers by Lucretia P. Hale The Last of the Peterkins by Lucretia P. Hale The Peterkins’ Thanksgiving by Lucretia P. Hale The Peterkins’ Christmas by Lucretia P. Hale The Last of the Peterkins, with Others of their Kin by Lucretia P. Hale Told by Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris Tar Baby and other Rhymes of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry Justin Morgan had a Horse by Marguerite Henry King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry In the Heart of the Rockies by G. A. Henty St. George for England by G. A. Henty For the Temple by G. A. Henty The Plague Ship by G. A. Henty Wulf the Saxon by G. A. Henty Out on the Pampas by G. A. Henty By Pike and Dike by G. A. Henty

POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS’ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC LITERATURE READING LIST

5

In Freedom’s Cause by G. A. Henty Young Carthaginian by G. A. Henty With Lee in Virginia by G. A. Henty (many more historical fictions novels

by this author!) Brave the Wild Trail by Milly Howard Captive Treasure by Milly Howard The Sugar Creek Gang Mystery series by Paul Hutchens (over 40 books in

series) Hidden Treasure of Glaston by Eleanore M. Jewett Big John’s Secret by Eleanore M. Jewett Big Red by Jim Kjelgaard Forest Patrol by Jim Kjelgaard Chip, the Dam Builder by Jim Kjelgaard A Proud Taste of Scarlet & Miniver by E. L. Konigsburg Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb Carry on, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Latham Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (Landmark Series) by Captain Ted Lawson. Pocahontas and Captain John Smith (Landmark Series) by Marie Lawson Almost Home: A Story Based on the Life of Mary Chilton by Wendy G.

Lawton Captive Princess: A Story Based on the Life of Young Pocahontas by

Wendy G. Lawton Courage to Run: A Story Based on the Life of Harriet Tubman by Wendy

G. Lawton Freedom’s Pen: A Story Based on the Life of Freed Slave Phyllis Wheatley

by Wendy G. Lawton Hallelujah Lass: A Story Based on the Life of Salvation Army Pioneer Eliza

Shirley by Wendy G. Lawton Shadow of His Hand by Wendy G. Lawton Tinker’s Daughter: A Story Based on the Life of Mary Bunyan by Wendy G.

Lawton Ben and Me by Robert Lawson The Battle for Iwo Jima (Landmark Series) by Robert Leckie. The War of Korea: 1950-1953 (Landmark Series) by Robert Leckie. Meet the Austins by Madeleine L’Engle A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski Judy’s Journey by Lois Lenski Indian Captive, The Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski Bayou Suzette by Lois Lenski Blue Ridge Billy by Lois Lenski Texas Tomboy by Lois Lenski Houseboat Girl by Lois Lenski The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia) Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia)

POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS’ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC LITERATURE READING LIST

6

The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia) The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia) The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia) Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren The Story of Doctor Doolittle by Hugh Lofting Doctor Doolittle’s Post Office by Hugh Lofting The Voyages of Doctor Doolittle by Hugh Lofting Doctor Doolittle’s Circus by Hugh Lofting Doctor Doolittle’s Zoo by Hugh Lofting Doctor Doolittle’s Caravan by Hugh Lofting Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace Betsy-Tacy & Tib by Maud Hart Lovelace Betsy-Tacy Go Over the Big Hill by Maud Hart Lovelace Betsy-Tacy Go Downtown by Maud Hart Lovelace Heaven to Betsy by Maud Hart Lovelace (and more in the series) Number the Stars by Lois Lowry The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald Fountain of Life by Rebecca Martin The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw The Striped Ships by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery Anne of Windy Poplars by L. M. Montgomery Anne’s House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery Rainbow Valley by L. M. Montgomery Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery Jane of Lantern Hill by L. M. Montgomery Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery Emily Climbs by L. M. Montgomery Emily’s Quest by L. M. Montgomery The Story Girl by L. M. Montgomery Little Britches by Ralph Moody (several in this series) Man of the Family by Ralph Moody The Fields of Home by Ralph Moody The Dry Divide by Ralph Moody The Home Ranch by Ralph Moody Horses of a Different Color by Ralph Moody Wells Fargo by Ralph Moody Stagecoach West by Ralph Moody Riders of the Pony Express by Ralph Moody Kit Carson and the Wild Frontier by Ralph Moody Come On, Seabiscuit by Ralph Moody

POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS’ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC LITERATURE READING LIST

7

Gentle Ben by Walt Morey Year of the Black Pony by Walt Morey Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit The Story of the Treasure Seekers by Edith Nesbit The Borrowers by Mary Norton The Borrowers Afloat by Mary Norton Rascal by Sterling North Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of N.I.M.H. by Robert O’Brian Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O’Dell Sarah Bishop by Scott O’Dell Gilda by Richard Parker Good Morning, Miss Dove by Frances Gray Patton The Door in the Dragon’s Throat (Cooper Kids Adventure Series) by Frank

Peretti Escape from the Island of Aquarius (Cooper Kids Adventure Series) by

Frank Peretti The Tombs of Anak (Cooper Kids Adventure Series) by Frank Peretti Trapped at the Bottom of the Sea (Cooper Kids Adventure Series) by

Frank Peretti The Secret of the Desert Stone (Cooper Kids Adventure Series) by Frank

Peretti The Deadly Curse of Toco Rey (Cooper Kids Adventure Series) by Frank

Peretti The Legend of Annie Murphy (Cooper Kids Adventure Series) by Frank

Peretti Mayday at Two Thousand Five Hundred (Cooper Kids Adventure Series)

by Frank Peretti Once Upon a Time Saints by Ethel Pochocki More Once Upon a Time Saints by Ethel Pochocki Saints and Heroes by Ethel Pochocki Beorn the Proud by Madeline Polland Ferdinand Magellan: Master Mariner (Landmark Series) by Seymour

Gates Pond Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter Pollyanna Grows Up by Eleanor H. Porter David by Eleanor H. Porter Miss Billy by Eleanor H. Porter Miss Billy Married by Eleanor H. Porter A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter Freckles by Gene Stratton Porter Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls by Emilie Poulsson (translated

from Scandinavian Languages) The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle The Book of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by Howard Pyle

POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS’ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC LITERATURE READING LIST

8

The Book of Pirates by Howard Pyle The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle The Ruby of Kishmoor by Howard Pyle The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle The Stolen Treasure by Howard Pyle Bear Skin Kishmoor by Howard Pyle The Voyages of Henry Hudson (Landmark Series) by Eugene Rachlis Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Beyond the Desert Gate by Mary Ray Ides of April by Mary Ray Spring Tide by Mary Ray Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal by Robert T. Reilly In Grandma’s Attic by Arleta Richardson More Stories from Grandma’s Attic by Arleta Richardson Still More Stories from Grandma’s Attic by Arleta Richardson Treasures from Grandma’s Attic by Arleta Richardson Grandma’s Attic Treasure by Arleta Richardson Away from Home by Arleta Richardson A School of her Own by Arleta Richardson Wedding Bells Ahead by Arleta Richardson At Home in North Branch by Arleta Richardson New Faces, New Friends by Arleta Richardson Stories from the Growing Years by Arleta Richardson Christmas Stories from Grandma’s Attic by Arleta Richardson Letters from Grandma’s Attic by Arleta Richardson Looking for Home by Arleta Richardson Whistle-Stop West by Arleta Richardson Prairie Homestead by Arleta Richardson Across the Border by Arleta Richardson Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson Reb and the Redcoats by Constance Savery Catherine the Great (Landmark Series) by Katherine Scherman The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden The Good Master by Kate Seredy The White Stag by Kate Seredy The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy The Chestry Oak by Kate Seredy A Tree for Peter by Kate Seredy Philomena by Kate Seredy The Open Gate by Kate Seredy Black Beauty by Anna Sewell The Rescuers by Margery Sharp Miss Bianca by Margery Sharp Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines by Margery Sharp Miss Bianca in the Orient by Margery Sharp Miss Bianca in the Antarctic by Margery Sharp

POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS’ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC LITERATURE READING LIST

9

Bernard by Margery Sharp Bernard into Battle by Margery Sharp A Little Maid of Boston Town by Margaret Sidney Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney Five Little Peppers and their Friends by Margaret Sidney Five Little Peppers at School by Margaret Sidney Five Little Peppers Midway by Margaret Sidney Five Little Peppers Grown Up by Margaret Sidney Downright Dencey by Caroline Dale Snedeker The Spartan by Caroline Dale Snedeker The Perilous Seat by Caroline Dale Snedeker Theras and His Town by Caroline Dale Snedeker A Triumph for Flavius by Caroline Dale Snedeker Lysis Goes to the Play by Caroline Dale Snedeker The Forgotten Daughter by Caroline Dale Snedeker Luke’s Quest by Caroline Dale Snedeker The White Isle by Caroline Dale Snedeker Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry Leonardo da Vinci (Landmark Series) by Emily Hahn The Tanglewoods’ Secret by Patricia St. John Rainbow Garden by Patricia St. John The Runaway by Patricia St. John The Secret at Pheasant Cottage by Patricia St. John The Secret of the Fourth Candle by Patricia St. John Star of Light by Patricia St. John Three Go Searching by Patricia St. John Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John Where the River Begins by Patricia St. John Flaming Arrows by William O. Steele Davy Crockett’s Earthquake by William O. Steele The Perilous Road by William O. Steele The Winged Watchman by Hilda Van Stockum Canadian Summer by Hilda Van Stockum The Borrowed House by Hilda Van Stockum A Day on Skates by Hilda Van Stockum Friendly Gables by Hilda Van Stockum The Mitchells: Five for Victory by Hilda Van Stockum The Cottage at Bantry Bay by Hilda Van Stockum Queen Victoria (Landmark Series) by Noel Streatfeild The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff The Shining Company by Rosemary Sutcliff

POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS’ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC LITERATURE READING LIST

10

Outcast by Rosemary Sutcliff Sons of Liberty by Felix Sutton Daniel Boone by Felix Sutton God Made them Great by John Tallach Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune Buff: A Collie by Albert Payson Terhune Sunnybank: Home of Lad by Albert Payson Terhune The Story of Scotland Yard (Landmark Series) by Laurence Thompson The Flying Tigers (Landmark Series) by John Toland The Battle of the Bulge (Landmark Series) by John Toland Mary Poppins by Pamela L. Travers Mary Poppins Opens the Door by Pamela L. Travers Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane by Pamela L. Travers Mary Poppins and the House Next Door by Pamela L. Travers Mary Poppins in the Park by Pamela L. Travers Mary Poppins Comes Back by Pamela L. Travers Little Daisy and the Swearing Class Triangle Press (reprint from 1800s) Godliness is Great Gain Triangle Press (reprint from 1800s) The Weed With and Ill Name Triangle Press (reprint from 1800s) Little Medicine Carrier Triangle Press (reprint from 1800s) I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Beggar’s Bible by Louise Vernon Bible Smuggler by Louise Vernon Doctor in Rags by Louise Vernon Heart Strangely Warmed by Louise Vernon Ink on His Fingers by Louise Vernon Key to Prison by Louise Vernon Man Who Laid the Egg by Louise Vernon Night Preacher by Louise Vernon Peter and the Pilgrims by Louise Vernon Secret Church by Louise Vernon Strangers in the Land by Louise Vernon Thunderstorm in Church by Louise Vernon Drovers Road Collection by Joyce West The Jungle Doctor and the Whirlwind by Paul White Jungle Doctor on the Hop by Paul White Jungle Doctor Spots a Leopard by Paul White Jungle Doctor’s Crooked Dealings by Paul White Jungle Doctor’s Enemies by Paul White (and more in the series) Simon Bolivar, the Great Liberator (Landmark Series) by Arnold

Whiteridge Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin Mother Carey’s Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggin The Bird’s Christmas Carol by Kate Douglas Wiggin The Old Peabody Pew by Kate Douglas Wiggin

POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS’ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC LITERATURE READING LIST

11

Augustine Came to Kent by Barbara Willard Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard If All the Swords in England by Barbara Willard God King by Joanne Williamson Hittite Warrior by Joanne Williamson Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfield The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss Willis the Pilot by Johann Wyss Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates A Place for Peter by Elizabeth Yates Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates Hue & Cry by Elizabeth Yates Swiss Holiday by Elizabeth Yates The Journeyman by Elizabeth Yates Iceland Adventure by Elizabeth Yates

Reading List Courtesy of Powerline Productions

PowerlineProd.com

POWERLINE PRODUCTIONS’ CHILDREN’S CLASSIC LITERATURE READING LIST

12

We hope this reading list will be a blessing to you and your family.

We love books and want to get the whole world reading good ones!

We exist to serve you! We want to help you grow in your relationship to Jesus! And to be joyful and successful in your personal life, home, ministry,

relationships, and career.

At Powerline Productions, we offer a wide variety of curriculum, unit studies, high school courses, how-to-homeschool books, cookbooks, Bible studies,

mentoring materials, and more.

Check out our books!