Reading Lists

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, A Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day (also in non-fiction)

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood (6 books)

The Book Scavenger Series by Jennifer Bertman (3 books)

Shakespeare Mystery Series by Deron R Hicks (2 books)

Lost Art Mysteries by Deron R Hicks (3 books) 🔵

The Blackgaard Chronicles by Phil Lollar (5 books)

Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (2 books)

The Diamond Brothers by Anthony Horowitz (7 books)

Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (4 books)

Framed! Series by James Ponti (3 books) 🔵

The Sinclair Mysteries by Katherine Woodfine (4 books) 🔵

Favorite Father Brown Stories by GK Chesterton

Ascendence Series by Jennifer Nielsen (5 books)

The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson 🔵

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by EL Konigsburg

Mrs Frisby & The Rats of Nimh by Robert O'Brien (3 books)

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

The Vanderbeekers by Karina Yan Glaser (7 books)

Mr Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein (6 books)

Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle by Bill Myers (also comedy! 27 books)

The Daring Adventures by Peter Reese Doyle (12 books)

The Scarlet Pimpernell by Baroness Orczy

The Borrowers by Mary Norton (5 books)

Wanted: Superheroes by Bryan Davis (3 books)

Wayside School by Louis Sachar (4 books)

Rose Legacy by Jessica Day George (3 books)

The Candy Makers by Wendy Mass (2 books)

Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates by Caroline Carlson (3 books) 🔵

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls 🔵

Peter and the Star Catchers by Dave Barry (also a series, we only read the first) 🔵

Holes Series by Louis Sachar (2 books)

The View from Saturday by EL Konigsburg

Lawn Boy Series by Gary Paulsen

Edge of Extinction Series by Laura Martin (2 books) 🔵

Tales from Dimwood by Avi (7 books)

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 🔵

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham

The Winged Watchman by Wilda van Stockum

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by EL Konigsburg

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

The Scarlet Pimpernell by Baroness Orczy

Epic Order of Seven byJennifer L Cote (9 books)

Lineage of Grace: 5 Stories of Women in the Lineage of Jesus by Francine Rivers (5 books, some romance)

Seventeenth Swap by Eloise McGraw

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

By the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman 🔵

The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw 🔵

Perilous Road by William O Steele 🔵

Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey

Secret of the Sealed Room: A Mystery of Young Ben Franklin by Bailey McDonald

Peacemaker by Joseph Bruchac

Blood on the River: Jamestown Series by Elisa Carbone

Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfield

• Mystery of the Roman Ransom by Henry Winterfield

A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

Glitch by Laura Martin 🔵

Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff

The Perilous Road by William O. Steele 🔵

Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

Crispin Series by Avi

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Johnny Tremain by Esther Hoskins Forbes

The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli

Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 🔵

Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson (6 books) 🔵

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien 🔵

Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan (11 books) 🔵

• Royal Rangers by John Flanagan (7 books) 🔵

• Rangers: The Early Years by John Flanagan (2 books) 🔵

• Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan (9 books) 🔵

Lord of the Rings Series by JRR Tolkien (3 books) 🔵

The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson (4 books) 🔵

Wilderking Trilogy by Jonathan Rogers (3 books)

Green Ember Series by SD Smith (4 books) 🔵

• Green Ember Archer Series subseries by SD Smith (3 books) 🔵

• Green Ember: Old Natalia Series subseries by SD Smith (3 books) 🔵

Keeper of the Lost Cities Series by Shannon Messenger (10+ books) 🔵

Books of Bayern Series by Shannon Hale (4 books)

Princess Academy Series by Shannon Hale (3 books)

Castle Glower Series by Jessica Day George (5 books) 🔵

Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede (4 books)

Adventures in Odyssey Passages by Paul McCusker (also allegory 2 books)

Dragon Keeper Chronicles by Donita K Paul (5 books)

• Valley of Dragons Saga subseries  by Donita K Paul (3 books)

King Raven Trilogy by Stephen Lawhead (3 books)

Harry Potter by JK Rowling (7 books) 🔵

• Harry Potter Full Cast Audiobook by JK Rowling (7 books) 🔵

Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis (7 books) 🔵

Til We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by CS Lewis (contains serious themes)

Space Trilogy by CS Lewis (3 books, contains serious themes)

Damar Saga by Robin McKinley (2 books)

• Includes The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown

A Wrinkle in Time Quintet by Madeline L'Engle (5 books)

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood (6 books)

The Underlander Chronicles by Suzanne Collins (5 books)

• Book 5 is very dark and we abandoned it.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan (7 books) 🔵

DragonHeart Series by Stephanie Burgis (2 books)

The Reckoners by Brandon Sanderson (3 books, contains brief descriptions about women's figures) 🔵

Mistborn Saga by Brandon Sanderson 🔵

• We read the first 3 books only, contains some descriptions about women's figures 

Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo 🔵

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 🔵

Street Rats of Aramoor by Michael Wisehart (6 books) 🔵

• This is a juvenile series. The adult books by this author are very dark and grim; we abandoned them

Jack Zulu Series by SD Smith (2 books)

Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (6 books)

Manticore Ascendant by Timothy Zahn (5 books)

Manta's Gift by Timothy Zahn

The Green and the Gray by Timothy Zahn

The Cobra Trilogy by Timothy Zahn (3 books)

• Cobra Rebellion Trilogy by Timothy Zahn (3 books)

• Cobra War Trilogy by Timothy Zahn (3 books)

The Quadrail Series by Timothy Zahn (5 books)

Sibyl's War by Timothy Zahn (3 books)

The Icarus Hunt by Timothy Zahn

• The Icarus Saga by Timothy Zahn  (6 books)

Dragonback Saga by Timothy Zahn (6 books)

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (mentions the word sex, no details given)

Epic Order of Seven byJennifer L Cote (9 books)

Lineage of Grace: 5 Stories of Women in the Lineage of Jesus by Francine Rivers (5 books, some romance)

Wilderking Trilogy by Jonathan Rogers (3 books - story of David set in the bayou)

Prince Warriors by Priscilla Shirer (4 books)

Adventures in Odyssey Passages by Paul McCusker (also allegory 2 books)

The Daring Adventures by Peter Reese Doyle (12 books)

Bloodstone Chronicles by Bill Myers (4 books, condensed into 1)

The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel

The Case for a Creator by Lee Strobel

The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel

DragonKeeper Chronicles by Donita K Paul (5 books)

America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation by Kenneth C Davis

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

Joni: An Unforgettable Story by Joni Eareckson Tada

What the Dog Saw and Other Stories by Malcolm Gladwell

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom 🔵

Born Again by Chuck Colson

Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America by Annie Jacobsen

Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Raden

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, A Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 🔵

Amoeba Sisters Cartoon Guide to Biology by Sarina Peterson

The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot To Kill Hitler (graphic novel) by John Hendrix

Thrawn Ascendency by Timothy Zahn (3 books)

Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn (3 books)

Thrawn, Alliances, & Treason by Timothy Zahn (3 books)

Choices of One by Timothy Zahn

Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn

Allegience by Timothy Zahn

Survivor's Quest by Timothy Zahn

• Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn

Hand of Thrawn Duology by Timothy Zahn (2 books)

The Boggart Series by Susan Cooper (3 books)

Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper (5 books)

A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (5 books, we stopped because the audiobook was intense and we don't like intense things)

Dragon King Trilogy by Stephen Lawhead