Books, Books and More Books

Here are the books we read this year and we voted on our favorites: (in red)

• Read Alouds

1. Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink (Mom)
2. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson (Abigail)
3. North or Be Eaten! By Andrew Peterson (Ethan and Adam)
4.  The Monster  in the Hollows by Andrew Peterson (Caleb)
5. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 
6. Julie of the Wolves (partial) by Jean Craighead George
7. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washinton Irving
8. The Last of the Mohicans (boys only) by James Fenimore Cooper
9. Moby Dick (abridged) by Herman Melville, retold by Geraldine McCaughrean
10. Carry on, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
11. Swiss Family Robinson (partial) by Johan Wyss
12. The Rise and Fall of  Mount Majestic by Jennifer Trafton
13. Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski
14. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
15. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

• Caleb

1. Across Five Aprils
2. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
3. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (Caleb's favorite)
4. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
5.  The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
6. Animal Farm by George Orwell
7. Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
8. Stephen Lawhead books and others for free reading

• Ethan

1. Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
2. Beowulf by Michael Morpugo
3. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert O'Brien
4. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
5. The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
6. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
7. The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
8. Tom Swift Books for free reading (Ethan's favorite)

• Adam

1. Clyde Robert Bulla books

• Eagle Feather
• The Sword in the Tree
• Viking Adventure
• The Secret Valley
• Riding the Pony Express

1. The Whipping Boy by Syd Fleischman
2. How to Eat Fried Worms byThomas Rockwell
3. The Time Warp Trio Series by John Sciezka (Adam's favorite)

• Abigail

1. Bob books
2. Scholastic Clifford series
3. Frog and Toad
4. Little House on the Prairie (Abigail's favorite)
5. On the Banks of Plum Creek