NxtEraEdu Book List 

My name is Bethany, and I’m a partner with Nxt Era Edu. I recently graduated from Regent University with my Bachelor's degree in Communications and a minor in Professional and Technical Writing. Today, I’m bringing you a book list resource to help you enjoy the beauty and power of literature with your kids. I’m a homeschool graduate myself, and I’ve read all of these books. They’re all age-appropriate books. Many of them cover historical events that show the intensity and development of the past. These books taught me the bravery, drive, and empathy of what many people went through during times of war, strife, and loss. As an avid reader, I wouldn’t be the same literature-loving girl that I am without many of these books. I most certainly wouldn’t be the girl that I am without homeschooling! If you’re interested, I have a bookish Instagram account where I often discuss books for younger readers. My username is @thebookwormgirl_bethany. I hope your kiddos enjoy these books as much as I did. Best wishes as you embark upon page-turning adventures!

Little Readers (5+ years):

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The Complete Brambly Hedge by Jill Barklem

James Herriot’s Treasury for Children by James Herriot

My Favorite Time of the Year by Susan Pearson

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter

The Tale of Jemina Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter

Strega Nona’s Gift by Tomie dePaola

A Visit from St. Nicholas and Santa Mouse, Too! by Clement C. Mouse

On Noah’s Ark by Jan Brett

The Adventures of Ash: Ash Learns to Roll by Anna Barroso

 

Middle Readers (8-12 years):

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

Stuart Little by E.B. White

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

The Watcher by Joan Hiatt Harlow

The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War by Carol Matas

Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfield

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien

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

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink

Turn Homeward, Hannalee by Patricia Beatty

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord

 

Older readers (12-18 years):

Redwall by Brian Jacques

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Angel on the Square by Gloria Whelan

Christian Heroes: Then & Now Series by Janet Benge

The Hawk and the Dove by Penelope Wilcock

Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye* (advise parental guidance)

The World Wars by Paul Dowswell

They Loved to Laugh by Kathryn Worth

Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw* (advise parental guidance)

The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli

The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine Woodfine* (advise parental guidance)

Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen

A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Endlewood by Alissa J. Zavalianos

Talon by Jayden Jelso* (advise parental guidance)

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

 

Textbooks:

The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer:

Volume 1: Ancient Times – From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor.

Volume 2: The Middle Ages – From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance.

Volume 3: Early Modern Times – From Elizabethan England to the 18th Century.

Volume 4: The Modern Age –From the Industrial Revolution to the Present.

Apologia (excellent for Science)

Texting Textbooks (excellent for Math)