Literature

Select a group of books below that corresponds to the main age range of your students (younger, middle, older) and read them aloud. If you have both younger and older students, you can read aloud to the younger and then assign a set of books for older students to read independently. The main goal is to select books that your family will enjoy and read them aloud together.

The main objective of literature is to enjoy well-written books. Ask for narrations if you want to, but don’t feel that you must do a study guide or literary analysis on each. These selections are not meant to be analyzed as works, but treasured as old friends.

For high school students, you can use narration questions to provoke thoughtful, in-depth discussion of one book per school year. These questions shouldn’t be a dissection of the book; instead focus on what students can learn about character qualities from the story.

You can use the links in these book lists to view each title on our free CM Bookfinder to help you find a copy at your library or a book store, and for easy scheduling in our CM Organizer.

Book Lists for Younger Students (Grades 1–4)

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Book Group 4

Book Lists for Middle Students (Grades 5–8)

Book Group 1

Book Group 2

(Be on the alert for some coarse “cowboy language” in the first book of the series and some swearing in the others. You can easily skip it as you read aloud.)

Book Group 3

Book Group 4

Book Lists for Older Students (Grades 9–12)

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Book Group 2

Book Group 3

Book Group 4