Brilliant Books

Some of our favorite edifying or entertaining reads:

*italics= really favorite

The Bible- God
Ranger's Apprentice- John Flanagan
Lord of the Rings- J.R.R. Tolkien
Dragons in our Midst- Bryan Davis
Oracles of Fire- "
Children of the Bard- "
Chronicles of Narnia- C.S. Lewis
Watership Down- Richard Adams
The Trumpet of the Swan- E.B. White
Inheritance Cycle- Christopher Paolini
Sherlock Holmes- Arthur Conan Doyle
Unicorn Chronicles- Bruce Coville
The False Prince- Jennifer Nielsen
The Land of Elyon- Patrick Carman
Sandy Lane Stables- various
Heartland- Lauren Brooke
Chestnut Hill- "
Dear America- various
The Magic Half- Annie Barrows
Half Magic- Edward Eager
Horatio Alger books
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass- Lewis Carroll
Andrew Clements books
Black Stallion- Walter Farley
Brotherband Chronicles- John Flanagan
Among the Hidden- Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Missing- "
A Wrinkle in Time series- Madeleine L'Engle
Dragon Slippers- Jessica Day George
Tuesdays in the Castle- "
Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen
Percy Jackson and the Olympians- Rick Riordan (middle school +)
Emily Windsnap- Liz Kessler
Philippa Fisher- "
The Secret Garden- Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Little Princess- "
The Georges and the Jewels/A Good Horse- Jane Smiley
The 13th Reality- James Dashner
James Herriot books
Hawksmaid- Katherine Lasky
Ingo- ???
Ella Enchanted- Gail Carson Levine
A Tale of Two Castles- "
Princess Academy- Shannon Hale
Under the Lilacs- Louisa May Alcott
Little Women- "
Jack and Jill- "
King of Shadows- Susan Cooper
Harry Potter- (books 1-3: middle school+. books 4-7: high school +) J.K.Rowling
Tom Sawyer- Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn- "
The Westing Game- Ellen Raskin
The Tears of Flame series- email for info