Specific Book Recommendations for You! – Part 3
October 29, 2021
This is part 3 of our three-part Specific Book Recommendations posts! I asked you for your specific book requests and now I’m sharing recommendations tailored just to you and your children’s needs! Remember to add your own recommendations to these requests below in the comments!
Middle-Grade Celtic Folklore:
Middle-Grade Adventure with Renaissance secrets and mysteries (Da Vinci Code for kids)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwiler
Black Forest, Roma, Bohemian – Folklore, Magic, Historical Fiction (all ages)
Elementary:
Yokki and the Parno Gry
Middle-Grade:
Young Adult:
The Girl with the Red Balloon
Scandinavian/Viking Culture:
Elementary:
You Wouldn’t Want to be a Viking Explorer
A Child’s Introduction to Norse Mythology
Middle-Grade:
Arthur and the Golden Rope
Young Adult:
The Saga of Erik the Viking
Riddle of the Runes
Books to compliment a high school chemistry course:
It’s Elemental: The Hidden Chemistry in Everything
Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc
Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
Culinary Reactions: The Everyday Chemistry of Cooking
Interesting, Well-Written Non-Fiction for Kids:
Fever Year: The Killer Flue of 1918 (graphic novel)
Amazing Evolution: The Journey of Life
Strange Trees and the Stories Behind Them
My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope
Neil Armstrong/First Moon Landing/Space:
Elementary:
Moonshot
Middle-Grade:
I Love You, Michael Collins
Young Adult:
Hidden Figures Young Readers’ Edition
Books about Homeschooled Kids:
Surviving the Applewhites
Hanna Homeschooler
Books about Friendship:
Bob
The Cardboard Kingdom (graphic novel)
Similar to the Poppy series:
Graphic Novels about Video Games (similar to Press Start):
Level Up (upper middle grade/YA)
Books About Kids Befriending Animals with a Female Protagonist:
Otto P. Nudd
Elvis and the World as it Stands
Related Article(s) in this series:
- Specific Book Recommendations for You! – Part 1
- Specific Book Recommendations for You! – Part 2
- Specific Book Recommendations for You! – Part 3
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Emily Cook is the author and creator of the secular homeschool curriculum Build Your Library, a literature-based K-12 program infused with the teachings of Charlotte Mason. She writes full-year lesson plans as well as shorter topical unit studies. Emily has been homeschooling her four children in Southern NH for 21 years. She is passionate about reading aloud to children of all ages and loves to share her love of literature with others. She and her family also make incredibly dorky videos about homeschooling, books, and more on Youtube at ARRRGH! Schooling. You can follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. You can also check out her author page on Amazon.
