BOOKS WE LOVE

Books We Read and Loved

The lists of books we share here are books that someone on the PEP Team or partner teams have read and loved. Most books help us to understand the trials and tribulations that our fellow man (or woman). Some are self help books. Some books are merely for entertainment. If you have a favorite you think should be on our list, let us know.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION We are always adding more books.

OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL READS

Animal Farm by George Orwell

The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Frankenstein: the 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom

The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

1984 by George Orwell

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSICS

The American Experience Storybook by Stephanie Meter

The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (Author)

Little Britches by Ralph Moody

The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis

Joni: An Unforgettable Story by Joni Eareckson Tada

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

The Phantom Tollbook by Norton Juster

Up From Slavery by Booker T Washington

The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Curtis

Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Excellent Reads for Elementary School Students

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House in the Big Woods is the first book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series, which is based on her life growing up as an American pioneer.

Goodnight, Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian

This fine story is a WWII story about a boy evacuated to English countryside in care of grumpy old man.

Joey: How a Blind Rescue Horse Helped Others Learn to See by Jennifer Marshall Bleakley

A heartwarming true story of a blind horse named Joey and the struggles he endured after his career as a show horse.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—and details their passage from childhood to womanhood.

Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry (Author), Wesley Dennis (Illustrator)

On the island of Chincoteague, off the coasts of Virginia, lives an old band of wild ponies. Among them is Phantom, a rarely-seen mare that eludes all efforts to capture her.

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden is a story of an orphaned girl comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire Moors. She finds it full of secrets.

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

The story centers around Billy and his long dream of owning not one, but two, dogs. So when he’s finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own—Old Dan and Little Ann—he’s ecstatic. It doesn’t matter that times are tough; together they’ll roam the hills of the Ozarks.

Perfectly Wonderful Picture Books

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle

A delightful story about how every dragon leaves their home for marvelous adventures.

Cicada Symphony by Sue Fliess (Author), Gareth Lucas (Illustrator)

This beautifully illustrated story describes the life cycle of the cicada and helps readers understand this interesting insect.

Dozens of Doughnuts by by Carrie Finison (Author), Brianne Farley (Illustrator)

LouAnn is making a doughnut feast in preparation for her long winter's nap. But just before she takes the first bite, she is interrupted by lots of hungry visitors.