The following books are included in the Sonlight homeschool curriculum for children ages 9-12. The focus of this curriculum is the second half of Intro to American History. These books can be purchased as a package from Sonlight or directly from Amazon or another retailer. If you decide not to purchase the books from Sonlight and you want to use them for homeschool I recommend purchasing the Level E Instructor's Guide from Sonlight.
Bible:
Starting Strong
by Paula Rinehart
History & Geography:
The World Wars
by Paul Dowswell
History & Geography:
William Wilberforce
by John Holzmann
History & Geography:
The Landmark History of the American People: From Charleston to the Moon, Volume II
by Daniel J. Boorstin with Ruth F. Boorstin
Read Aloud:
The Winged Watchman
by Hilda Van Stockum
Read Aloud:
Across Five Aprils
by Irene Hunt
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades 7-8
Read Aloud:
Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink
Recommended Age: 10
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades 4-6
Also: Newbery Medal Winners
Read Aloud:
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor
Recommended Age: 11
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades 7-8
Also: Newbery Medal Winners
Read Aloud:
Miracles on Maple Hill
by Virginia Sorensen
Recommended Age: 8
Also: Newbery Medal Winners
Read Aloud:
Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers
by Ralph Moody
Read Aloud:
Lights in a Dark Place
by Rebecca Davis
Read Aloud:
In Search of the Source
by Neil Anderson with Hyatt Moore
Read Aloud:
Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo
Read Aloud:
Every Soul a Star
by Wendy Mass
Read Aloud:
General Butterfingers
by Catharine Bowman Smith
Read Aloud:
Henry Reed, Inc.
by Keith Robertson
Read Aloud:
King of the Mound
by Wes Tooke
Read Aloud:
A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt
by C. Coco De Young
Read Aloud:
A Summer of Sundays
by Lindsay Eland
Reader:
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg
Recommended Age: 11
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades 4-6
Also: Newbery Medal Winners
Reader:
The Great Wheel
by Robert Lawson
Reader:
By the Great Horn Spoon
by Sid Fleischman
Reader:
Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman
by Dorothy Sterling
Reader:
Shades of Gray
by Carolyn Reeder
Reader:
Turn Homeward, Hannalee
by Patricia Beatty
Reader:
Old Yeller
by Fred Gipson
Reader:
All-of-a-Kind Family
by Sydney Taylor
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Reader:
Thimble Summer
by Elizabeth Enright
Recommended Age: 12
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades 4-6
Also: Newbery Medal Winners
Reader:
Helen Keller
by Margaret Davidson
Reader:
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
by Bette Bao Lord
Reader:
Plain Girl
by Virginia Sorensen
Reader:
Gone Away Lake
by Elizabeth Enright
Reader:
The Seventeenth Swap
by Eloise McGraw
Reader:
Bruchko
by Bruce Olson
Reader:
The Wright Brothers
by Quentin Reynolds
Reader:
George Washington Carver
by David Collins
Reader:
Sing Down the Moon
by Scott O'Dell
Reader:
Hero Over Here
by Kathleen V. Kudlinski
Reader:
The Great Turkey Walk
by Kathleen Karr