A Book List For Girls

I love reading!  I like collecting books, I am not sure I will have the time to read them all but I make the excuse that my children will read them.  It makes me feel good to be surrounded by books.  Reading is an excellent way to raise godly children.  Of course, you have to be very selective on what they read.  Reading is like feeding the soul, make sure it is nutritious literature for a healthy mind.  Books have make great impact in my life and in the lives of my children.  Cultivate a love for reading by reading aloud to them everyday.

Having our daughters read is essential to their development as women of godly character.  It is part of their training.  They can learn so much about godliness, homemaking, history, science, government, music,  theology, exceptional people in history, economics and so forth.  They will need to learn a variety of subjects to help their future husbands in whatever His calling is and in teaching their own children.

A strategy I began with my first daughter was to read aloud as many books as possible.  Then my next daughter joined in the “children’s hour”.   My goal was to know what the books were about so I can assign them in the future to my other children and I know exactly what they are reading and we will be able to discuss it.  Now my older daughter is rereading the books I read to her three years ago and making lapbooks as book reports.

Some books that have a different worldview are great for sharpening the discernment in the girls.  I remember reading Little Women.  We critiqued it all the way through noting the feminism message in the story.  But we don’t read or have any romance books, or the so called “Christian romance novels.”

Here is a list that we have already read and have in line to read.  I will keep adding to this list as more books come our way.

• The Bible

• Raising Maidens of Virtue- Stacy McDonald

• Polished Cornerstones-Doorposts

• Mary of Plymouth

• The Seven Stout Hearted Orphaned

• The Fruit of the Spirit Series

• Queen of the Home

• The Three Weavers

• Teddy’s Button

• Jessica’s First Prayer

• A Peep Behind The Scenes

• Titus A Comrade Of The Faith

• Mary Jones And Her Bible

• A Basket Of Flowers

• Beautiful Girlhood-Mabel Hale

• The Golden Gems of Life-SC Ferguson

• Hinds Feet On High Places

• Life of Faith Series

• Elsie Dinsmore Series

• Above Rubies Magazines by Nancy Campbell

• Bible Doctrine/Theology

• Stepping Heavenward-Elizabeth Prentiss

• For Instruction in Righteousness-Doorposts

• Christian Character-Gary Maldaner

• Books on Christian Missionaries-various authors

• A Little Maid Series by by Alice Turner Curtis

• The Hopechest-Rebekah Wilson

• Joyfully At Home

• Homemaking/The Family and anything by JR Miller

• Keepers at Home – Keepers of Faith

• Foxes Book of Martyrs

• Voice of the Martyrs Magazine

• World Magazine

• Creation Magazine

• The Genesis Flood

• Princess Adelina

• Passionate Housewives Desperate for God-Jennie Chancey and Stacy McDonald

• The Courtship of Sarah McLean-Castleberry Farms Press

• Jeff McLean: His Courtship-Castleberry Farms Press

• Do Hard Things-Alex and Brett Harris

• Start Here-Alex and Brett Harris

• Before You Meet Prince Charming-Sarah Malley

• I Kissed Dating Good-Bye-Joshua Harris

• The Princess and the Kiss by Jennie Bishop

• Noble Womanhood–Pearables 19th century writing

• Little House on the Prairie Series

• Daughters of Destiny-Noelle Goforth

• The Kings Daughter and other Choice Stories

• Mother-Kathleen Norris

• Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends-Sarah Malley

• Ten P’s in a Pod-A. Pent

• What He Must Be-If He Wants to Marry My Daughter-Voddie Baucham

• The Excellent Wife-Martha Peace

• Training Our Daughters to Be Keepers At Home-Ann Ward

• Social Graces- Anne Platz

• Rod and Staff Readers–Amish readers

• The Moody Series- Sarah Maxwell

• Choice Stories for Children-Ernest Lloyd

• The Little Boy Down the Road- Doug Phillips

• The Kathleen McKenzie Series

• G.A. Henty Books–historical books for boys but also good for girls

• My Mommy, My Teacher-Johannah Bluedorn

• Christian Charm Course-Emily Hunter

• Heidi – good for discussion too as it contains magical ideas

• Little Women – good for discussion about feminism

• Daughters of the Faith Series

• It’s Not That Complicated

• So Much More