Gathered for the Journey
Recommended Books for Classical Homeschool
Families often ask which books and materials are used in our courses. This page gathers the primary texts and tools used throughout our classical homeschool programs.
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Helpful tools our students use during live online classes — useful at every stage.
Drawing Tablet
A drawing tablet commonly used by students during live online classes for writing and diagramming.
Phone Holder for Zoom
Simple desk holder that keeps mobile devices stable during online classes.
Multi Monitor Mount
Adjustable monitor mount for students using multiple screens during class.
Science Magic Tricks for Kids
ISBN: 978-0593690253
IEW Discoveries in Writing
ISBN: 978-1-62341-406-1
Leaders & Heroes of the American Revolution
ISBN: 979-8267413169
National Park Mystery Series Book 1
ISBN: 978-0989711661
Summer of the Woods
ISBN: 978-0989341417
Little Pilgrim’s Big Journey Part 1
ISBN: 978-1989975022
Little Pilgrim’s Big Journey Part 2
ISBN: 978-1989975077
Another Logic Workbook for Gritty Kids
ISBN: 978-1735770857
Minute Mysteries
ISBN: 978-1950341504
Red Herring Mysteries 1
ISBN: 978-1601441621
IEW Discoveries in Writing
ISBN: 978-1-62341-406-1
Fix It! Grammar 3 Robin Hood
ISBN: 978-1-62341-377-4
Sign of the Beaver
ISBN: 978-0-547-57711-1
Black Beauty
ISBN: 978-9389717914
Charlotte’s Web
ISBN: 978-0064400558
Nancy Drew The Secret of the Old Clock
ISBN: 978-0448095011
The Indian in the Cupboard
ISBN: 978-0375847530
The Jungle Book
ISBN: 978-1402745768
Oliver Twist
ISBN: 978-9354402265
The Giving Tree
ISBN: 978-0060256654
Investigations in Writing
ISBN: 978-1-62341-417-7
Hardest Logic Workbook for Gritty Kids
ISBN: 979-8989830114
Red Herring Mysteries 2
ISBN: 978-1601441638
Rush Revere and the American Revolution
ISBN: 978-1476789873
Fix It! Grammar 3 Robin Hood
ISBN: 978-1-62341-377-4
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
ISBN: 978-0063416475
The Bronze Bow
ISBN: 978-0395137192
Little Pilgrim’s Progress
ISBN: 978-0802447999
Swiss Family Robinson
ISBN: 978-1-60340-030-5
The Kids’ Guide to the Great Explorers Who Opened America
ISBN: 979-8272468673
Lost Tools of Writing Level 1
ISBN: 978-0986325717
The Art of Argument
ISBN: 978-1600514500
IEW Fix It! Grammar 4
ISBN: 978-1-62341-378-1
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
ISBN: 978-0142410318
Crispin The Cross of Lead
ISBN: 978-1423140719
Number the Stars
ISBN: 978-0-547-57709-8
The Bad Beginning – A Series of Unfortunate Events
ISBN: 978-0439227582
The Inquisitor’s Tale
ISBN: 978-0-14-242737-8
The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe
ISBN: 978-0008663032
The Secret Garden
ISBN: 978-9916990339
Where the Red Fern Grows
ISBN: 978-0307781567
Lost Tools of Writing Level 1
ISBN: 978-0986325717
The Art of Argument
ISBN: 978-1600514500
Chemistry and Ecology
ISBN: 978-1683441250
Latin First Year Purple Book
ISBN: 978-0829410266
Latin Grammar
ISBN: 978-0829410280
Great American Short Stories
ISBN: 978-0486114675
Carry on Mr. Bowditch
ISBN: 978-0618250745
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Hiding Place
ISBN: 978-1441232885
White Fang
ISBN: 978-9916992463
The Phantom Tollbooth
ISBN: 978-0-394-82037-8
Lost Tools of Writing 1 Persuasive
ISBN: 978-0986325717
Lost Tools of Writing Comparison
ISBN: 978-0999146699
The Riot and the Dance Biology
ISBN: 978-1591281238
Everyday Debate
ISBN: 978-1600512933
Discovery of Deduction
ISBN: 978-1600510335
Self Reliance & Other Essays
ISBN: 978-0486277905
Starship Troopers
ISBN: 978-0441014101
The Call of the Wild
ISBN: 978-0486264721
The Giver
ISBN: 978-0385732550
The Gold-Bug and Other Tales
ISBN: 978-0486268750
The Hunger Games
ISBN: 978-0439023528
The Old Man and The Sea
ISBN: 978-0684801223
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
ISBN: 978-0440995777
Through Gates of Splendor
ISBN: 978-0842371520
To Kill A Mockingbird
ISBN: 978-0060935467
Something Beautiful for God
ISBN: 978-0060660437
Up From Slavery
ISBN: 978-0486287386
Foundations in Personal Finance
ISBN: 978-1936948642
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?
ISBN: 978-0942617641
Traditional Logic 1
ISBN: 978-1547701254
Traditional Logic 2
ISBN: 978-1615388752
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
ISBN: 978-1790822102
Marine Biology – Apologia
ISBN: 978-1946506610
State of the Arts
ISBN: 978-0891076087
Classical Music for Dummies
ISBN: 978-1119847748
A Tale of Two Cities
ISBN: 978-0486406510
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
ISBN: 978-0486275437
All Creatures Great and Small
ISBN: 978-1250057839
Animal Farm
ISBN: 978-0451526342
Gulliver’s Travels
ISBN: 979-8886000634
Treasure Island
ISBN: 978-0486275598
The Screwtape Letters
ISBN: 978-0060652937
The Hobbit
ISBN: 978-0547928227
Robinson Crusoe
ISBN: 978-9916732212
Pride and Prejudice
ISBN: 978-0486284736
The Pilgrim’s Progress
ISBN: 978-0486426754
A Patriot’s History of the US
ISBN: 978-1595231154
The Discoverers
ISBN: 978-0394726250
The Art of Poetry
ISBN: 978-1600510410
Brightest Heaven of Invention
ISBN: 978-1885767233
Much Ado About Nothing
ISBN: 978-0743482752
The Roar on the Other Side
ISBN: 978-1885767660
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Folger Shakespeare Library)
ISBN: 978-1982157395
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Folger Shakespeare Library)
ISBN: 978-1501146213
Hamlet (Folger Shakespeare Library)
ISBN: 978-1451669411
Julius Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library)
ISBN: 978-0743482745
The Taming of the Shrew (Folger Shakespeare Library)
ISBN: 978-0743477574
Senior Thesis – Rhetoric Alive
ISBN: 978-1600513572
HEROES of the City of Man
ISBN: 978-1885767554
The Office of Assertion
ISBN: 1932236457
Humanitas Ancient Greece 1 & 2
ISBN: 978-1600514951
The Odyssey Teacher Guide
ISBN: 978-1-61538-344-3
Chemistry – Apologia
ISBN: 978-1-940110-25-7
Habitudes Book 1
ISBN: 1931132054
Habitudes Book 2
ISBN: 1931132089
Habitudes Book 3
ISBN: 1931132070
Habitudes Book 4
ISBN: 978-0979294006
Resolving Everyday Conflict
ISBN: 978-0-8010-0568-8
The Eumenides
ISBN: 979-8691672729
The Iliad
ISBN: 978-0140275360
The Odyssey (Fagles translation)
ISBN: 978-0140268867
Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days / Theognis
ISBN: 978-0199538317
