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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Online Learning Tools for Every Stage

Core texts and literature selections used within the Grammar stage curriculum.

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Drawing Tablet

A drawing tablet commonly used by students during live online classes for writing and diagramming.

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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.

Grammar Stage Book List

Core texts and literature selections used within the Grammar stage curriculum.

Grammar 1

Science Magic Tricks G1

Science Magic Tricks for Kids

IEW Discoveries in Writing

Technology Solutions

Technology Solutions

Technology Solutions

Grammar 2

Another Logic Workbook for Gritty Kids

Version 1.0.0

Minute Mysteries

Version 1.0.0

Red Herring Mysteries 1

Discoveries in Writing IEW

IEW Discoveries in Writing

Fix It! Grammar 3 Robin Hood

Sign of the Beaver

Black Beauty G2

Black Beauty

Charlotte's Webb

Charlotte’s Web

Hard Boys Tower of Treasure

Hardy Boys The Tower Treasure

Nancy Drew The Secret of the Old Clock

The Indian in the Cupboard

Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree

Grammar 3

Investigations in Writing

Version 1.0.0

Hardest Logic Workbook for Gritty Kids

Version 1.0.0

Red Herring Mysteries 2

Rush Revere G3

Rush Revere and the American Revolution

Fix it Grammar 3 G2 G3

Fix It! Grammar 3 Robin Hood

The Best Christmas Pagent Ever

The Bronze Bow

The Bronze Bow

The Little Pilgrim's Progress

Little Pilgrim’s Progress

Swiss Family Robinson

Technology Solutions

Dialectic Stage Book List

Students in the Dialectic stage begin formal logic, analytical discussion, and deeper engagement with classical texts.

Dialectic 1

Lost Tools of Writing level 1

Lost Tools of Writing Level 1

The Art of Argument

Fix it Grammar 4 D1

IEW Fix It! Grammar 4

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Crispin The Cross of Lead

Crispin The Cross of Lead

Number the Stars

The Bad Beginning – A Series of Unfortunate Events

The Inquisitor's Tale

The Inquisitor’s Tale

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe

The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollboth

The Secret Garden

1

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Dialectic 2

Lost Tools of Writing level 1

Lost Tools of Writing Level 1

The Art of Argument

Gods Design Chemistry and Ecology

Chemistry and Ecology

Henle Latan First Year Purple

Latin First Year Purple Book

Version 1.0.0

Latin Grammar

Great American Short Stories

Great American Short Stories

Carry on Mr. Bowditch

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place

Rhetoric Stage Book List

These texts are used in our Rhetoric stage courses, where students focus on persuasive writing, advanced literature, and historical analysis.

Rhetoric 1

Lost Tools of Writing 1 Persuasive

Lost Tools of Writing Comparison Essay

Lost Tools of Writing Comparison

Riot and the Dance Biology

The Riot and the Dance Biology

Every Day Debate

Everyday Debate

Discovery Of Deduction

Discovery of Deduction

Self Reliance & Other Essays

Starship Troopers

The Call of the Wild

The Giver

The Gold-Bug and Other Tales

The Hunger Games

The Old Man and The Sea

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Through Gates of Splendor

Through Gates of Splendor

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird

Rhetoric 2

Foundations in Personal Finance

What ever happened to Penny Candy

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?

Version 1.0.0

Traditional Logic 1

Traditional Logic 2

Traditional Logic 2

Mastering the Fundamentals of Lincoln Douglas Debate

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Marine Biology – Apoligia

State of the Arts

State of the Arts

Classical Music for Dummies

Classical Music for Dummies

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

All Creatures Great and Small

Animal Farm

Animal Farm

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver’s Travels

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

The Screwtape Letters

The Screwtape Letters

The Hobbit

Version 1.0.0

Robinson Crusoe

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Pilgrim's Progress

The Pilgrim’s Progress

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Technology Solutions

Rhetoric 3

A Patriot’s History of the US

The Discoverers

The Discoverers

The Art of Poetry

Anatomy-and-Physiology-Curriculum

Anatomy & Physiology

Brightest Heaven of Invention

Brightest Heaven of Invention

A Patriot’s History of the US

Hesiod Theogony and Works and Days

The Discoverers

The Art of Poetry

Julius Caesar

Anatomy & Physiology

Much Ado About Nothing

Rhetoric 4

Senior Thesis – Rhetoric Alive

Heroes of the city of Man

HEROES of the City of Man

Office of Assertion

The Office of Assertion

Version 1.0.0

Humanitas Ancient Greece 1 & 2

The Odyssey

The Odyssey Teacher Guide

Chemistry – Apologia

Habitudes Book 1

Version 1.0.0

Habitudes Book 2

Version 1.0.0

Habitudes Book 3

Habitudes Book 4

Senior Thesis – Rhetoric Alive

Resolving Everyday Conflict

Resolving Everyday Conflict

The Eumenides

The Eumenides

The Iliad

The Iliad

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The Odyssey Teacher Guide