I deliberately left out BIBLE - most of us would have that in several times - you can put it in if you choose, i just chose not to:

1. Five books that have changed your life.

a. The Greatest Miracle by Og Mandino (you need to read Og!)

b. John, Son of Thunder by Ellen Gunderson Traylor (she has several other historical biographies as well)

c. Autobiography of George Mueller by well. . . um. . . oh yes . . .

d. This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti

e. Sold Out by (i think) Coach McCartney. yes it is - Bill McCartney, founder of Promise Keepers, offers a dynamic game plan for men who are ready to trade worldly success for greater intimacy with God, their spouses, and their children.

2. Five books you think everyone should read.

a. The Greatest Miracle by Og Mandino

b. Captain's Courageous by Rudyard Kipling

c. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

d. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

e. Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge

f. Treasure of The Snow by Patricia St. John

3. Five books that made you cry.

a. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

b. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

c. Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by Philip Yancey & Paul Brand

d. Sacred Romance by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge

e. Just Like Jesus by Max Lucado

4. Five books you still don't understand.

a. On Walden Pond by Thoreau

b. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

c. Autobiography of Billy Graham

d. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

e. The Mitford Series by Jan Karon 

5. Five books on your "to read" list.

a. The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning

b. On Walden Pond by Thoreau

c. Autiobiography of George Mueller by him

d. Franklin Graham's newest book

e. Just Like Jesus by Max Lucado

6. Five favorite fiction.

a. Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

b. The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

c. Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John

d. The Darkness Novels by Frank Peretti

7. Five favorite non-fiction.

a. On Walden Pond by Thoreau

b. Autiobiography of George Mueller

c. Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

d. Basic Christianity by R.W. Stott

e. A Question of Yams by Gloria Repp

8. Five all time favorite kids books.

a. Cat In The Hat by Dr. Seuss

b. Ferdinand the Bull by Robert Lawson 

c. Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman

d. The Monster at The End of This Book by Sesame Street

e. I'm Glad I'm Your Mother by Bill Horlacher

9. Five books on your "to buy" list.

a. The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning

b. Ferdinand the Bull by Robert Lawson

c. All the Max Lucado I do not have

d. All the C.S. Lewis I do not have

e. Common Sense by Thomas Paine

10. Five books that would make great shims.  (Use them to balance your bookcase)

a. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

b. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

c. Lord of the Flies by William Golding

d. Harry Potter books

e. Anything by Edgar Allen Poe

We have a reading list all of our children must read in order to move out of our homeschool. Mostly classics, with a few other great books mixed in. If anyone is interested in having the list, post me a comment and I will get it to you. It is in a database format and rated for level of difficulty/maturity and also I and 3 or 4 of my kids have rated the books according to our own perceptions of them - scale of 1 to 5 with one end being "don't waste your time" to the other end which is "DO NOT MISS THIS".

Additions to my list I would recommend if:

~if you love animals - anything by James Herriot

~if you want a fresh view of life in Christ - anything by Max Lucado

~if you need to be inspired especially as regards working with people - anything by Og Mandino

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