Beautiful Feet
A history curriculum taught entirely through literature — this is the reading it assigns, book by book.
188 books in the catalog stand on this list. The list itself (opens the list's own website) ↗
A reader aged
13 of these books cover age 18. The 49 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.
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Abraham Lincoln's World
by Genevieve Foster, 1977 · ages 14–18 · AR 7.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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A History of the Twentieth Century: The Concise Edition of the Acclaimed World History
by Martin Gilbert, 2014 · ages 16–18
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Carver: A Life in Poems
by Marilyn Nelson, 2001 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 890L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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Escape from Warsaw
by Ian Serraillier, 1990 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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Hiroshima
by John Hersey, 1972 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1190L · AR 8.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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Jungle
by Upton Sinclair, 1905 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1170L · AR 8.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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Narrative on the Life of Frederick Douglass
by Frederick Douglass, 1845 · ages 15–18 · Lexile 920L
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Night
by Elie Wiesel, 1956 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 590L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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No Promises in the Wind
by Irene Hunt, 1970 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 930L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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Perilous Road
by William O. Steele, 1958 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
by Ji-li Jiang, 1997 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 780L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1852 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1050L · AR 9.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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Up From Slavery
by Booker T. Washington, 1900 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1320L · AR 8.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
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