Treasury · Merit

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

17 of these books cover age 15. The 49 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• Abraham Lincoln's World by Genevieve Foster, 1977 · ages 14–18 · AR 7.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  Remember
• Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt, 1964 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1100L · AR 6.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
  Remember
• Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green, 1956 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 1110L · AR 8.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  Remember
• All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque, 1929 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 830L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  Remember
• Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson, 2001 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 890L · AR 5.9 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  Remember
• Escape from Warsaw by Ian Serraillier, 1990 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  Remember
• Hiroshima by John Hersey, 1972 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1190L · AR 8.4 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  Remember
• Jungle by Upton Sinclair, 1905 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1170L · AR 8.0 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  Remember
• Narrative on the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, 1845 · ages 15–18 · Lexile 920L
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, TJEd Youth Recommended
  Remember
• Night by Elie Wiesel, 1956 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 590L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  Remember
• No Promises in the Wind by Irene Hunt, 1970 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 930L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  Remember
• Perilous Road by William O. Steele, 1958 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  Remember
• 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)
  Remember
• Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith, 1957 · ages 14–17 · Lexile 910L · AR 6.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids, Newbery Award
  Remember
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, 1960 · ages 13–17 · Lexile 790L · AR 5.6 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, Time Magazine 1923-2005
  Remember
• Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1852 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1050L · AR 9.3 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, TJEd Adult Recommended
  Remember
• Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington, 1900 · ages 14–18 · Lexile 1320L · AR 8.2 · AR Interest: UG (9–12)
  also on The Good & The Beautiful
  Remember