Book Lists
Rhetoric Book List
Note: Books listed under Worldview/Church History, History, and Literature are available through www.bookshelfcentral.com. You may certainly shop discount and used book sellers as well for anything on the list.
Rhetoric
The Argument Builder by Shelly Johnson
Note: A second book may be added in the spring depending on the pace of the class.
Writing
To be determined
Worldview/Church History – First Quarter
Note: The amount of reading in each book is not extensive. It may be possible for students to share copies among themselves to save money.
Modern Revivalism by William McLoughlin, Jr.
Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley (used for all four years of TOG)
The Universe Next Door by James W. Sire
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
History – First Quarter
Complete Idiot’s Guide to the 20th Century by Alan Axelrod – used all year
World War I by H.P. Willmott
The American Presidency by Alan Brinkley and David Dyer – used all year - Any book on U.S. presidents may be substituted.
Literature – First Quarter
A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver – used as a reference for all four years
Animal Farm by George Orwell – library copy may be used
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque – Edition on www.bookshelfcentral.com is required.
The Cherry Orchard by Tom Stoppard – Edition on www.bookshelfcentral.com is required.
The Poetry Anthology by Joseph Parisi and Stephen Young - Edition on www.bookshelfcentral.com is required.
The Portable American Realism Reader, ed. By James Nagel and Tom Quirk
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka – Edition on www.bookshelfcentral.com is required.
Dialectic Book List
Note: Books listed under Worldview/Church History, History, and Literature are available through www.bookshelfcentral.com. You may certainly shop discount and used book sellers as well for anything on the list.
Latin Alive 1
Latin Alive: Book One by Karen Moore and Gaylan Dubose
Logic I
The Art of Argument: An Introduction to the Informal Fallacies by Aaron Larsen and Joelle Hodge
Logic II
The Art of Argument: An Introduction to the Informal Fallacies by Aaron Larsen and Joelle Hodge
The Discovery of Deduction by Aaron Larsen and Joelle Hodge – This book is scheduled to be released in 9/09 or 10/09. Rivendell will notify parents when the book is available for purchase.
Writing
To be determined
Worldview/Church History – First Quarter
Note: The amount of reading in each book is not extensive. It may be possible for students to share copies among themselves to save money.
Modern Revivalism by William McLoughlin, Jr.
Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley (used for all four years of TOG)
The Universe Next Door by James W. Sire
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
History – First Quarter
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt! By Jean Fritz – library edition may be used
Complete Idiot’s Guide to the 20th Century by Alan Axelrod – used all year
Internet Linked: Usborne Introduction to the First World War by Ruth Brocklehurst and Henry Brook
The Everything American Presidents Book by Martin and Melissa Kelly – used all year - Any book on U.S. presidents may be substituted.
Literature – First Quarter
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery – library edition may be used
The Call of the Wild by Jack London – library edition may be used
Stories for Young People: O. Henry by John Hollander – other versions of O. Henry stories found in library may be substituted
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie – library edition may be used
Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost by Gary Schmidt – Many copies of this book are available in the Erie library system. Search by the title: Robert Frost.
Grammar 5-6 Book List
Note: Books listed under History and Literature are available through www.bookshelfcentral.com. You may certainly shop discount and used book sellers as well for anything on the list.
Latin for Children B
Latin for Children Primer B
Latin for Children B History Reader
OPTIONAL: Latin for Children B Answer Key (for parent use only!)
OPTIONAL: Latin for Children B DVD and Chant CD Set
Bible
OPTIONAL: Veritas Press Acts through Revelation Memory Cards and CD
Writing
To be determined
History – First Quarter
An Age of Extremes by Joy Hakim
Albert Einstein: A Photographic Story of a Life by Frieda Wishinsky – any library book on Einstein can be substituted
Our Country’s Presidents by Ann Bausam – any book on U.S. presidents may be substituted – used all year
Titanic by Simon Adams – many copies of this are in the Erie library system
(Eyewitness Books) World War I by Simon Adams – many copies of this are in the Erie library system
Where Poppies Grow: a World War I Companion by Linda Granfield
War, Peace, and All That Jazz by Joy Hakim
The 1920s: From Prohibition to Charles Lindbergh by Stephen Feinstein – many copies are in the Erie library system
Literature – First Quarter
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum – also available in library
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit – also available in library
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame – also available in library
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne – also available in the library
Grammar 3-4 Book List
Note: Books listed under History and Literature are available through www.bookshelfcentral.com. You may certainly shop discount and used book sellers as well for anything on the list.
Latin for Children A
Latin for Children Primer A
Latin for Children A History Reader
OPTIONAL: Latin for Children A Answer Key (for parent use only!)
OPTIONAL: Latin for Children A DVD and Chant CD Set
Bible
OPTIONAL: Veritas Press Acts through Revelation Memory Cards and CD
Writing
To be determined
History – First Quarter
An Age of Extremes by Joy Hakim
Albert Einstein: A Photographic Story of a Life by Frieda Wishinsky – any library book on Einstein can be substituted
Our Country’s Presidents by Ann Bausam – any book on U.S. presidents may be substituted – used all year
Titanic by Simon Adams – many copies of this are in the Erie library system
(Eyewitness Books) World War I by Simon Adams – many copies of this are in the Erie library system
Where Poppies Grow: a World War I Companion by Linda Granfield
War, Peace, and All That Jazz by Joy Hakim
The 1920s: From Prohibition to Charles Lindbergh by Stephen Feinstein – many copies are in the Erie library system
Literature – First Quarter
Anne of Green Gables adapted by Jennifer Dussling
Marven of the Great North Woods by Kathryn Lasky
Library books will be used for the remainder of the quarter at the direction of the tutor.
Book Lists: 2009-2010
The Tapestry of Grace inter-disciplinary, multi-year curriculum from Lampstand Press is the foundational guide for our studies each year. For the academic year 2009-2010, we will use Tapestry of Grace Redesigned Year 4: The 20th Century.
(For the academic year 2010-2011, we will use Tapestry of Grace Redesigned Year 1: The History of Redemption.)
