This is the book list I made for the kids reading this year as we are studying Early Modern History 1515- 1849 (School year 2009/2010) This is for them to read in their silent reading time and is, of course, in addition to our History class time where we will be using "Story of the World:Early Modern Times" and summaries of historical documents, and bios of important people and lifestyles from/of the times. September Biography of St. Thomas More Biography of Martin Luther "The Prince and the Pauper" by Mark Twain "Royal Diaries: Elizabeth 1" by Kate Lansky Biography of Mary Queen of Scots "Outrageous Women of the Renaissance" by Vicki Leon Graphic novels of several Shakespeare plays "Shakespeare without the Boring Bits" by Humphrey Carpenter October "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas "The Man in the Iron Mask" by Alexandre Dumas Biography of Peter the Great History of Jewish Oppression and Displacement in the Early Modern period Book of Saints Biography of Christoph Demantius "The Kings Fifth" by Scott O’Dell November "The Dark Frigate" Charles Boardman Hawes The Kaya American Girl books Biography of William Bradford Biography of Pochahontas Story of the Mayflower "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" Elizabeth George Speare "The Diary of Patience Whipple" by Kathryn Lasky December "The Matchlock Gun" by Walter Dumaux Edmonds Biography of Ann Hutchinson Biography of William Penn "Night Journeys" by Avi "A Break with Charity: A Story About the Salem Witch Trials" by Ann Rinaldi Biography of Rebbecca Nurse "Ben and Me" by Robert Lawson Biography of Ben Franklin Biography of Squanto January "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Forbes Biography of George Washington Biography of Molly Pitcher Biography of Thomas Jefferson Biography of John Adams Biography of Samuel Adams Biography of Thomas Paine Felicity American Girl Books "My Brother Sam is Dead" by Christopher Collier February "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens Biography of Eli Whitney Biography of Elizabeth Fry Biography of Edward Pease "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen March "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens Biography of Marie Antoinette "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley Biography of Napoleon Bioraphy of Tchaikovsky Abridged version of "War and Peace" April Biography of Lewis Biography of Clark Biography of Sacajawea Kirsten American Girl books Short stories by Washington Irving Short stories by Poe May "The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow" by Ann Turner The Josephina American Girl books Biography of Davy Crockett Biography of General Santa Anna "The Ballad of Lucy Whipple" by Karen Cushman "Beyond the Divide" by Kathryn Lasky June "The Jungle Book" by Kipling "Convict Words: Language in Early Colonial Australia" Laugesen, Amanda Biography of Brahms Biography of Mozart Summer Reading "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" Biography of Harriet Tubman Autobiography of Frederick Douglas | 
If my kids ever found out I did that...oooooh, boy! Though I have been exceedingly tempted at times! (I had read Witch before, so I didn't have to, LOL!) We just started Core 7 today, and I am thoroughly re-enjoying A Murder For Her Majesty!