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Rating 1-10Title AuthorShort Summary Movie notes
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10The Dynamic Laws of ProsperityCatherine PonderAffirmations and messages on how to increase your prosperity in all areas of your life.
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10Yellow Star Jennifer RoyWW2 Story of children
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10Freckles Gene Staton PorterFiction, story of a special needs boy, integrity and love
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10My Grandfather's Blessings Rachel Naomi Remen M.D.Short stories of strength, refuge and belonging.
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10The Happiness Project Gretchin RubinTools and tips for caputring happiness in your life
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10Finding the Giant WithinTony RobbinsFinding personal power and strength, keys to success
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10Shift HappensRobert Holden Short life lessons to help find happiness and resolve every day
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10Closer to the Light Melvin Morse M.D. Near death experiences of children
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10Life in the World Unseen Anthony Borgia Insights of possibilities in the next life.
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10The Hidding Place Corrie Ten BoomWW2 story and more, a christian family's personal sacrifice and lessons learned
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10Man's Search for Meaning Victor FranklFinding meaning in awful circumstances, holocost survival teaches how to live a life with meaning
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10The Little PrincessFances Hodgson BurnettA child models living your life as you want it to be regardless of circumstances
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10The Love DareStephen & Alex KendrickAppliciple steps to improving marriage relationship
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10Gifted handsBen Carson M.D. Story of a great boy becoming a great man. Bibliography of neosurgen who saves children's lives.
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9.5The Power of a Praying WifeStormie MartainHow to improve your life and marraige through prayer
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9Return From Tomorrow George G. Rictchie M.D. Near Death Experience and life lessons
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9Uncle Tom's CabinHarriet Beecher StoweThe integrity one must have to do what is right no matter what the circumstances
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and the strength to endure that is given by having a relationship with a higher power
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9.5In His Steps Charles M. SheldonExperiment of what would happen if everyone lived as christ teaches?
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9.5Nurtured by Love Shiniehu SuzuukiFounder of the violin Suzuki Method- teaches how music is connected to love and nurturing
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9.5BoundairesDr. Henry Cloud &John TownsendHelp with appropriate and loving boundaries. Shows how even Jesus Christ modeled this skill
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9Nightingale Kristin HannahWW2 historical fiction 2 sisters journey and their different personalities and approaches
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that make them both heros.
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9Girl, Go Wash Your FaceRachel HollisDown to Earth Self Help, ideas to help you get past the stumbling blocks in your life.
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9The Zoo Keepers WifeDiane AckermanWW2 story takes place in poland surrounding the zoo *loved the book- could not watch the movie as the visual of hurt animals was too much for me.
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9The Other Eminet Men Vicki Jo ANdersonNon-Fiction mini biographies of important men that were looked up to through out history
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9Heaven is HereStephanie NielsonFinding joy amoungst hardship and her amazing journey surviving near death burns
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9The Jackrabbit Factor Leslie HouseholderLaw of Attraction in an easy to understand fiction
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9Eternity is NowJohn H. GrobergFrom gaining strength through adversity to finding joy both now and forever,
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Additional religious importance for those of the Church of Jesus Christ of L.D.S.
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9The Great DivideC.S. Lewis Fun story with personal traits and patterns that keep us in heaven or hell
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9Pilgrams ProgressJohn Bunyan Fictional story with large religious insights. Old english makes it a little bit harder to read
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9Mockingbird Kathryn ErskineA young girl with Aspbergers sydndrom and her journey through grief aided by her community
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9One Tattered Angel Blaine YogensonImportant spiritual message despite some literary lack. Moving story of handicap daughtes gift of love
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9The Screwtape Letters C.S. Lewis Harder to get into but very insightful on human behavior from the take of the devil
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9The Lemon TreeSandy TolanA harder read but so informational about the Palestinian and Jewish Conflict history and
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opinions set to a story. Easier to listen to on audio.
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9Far from the Madding CrowdThomas HardyAmazing love story but old english can be difficult to read. Stick with it and you will be greatly rewarded*Movie is amazing, but book is even better with even more depth but book is hard to read due to old English.
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9Standing For SomethingGordon B. Hinkley Importanace of standing up for our values
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9Unlimited PowerAnthony RobinsMotivational impowering book
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9How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie Tips on improving your life and realtionships
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8.5For One More Day Mitch AlbomTouching story about a man's chance to live one day after he knows he will die and who he spends it with
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8.5Finding the Angel With in Pamela Hansen Moving from self hate to self love
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8.5Concious LanguageRobert Tennyson StevensWonderful message that will change your life, a bit long on the refrence side
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8.5The Last LectureRandy PauschA man's lessons to his child when he knows he will be dying soon.
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8.5The Four AgreementsDon Miguel Ruiz Must apply principals in any life, short and powerful
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8.5The Scarlet Pimpernel Baroness OrczyHistorical fiction, with romance and a fabulous plot *Movie is great, book is soo much better and no annoying voice. You know what I mean if you have seen the movie.
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8.5Laddie Gene Stratton Porter Oldie but goodie, Great morals and love story
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8.5Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Jamie FordLovely coming of age story with love about Japanese Imprisionment in US during WW2
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8.5Fabel Haven Series Brandon MuleLoved the whole series. Amazing fiction for family, kids, and adults. Clean, Creative, and so fun.
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8.5Number the Stars Louis Lowry The escape of a Jewish family (the Rosens) from Copenhagen, Denmark , during World War II.
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8The Power of Unconditional LoveKen KeyesHow unconditional love can change people and circumstances
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8UnbrokenLaura Hillenbrand WW2 Prisioner of war survivor story. Great story, a little graphic as war can be.* Liked the movie and book equally. They each highlighted different aspects.
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8Wishes Fullfilled Wayne DyerMaking the life you want through living the law of attraction
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8Wild Swans: Three daughters of China Jung Chang Historical fiction for 3 decades of China. Great way to learn and enjoy at the same time.
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8The Guernsey Literary &Potatoe Peel Pie Society Mary Ann ShafferHappenings of the Island of Gurnesey during WW2. Romantic, and informational *Loved the movie as much as the book
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8The HelpKatheryn Stockett Shaffer Fun, light hearted look at life for negro help in the mid 1900's.*Liked the book more
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8Keys to the Kingdom Alison A. ArmstrongHelps women understand how men think and upgrade their relationships in a fun fictional way
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8Goddess Never AgeChristine NorthrupWomen's health and wellness tips with a hopeful view for aging women
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8Stop Whininning and Start LivingLaura SchlessingerGood reminders on how to focus on personal responsibility
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7.75Cry The Beloved CountryAlan PatonClassic tale of apartide in South Africa, 2 families working through forgivness and the power of atonement
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7.5Between Shades of Gray Ruta SepetysStory of Russian and Slovic P.O.W.s during WW2. Very informational and sad.
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7.5Overcoming DepressionDemitri and Janice PapolosText book style with practicle help and congnitive therapy. Think resource book.
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7Forgiveness is a Choice Robert EnrightTips and insights on of how to forgive
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7The Adoration of Jenna FoxMary E Pearson Fictional tale explores the ethics of cloning
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7North and SouthElizabeth GaskellEnglish Classic love story. Be prepared the whole story builds up to a 2 paragraph ending a long book for a short highlight.
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7Zero LimitsJoe VitaleLearning the Hawaiian power of Love, responsibility and forgiveness. Great message lower literary appeal
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7The Secrets of Staying In LoveJohn PowellMarriage Tips and outlines to have deep meaningful converstations
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7The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands Laura SchlessingerGood reminders and insight, lacked empathy and personal responsibility from the male side
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7Think Better, Live BetterJoel OsteenSimple reading and ideas, almost to simple. I prefer his podcasts which are more insightful on indvidual topics.
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6.5Amazing GraceEric MetaxasGreat topic about how slavery was abolished in England. However, it reads similar to a text book
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6.5Great ExpectatonsCharles Dickens Great classic, a little dark with characters and motives
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6The GiverLouis Lowry Explores life in a society with out agency and memories
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6Telling Yourself the TruthWilliam Bakus & Claire ChapianChanging thought patterns to change perspective
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6The Book TheifMarkus ZusakWW2 story, good story lower markings for inappropriate language not necessary
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6Energy Addict 101John GordonTips on increasing energy
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5The Power of Now Eckhart TolleFocus on releasing our hold on ego. I agreed with the general idea but not the whole view
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5Ella Minnow PeaMark Dunnfiction- silly story how language changes the world
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5The Girl Who Could FlyVictoria FosterDefinetly youth fiction
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5The Year of the SwallowsKathryn FitzmauriceA story of forgivness between a girl and her father
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5Wuthering Heights Emily BronteLove story with unhealhty twists. Known as a classic but I consider it a tragedy that glorifies unhealthy relationships
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5The Purpose Driven Life Rick WarrenTries to be motivational but is way too churchy and boring, so many better written books with the same views
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4The Wednesday LettersJason F. WrightTried 2x times to read this and it is just painfully slow and poor story line
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4The Outsiders S.E. Hilton Middle School favorite which glorifies gang life, fighting, adult incompetence and even excuses murder.
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 Amazing that a young child wrote it but I would read it with your child to discuss what is happening.
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3.5The Aviators WifeMelanie BenjaminThe story of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Agenda with bad themes
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2UnwindRequired reading for highschooler which breads insecurity by indirectly giving the message that unless you are perfect, you are not worthy, enough or wanted by society.
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