Invite your children into the cloister of a Dominican convent with Sister Clare Gets Ready for Prayer! Captivate the hearts of your children with this charming story as they help a contemplative cloistered nun prepare for prayer.

The Glory of God by Maria J. Bain is a lovely picture book designed to introduce children to living how God wants them to live.

Two wonderful resources to help your children (and you!) learn about this apparition are the new Glory Story from Holy Heroes and Theoni Bell’s novel, The Woman in the Trees.

This contemporary faith-based novel combines an intriguing mystery with speculative elements for Catholic teens and is the first book in the Westthorpe Academy Mysteries.

Charting the Course is the newest teen adventure by Leslea Wahl. Hang on tight as the twists and turns of this high-seas adventure leave you…

St. Zélie is a spiritual friend whom today’s women can turn to in their times of need. Discover this holy woman and the important lessons she can teach us. 

This book for older elementary students is filled with quirky characters and brims with beautiful messages about the importance of family, love, and prayer.

Brave Water is a moving tale about a single day in the life of a teenage girl from a remote African village. This book highlights many difficult topics that, sadly, are daily struggles for many people around the world. This unique story is told through multiple viewpoints, as well as numerous flashbacks, but mainly unfolds from Talitha’s point of view. During her long daily trek to the only freshwater source for her village, Talitha experiences a day that completely alters her life.

Avery’s Battlefield is a sweet historical novel for middle school students. The story follows two years in the life of Avery, a young teen boy, during the Civil War. This book would be a great way to introduce kids to that tumultuous time in American history.

In The Unschool Challenge, Elvis provides short essays on various topics related to unschooling and then she provides challenges for readers to do. This is a pick and choose sort of book. You don’t need to read it in order. You can select which topics interest you and learn more about them, pursue some of the challenges, and incorporate what you feel is valuable into your homeschooling life.