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Everyone has a favorite book. Whether it's a picture story from childhood, the first chapter book you read, or a huge tome about Incan civilization between 1429 and 1503 you read in college, some volume crashed more loudly and brightly on your horizon than any other and you never forgot it.

And likely never will forget it—the books that affect us most lodge somewhere between our emotions, intellect and soul, a place not easily ignored or closed off. It's no surprise that so many books are universal favorites: beauty and wonder are universal, and it stands to reason that a book that appeals to one person on those levels will make its way into the hearts of many others.

The categories we've included here represent some of our favorites, though they have broad appeal. Half of modern literature is based on the legends of King Arthur, Jane Austen has a rabid following, and the Lord of the Rings continues to enjoy a revival despite Peter Jackson's film adaptations.

We hope you have or will experience these books and authors for yourself. Lesser-knowns like R. M. Ballantyne and G. A. Henty are ripe for rediscovery, while Anne of Green Gables has never gone out of style. We've selected series and authors that represent a Christian worldview, or at least who honor virtue, so that your family can enjoy the stories without worrying about content.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he's a husband and father who loves church, good food, and weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

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	Aesop's Fables by Aesop, retold & illustrated by Jerry Pinkney 1st Ed. from Chronicle Books for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $19.99
	Aesop's Fables by Aesop, illustrated by Arthur Rackham from Macmillan Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 1st-Adult in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC) $14.99
	Anne of Avonlea Anne #2 by L. M. Montgomery from Tundra Books (NY) for 4th-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $19.99
	Anne of Green Gables Anne #1 by L. M. Montgomery from Tundra Books (NY) Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $19.99
	Anne of the Island Anne #3 by L.M. Montgomery from Tundra Books (NY) Orphan Stories for in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $19.99
	Anne's House of Dreams Anne #5 by L. M. Montgomery from Tundra Books (NY) for 5th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $19.99
	Arazan's Wolves Royal Ranger #6 by John A. Flanagan from Viking Press for 3rd-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $18.99
	Arthur the Always King by Kevin Crossley-Holland, illustrated by Chris Riddell from Candlewick Press for 4th-8th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $29.99
	Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children by E. Nesbit, illustrated by Arthur Rackham from Racehorse for Young Readers for 4th-8th grade in Classics Retold (Location: FIC-RET) $14.99
	Bilbo's Last Song by J.R.R. Tolkien, Illustrated by Pauline Baynes from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 3rd-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $16.99
	By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN) $20.00
	By the Shores of Silver Lake Little House Series #5 by Laura Ingalls Wilder from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction/Pioneers for 3rd-6th grade 1940 Newbery Honor Book in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $18.99 $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables by Aesop, illustrated by Don Daily from Running Press for 2nd-4th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $11.99
	Fall of Arthur by J. R. R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $25.00
	Fall of Numenor by J. R. R. Tolkien; edited by Brian Sibley, illustrated by Alan Lee from William Morrow & Company for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $40.00
	Farmer Boy Little House Series #3 by Laura Ingalls Wilder from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction/Pioneers for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $19.99
	Finding Narnia The Story of C. S. Lewis and His Brother by Caroline McAlister, Illustrated by Jessica Lanan from Roaring Brook Press for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $19.99
	First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction/Pioneers for 3rd-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $18.99 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Grasshopper and the Ants by Jerry Pinkney from Little, Brown & Company for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $18.99
	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter Book 2 by J. K. Rowling First American Edition from Arthur A. Levine Books for 4th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $26.99
	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Illustrated Edition Harry Potter Book 2 by J. K. Rowling Illustrated from Arthur A. Levine Books for 4th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $39.99
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter Book 7 by J. K. Rowling 1^st edition from Arthur A. Levine Books for 6th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $34.99 $16.00 (1 in stock)
	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter Book 4 by J. K. Rowling 1st American Edition from Scholastic Inc. for 4th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $29.99 $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling from Arthur A. Levine Books for 6th-9th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $47.99
	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter Book 6 by J. K. Rowling 1st American Edition from Scholastic Inc. for 6th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $29.99 $16.00 (1 in stock)
	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter Book 5 by J. K. Rowling 1st American Edition from Arthur A. Levine Books for 4th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $29.99
	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling; illustrated by Jim Kay from Scholastic Press for 4th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $54.99
	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter Book 3 by J.K. Rowling 1^st edition from Scholastic Inc. for 4th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $29.99 $15.00 (2 in stock)
	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Illustrated Edition from Arthur A. Levine Books for 4th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $39.99
	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter Book 1 by J. K. Rowling from Scholastic Press for 4th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $29.99
	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Illustrated Edition Harry Potter Book 1 by J. K. Rowling from Arthur A. Levine Books for 4th-10th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $39.99
	Hobbit There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin Fantasy for 5th-9th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $19.99
	Hobbit (Annotated) Revised and Expanded Edition by J. R. R. Tolkien, Annotated by Douglas A. Anderson from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $35.00
	King Arthur by Sidney Lanier from Charles Scribner's Sons for 6th-10th grade in Scribner Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SCRIB) $29.99
	Laura Ingalls Wilder: Pioneer Girl The Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder, edited by Pamela Smith Hill from South Dakota State Historical Society Press for 7th-Adult in Little House Materials (Location: LIR-LHM) $39.99
	Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien - Revised and Expanded by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Humphrey Carpenter and Christopher Tolkien 2^nd edition from William Morrow & Company Biographies for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $40.00
	Little House Cookbook - Full-Color Edition Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories by Barbara M. Walker, illustrated by Garth Williams Newly Revised & Updated from HarperCollins for 3rd-Adult in Little House Materials (Location: LIR-LHM) $24.99
	Little House in the Big Woods Little House Series #1 by Laura Ingalls Wilder from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction/Pioneers for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $18.99
	Little House on the Prairie Little House Series #2 by Laura Ingalls Wilder from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction/Pioneers for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $17.99
	Little House on the Prairie - 75th Anniversary Edition by Laura Ingalls Wilder 75 Anv Rev from HarperCollins for 3rd-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $16.99
	Little Town on the Prairie Little House Series #7 by Laura Ingalls Wilder from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction/Pioneers for 3rd-8th grade 1942 Newbery Honor Book in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $19.99
	Long Winter Little House Series #6 by Laura Ingalls Wilder from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction/Pioneers for 3rd-8th grade 1941 Newbery Honor Book in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $19.99 $9.50 (1 in stock)
	Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion by Wayne Hammond and Christina Scull from William Morrow & Company for 11th-Adult in Lord of the Rings (Location: LIR-LOTR) $35.00
	Nature of Middle-Earth Late Writing on the Lands, Inhabitants, and Metaphysics of Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited by Carl F. Hostetter from Mariner Books for Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $32.00
	Old Town in the Green Groves by Cynthia Rylant from HarperCollins for 3rd-6th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $9.99
	On the Banks of Plum Creek Little House Series #4 by Laura Ingalls Wilder from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction/Pioneers for 3rd-6th grade 1938 Newbery Honor Book in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $18.99
	Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien by Christopher Tolkien (editor and text), illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien 2021 Reissue from William Morrow & Company for 9th-Adult in Lord of the Rings (Location: LIR-LOTR) $35.00
	Rainbow Valley Anne #7 by L. M. Montgomery from Tundra Books (NY) for 5th-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $19.99
	Redskin and Cowboy Tale of the Western Plains by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN) $20.00
	Rilla of Ingleside Anne #8 by L. M. Montgomery from Tundra Books (NY) for 5th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $19.99
	Robin Hood Scribner Illustrated Classics by Paul Creswick, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth Reissue from Atheneum for 6th-10th grade in Scribner Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SCRIB) $24.99
	Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien Fantasy for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $75.00
	Song of Robin Hood by Anne Malcolmson & Grace Castagnetta, illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton from Houghton Mifflin for 2nd-Adult 1948 Caldecott Honor book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $22.99
	Tales from the Perilous Realm by J. R. R. Tolkien, illustrated by Alan Lee from Houghton Mifflin for 7th-12th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $28.00
	These Happy Golden Years Little House Series #8 by Laura Ingalls Wilder from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction/Pioneers for 3rd-8th grade 1944 Newbery Honor Book in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $19.99
	Through the Wardrobe How C.S. Lewis Created Narnia by Lina Maslo from Balzer & Bray for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $17.99
	Won By the Sword A Story of the Thirty Years' War by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN) $20.00
	World of Little House by Carolyn Strom Collins & Christina Wyss Eriksson from HarperCollins Literature Resource for 4th-8th grade in Little House Materials (Location: LIR-LHM) $29.99

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