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"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
—Groucho Marx

We are frequently asked to recommend literature to kids, and while there's nothing better than taking the time to know what the individual likes and recommend for their tastes, we've definitely settled on a number of books that are our personal favorites. This list is meant to promote books that will branch kids beyond the latest pop-fiction, and beyond many of the curricular lists you'll find floating around.

The PDF version of Outside of a Dog offers a page of links helping you navigate the overwhelming resources scattered throughout this website. It includes recommended read-alouds for preschoolers and kindergartners and contains 50+ titles for grades 1-8, offering you summer reading aplenty for years on end. It doesn't promote a liberal agenda, cater to the lowest common denominator, or present books designed to make anyone look smart. We haven't limited ourselves to classics or "must-read" titles. There are plenty of those, but just as many are personal favorites that have kindled our own love of reading. These are books that will open the wide doors of reading to kids turned off by more than standard fare. Throughout the list, author names are links, often taking you to short biographies, links to more information, and a list of what we have.

It's also intended to challenge older readers, with two lists for high school students and two for adults:

150+ great literature and fiction titles
150+ non-fiction titles, containing history, biographies, basic philosophy, and titles that focus on spiritual matters and practical Christian living. We want to encourage you to be culture-changers for Christ

The printed version is a little different. It doesn't include the links, of course, nor does it have the preschool/kindergarten reading lists or the adult lists. It does include an "advanced" high school list, which is what was adapted into the adult lists. Also, in the digital version, the grade level lists have been tweaked, with some new favorites added, and some reading level suggestions adjusted.

This category on our site offers all of our recommended books in one place. We are working on adding an Exodus rating to every single one. Browse the list, or filter by grade with the sidebar.

Whether you're six or sixteen (or sixty!), whether you're a dog person or not, some new best friends are waiting!

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	Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard from SeaWolf Press Adventure for 7th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW)
	Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne, Translated by George M. Towle Illustrated Fir from SeaWolf Press Adventure for 6th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.85
	Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Edith Nesbit from Yesterday's Classics Shakespeare/Drama for Children for 4th-8th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $13.95
	Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Edith Nesbit from Living Book Press Shakespeare/Drama for Children for 4th-8th grade in Myths, Fairy Tales & Folklore for Children (Location: FIC-MYT) $15.99
	Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth from SeaWolf Press Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Frances Brundage from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Captains Courageous Signet Classics by Rudyard Kipling from Living Book Press Nautical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.99
	Emma by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $12.99
	Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter from Living Book Press Romance for 7th-10th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Great Gatsby and Winter Dreams by F. Scott Fitzgerald from SeaWolf Press Realistic Fiction for 9th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $7.95
	Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by Sidney Paget 100th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press for 7th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $7.95
	In Freedom's Cause A Story of Wallace and Bruce by G. A. Henty from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, Illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Historical Fiction for 9th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW)
	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Illustrated by F. H. Townsend from SeaWolf Press Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $11.19
	King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard from SeaWolf Press Adventure for 7th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW)
	Lioness and Her Knight Squire's Tales Book 7 by Gerald Morris from Houghton Mifflin for 5th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $19.99
	Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore from Living Book Press Realistic Romantic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $21.99
	Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $12.95
	Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by Sidney Paget 100th Anniversary Edition from SeaWolf Press for 7th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $9.95
	Men Against the Sea by Charles Nordhoff & James Norman Hall from Little, Brown & Company Nautical Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $21.99 $11.00 (1 in stock)
	Men of Iron by Howard Pyle 2^nd edition from Living Book Press Historical Fiction for 6th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.99
	Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain from Living Book Press Biography for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $17.99
	Persuasion by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie, illustrated by F.D. Bedford from SeaWolf Press Fantasy for 4th-8th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $7.95
	Peterkin Papers by Lucretia P. Hale from Living Book Press Humorous Fiction for 7th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $8.95
	Pitcairn's Island by Charles Nordhoff & James Normal Hall from Little, Brown & Company Nautical Fiction for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $21.99
	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson 200th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $11.95
	Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald from Living Book Press Fantasy for 5th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $9.99
	Red Badge of Courage and An Occurrence at Owl Bridge by Stephen Crane & Ambrose Bierce from SeaWolf Press Historical Fiction for 7th-10th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $7.45
	Secret Garden by Frances Burnett, illustrated by Charles Robinson from SeaWolf Press Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $8.95
	Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1892 Illustrated from SeaWolf Press Mystery for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $6.95
	Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by George Hutchinson 1891 Illustrated from SeaWolf Press Mystery for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $7.49
	Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr., illustrated by E. Boyd Smith from SeaWolf Press Autobiographical Narrative for 10th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $12.95
	White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth 100th Anniversary from SeaWolf Press Historical Fiction for 8th-Adult in Seawolf Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SW) $12.95
	White Fang by Jack London, illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull from Living Book Press Action/Adventure for 7th-10th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)

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