I have seen several lists of 100 books one MUST read. I often look at them to see if there are books on them that I am missing out on reading. Often though, the books on the lists which I have read, I have hated. Lord of the Flies? How on earth did that become a classic? And yes, I realize that it is my own opinion, and there are a lot of people who love that book. I just wasn't impressed.
So I have made my own top 100 book list. There's a good chance that I've left out some very good books. With the number of books I have read, things like that happen. Not all of these books are safe for a general audience. Use your judgment.
I've also added some quotes by C.S. Lewis that I've found all over the place. He has some of the best quotes I've read about reading, and especially reading children's books.
Enjoy! (and then comment and let me know what books you like :~) ).
\Fiction
Fantasy
Non-Fiction
Historical Fiction
Kids' Books
Classics
- Abarat-Clive Barker
- A Bride in the Bargain-Deanne Gist
- A Bridge Called Hope-Kim Meeder
- Airman-Eoin Colfer
- Alice In Wonderland-Lewis Carroll
- A Little Princess-Frances Hodgson Burnett
- American Family Portrait Series-Jack Cavanaugh
- Angel Unaware-Dale Evans Rogers
- Animal Farm-George Orwell
- Are You My Mother?-P.D. Eastman
- A Ring of Endless Light-Madeleine L'Engle
- A Swiftly Tilting Planet-Madeleine L'Engle
- A Tale Dark and Grimm-Adam Gidwitz
- A Wrinkle in Time-Madeleine L'Engle
- Behind the Attic Wall-Silvia Cassedy
- Blink-Ted Dekker
- Bridge to Terabithia-Katherine Paterson
- By Firelight-Laura Webster
- Calvin and Hobbes-Bill Watterson
- Crazy Love-Francis Chan
- Dracula-Bram Stoker
- Dragon on My Belly-Laura Webster
- Dr. Seuss Books-Dr. Seuss
- Ella Enchanted-Gail Carson Levine
- Farenheit 451-Ray Bradbury
- Fell-David Clement-Davies
- Fire Bringer-David Clement-Davies
- For Love of a Donkey-Betty Bowen
- For Time and Eternity-Allison Pittman
- Garfield Books-Jim Davis
- Harry Potter-J.K. Rowling
- Hatchet-Gary Paulsen
- Hope Rising-Kim Meeder
- Immanuel's Veins-Ted Dekker
- Is Your Mama A Llama?-Deborah Guarino
- Island of the Blue Dolphins-Scott O'Dell
- Jesus Freaks-DC Talk
- Keys to the Kingdom-Garth Nix
- Les Miserables-Victor Hugo
- Lightfoot the Deer-Thornton W. Burgess
- Little House Books-Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Lucy-Laurence Gonzales
- Magnus-Jack Cavanaugh
- Many Waters-Madeleine L'Engle
- Misty of Chincoteague-Marguerite Henry
- Number the Stars-Lois Lowry
- Pride and Prejudice-Jane Austen
- Pushkin's Poems-Alexandr Pushkin
- Redeeming Love-Francine Rivers
- Running out of Time-Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Sing Down the Moon-Scott O'Dell
- Sixteen Brides-Stephanie Grace Whitson
- Slave Girl-Betsy Haynes
- Snoopy Books-Charles Shultz
- Starting You Marriage Right-Dennis and Barbara Rainey
- The Barely There Books-Stephen Cosgrove
- The Bible-God
- The Book of Hours-T. Davis Bunn
- The Book of Virtues-William J. Bennett
- The Book Thief-Markus Zusak
- The Boxcar Children-Gertrude Chandler Warner
- The Chronicles of Narnia-C.S. Lewis
- The Circle Trilogy-Ted Dekker
- The Cooper Kids Adventures-Frank Peretti
- The Elevator-Angela Hunt
- The Enchanted Forest Chronicles-Patricia C. Wrede
- The Foundling-Linda Hayner
- The Fourth Realm Trilogy-John Twelve Hawks
- The Frencolian Chronicles-Carolyn Ann Aish
- The Horse Boy-Rupert Isaacson
- The Hunger Games Trilogy-Suzanne Collins
- The Indian in the Cupboard-Lynn Reid Banks
- The Last Lecture-Randy Pausch
- The Mandie Series-Lois Gladys Leppard
- The Messenger-Lois Lowry
- The Novelist-Angela Hunt
- The Oath-Frank Peretti
- The Poky Little Puppy-Janette Sebring Lowry
- The Prophet-Frank Peretti
- The Prophet-Kahlil Gibran
- The Russians-Michael Phillips
- The Saggy Baggy Elephant-Byron Jackson
- The Screwtape Letters-C.S. Lewis
- The Shunning Series-Beverly Lewis
- The Silver Anchor-Chester G. Osborne
- The Stonewycke Trilogy-Michael Phillips and Judith Pella
- The Stoning of Soraya M.-Freidoune Sahebjam and Richard Seaver
- The Stranger-Caroline B. Cooney
- The Trailblazer Books-Dave and Neta Jackson
- The Tripods-John Christopher
- The Wingfeather Saga-Andrew Peterson
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond-Elizabeth George Speare
- Thr3e-Ted Dekker
- Through the Looking Glass-Lewis Carroll
- Time Enough For Drums-Ann Rinaldi
- To the Golden Shore-Courtney Anderson
- Troubling a Star-Madeleine L'Engle
- Tuesdays With Morrie-Mitch Albom
- Women Writers of the Raj-Various
- Zelda: The Queen of Paris-Paul Chutkow
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