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Reading List

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Our curriculum features a rich selection of titles curated from the prestigious Cardinal Newman Society Reading List. To provide a tailored and dynamic learning experience, our faculty carefully selects specific books from these comprehensive grade-level lists each year. While students may not read every title listed during the academic year, these options ensure a robust framework for high-quality literary exploration.

Kindergarten

  • Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
  • Bible Stories
  • Selected Fairy Tales
  • Blueberries for Sal
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar
  • The Story of Peter Rabbit
  • Frog and Toad Series
  • The Elves and the Shoemaker

1st Grade

  • Aesop's Fables
  • Madeline
  • The Little Engine That Could
  • A Seed is Sleepy

2nd Grade

  • The Velveteen Rabbit
  • Pinocchio
  • Saint George and the Dragon
  • Mr. Popper's Penguins
  • Little House in the Big Woods
  • The Boxcar Children Series

3rd Grade

  • Charlotte's Web
  • Adapted Greek and Roman Myths
  • The Secret Garden
  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
  • Little Lord Fauntleroy
  • The Twenty-One Balloons
  • Paddington
  • The Penderwicks
  • Mouse & the Motorcycle

4th Grade

  • The Wind in the Willows
  • The Princess and the Kiss
  • Farmer Boy
  • The Swiss Family Robinson
  • Saints Chronicles Series
  • Lassie Come Home
  • Heidi
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • The Tale of Despereaux
  • The Moffats
  • The Cricket in Times Square
  • Homer Price

5th Grade

  • Anne of Green Gables
  • Black Beauty
  • Adam of the Road
  • Where the Red Fern Grows
  • A Wrinkle in Time
  • St. Benedict, Hero of the Hills
  • Various Poems

6th Grade

  • The Hobbit
  • Johnny Tremain
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  • The Bronze Bow
  • The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
  • Beowulf: A New Telling
  • King Arthur
  • Trojan War
  • Treasure Island
  • Cheaper by the Dozen
  • Holes

7th Grade

  • A Christmas Carol
  • Treasure Island
  • The Hiding Place
  • Little Women
  • The Prince and the Pauper
  • Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • White Fang
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
  • The Bronze Bow
  • King Arthur

8th Grade

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  • Cyrano de Bergerac
  • The Song at the Scaffold
  • The Red Badge of Courage
  • The Innocence of Father Brown
  • Merchant of Venice
  • Fellowship of the Ring
  • Shane
  • Mere Christianity
  • Animal Farm
  • A Man for All Seasons
  • 20,000 Leagues
  • Robinson Crusoe

Reading lists are subject to change. Please contact your child's teacher for the most current selections.