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Visit the Age of Triumph Bookstore to purchase the books on the Age of Triumph Reading List. Books not available in the bookstore are linked in this document. See the
Age of Triumph Family Study for links to free audio recordings of selected books.
Family Reading {Faith}
Title Author Schedule
The Prologue of Ohrid, Volumes 1 & 2 St. Nikolai Velimirovich Terms 1-3, Weeks 1-36
Family Reading {Bible}
Title Author Schedule
The Orthodox Study Bible Thomas Nelson Terms 1-3, Weeks 1-36
Family Reading {History}
Title Author Schedule
The Story of the Middle Ages Christine Miller Terms 1-3, Weeks 1-36
Family Reading {Poetry}
Title Author Schedule
Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost Gary D. Schmidt Term 1, Weeks 1-12
Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson Frances S. Bolin Term 2, Weeks 13-24
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Title Author Schedule
Poetry for Young People: Walt Whitman Jonathan Levin Term 3, Weeks 25-36
Family Reading {Geography}
Title Author Schedule
A Book of Discovery M. B. Synge Terms 1-2, Weeks 1-17
The Adventures of Marco Polo Russell Freedman Term 2-3, Weeks 19-33
Olde World Style Maps: World Maps Homeschool in the Woods Terms 1-3, Weeks 1-36
Level A Reading {Faith}
Title Author Schedule
The Life of Saint Patrick Zachary Lynch Term 1, Week 1
Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland Tomie dePaola Term 1, Week 3
The Life of Saint Brigid Jane G. Meyer Term 1, Week 5
Brigid’s Cloak, An Ancient Irish Story Bryce Milligan Term 1, Week 7
And Then Nicholas Sang Elizabeth Johnson Term 1, Week 9
The Holy Twins, Benedict and Scholastica Tomie dePaola Term 1, Week 11
The Blackbird’s Nest, Saint Kevin of Ireland Jenny Schroedel Term 2, Week 13
Across a Dark and Wild Sea Don Brown Term 2, Week 15
Saint Ciaran Gary D. Schmidt Term 2, Week 17
Saint Brendan and the Voyage Before Columbus Mike McGrew Term 2, Week 19
The Man Who Loved Books Jean Fritz Term 2 ,Week 21
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Title Author Schedule
The Ravens of Farne Donna Farley Term 2, Week 23
Under the Grapevine, A Miracle by St. Kendeas of Cyprus Chrissi Hart Term 2, Week 24
Good King Wenceslas (Out of print. Free audio book linked in lesson plans.)
John M. Neale Term 3, Week 25
The Boy, A Kitchen, and His Cave Catherine K. Contopoulos Term 3, Week 27
The Wonderful Life of Saint Sergius of Radonezh Alvin Alexsi Currier Term 3, Week 29
A Saint and His Lion Elaine Murray Stone Term 3, Week 31
The Hermit, the Icon, & the Emperor Chrissi Hart Term 3, Week 33
How the Monastery Came to Be on Top of the Mountain Alvin Alexsi Currier Term 3, Week 35
Level A Reading {Bible}
Title Author Schedule
Children’s Bible Reader American Bible Society Terms 1-3, Weeks 1-36
Level A Reading {History}
Title Author Schedule
The Sword and the Tree Clyde Robert Bulla Term 1, Weeks 1-5
Leif the Lucky Edgar & Ingri P. D’Aulaire Term 1, Weeks 6-7
Viking Adventure Clyde Robert Bulla Terms 1-2, Weeks 8-14
A Medieval Feast Aliki Term 2, Week 15
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Title Author Schedule
Giotto Mike Venezia Term 2, Week 16
The Minstrel in the Tower Gloria Skurzynski Term 2, Weeks 17-19
The Apple and the Arrow Mary and Conrad Buff Term 2, Weeks 20-24
Marco Polo Demi Term 3, Weeks 25-28
Marguerite Makes a Book Bruce Robertson Term 3, Weeks 29-30
Joan of Arc Diane Stanley Term 3, Weeks 32-36
Level A Reading {Literature}
Title Author Schedule
Arthur and the Sword Robert Sabuda Term 1, Week 1
The Kitchen Knight Margaret Hodges Term 1, Week 2
Merlin and the Making of the King Margaret Hodges Term 1, Week 3
The Making of a Knight Patrick O’Brien Term 1, Week 4
The Squire and the Scroll Jennie Bishop Term 1, Week 5
Saint George and the Dragon Margaret Hodges Term 1, Week 6
Favorite Medieval Tales Mary Pope Osborne Terms 1-2, Weeks 7-13
Hansel and Gretel Paul O. Zelinsky Term 2, Week 14
Rapunzel Paul O. Zelinsky Term 2, Week 15
Rumpelstiltskin Paul O. Zelinsky Term 2, Week 16
The Twelve Dancing Princesses Marianna Mayer Term 2, Week 17
Sleeping Beauty Mahlon F. Craft Term 2, Week 18
Vasilissa the Wise: A Tale of Medieval Russia Josepha Sherman Term 2, Week 19
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Title Author Schedule
Firebird Demi Term 2, Week 20
The Golden Sandal Rebecca Hickox Term 2, Week 21
The Legend of the Persian Carpet Tomie dePaola Term 2, Week 22
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China Ai-Ling Louie Term 2, Week 23
The Empty Pot Demi Term 2, Week 24
The Greatest Power Demi Term 3, Week 25
Liang and the Magic Paintbrush Demi Term 3, Week 26
The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault Charles Perrault Term 3, Weeks 27-34
The Duchess Bakes a Cake Virginia Kahl Term 3, Week 35
Chanticleer and the Fox Barbara Cooney Term 3, Week 36
Level B Reading {Faith}
Title Author Schedule
Brendan the Navigator Jean Fritz Term 1, Weeks 1-2
The Story of Saint Sava Vesna Nikchevich Term 3, Weeks 25-28
Level B Reading {History}
Title Author Schedule
Augustine Came to Kent Barbara Willard Term 1, Weeks 1-4
Beorn the Proud Madeline Polland Term 1, Weeks 5-8
The Little Duke Charlotte Yonge Terms 1-2, Weeks 9-13
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The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow Allen French Term 2, Weeks 13-23
If All the Swords in England Barbara Willard Terms 2-3, Weeks 23-26
The Door in the Wall Marguerite de Angeli Term 3, Weeks 27-30
The Magna Charta James Daughterty Term 3, Weeks 30-36
Level B Reading {Literature}
Title Author Schedule
D’Aulaire’s Book of Norse Myths Edgar & Ingri P. D’Aulaire Term 1, Weeks 1-10
King Arthur and His Knights Maude Radford Warren Terms 1-2, Weeks 11-17
Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children H.E. Marshall Term 2, Weeks 18-20
Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children H.E. Marshall Term 2, Weeks 21-24
Russian Fairy Tales Gillian Avery Term 3, Weeks 25-30
Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights W. Heath Robinson Term 3, Weeks 31-34
Canterbury Tales Barbara Cohen Term 3, Weeks 35-36
Level C Reading {Faith}
Title Author Schedule
The Voyage of Saint Brendan John J. O’Meara Term 1, Weeks 1-12
Bearing the Saint Donna Farley Term 2, Weeks 13-24
The Life of St. Sava St. Nikolai Velimirovich Term 3, Weeks 25-36
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Level C Reading {History}
Title Author Schedule
The Shining Company Rosemary Sutcliff Term 1, Weeks 1-5
The Lantern Bearers Rosemary Sutcliff Term 1, Weeks 5-9
Sword Song Rosemary Sutcliff Term 1-2, Weeks 9-14
The Emperor’s Winding Sheet Jill Paton Walsh Term 2, Weeks 14-18
Otto of the Silver Hand Howard Pyle Term 2, Weeks 18-21
Men of Iron Howard Pyle Terms 2-3, Weeks 21-27
The Black Arrow Robert Louis Stevenson Term 3, Weeks 28-36
Level C Reading {Literature}
Title Author Schedule
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table Roger Lancelyn Green Term 1, Weeks 1-11
The Story of Beowulf Straford Riggs Terms 1-2, Weeks 12-14
The Adventures of Robin Hood Roger Lancelyn Green Terms 2-3, Weeks 15-26
The Canterbury Tales Geraldine McCaughrean Term 3, Weeks 27-36
Level C Reading {Additional Reading} *Advanced optional reading for Level C
Title Author Schedule
The Brendan Voyage Tim Severin Term 1
The Rule of Saint Benedict St. Benedict Term 1
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The Life of Saint Benedict St. Gregory the Great Term 1, Faith
Maximus the Confessor, Selected Writings George C. Berthold (editor) Term 2, Faith
Three Treatises on the Divine Images St. John of Damascus Term 2, Faith
Gregory Palamas: The Triads St. Gregory Palamas Term 3, Faith
St. Gregory Palamas as a Hagiorite Met. Hiertheos Vlachos Term 3, Faith
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight JRR Tolkien (translator) Term 1, Literature
The Song of Roland Anonymous Term 1, Literature
Bulfinch’s Medieval Mythology Thomas Bulfinch Terms 1-2, Literature
Beowulf Seamus Heaney (translator) Terms 1-2, Literature
Kristin Lavransdatter Sigrid Undset Term 3, Literature
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Victor Hugo Term 3, Literature
Harold: the Last of the Saxon Kings Edward Bulwer Lytton Term 2, History
Ivanhoe Sir Walter Scott Term 2, History
Joan of Arc Mark Twain Term 3, History
The Travels of Marco Polo Marco Polo Terms 2-3, Geography
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