Books about Homeschooling

School is different for all of us this year. We've decided to compile a list of books about homeschooling for children, teens, and adults. Whether your child is doing virtual schooling for part of their school week, or you're a family who has been homeschooling for years, we hope these books are helpful for you and your children, tweens, and teens as you face changing times. 

Picture books about homeschooled kids

• Charlie goes to school / by Ree Drummond ; illustrations by Diane deGroat.
• This is my home, this is my school / Jonathan Bean.
• Are we there yet? / a story by Dan Santat.
• The sea chest / Toni Buzzeo ; illustrated by Mary GrandPre.
• Home / Carson Ellis.

Juvenile chapter books about homeschooled kids

• Ballet shoes / by Noel Streatfeild ; [illustrated by Diane Goode].
• The adventures of a girl called Bicycle / Christina Uss.
• All's faire in middle school / Victoria Jamieson.
• Locker hero / Rachel Renee Russell ; with Nikki Russell and Erin Russell.
• The candymakers / by Wendy Mass.
• What would Joey do? / Jack Gantos.
• Ida B : --and her plans to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and (possibly) save the world / by Katherine Hannigan.
• Ida B [book on CD] : [--and her plans to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and (possibly) save the world] / by Katherine Hannigan.
• The Borrowers / Mary Norton ; illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush.
• Heidi / Johanna Spyri ; translated from the German by Eileen Hall ; illustrated by Cecil Leslie.
• The secret garden / Frances Hodgson Burnett ; adapted by Mary Sebag-Montefiore ; illustrated by Alan Marks.
• The Swiss family Robinson / Johann Wyss ; edited by William H. G. Kingston ; illustrations by Jeanne Edwards ; introduction by May Lamberton Becker.
• Sarah, plain and tall / Patricia MacLachlan.
• Island of the Blue Dolphins / Scott O'Dell.
• Little house in the big woods / by Laura Ingalls Wilder ; illustrated by Garth Williams.
• The Gawgon and The Boy / Lloyd Alexander.
• The mystery of the mosaic / by Harper Paris ; illustrated by Marcos Calo.
• The mystery of the secret society / by Harper Paris ; illustrated by Marcos Calo.
• The mystery of the stolen painting / by Harper Paris ; illustrated by Marcos Calo.
• The mystery in the Forbidden City / by Harper Paris ; illustrated by Marcos Calo.
• The mystery of the gold coin / by Harper Paris ; illustrated by Marcos Calo.

Young Adult fiction about homeschooled kids

• The problem with forever / Jennifer L. Armentrout.
• Love, Stargirl / Jerry Spinelli.
• Letting go of Lisa / Lurlene McDaniel.
• Life of Pi / Yann Martel.
• My name is Mina / David Almond.
• Little women [book on CD] / by Louisa May Alcott.
• Little women / Louisa May Alcott ; illustrated by Scott McKowen.

Nonfiction books about homeschooling for parents and guardians

• Home learning year by year : how to design a creative and comprehensive homeschool curriculum / Rebecca Rupp.
• The brave learner : finding everyday magic in homeschool, learning, and life / Julie Bogart ; [foreword by Susan Wise Bauer].
• The call of the wild and free : reclaiming wonder in your child's education / Ainsley Arment.
• The ultimate homeschool physical education game book / Guy Bailey.
• The everything homeschooling book : all you need to create the best curriculum and learning environment for your child / Sherri Linsenbach.
• Homeschooling 101 : a guide to getting started / Erica Arndt.
• Rethinking school : how to take charge of your child's education / Susan Wise Bauer.
• The well-trained mind : a guide to classical education at home / Susan Wise Bauer, Jessie Wise.
• Teach your own : the John Holt book of homeschooling / John Holt, Patrick Farenga.
• You are your child's first teacher : what parents can do with and for their children from birth to age six / by Rahima Baldwin Dancy.

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