Edana's Recommended Reading

If you're looking for some good reads, here's a list of my favorites:

The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis
The Red Keep, by Allen French. A tale of love and battle in the Middle Ages.
The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow, by Allen French. Written in a Beowulf-esque style.
Grettir the Strong, by Allen French. A tale about the life of an Icelandic outlaw written in a Beowulf-esque style.
Beowulf
Malcom. A translation and adaptation of George MacDonald's "The Fisherman's Lady," and "The Marquis' Secret" bound together in one volume.
The Iron Peacock, by Mary Stetson Clarke
The Little House in the Highlands Series (Laura Ingalls Wilder's great-grandmother, Martha)
The Prydain Chronicles, by Lloyd Alexander.  A fantasy series based on Welsh folklore.
The Moorchild, by Eloise McGraw
Taggerung, by Brian Jacques. My favorite Redwall novel.
The Tower of Geburah (kids and teens)
The Trumpet of the Swan (for kids 6-12)
Beorn the Proud, by Madeleine Polland
The Viking Quest Series, by Lois Walfrid Johnson
Twelfth Nigh, by William Shakespeare
Emma, by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
Persuasion, by Jane Austen
Princess Academy, by Shannon Hale
Rose Daughter, by Robin McKinley
Beauty, by Robin McKinley
Chalice, by Robin McKinley
The Two Princesses of Bamarre, by Gail Carson Levine
The Bracken Trilogy, by Jeri Massi
Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand

Short Stories

The Wanderer, author unknown.
The Door in the Hedge, by Robin McKinley
All of Gail Carson Levine's short stories
Great Folk Tales of Old Ireland, compiled by Mary McGarry 

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