Thinkers Book List
Loop 3 - Modern History
The book list provided on this page corresponds with the content provided in your daily lesson plans. You are welcome to add or skip any of the books based on your preference and your students needs and interests. Depending on the time and financial resources that you have available, we have provided suggestions on how to find and purchase the reading materials that you will need for the 2025-26 school year.
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Many books in the Portals curriculum are classics that can be found in your church or public library. There are a few open source texts that can be found for free on websites such as Project Gutenberg. These resources will significantly reduce the cost of materials needed to educate your children, but they may require more time and effort to find. Portals has created a downloadable book list with full detail, including ISBN #, in order to make it as easy as possible for you to access the resources you need without spending a bunch of money. These book lists are available immediately upon your subscription to Portals Home Education.
Bible
Bible
(Any version)
History
Story of the World: Early Modern Times
-Bauer
The Hiding Place
-Ten Bloom
Story of the World: Modern Age
-Bauer
God's Smuggler
-Brother Andrew
George Mueller
-Benge
The Cross and the Switchblade
-Wilkerson
Common Sense
-Paine
Literature
I, Juan de Pereja
-De Trevino
The Man in the Iron Mask
-Dumas
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
-Foreman Lewis
Do Hard Things
-Harris
Mary Jones & Her Bible
-Ropes
Nory Ryan's Song
-Reilly Giff
The Good Master
-Seredy
Teresa of Calcutta
-Watson
A Murder for Her Majesty
-Hilgartner
Around the World in Eighty Days
-Verne
The Great Gatsby
-Fitzgerald
Mary, Bloody Mary
-Meyer
The Ravenmaster's Secret
-Woodruff
Born in the Year of Courage
-Crofford
Snow Treasure
-McSwigan
Daughter of the Mountains
-Rankin
The Great Trouble
-Hopkinson
Prince Caspian
-Lewis
The King's Fifth
-O'Dell
In Search of Honor
-Hess
Looking for the King
-Downing
Breaking Stalin's Nose
-Yelchin
Kidnapped
-Stevenson
Animal Farm
-Orwell
Heart of Darkness
-Conrad
Escape Across the Wide Sea
Kirkpatrick
Sir Kendrick and the Castle of Bel Lione
-Black
Westward the Tide
-L'Amour
Habibi
-Shihab Nye
Math
Math-U-See
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Universal Set of materials (includes instruction manual, instruction DVD, student workbook, integer block kit, digital pack, and test booklet
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Math-U-See placement resources can help ensure students start at the level best suited for them.
Science*
Apologia: Physical Science
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Textbook Only