10 must-read christian books like Donal Grant by George MacDonald

Cover of Donal Grant by George MacDonald

Donal Grant

By: George MacDonald

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

The twelve novels MacDonald set in his homeland make frequent use of Scots dialogue, which has pose…

"I love you,"

-George MacDonald, Donal Grant

"I love you,"

-George MacDonald, Donal Grant

"I love you,"

-George MacDonald, Donal Grant

"Come then, let us do something!"

-George MacDonald, Donal Grant

If you liked the christian plot in Donal Grant by George MacDonald , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor

1. Wise Blood

By: Flannery O'Connor

3.83

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

(This is an alternate-cover edition for ISBN 9780374530631) The American short story master Flan… read more

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  • gothic
  • classics
  • fiction
"Jesus died to redeem you,"

-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood

"It's easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes."

-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood

"In yourself right now is all the place you've got."

-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood

"If you want to get anywhere in religion, you got to keep it sweet."

-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood

Cover of Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1) by Ralph Moody

2. Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

By: Ralph Moody

4.27

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Ralph was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Thr… read more

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  • historical
  • classics
"There are only two kinds of men in this world: Honest men and dishonest men. There are black men and white men and yellow men and red men, but nothing counts except whether they're honest men or dish…"

-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

"You know, Son, sometimes a fellow has to take a licking for doing the right thing. A licking only lasts a short while, even if it's a hard one, but failing to do the right thing will often make a mar…"

-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)

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3. The Railway Children

By: E. Nesbit

4.02

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

In this much-loved children's classic first published in 1906, the comfortable lives of three well-… read more

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  • historical
  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Girls are just as clever as boys, and don’t you forget it!"

-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

"I'd like to marry a lady who had trances, and only woke up once or twice a year"

-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

"It's an odd thing- the softer and more easily hurt a woman is the better she can screw herself up to do what has to be done."

-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

"Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book, I might make mistakes. But God knows how to make the story end just right--in the way that…"

-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children

Cover of Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

4. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

By: Ina May Gaskin

4.36

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you. Drawing upon her thirty-plus year… read more

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"It is important to keep in mind that our bodies must work pretty well, or their wouldn't be so many humans on the planet."

-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

"Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body."

-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

"It would be a mistake, though, to consider care by family doctors or midwives inferior to that offered by obstetricians simply on the grounds that obstetricians need not refer care to a family physic…"

-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

"Gardeners know that you must nourish the soil if you want healthy plants. You must water the plants adequately, especially when seeds are germinating and sprouting, and they should be planted in a nu…"

-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

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5. The Prince and the Pauper

By: Mark Twain , None , Everett Emerson

0.00

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

This treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-cen… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Loose and forbear!"

-Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper

"A fully belly is little worth where the mind is starved."

-Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper

"A full belly is of little worth where the mind is starved, and the heart."

-Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper

"Yes, King Edward VI lived only a few years, poor boy, but he lived them worthily."

-Mark Twain, The Prince and the Pauper

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6. In This House of Brede

By: Rumer Godden

3.98

Format: 269 pages, Paperback

This extraordinarily sensitive and insightful portrait of religious life centers on Philippa Talbot… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen

7. The Apothecary's Daughter

By: Julie Klassen

3.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

LILLY HASWELL REMEMBERS EVERYTHING -- WHETHER SHE WANTS TO, OR NOT ... As Lilly toils in her father… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) by C.S. Lewis

8. The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

By: C.S. Lewis

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

For the first time, an edition of Lewis's classic fantasy fiction packaged specifically for adults.… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) book and George MacDonald's Donal Grant

  • fiction
  • christian fiction
  • classics
  • christian
"My sister Susan,"

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

"Do you think I care if Aslan dooms me to death?"

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

"But courage, child: we are all between the paws of the true Aslan."

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

". . .[W]e have all been blind. We are only beginning to see. . . ."

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

Cover of Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

9. Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.27

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness … read more

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  • classics
  • christian
"God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be manipulated"

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

Cover of Whose Body?  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) by Dorothy L. Sayers

10. Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.84

Format: 212 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for … read more

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  • classics
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
"But if you were investigating a crime,"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"Well, it’s no good jumping at conclusions."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"Oh damn!' said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

Cover of The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

11. The Blue Castle

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.94

Format: 255 pages,

Valancy lives a drab life with her overbearing mother and prying aunt. Then a shocking diagnosis fr… read more

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  • romance
  • classics
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1) by Andrew       Peterson

12. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.33

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

Cover of God's Smuggler by John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill, Brother Andrew

13. God's Smuggler

By: John Sherrill , Elizabeth Sherrill , Brother Andrew

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

As a boy he dreamed of being a spy undercover behind enemy lines. As a man he found himself underco… read more

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  • christian

14. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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15. The Turquoise Table: Finding Community and Connection in Your Own Front Yard

By: Kristin Schell

4.06

Format: 663 pages, Hardcover

A simple way to connect your neighborhood, your community and build friendships. Are you consumed … read more

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16. The Book of the Dun Cow (Chauntecleer the Rooster, #1)

By: Walter Wangerin Jr.

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Walter Wangerin's profound fantasy concerns a time when the sun turned around the earth and the ani… read more

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17. A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2)

By: Gene Stratton-Porter

3.80

Format: None pages,

Set amid Indiana's vast Limberlost Swamp, this treasured children's classic mixes astute observatio… read more

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18. Wives and Daughters

By: Elizabeth Gaskell , Pam Morris

3.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughterscentres on the story of yout… read more

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19. The Abolition of Man

By: C.S. Lewis

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more

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20. The Pilgrim's Regress

By: C.S. Lewis , Michael Hague

4.40

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

The first book written by C. S. Lewis after his conversion, The Pilgrim's Regressis, in a sense, th… read more

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21. The Secret Keeper (Home to Hickory Hollow #4)

By: Beverly Lewis

3.90

Format: None pages, Paperback

Readers Eagerly Await the Latest from Beverly Lewis, the #1 Name in Amish Fiction With her love for… read more

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22. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

By: Mark Twain

2.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP A nineteenth-century American travels back… read more

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23. Christian Reflections

By: C.S. Lewis , Walter Hooper

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Shortly after his conversion in 1929, C. S. Lewis wrote to a friend, When all is said (and truly sa… read more

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24. The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization

By: Vishal Mangalwadi , None

4.34

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Understand where we came from. Whether you're an avid student of the Bible or a skeptic of its rele… read more

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Cover of Old Bones (Nora Kelly, #1) by Douglas Preston

25. Old Bones (Nora Kelly, #1)

By: Douglas Preston

4.07

Format: 369 pages, Hardcover

The first in the groundbreaking Nora Kelly series from #1 bestselling authors Preston & Child blen… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making by Andrew       Peterson

26. Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

By: Andrew Peterson

4.51

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Making something beautiful in a broken world can be harrowing work, and it can’t be done alone.   O… read more

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  • christian
"When we manage to make something pretty, it's only because we are ourselves a flourish on a greater canvas."

-Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

"[T]he steady resonance of your work might move someone closer to the Kingdom—and compared to a human heart, planets are small potatoes."

-Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

"There's no doubt in my mind that what's shaped me and my work more than any particular talent on my part has been living out a calling in the midst of a Christ-centered community."

-Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

"Christian art, then, might be defined as a work that is, like Christ himself, full of grace and truth. Where we go wrong is when we tilt the scales away from grace, or beauty, or excellence, as if tr…"

-Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

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27. WayMaker: Finding the Way to the Life You’ve Always Dreamed Of

By: Ann Voskamp

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Are you facing repeated roadblocks or feeling life shift in ways you never expected? Bestselling au… read more

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  • christian
  • inspirational
"Love is an endless coming home."

-Ann Voskamp, WayMaker: Finding the Way to the Life You’ve Always Dreamed Of

"Therapy is a gym for the mind. Not ashamed to have a membership"

-Ann Voskamp, WayMaker: Finding the Way to the Life You’ve Always Dreamed Of

"Hopelessness rises when the pain of the past floods all of the future"

-Ann Voskamp, WayMaker: Finding the Way to the Life You’ve Always Dreamed Of

"Because God is Love Himself, He is the greatest and longest sufferer of the universe."

-Ann Voskamp, WayMaker: Finding the Way to the Life You’ve Always Dreamed Of

Cover of A Biblical Counseling Process: Guidance for the Beginning, Middle, and End (Helping the Helpers) by Lauren Whitman

28. A Biblical Counseling Process: Guidance for the Beginning, Middle, and End (Helping the Helpers)

By: Lauren Whitman

4.43

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

What makes counseling biblical? What does the biblical counseling process entail? What is the focus… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Whitman's A Biblical Counseling Process: Guidance for the Beginning, Middle, and End (Helping the Helpers) book and George MacDonald's Donal Grant

  • christian
Cover of Donal Grant by George MacDonald

29. Donal Grant

By: George MacDonald

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

The twelve novels MacDonald set in his homeland make frequent use of Scots dialogue, which has pose… read more

Similar categories in George MacDonald's Donal Grant book and George MacDonald's Donal Grant

  • romance
  • gothic
  • christian fiction
  • classics
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
"I love you,"

-George MacDonald, Donal Grant

"Come then, let us do something!"

-George MacDonald, Donal Grant

"And as to death, the fact is we know next to nothing about it. “Do we not!"

-George MacDonald, Donal Grant

"Ourselves our centre instead of God, is the source of all wrong and all misery."

-George MacDonald, Donal Grant

Cover of Every Moment Holy, Volume III: The Work of the People by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

30. Every Moment Holy, Volume III: The Work of the People

By: Douglas Kaine McKelvey

4.88

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Every Moment Holy, Volume The Work of the People is a book of over 100 new liturgies for daily lif… read more

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  • christian

12 Best fiction books like Donal Grant by George MacDonald

Transform Your Habits

Wise Blood

Flannery O'Connor

3.83

Transform Your Habits

The Railway Children

E. Nesbit

4.02

Transform Your Habits

The Prince and the Pauper

Mark Twain , None , Everett Emerson

0.00

None

Mary Stewart

None

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12 Top fiction books like The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7) by C.S. Lewis

Transform Your Habits

North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

Andrew Peterson

4.55

Transform Your Habits

The Silver Chair (Radio Theatre's Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

C.S. Lewis , Paul McCusker

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

Andrew Peterson , Justin Gerard

4.69

Transform Your Habits

The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

C.S. Lewis

4.01

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