If you liked the nonfiction plot in Laying Down the Rails by Sonya Shafer , here is a list of 13 books like this:
1. Hannah Coulter
By: Wendell Berry
4.38
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
Hannah Coulter is Wendell Berry's seventh novel and his first to employ the voice of a woman charac… read more
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- family
"Time doesn't stop. Your life doesn't stop and wait until you get ready to start living it."-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
"And so I learned about grief, and about the absence and emptiness that for a long time make grief unforgettable."-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
"Living right on called for nothing out of the ordinary. We made no changes. We only accepted the changes as they came."-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
"Grandmam came back from that distance in time that separates grandmothers from their grandchildren and made herself a mother to me."-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
2. Just So Stories
By: Rudyard Kipling
3.73
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Twelve stories about animals, insects, and other subjects include How the Camel Got His Hump. The B… read more
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3. Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition
By: Karen Glass
4.36
Format: 224 pages,
The educators of ancient Greece and Rome gave the world a vision of what education should be. The m… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- parenting
- education
4. My Ántonia
By: Willa Cather
4.07
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
Through Jim Burden's endearing, smitten voice, we revisit the remarkable vicissitudes of immigrant … read more
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5. Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism
By: Barry M. Prizant , Tom Fields-Meyer
3.87
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Essential reading for any parent, teacher, therapist, or caregiver of a person with autism: a groun… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- education
6. Dangerous Journey: The Story of Pilgrim's Progress
By: John Bunyan , Oliver Hunkin , Alan Parry
3.83
Format: 95 pages, Hardcover
The world-famous, much-loved classic Pilgrim's Progress is here retold for children. This abridged … read more
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7. 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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8. Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.17
Format: 356 pages, Mass Market Paperback
When ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable Lond… read more
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"How do you do?"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
"Bredon shuddered. “I think this is an awfully immoral job of ours. I do, really. Think how we spoil the digestions of the public."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
"It's a curious thing, but people cannot resist anonymous letters. It's like free sample offers. They appeal to all one's lower instincts."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
"The interview with the cat had been particularly full of appeal. The animal was, it seemed, an illustrious rat-catcher, with many famous deeds to her credit. Not only that, but she had been the first…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
9. The Living Page: Keeping Notebooks With Charlotte Mason
By: Laurie Bestvater
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
"We all have need to be trained to see, and to have our eyes opened before we can take in the joy t… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- education
10. Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)
By: Arthur Ransome
4.01
Format: 315 pages, Paperback
The first title in Arthur Ransome's classic series, originally published in 1930: for children, for… read more
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"Better drowned than duffers, if not duffers won't drown."-Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)
"But the big hills up at the lake helped to make him feel that the houseboat man did not matter. The hills had been there before Captain Flint. They would be there for ever. That, somehow was comforti…"-Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)
11. The Trumpet of the Swan
By: E.B. White , Fred Marcellino
4.10
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
Generations have grown up with E. B. White's classic novels. One of his best-loved books, The Trump… read more
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"When in love, one must take risks."-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
"Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom."-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
"Besides, my life is a catastrophe. It's a catastrophe to be without a voice."-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
"In almost everyone's life there is one event that changes the whole course of his existence."-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
12. Life of Fred: Edgewood
By: Stanley F. Schmidt
3.67
Format: None pages, Hardcover
5th book in the elementary math series. read more
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13. A Philosophy of Education
By: Charlotte M. Mason
4.40
Format: None pages, Paperback
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14. More Stories from Grandma's Attic (Grandma's Attic, #2)
By: Arleta Richardson , None
4.10
Format: None pages,
Stories to Love, Laugh, and Live By If you are young enough to love a story;and just about everyone… read more
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15. The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1)
By: Hugh Lofting , Michael Hague
3.27
Format: None pages, Paperback
Doctor John Dolittle loves animals. He loves them so much that his home and office overflow with an… read more
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16. The Burgess Animal Book for Children
By: Thornton W. Burgess , None
4.27
Format: 275 pages, Paperback
When Jenny Wren learns that Peter Rabbit would like to know more about the four-footed friends who … read more
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17. Tales from Shakespeare
By: Arthur Rackham , Charles Lamb , Mary Lamb
4.45
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
Presents an introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays including Hamlet Othello, As You Like It, … read more
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18. Parents and Children (Original Homeschooling #2)
By: Charlotte M. Mason
3.94
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
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19. Measure for Measure
By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine
4.38
Format: 83 pages, Paperback
Measure for Measureis among the most passionately discussed of Shakespeare's plays. In it, a duke t… read more
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20. Home Education (Original Homeschooling #1)
By: Charlotte M. Mason
4.53
Format: 389 pages, Paperback
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- parenting
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- family
- education
"Our only means of true intimacy with a child is the power of recovering our own childhood."-Charlotte M. Mason, Home Education (Original Homeschooling #1)
21. School Education: Developing A Curriculum (Original Homeschooling #3)
By: Charlotte M. Mason
3.64
Format: None pages, Paperback
School Education', the third volume of Charlotte Mason's Homeschooling Series, consists of thoughts… read more
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22. Six Voices, One Story: The Heart of AmblesideOnline
By: AmblesideOnline Education Foundation
4.72
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
The AmblesideOnline Advisory began as a band of mothers who followed God and the vitalizing ideas o… read more
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- nonfiction
- education
23. Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace 2.0 Edition
By: Sarah Mackenzie
4.70
Format: None pages, Paperback
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- education
24. Modern Miss Mason
By: Leah Boden
4.30
Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition
For every mother who desires to cultivate a lasting foundation of curiosity and wonder for her chil… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- family
- education
25. Until the Streetlights Come On: How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future
By: Ginny Yurich
4.36
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
It may shock you to learn that we spend an average of 4-7 minutes outside each day--while we spend … read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- family
- education
26. Know and Tell: The Art of Narration
By: Karen Glass
4.52
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
Narration, the art of telling, has been used as a pedagogical tool since ancient times. Over one hu… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- education
27. The Convivial Homeschool: Gospel Encouragement for Keeping Your Sanity While Living and Learning Alongside Your Kids
By: Mystie Winckler
4.70
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Thirty daily readings to build up your confidence and cheerfulness as you homeschool. Homeschool… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
- education
"It does not discredit our authority when we admit we are wrong and seek forgiveness. In fact, ignoring sin discredits our authority. When we repent before God and our children, we give them a categor…"-Mystie Winckler, The Convivial Homeschool: Gospel Encouragement for Keeping Your Sanity While Living and Learning Alongside Your Kids
28. Teatime Discipleship for Mothers and Daughters: Pouring Faith, Love, and Beauty into Your Girl’s Heart
By: Sally Clarkson
4.38
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Establish a Legacy of Love Life is sweeter when a hot pot of tea and a lovely talk of faith are sh… read more
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- parenting
29. The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't
By: Erin Loechner
4.41
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Discover a new and hopeful path forward as you consider your family's approach to social media, scr… read more
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- nonfiction
- parenting
30. Life of Fred: Farming
By: Stanley F. Schmidt
4.42
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
The idea behind Life of Fred is that if students have an enjoyable experience and have fun doing th… read more
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- nonfiction
31. Laying Down the Rails
By: Sonya Shafer
4.23
Format: 239 pages, Paperback
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- philosophy
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- family
- education
