13 must-read christian books like Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Carol Wallace

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

By: Carol Wallace

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

As one of the bestselling stories of all time, Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christhas capti…

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1. The Robe

By: Lloyd C. Douglas

4.23

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

A Roman soldier, Marcellus, wins Christ's robe as a gambling prize. He then sets forth on a quest t… read more

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"Lumea nu merită sacrificiul de a trăi pentru ea, cu atât mai puțin de a muri."

-Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe

"So much the better. The higher the price you have to pay, the more you will cherish it."

-Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe

"Cauza necazurilor noastre nu se află în jilțul guvernului, ci în imediata apropiere, în trib, în familie, în noi înșine."

-Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe

"E greu să-ți imaginezi lumea fără un creator, dar prefer să nu-mi închipui că faptele oamenilor sunt inspirate de ființe supranaturale. Îmi place mai mult să cred că oamenii și-au inventat brutalitat…"

-Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe

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2. Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

By: Chuck Norris , Alex Harris , Brett Harris

4.04

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

A generation stands on the brink of a "rebelution." A growing movement of young people is rebell… read more

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  • christian
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3. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

By: Lew Wallace

4.03

Format: 620 pages, Hardcover

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) by Lew Wallace is one of the most popular and beloved 19th cen… read more

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"In warning there is strength."

-Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

"The enemy of man is man, my brother."

-Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

"Knowledge leaves no room for chances."

-Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

"Pride is never so loud as when in chains."

-Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

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4. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates

By: Don Yaeger , Brian Kilmeade

3.81

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

From the authors of the New York Timesbestseller George Washington's Secret Six, the little-known s… read more

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5. The Bronze Bow

By: Elizabeth George Speare

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Sa… read more

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  • historical fiction
"the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

"It is the hate that is the enemy. Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

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6. Little Dorrit

By: Charles Dickens , Helen Small , Stephen Wall

4.00

Format: 1021 pages, Paperback

A novel of serendipity, of fortunes won and lost, and of the spectre of imprisonment that hangs ove… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
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"One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it’s left behind."

-Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit

"We must have humbug, we all like humbug, we couldn't get on without humbug."

-Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit

"[...] this particular, as in many others, blustering assertion goes for proof, half over the world."

-Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit

"[Credit is a system whereby] a person who can't pay, gets another person who can't pay, to guarantee that he can pay."

-Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit

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7. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

By: Carol Wallace

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

As one of the bestselling stories of all time, Lew Wallace's Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christhas capti… read more

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  • christian
  • classics
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • biblical fiction

8. Troublesome Creek

By: Jan Watson

4.26

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

A charming historical novel set in the late 1800s. Born and raised in the hills of Kentucky, Laura … read more

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9. The Plainsman (Men of the Saddle #4)

By: Lori Copeland

3.92

Format: None pages,

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10. Understood Betsy

By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher

4.22

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

For all of her nine years, fragile Elizabeth Ann has heard her Aunt Frances refer in whispers to he… read more

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  • historical
  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What's the matter?" asked the teacher, seeing her bewildered face. "Why—why," said Elizabeth Ann, "I don't know what I am at all. If I'm second-grade arithmetic and seventh-grade reading and third-gr…"

-Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Understood Betsy

11. The Bachelor Girl's Guide to Murder (Herringford and Watts, #1)

By: Rachel McMillan

4.22

Format: 129 pages, Paperback

In 1910 Toronto, while other bachelor girls perfect their domestic skills and find husbands, two fr… read more

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12. Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.93

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic… read more

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  • christian
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"The love of knowledge is a kind of madness."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"There I drank life because death was in the pool. That was the best of drinks save one."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."

-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)

13. This Changes Everything: How the Gospel Transforms the Teen Years

By: Jaquelle Crowe Ferris

3.51

Format: None pages, Audio CD

The teen years have been hijacked--by fashion, music, movies, and games; by the pressures of school… read more

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14. A Lesson in Love and Murder (Herringford and Watts Mysteries, #2)

By: Rachel McMillan

4.34

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

From political danger to personal drama, life is about to get explosive... The legacy of literary i… read more

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15. Urchin and the Heartstone (The Mistmantle Chronicles, #2)

By: Omar Rayyan , None , Margaret McAllister

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

As summer dawns on the island of Mistmantle, its inhabitants prepare for the coronation of Crispin … read more

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16. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, #1)

By: Robert C. O'Brien

3.83

Format: 35 pages, Paperback

Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, must move her family to their summer quarter… read more

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17. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

By: Carol Ryrie Brink

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more

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  • historical fiction
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

18. The Maverick (Men of the Saddle #3)

By: Lori Copeland

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Book three in the popular Men of the Saddle series by beloved author Lori Copeland. Six years ago, … read more

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19. Being There

By: Jerzy Kosiński

3.62

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A modern classic now available from Grove Press, Being There is one of the most popular and signifi… read more

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20. The Drifter (Men of the Saddle Series #2)

By: Lori Copeland

4.01

Format: 532 pages, Paperback

This is the story of Beau Claxton, a cowboy who finds himself obliged to a young widow after she sa… read more

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21. Shadow (Heirs of Neverland, #2)

By: Kara Swanson

4.26

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Peter Pan has crash-landed back on Neverland. But this is not the island he remembers. Desperate… read more

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"You have always believed in the impossible, Peter. Don't give up yet."

-Kara Swanson, Shadow (Heirs of Neverland, #2)

"You won't save them with a blade. You can't heal a wound by making one."

-Kara Swanson, Shadow (Heirs of Neverland, #2)

"Neverwhere, life... it wasn't meant to be a freezeframe, Peter. It can't stay suspended forever. As much as it may hurt, we have to grow. If we don't grow, we don't live. We just stagnate and begin t…"

-Kara Swanson, Shadow (Heirs of Neverland, #2)

"you may be the boy who lost almost everything because of his mistakes and the brokenness of other people that he couldn't control, but you are also the boy who chose not to run. Who returned to his b…"

-Kara Swanson, Shadow (Heirs of Neverland, #2)

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22. Daughter of Rome

By: Tessa Afshar

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A woman with a devastating secret. A man bent on proving his worth. A chance encounter that catapul… read more

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23. Thief of Corinth

By: Tessa Afshar

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

First-century Corinth is a city teeming with commerce and charm. It’s also filled with danger and c… read more

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"But the choices that lead us into broken paths often have their beginnings in more convoluted places."

-Tessa Afshar, Thief of Corinth

"I was like a child bitten by a viper. All I could think of was finding a way to remove the fangs sunken into my skin. I had no notion that I still had to contend with the venom pumping through my vei…"

-Tessa Afshar, Thief of Corinth

"He knows the number of hairs on your head. He cares for the desires of your heart. Underneath the currents of your life, he stretches his everlasting arms. He has set his affections on you, though he…"

-Tessa Afshar, Thief of Corinth

Cover of Voice of the Ancient (The King's Men, #1) by Connilyn Cossette

24. Voice of the Ancient (The King's Men, #1)

By: Connilyn Cossette

4.58

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

As the eldest son of a Levite and a Philistine, Avidan is torn between his duty to his family legac… read more

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  • historical fiction
  • biblical fiction
"Those songs don't each us about ourselves, son. They teach us about the God who freed us. Because if we forget who Yahweh is, if we let ourselves slide down that slippery slope, then we are no differ…"

-Connilyn Cossette, Voice of the Ancient (The King's Men, #1)

"When I'd told the stories of our ancestors at the fire last night, not only had the shepherds and their families been both fascinated and entertained, but there had been something exhilarating about …"

-Connilyn Cossette, Voice of the Ancient (The King's Men, #1)

Cover of Stay with Me (Waters of Time, #3) by Jody Hedlund

25. Stay with Me (Waters of Time, #3)

By: Jody Hedlund

4.28

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Sacrificing and dying to oneself is costly. But doing so brings new purpose and joy. As a priva… read more

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  • historical fiction
"You will be here when I return, and we shall find a way to be together."

-Jody Hedlund, Stay with Me (Waters of Time, #3)

"For many years she’d felt lost, that she didn’t know who she was. But here, now, with him, she was finally home."

-Jody Hedlund, Stay with Me (Waters of Time, #3)

"Was that then, the true secret to life? In the sacrificing and dying to oneself, a person could find a deeper sense of purpose and joy?"

-Jody Hedlund, Stay with Me (Waters of Time, #3)

"He didn't want to be carried by his hardships aimlessly. Instead, he wanted to find a way to carry the hardships with grace and purpose."

-Jody Hedlund, Stay with Me (Waters of Time, #3)

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26. Lifemark

By: Chris Fabry

4.42

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

For eighteen years, she tried to believe she had made the right decision--for him.But if she never … read more

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27. The Secret Life of Words: English Words and Their Origins

By: Anne Curzan

4.37

Format: 36 pages, Audible Audio

18 hrs and 22 minsFrom new words such as "bling" and "email" to the role of text messaging and oth… read more

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28. The Man from Skibbereen: A Novel

By: Louis L'Amour

4.03

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Crispin Mayo was a reckless young brawler who’d left his tiny fishing village for the vast American… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) by Tomi Adeyemi

29. Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

3.49

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart… read more

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"Do not pray to be saved; pray to be reborn."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I like hearing your people call out to your gods- they never seem to come."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I teach you to be warriors in the garden, so that you may never be gardeners in a war."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

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30. Fairest Son

By: H.S.J. Williams

4.20

Format: 147 pages, Kindle Edition

The Fair and Foul courts of the fey folk have long yearned for one to bring them together in peace,… read more

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16 Best fiction books like Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Carol Wallace

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The Robe

Lloyd C. Douglas

4.23

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Lew Wallace

4.03

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The Bronze Bow

Elizabeth George Speare

4.01

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Little Dorrit

Charles Dickens , Helen Small , Stephen Wall

4.00

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Agnes Grey

Anne Brontë , Angeline Goreau

3.71

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North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell , Alan Shelston

4.15

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Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray , John Carey

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