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Book Lists for Christmas

Books, Gift Guides

Do you need some last-minute gift ideas for book-lovers? I happen to have a few suggestions. Bookmark these book lists for Christmas or all-year-giving!

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Six Excellent Books for Christian Parents Raising children in the 21st century, post-Christian world is not easy. These six books get right to the heart of raising godly children in an ungodly world. Great for any parent at any stage!

Excellent Books for Girls A list of well-chosen, non-“twaddle” books that provide excellent reading material and entertainment for girls, encouraging godliness, strength, and femininity.

Excellent Books for Boys A list of well-chosen, non-“twaddle” books that provide excellent reading material and entertainment for boys, encouraging bravery, wisdom, strength, and masculinity.

Book lists for Christmas gift giving

Tolkien Gift Guide Books, guides, and fun gifts for every Tolkien fan on your list!

Is there a Tolkien fan in your life? Consider my Lord of the Rings Online Book Club, beginning January 6! And read my review of A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War here.

 Jane Austen Gift Guide This list doesn’t just contain books! There are all sorts of great collectibles for the Jane Austen fan on your list!

 History Lover’s Gift Guide These books are personal recommendations by me. And it’s a short list, especially for this genre. But they are all great additions to a home library for the book lover or history buff! I love history, and I am a little partial to original sources whenever possible, so most of these books fit that perfectly.

 Louis L’amour Book List Some of my top recommendations from L’amour’s vast repertoire.

Six Great Children’s Authors on History If you want to stock a home library or give exciting historical novels to a kid on your list, start with these gems!

While you’re here, visit my Knowledge Keepers Bookstore! In it you’ll find the books and the stories that have shaped this great country, the books that influenced our founders and our ancestors, the books that Americans have mostly ignored or never heard of, but the good books that we should all read and protect. Join me in saving Western Civilization, one book at a time!

Nicki Truesdell is a 2nd-generation homeschooler and mother to 5. She is a homemaker at heart, and loves books, freedom, history and quilts, and blogs about all of these at nickitruesdell.com. She believes that homeschooling can be relaxed and that history is fun, and both can be done with minimal cost or stress, no matter your family’s circumstances. Nicki is a member of the Texas Home Educators Board of Directors. You can follow her on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.  

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