Book List for 2013-14 Leadership Academy

Apprentice Book List 

(These books will be use all year) 

1- How: Essential Skills for Living the Gospel,* by John Hilton III and Anthony Sweat. ( $26.96, not available at library)

2-  Promises of the Constitution: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow,* by Pamela Romney Openshaw. ($24.62 including shipping, not available at library) 

3- A hero report on a hero from this time period. Choose a research source from below:

Recommended Hero Book List (Choose ONE book below or use another parent-approved source. We don’t want the youth confronted with anti-founders literature at this age. Wikipedia not allowed.)

• Great American Statesmen and Heroes, by Catherine Millard (1995) 

• Builders of our Country II, by G. Southward (1907, FREE at heritage-history.com)

• Heroes of Progress in America, by Charles Morris (1906, FREE at heritage-history.com)

• For You They Signed, by Marilyn Boyer (2010, by a homeshool mother of 14 children) 

• Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence (1848)

• Wives of the Signers: The Women Behind the Declaration of Independence (1912) 

• Women of the Constitution: Wives of the Signers (2012)

• The Founders: The 39 Stories Behind the US Constitution (2005, this one didn't state a Christian viewpoint, but I included it in the list because I didn't find as many books about Constitution signers as for Declaration signers) 

Journeyman Book List 

We’ll use one book each month, based on the principle of the month in parentheses. 
For October and April the readings will be switched for apprentice and journeyman.

September – (God) The Miracle of America: Birth of a Nation,* by Brian P. Trotter and William S. Norton (72 pages, $26.95, not available at library) 

OR for September,  if it’s not feasible to afford the above "Miracle of America" book, you could use this one instead: The American Revolution (Landmark Books)* by Bruce Bliven Jr. (160 pages, $5.39, 2 copies at library)

In Sept. we’ll also study two short documents (free online**): Mayflower Compact (the year 1620) and John Winthrop’s Speech: “A Model of Christian Charity” (the year 1630). 

October – (Citizenship – Apprentice book) Carry On, Mr. Bowditch,* by Jean Lee Latham (256 pages, but easy reading, $6.26, either 12 or 21 copies at library)

November – (Life and Pursuit of Happiness) The Power of Positive Thinking for Teens,* by Mary Lou Carney (128 pages, $8.51, not available at library)

January – (Property) Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? by Richard Maybury (159 pages, $13.46, 7 copies at library)

February – (Liberty) Bulletproof George Washington* Bulletproof George Washington (62 pages, $6.60, four copies at library)

In Feb. we’ll also study two documents (free online**): George Washington’s Farewell Address (the year 1796) and The Declaration of Independence (the year 1776).

March – (Leadership) The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John Maxwell (176 pgs, $8.09 __ copies at library) 

April – (Society – Apprentice book) Freedom Factor*, by Gerald Lund (295 pages, but easy reading, $16.69, 12 copies at library)

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Note: The prices I listed above are for new books using Amazon Prime with free 2-day shipping. Amazon (and other used book sites) also have them used, starting around $4 including shipping.

*Good books for family read-aloud (they may all be depending on ages of your children)

**These documents are free online. Or if you want to invest in Great American Documents for LDS Families it is a beautiful book that includes pictures, explanations, definitions, and quotes from church leaders about the documents.  (Reg. $45.99 but we bought ours on clearance. It's also a Deseret Book eBook for $14.99.)  Optional but highly recommended!