Mom Reads
“When the world is in chaos, and not able to locate its identity, it’s the storytellers that bring it back to center. Because storytellers are the keepers of the culture.”
~Michael Meade
Nurturing a love of liberty can be as simple as gathering a group of moms around your kitchen table with a good book! That is the idea behind the Mom Reads MomLink Group. It is simply a guided Book Club where we provide the book lists and suggested discussion topics; you gather your group of readers and then, once a month, meet with your group to start a conversation about what you read.
We’ve done all the work for you!
There are a lot of great books available but the process of finding them can be a little overwhelming; and then there is always the frustration of wondering whether or not you can trust the source. There is also the issue of time. And what about those of us who aren’t “into reading”?
We considered all of these things when compiling the Classic 12 Reading list. Our goal was to create a list of books that were high interest, easy to read, not cumbersome in length, and which contained the ideas and principles that will promote liberty—so that, by just reading one book a month, at the end of the year, you would have a firm understanding of the principles of liberty and gain a love for our nation’s unique history and heritage. After much thought and consideration, we feel confident we have achieved our purpose with the Classic 12. Once you read these books, if you like more exciting, thought-provoking reads, we add an additional 12 for our Classic 24, 36, and 48.
If you have participated in Cottage Meetings, you will notice that some of these books are already included as part of the Cottage Meeting program as core resources or supplemental reading. This, we feel, is evidence of the quality of the books listed and the value we place on them. So open a book and enjoy the adventure!
CLASSIC 12
The 5000 Year Leap: A miracle that changed the world by W. Cleon Skousen
(including in Cottage Meeting Hostess Kit)
Raising A New Generation of Patriots: A Garden Allegory by Marlene Peterson, Tammy Hulse, Kimberly Fletcher
(including in Cottage Meeting Hostess Kit)
Stories of American History *by Mara L. Pratt
(including in Cottage Meeting Hostess Kit)
Animal Farm * by George Orwell
The Giver * by Lois Lowry
Freedom Factor by Gerald N. Lund
Preserve, Protect and Defend by Cameron C. Taylor
Seven Miracles that Saved America by Chris & Ted Stewart
Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille
The Alliance * by Gerald N. Lund
The Bulletproof George Washington * by David Barton
Patriots In Petticoats * By Patricia Edwards Clyne
! Available in the Moms for America Bookstore
* Great for family read aloud
CLASSIC 24
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
A Wrinkle In Time * by Madeleine L’Engle
The Thieves of Tyburn Square * by Elizabeth Fry
How to Kill 11 Million People by Andy Andrews
WOMEN: America’s Last Best Hope by Kimberly Fletcher
The Light and the Glory by Peter Marshall and David Manuel
Stories of Christopher Columbus * (Freedom Series from Libraries of Hope www.librariesofhope.org)
Seven Tipping Points that Saved the World by Chris & Ted Stewart
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
The Miracle of America: Birth of A Nation * by Brian P. Troter, William S. Norton and Helen Thomas Robson
Restoring the Art of Storytelling in the Home by Marlene Peterson
The Proper Role of Government by Ezra T. Benson and/or Keys to Good Government by David Barton
* Great for family read aloud
CLASSIC 36
The Discovery of Freedom by Rose Wilder Lane
Stories of the Pilgrims * Freedom Series from Libraries of Hope www.librariesofhope.org)
Defeating the Totalitarian Lie by Hilmar Von Campe
Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
Stories of George Washington * Freedom Series from Libraries of Hope www.librariesofhope.org)
The Law: Power, Liberty, and the Proper Role of Government by M. Frederic Bastiat
Leadership & Self-deception by Arbinger Institute
The Story Bible * published by Libraries of Hope
Wives of the Signers by Harry Clinton Green, Mary Wolcott Green and David Barton
Majesty of God’s Law by W. Cloen Skousen
The Peacegiver by James L. Ferrell
Unlikely Heroes by Ron Carter
*Great for family read aloud
CLASSIC 48
Fishers of Men (first volume in the Kingdom and the Crown series) by Gerald N. Lund
The Making of America by W. Cleon Skousen
The Real Thomas Jefferson and/or The Real Benjamin Franklin both by Andrew M. Allison
The Covenant: One Nation Under God by Timothy Ballard
Promises of the Constitution by Pamela Romney Openshaw
Freedom to Choose by Milton Freedom
Bonds that Makes Us Free by C. Terry Warner
Our Sacred Honor (first in the Prelude to Glory Series) by Ron Carter
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Agenda 21 by Glenn Beck
Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek
Freedom Documents
Of course it goes without saying that to gain a clear and true understanding of liberty, the document that established us as a nation and the one with which all our laws and government are based must be considered mandatory reading.
Declaration of Independence Constitution of the United States
