My wife and I are avid readers. So it’s probably no surprise that our kids devour books, too. Every summer we choose a handful of books for each of them, suited to their interests and age. And to sweeten the pot, we pay them for each completed book.
Here are the reading lists (and cash prizes) for each Greear child still in our home:
Allie (16)
- The Gospel of Luke ($30) – To provide some accountability for them and to aid in their comprehension, we ask that they give each chapter their own title
- Psalm 1, 3, 4, 16, 23, 27, 32, 55, 63, 81, 91, 139, 145 ($10) – Provide one title per chapter
- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Sean Covey ($25)
- Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion, or 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity, Rebecca McLaughlin ($20)
- To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson, Courtney Anderson ($20)
- On Speaking Well: How to Give a Speech with Style, Substance, and Clarity, Peggy Noonan ($20)
- Undistracted: Capture Your Purpose. Rediscover Your Joy, Bob Goff ($15)
- Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World, Jennie Allen ($15)
- The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini ($15)
- Attacking Anxiety: From Panicked and Depressed to Alive and Free, Shawn Johnson ($15)
Ryah (14)
- The Gospel of Luke ($30) – To provide some accountability for them and to aid in their comprehension, we ask that they give each chapter their own title
- Psalm 1, 3, 4, 16, 23, 27, 32, 55, 63, 81, 91, 139, 145 ($10) – Provide one title per chapter
- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Sean Covey ($25)
- To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson, Courtney Anderson ($20)
- Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers ($15)
- Tortured for Christ, Richard Wurmbrand ($15)
- Unbroken (Young Adult Adaptation), Laura Hillenbrand ($15)
- Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World, Jennie Allen ($15)
- Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World, Bob Goff ($15)
- Sparkly Green Earrings: Catching the Light at Every Turn, Melanie Shankle ($10)
Adon (12)
- The Gospel of Luke ($30) – To provide some accountability for them and to aid in their comprehension, we ask that they give each chapter their own title
- Psalm 1, 3, 4, 16, 23, 27, 32, 55, 63, 81, 91, 139, 145 ($10) – Provide one title per chapter
- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Sean Covey ($25)
- Tortured for Christ, Richard Wurmbrand ($15)
- Unbroken (Young Adult Adaptation), Laura Hillenbrand ($15)
- Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World, Bob Goff ($15)
- Bruchko, Bruce Olsen ($15)
- God’s Smuggler, Brother Andrew ($15)
- Servant on the Edge of History: Risking All for the Gospel in War-Ravaged Vietnam, Sam James ($15)
- Benaiah, Cliff Graham ($8)
- Day of War, Cliff Graham ($8 for each in series)
