1. The Terrible Two
2. The Giraffe, and the Pelly, and Me by Roald Dahl (This is one of the few Roald Dahl books that Gemma’s mom thinks is clean & appropriate).
3. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
4. Escape from Mr. Limoncello’s Library
5. Wedgie and Gizmo
6. Guardian’s of the Galaxy’s Rocket and Groot: Stranded on Planet Strip Mall
7. BatPig: Go Pig or Go Home
8. Winnie the Pooh by A. A.  Milne (The Originals; Not the Disney Rubbish)

Fantasy/Sci-Fi

1. Lord of the Rings
2. The Wild Robot
3. The Lost Princess (A Double Story)
4. The Princess and the Goblin
5. The Princess and Curdie
6. The Horse and His Boy (Narnia)
7. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
8. The Chronicles of Prydain
9. The False Prince (Historical Fantasy)
10. Gravity (From the Fairy Tale Physics series) by Sarah Allen
11. The Wingfeather Saga

1. The Bletchley Riddle
2. Sweet Home Alaska
3. Odder by Katherine Applegate
4. My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

For Learning Statistics

1. Intro Stats by De Veax, Velleman, and Bock – A good introductory textbook. Sometimes reads less textbook-y, and sometimes it’s even funny.
2. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte
3. Statistical Modeling: A Fresh Approach by Daniel T. Kaplan. This textbook is for a more mathematically mature audience, but it is worth mentioning because it is one of my favorites for actually understanding statistical inference.