The Pioneers
The Pioneers covers several decades of the pioneers’ lives, but only in the Northwest Territory. McCullough focuses on a few key families and events to show what life was like for these pioneers settling in a land that had not seen any permanent human settlement.

The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought ...

The Flight Girls
The Flight Girls covers an interesting part of history. Women pilots were key to completing the mission of WWII; however, they were not militarized and had no benefits. If their plane crashed, the family had to cover the costs of getting the remains home.

The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar

Day by Elie Wiesel
Day is a moving novel of how a soul can be deeply affected by witnessing evil. There is sadness to it that can only be understood to a certain level. I think the entire trilogy does a good job of letting readers into the heart and soul of a Holocaust survivor. It is a must-read for adults and mature high school students could learn a lot from it, too.

Day by Elie Wiesel

Dogs of Christmas
The Dogs of Christmas is a heart-warming tale of how much dogs can help people in all areas of their lives. It has some twists and turns, and even some scary moments, but being a holiday book, all ends well. Animal lovers, lovers of holiday fiction and lovers of good fiction will all enjoy this book.

The Dogs of Christmas by W. Bruce Cameron

Little Amish Matchmaker
Isaac is growing up in a traditional Amish community. He loves to play with his friends, enjoys school and tries to avoid chores. In The Little Amish Matchmaker, he sees his older brother acting funny around his teacher, Catherine, and gets it into his head that they would be a good couple.

The Little Amish Matchmaker by Linda Tyler

Dashing Through The Snow
Ashley Davison wants to get home to Seattle for Christmas, but can't buy a plane ticket. When she tries to get a rental car, she finds it's the last one, but she's not old enough to rent it. In Dashing Through the Snow, the man behind her is and he also wants to get to Seattle for a job interview. They decide to share the ride, not knowing that the real reason Ashley can't buy a ticket is that the feds think she is on the Do Not Fly list - and they're after her!

Dashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber

The Christmas Wedding 1
In The Christams Wedding, Gaby wants all her children home for Christmas this year. They haven’t been together since her husband, their father, passed away several years earlier. Gaby has also decided that it’s time for her to do something for herself – get married again.

The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson

Comfort and Joy
December is the perfect month to read some holiday books! They are often short, feel-good stories that put me right in the Christmas spirit! If you're looking for some holiday reads this month, here's a list of 12 good holiday books!

Sarah Anne’s 12 Books of Christmas