Any of John Holt's books
John Holt is basically the father of the modern unschooling movement. The best books of his are probably How Children Fail, How Children Learn, and Teach Your Own.

Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Cumpulsory Schooling, John Taylor Gatto
This book explains what schools are really for.

The Teenage Liberation Handbook, How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education, Grace Llewellyn
This is great resource for teens who are in school and teens who aren't. It gives you good reasons to quit school, tells you how to convince your parents, and gives TONS of resources for learning on your own.

My Ishmael, Daniel Quinn
Most of this book is not about unschooling, but a few chapters are dedicated to it. Most likely inspired by Holt and Gatto, Quinn explains what schools are really for, and how children really learn best. He explains that in primitive cultures, unschooling is how children learn everything, and that unschooling is a way for children to learn that really works.

The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom, Mary Griffith
This book gives lots of ideas for how to find resources for unschooling your children or yourself.

Homeschooling For Excellence, David Colfax and Micki Colfax
This is a book written by the parents of three homeschooled sons who all were accepted to Harvard.

Growing Without Schooling magazine
A wonderful magazine full of writing sent in by its readers, with suggestions, resources, and stories that you can relate to. It has ceased publication, but you can order back issues through the FUN catalog below.

FUN Books catalog
The catalog put out by the Family Unschoolers Network, containing books on many subjects, for child and teen unschoolers alike.

Chinaberry book catalog
A great catalog full of useful books and other resources.

Hearth Song catalog
This a great toy catolog, including only non-violent toys and other items. Most of it is geared towards children, but some of the craft kits and other items would be good for teens too.


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