Hot Fifth Grade Books
The following list encompasses the many reading levels found among fifth graders and includes just a sampling of the many outstanding texts available to students. Many of the authors have other titles which are appropriate for this reading level.
Adventure
Giant Rat of Sumatra, The by Sid Fleischman
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman
Running Out of Time by Margaret Haddix
Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth Speare
Trouble River by Betsy Byars
Wanderer, The by Sharon Creech
A Coyote's in the House by Elmore Leonard A Dog on Barkham Street by M.S. Stolz Black Stallion, The by Walter Farley Grand Escape, The by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Incident at Hawk's Hill by Allan Eckert Incredible Journey, The by Sheila Burnford Midnight Fox, The by Betsy Byars Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat Redwall by Brian Jacques Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Animal Stories
Georgia O'Keefe: Wideness and Wonder of Her World by Beverly Gherman It Came From Ohio: My LIfe as a Writer by R.L. Stine Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart by Corrine Szabo Steven Spielberg: Amazing Filmmaker by Jim Hargrove Through My Eyes: the Autobiography of Ruby Bridges by Ruby Bridges Fantasy Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Castle in the Attic, The by Elizabeth Winthrop Dark is Rising, The by Susan Cooper Door in the Wall. The by Marguerite de Angeli Thief, The by Megan Turner Historical Fiction Devil's Arithmetic, The by Jane Yolen Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse Night Journey, The by Kathryn Lasky Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Pharaoh's Daughter by Julius Lester Sign of the Beaver, The by Elizabeth Speare Ties That Bind, Ties That Break by Lensey Namioka Watsons Go To Birmingham, The by Christopher Curtis Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpearsBiographies
Humor
Beloved Dearly by Doug Cooney
Boys Start the War, The by Phyllis Naylor
Great Brain, The by John Fitzgerald
Letter from Camp, by Kate Klise
Witches, The by Ron Dahl
Eat Your Poison, Dear by James Howe Einstein Anderson Shocks his Friends by Seymour Simon House with a Clock in the Walls, The by John Bellairs Is Anybody There? by Eve Bunting Mystery at Loon Lake by Gilbert B. Cross Mystery of Drear House, The by Virginia Hamilton Westing Game, The by Ellen Raskin Nonfiction (Informational Text) Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues by Patricia and Frederick McKissack Children of the Dust Bowl by Jerry Stanley Children of the Wild West by Russell Friedman Great Migration, The by Jacob Laurence Growing Up in Coal Country by Susan Campbell Bartoletti Mummies and Their Mysteries by Charlotte Wilcox New Way Things Work, The by David Macaulay Shh! We're Writing The Constitution by Jean Fritz Poetry Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman and Eric Beddows Knock at a Star: A Child's Introduction to Poetry by X. J. and Dorothy Kennedy, Karen Lee Baker Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out by Ralph Fletcher Poetry for Young People: American Poetry by John Hollander and Sally Wern Wham! It's a Poetry Jam; Discovering Performance Poetry by Sara Holbrook Among the Hidden by Margaret Haddix A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Max and Me and the Wild West by Gery Greer and Bob Ruddick Rewind to Yesterday by Susan Beth Pfeffer White Mountains, The by John Christopher Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos Nothin' but Net by Matt Christopher S.O.R. Losers by Avi Wilma Rudolph by Tom Biracree Zucchini Warriors, The by Gordon Korman Mysteries
Science Fiction
Sports
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