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The Best Books To Read In 5th Grade

“What are the best books to read in 5th Grade?” We looked at 629 of the top books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 26 books, all appearing on 3 or more, “Best 5th Grade” book lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The books include images, descriptions, and links. The remaining 600+ books, as well as the lists we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.

For more Best School Year book lists, check below!

The Best Books To Read In Kindergarten
The Best Books To Read In 1st Grade
The Best Books To Read In 2nd Grade
The Best Books To Read In 3rd Grade
The Best Books To Read In 4th Grade
The Best Books To Read In 5th Grade
The Best Books To Read In 6th Grade
The Best Books To Read In 7th Grade
The Best Books To Read In 8th Grade
The Best Books To Read As A Freshman In High School
The Best Books To Read In High School
The Best Books To Read After High School Or Before College
The Best Books To Read In College

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Top 26 Books For 5th Grade



26 .) Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Lists It Appears On:

  • Cowetas Schools
  • Goodreads
  • Goodreads 2

One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie.

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25 .) Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis

Lists It Appears On:

  • Imagination Soup
  • Goodreads 2
  • Goodreads

Epic battles between good and evil, fantastic creatures, betrayals, heroic deeds, and friendships won and lost all come together in this unforgettable world, which has been enchanting readers of all ages for over sixty years.

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24 .) Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads 2
  • Goodreads
  • Imagination Soup

Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That’s because he’s being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified Harry will learn that he’s really a wizard, just as his parents were. But everything changes when Harry is summoned to attend an infamous school for wizards, and he begins to discover some clues about his illustrious birthright. From the surprising way he is greeted by a lovable giant, to the unique curriculum and colorful faculty at his unusual school, Harry finds himself drawn deep inside a mystical world he never knew existed and closer to his own noble destiny.

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23 .) Matilda by Roald Dahl

Lists It Appears On:

  • Education World
  • Goodreads
  • Goodreads 2

Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she’s just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It’ll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!

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22 .) Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts

Lists It Appears On:

  • 5th Grade Books
  • Imagination Soup
  • Cowetas Schools

“It’s Rafe Khatchadorian’s first day at Hills Village Middle School, and it’s shaping up to be the worst year ever. He has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix, but luckily he’s got an ace plan for the best year ever–if only he can pull it off. With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school’s oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class–5,000 points! Running in the hallway–10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm–50,000 points!

But not everyone thinks Rafe’s plan is a good idea, especially not the teachers, parents, and bullies who keep getting in his way.”

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21 .) NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society (NERDS, #1) by Michael Buckley

Lists It Appears On:

  • BCLS
  • Goodreads
  • Daddy Read

NERDS combines all the excitement of international espionage with all the awkwardness of elementary school, and the results are hilarious. A group of unpopular fifth graders run a spy network from inside their school. With the help of cutting-edge science, they transform their nerdy qualities into incredible abilities! Their enemies? An array of James Bond–style villains, each with an evil plan more diabolical and more ridiculous than the last.

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20 .) Schooled by Gordon Korman

Lists It Appears On:

  • Cowetas Schools
  • Pragmatic Mom
  • Picky Kid Pix

Capricorn Cap Anderson has been homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Rain. When Rain is injured in a fall, Cap is forced to attend the local middle school. Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared him for the politics of public school.

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19 .) Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Lists It Appears On:

  • Daddy Read
  • Education World
  • Goodreads 2

“Marty will do anything to save his new friend Shiloh in this Newbery Medal–winning novel from Phillis Reynolds Naylor.

When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it’s love at first sight—and also big trouble. It turns out the dog, which Marty names Shiloh, belongs to Judd Travers, who drinks too much and has a gun—and abuses his dogs. So when Shiloh runs away from Judd to Marty, Marty just has to hide him and protect him from Judd. But Marty’s secret becomes too big for him to keep to himself, and it exposes his entire family to Judd’s anger. How far will Marty have to go to make Shiloh his?”

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18 .) Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Lists It Appears On:

  • The Kid Story
  • Goodreads 2
  • Goodreads

“Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of “Stargirl, Stargirl.” She captures Leo Borlock’ s heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first.

Then they turn on her. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal. In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love.”

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17 .) The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Lists It Appears On:

  • Imagination Soup
  • What Do We Do All Day
  • Goodreads 2

“Ten-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada’s twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn’t waste a minute—she sneaks out to join him.

So begins a new adventure for Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan—and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands of their mother?”

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16 .) Where The Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Lists It Appears On:

  • Daddy Read
  • Pragmatic Mom
  • Goodreads

In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life’s questions. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family’s fortune. She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer.

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15 .) Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Lists It Appears On:

  • Goodreads 2
  • Daddy Read
  • 5th Grade Books
  • Imagination Soup

“Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius-and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn’t know what he’s taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren’t the fairies of bedtime stories; these fairies are armed and dangerous.

Artemis thinks he has them right where he wants them but then they stop playing by the rules.”

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14 .) Frindle by Andrew Clements

Lists It Appears On:

  • Cowetas Schools
  • Education World
  • Goodreads
  • Goodreads 2

Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes to liven things up at school — and he’s always had plenty of great ideas. When Nick learns some interesting information about how words are created, suddenly he’s got the inspiration for his best plan ever…the frindle. Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle? Things begin innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn’t belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading across the country, and there’s nothing Nick can do to stop it.

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13 .) From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg

Lists It Appears On:

  • Education World
  • Great! Schools
  • Goodreads 2
  • Imagination Soup

“When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn’t just want to run from somewhere she wants to run to somewhere—to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and preferably elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Knowing that her younger brother, Jamie, has money and thus can help her with the serious cash flow problem she invites him along.

Once settled into the museum, Claudia and Jamie, find themselves caught up in the mystery of an angel statue that the museum purchased at an auction for a bargain price of $250. The statue is possibly an early work of the Renaissance master Michelangelo, and therefore worth millions. Is it? Or isn’t it? Claudia is determined to find out. This quest leads Claudia to Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the remarkable old woman who sold the statue and to some equally remarkable discoveries about herself.”

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12 .) Hatchet (Brian’s Saga, #1) by Gary Paulsen

Lists It Appears On:

  • Daddy Read
  • Great! Schools
  • Goodreads 2
  • Goodreads

Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered Windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present—and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart since his parent’s divorce. But now Brian has no time for anger, self pity, or despair—it will take all his know-how and determination, and more courage than he knew he possessed, to survive.

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11 .) Holes by Louis Sachar

Lists It Appears On:

  • Daddy Read
  • Education World
  • Goodreads 2
  • Goodreads

“Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.

It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.”

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10 .) Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

Lists It Appears On:

  • Cowetas Schools
  • Pragmatic Mom
  • Goodreads 2
  • Picky Kid Pix

Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her and smarter than her classmates in her integrated classroom—the very same classmates who dismiss her as mentally challenged, because she cannot tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy. And she’s determined to let everyone know it…somehow.

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9 .) Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan

Lists It Appears On:

  • The Kid Story
  • Imagination Soup
  • Goodreads 2
  • Goodreads

Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school…again. And that’s the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy’s Greek mythology textbook and into his life.

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8 .) The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Lists It Appears On:

  • Imagination Soup
  • Imagination Soup
  • Goodreads
  • Goodreads 2

“This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. This paperback edition includes an author’s note highlighting the differences between the fictional story and true events, a version of the author’s Newbery Medal acceptance speech, Ivan’s “”signature,”” discussion questions, and more.

Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes.”

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7 .) The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

Lists It Appears On:

  • Great! Schools
  • Pragmatic Mom
  • Goodreads
  • Goodreads 2

For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason! Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it’s exciting beyond his wildest dreams. . . .

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6 .) Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

Lists It Appears On:

  • Education World
  • Pragmatic Mom
  • Goodreads
  • Goodreads 2

“Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, proud of her country roots and the “”Indian-ness in her blood,”” travels from Ohio to Idaho with her eccentric grandparents. Along the way, she tells them of the story of Phoebe Winterbottom, who received mysterious messages, who met a “”potential lunatic,”” and whose mother disappeared.

As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe’s outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold—the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother.”

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5 .) Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Lists It Appears On:

  • PBS
  • Goodreads
  • Goodreads 2
  • 5th Grade Books

“Billy has long dreamt of owning not one, but two, dogs. So when he’s finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own—Old Dan and Little Ann—he’s ecstatic. It doesn’t matter that times are tough; together they’ll roam the hills of the Ozarks.
Soon Billy and his hounds become the finest hunting team in the valley. Stories of their great achievements spread throughout the region, and the combination of Old Dan’s brawn, Little Ann’s brains, and Billy’s sheer will seems unbeatable. But tragedy awaits these determined hunters—now friends—and Billy learns that hope can grow out of despair, and that the seeds of the future can come from the scars of the past.”

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4 .) Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Lists It Appears On:

  • PBS
  • Daddy Read
  • Pragmatic Mom
  • Goodreads
  • Goodreads 2

“It’s 1936, in Flint Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud’s got a few things going for him:

1. He has his own suitcase full of special things.
2. He’s the author of Bud Caldwell’s Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself.
3. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers advertising Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!!

Bud’s got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road to find this mystery man, nothing can stop him—not hunger, not fear, not vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself.”

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3 .) Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

Lists It Appears On:

  • PBS
  • Education World
  • Great! Schools
  • Goodreads 2
  • Goodreads

The gripping story of young Karana, who survives by herself for eighteen years on a deserted island off the California coast.

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2 .) Wonder by R. J. Palacio

Lists It Appears On:

  • Imagination Soup
  • Cowetas Schools
  • Daddy Read
  • The Kid Story
  • Goodreads 2
  • Picky Kid Pix

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community’s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance.

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1 .) Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Lists It Appears On:

  • Imagination Soup
  • PBS
  • Education World
  • Great! Schools
  • Pragmatic Mom
  • Goodreads
  • Goodreads 2
  • Picky Kid Pix

“As the German troops begin their campaign to “”relocate”” all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.

Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.”

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The Additional Best Books For Fifth Graders



 

#BookAuthorLists
(Titles Appear On 2 Lists Each)
27SeedfolksPaul Fleischman
Pragmatic Mom
Picky Kid Pix
28SmileRaina TelgemeierGoodreads
Imagination Soup
29A long walk to waterLinda Sue Parkaadl
The Kid Story
30A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L’Engle
Imagination Soup
Goodreads 2
31A Year Down YonderRichard PeckPBS
Pragmatic Mom
32Al Capone Does My ShirtsGennifer CholdenkoPBS
Picky Kid Pix
33Alabama MoonWatt, Kay
Cowetas Schools
Great! Schools
34Beauty and the Beast: The Only One Who Didn’t Run AwayWendy Mass
Cowetas Schools
BCLS
35Because of Mr. TeruptRob BuyeaBCLS
Goodreads
36Blood on the RiverElisa CarbonePBS
BCLS
37Bridge to TerabithiaKatherine Paterson
Imagination Soup
Goodreads 2
38Chains (Seeds of America)Laurie Halse Anderson
Picky Kid Pix
PBS
39Esperanza RisingPam Muñoz RyanGoodreads
Goodreads 2
40Fever 1793Laurie Halse AndersonGoodreads
Picky Kid Pix
41Freak the MightyRodman Philbrick
Cowetas Schools
Great! Schools
42Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)J.K. Rowling
Goodreads 2
Goodreads
43Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)J.K. Rowling
Goodreads 2
Goodreads
44Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)J.K. Rowling
Goodreads 2
Goodreads
45Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)J.K. Rowling
Goodreads 2
Goodreads
46Homeless BirdGloria Whelan
Cowetas Schools
Great! Schools
47HootCarl Hiaasen
Cowetas Schools
Goodreads 2
48I SurvivedLauren Tarshis
Imagination Soup
BCLS
49In the Year of the Boar and Jackie RobinsonBette Bao Lord, Marc Simont (illus.)PBS
Education World
50Maniac MageeJerry Spinelli
Great! Schools
Goodreads 2
51MockingbirdKathryn Erskine
Imagination Soup
Cowetas Schools
52Molly Moon’s Hypnotic Time Travel Adventure (Molly Moon, #3)Georgia ByngGoodreads
Great! Schools
53No TalkingAndrew Clements
Cowetas Schools
Great! Schools
54Old YellerFred GipsonPBS
Daddy Read
55One for the MurphysLynda Mullaly HuntGoodreads
Picky Kid Pix
56PeakRoland Smith
Cowetas Schools
Great! Schools
57PollyannaEleanor PorterPBS
Great! Schools
58RulesCynthia LordGoodreads
Goodreads 2
59Savvy (Savvy, #1)Ingrid Law
What Do We Do All Day
Goodreads
60ScatCarl Hiaasen
Cowetas Schools
Goodreads
61Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1)Judy Blume
Cowetas Schools
Goodreads
62The Girl Who Could FlyVictoria ForesterGoodreads
Picky Kid Pix
63The Giver (Giver Quartet)Lois Lowry
Goodreads 2
The Kid Story
64The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (The League of Princes, #1)Christopher HealyGoodreads
What Do We Do All Day
65The Kane ChroniclesRick Riordan
5th Grade Books
The Kid Story
66The Name of This Book Is Secret (Secret, #1)Pseudonymous BoschGoodreads
Daddy Read
67The Shakespeare StealerGary BlackwoodPBS
Great! Schools
68The Tale of DespereauxKate DiCamillo
Daddy Read
Goodreads 2
69
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The Kid Story
What Do We Do All Day
70The View From SaturdayE.L. Konigsburg
Education World
Great! Schools
71The Westing GameEllen RaskinGoodreads
Goodreads 2
72Tuck EverlastingNatalie BabbittGoodreads
Goodreads 2
(Titles Appear On 1 List Each)
7311 Birthdays (Willow Falls, #1)Wendy MassGoodreads
74A Day No Pigs Would DiePeckPBS
75A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a StrayAnn M. MartinGoodreads
76A Friendship For Today
The Kid Story
77A Girl Called BoyHurmencePBS
78A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids: Understanding Climate Change and What You Can Do About ItJulie Hall
Great! Schools
79A Jar of DreamsUchidaPBS
80A Little PrincessFrances Hodgson BurnettGoodreads
81A Long Way from ChicagoPeckPBS
82A Picture of FreedomMcKissackPBS
83A Proud Taste of Scarlet and MiniverKonigsburg, E. L.PBS
84A Season of GiftsRichard PeckBCLS
85A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTSLemony Snicket
Daddy Read
86A SINGLE SHARDLinda Sue Park
Daddy Read
87Absolutely Almost
What Do We Do All Day
88Across the Wide and Lonesome PrairieGregoryPBS
89Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the IncasJonathan W. Stokes
Imagination Soup
90After the Soldiers Were GoneProppPBS
91Airball: My Life in BriefsHarkrader, Lisa
Cowetas Schools
92AirbornKenneth Oppel
Great! Schools
93Alan and NaomiLevoyPBS
94Albert Einstein and Relativity for Kids”Jerome Pohlen
5th Grade Books
95Alchemy and Meggy SwannKaren CushmanBCLS
96All Four StarsTara Dairman
Imagination Soup
97All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. CookLeslie Connor
Imagination Soup
98Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build YourselfMaxine Anderson
Great! Schools
99Amos Fortune, Free ManYatesPBS
100Animals in the House: A History of Pets and PeopleSheila Keenan
Great! Schools
101Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young GirlAnne Frank
Education World
102Applewhites at Wit’s EndStephanie TolanBCLS
103Army: Civilian to SoldierMeish GoldishBCLS
104As Simple As It SeemsWeeks, Sarah
Cowetas Schools
105Athlete vs. MathleteW.C. MackBCLS
106AwkwardSvetlana Chmakova
Imagination Soup
107Ballad of Lucy WhippleCushmanPBS
108Bandit MoonFleishmanPBS
109Baseball in April and Other StoriesGary Soto
Great! Schools
110BatboyLupica, Mike
Cowetas Schools
111Becoming Naomi LeonPam Munoz Ryan
Great! Schools
112Beetle BoyM.G. Leonard
Imagination Soup
113Belly UpStuart Gibbs
Imagination Soup
114BIG and Small in the MirrorMary FelicianiGoodreads
115Big FieldLupica, Mike
Cowetas Schools
116Big Nate: In a Class By HimselfPeirce, Lincoln
Cowetas Schools
117Big One-OhPitchform, Dean
Cowetas Schools
118Blind MountainThomas, Jane Resh
Cowetas Schools
119Bo at Iditarod CreekKirkpatrick Hillaadl
120Bobby vs. Girls (Accidently)Yee, Lisa
Cowetas Schools
121Boston JaneHolmPBS
122Boy on Cinnamon StreetStone, Phoebe
Cowetas Schools
123Boys are DogsMargolis, Leslie
Cowetas Schools
124Boys without Names
The Kid Story
125Bread and Roses, TooKatherine Paterson
Great! Schools
126Breaking Stalin’s noseEugene Yelchinaadl
127Brian’s Winter (Brian’s Saga, #3)Gary PaulsenGoodreads
128Brown Girl Dreaming”Jacqueline Woodson
5th Grade Books
129Bug GirlBenjamin Harper and Sarah Hines Stephens
Imagination Soup
130Bulls and Burglars (Small World Global Protection Agency, #3)Mark MillerGoodreads
131BUNNICULA: A RABBIT TALE OF MYSTERYDeborah; Howe Howe
Daddy Read
132By the Great Horn SpoonFleishmanPBS
133BystanderPreller, James
Cowetas Schools
134Caddie WoodlawnBrinkPBS
135Calico CaptiveSpearePBS
136Call of the WildLondonPBS
137Captain NobodyPitchford, Dean
Cowetas Schools
138Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)Suzanne CollinsGoodreads
139Catherine, Called BirdyCushmanPBS
140Champ (MHL 1st Place 2010)Jones, Marcia Thornton
Cowetas Schools
141CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORYRoald Dahl
Daddy Read
142CHARMED LIFEDiana Wynne Jones
Daddy Read
143Chasing RedbirdSharon Creech
Education World
144Chasing the FalconersGordon Korman
Imagination Soup
145Chasing VermeerBlue Balliett
Great! Schools
146Cheesie Mack is Not a Genius or AnythingCotler, Stephen L
Cowetas Schools
147Chicken!: Be Brave with David Mortimore Baxter (series)Tayleur, Karen
Cowetas Schools
148Child BrideRussellPBS
149ChompHiaasen, Carl
Cowetas Schools
150Circus MirandusCassie Beasley
Imagination Soup
151Close to FamousBauer, Joan
Cowetas Schools
152Comeback Kids: Hot Hand (series)Lupica, Mike
Cowetas Schools
153Confessions of a Corn KidMarcy BlesyGoodreads
154ConstanceClappPBS
155CookieJacqueline WilsonBCLS
156Cool Zone with Pain and the Great One (series)Blume, Judy
Cowetas Schools
157CountdownWilesPBS
158CountingHolly Goldberg Sloan
Goodreads 2
159CrashSpinelli, Jerry
Cowetas Schools
160CrenshawKatherine Applegate
Imagination Soup
161CrispinAviPBS
162Crooked Kind of PerfectUrban, Linda
Cowetas Schools
163Crossing JordanFogelin, Adrian
Cowetas Schools
164CrunchConnor, Leslie
Cowetas Schools
165Dave at NightLevinePBS
166DavinDan and Zaki Gordon
Great! Schools
167Dawn and DuskAlice MeadBCLS
168Day of TearsLesterPBS
169Dead CityJames Ponti
Imagination Soup
170Dear Mr. HenshawBeverly Cleary, Paul O. Zelinsky (illus.)
Education World
171Deep Down PopularStone, Phoebe
Cowetas Schools
172Diary of a 6th Grade NinjaMarcus Emerson
Imagination Soup
173Diary of a Wimpy KidKinney, Jeff
Cowetas Schools
174DK Eyewitness FlightAndrew NahumBCLS
175DK Eyewitness MummyJames PutnamBCLS
176Do Not Open: An Encyclopedia of the World’s Best-Kept SecretsJohn Farndon
Great! Schools
177Dog for LifeMatthews, L.S.
Cowetas Schools
178Doll BonesHolly Black
Goodreads 2
179Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous LifeRussell, Rachel Renee
Cowetas Schools
180Dork in DisguiseGorman, Carol
Cowetas Schools
181Down Under Thunder (Small World Global Protection Agency, #2)Mark MillerGoodreads
182Dragon Slippers trilogyJessica Day George
Imagination Soup
183DragonwingsYepPBS
184Dream of NightHenson, Heather
Cowetas Schools
185Dreams in the Golden CountryLaskyPBS
186Early ThunderFritzPBS
187Earthquake at DawnGregoryPBS
188Eddie Red Undercover Mystery in Mayan MexicoMarcia Wells
Imagination Soup
189EggsSpinelli, Jerry
Cowetas Schools
190Eight KeysLaFleur, Suzanne
Cowetas Schools
191Ella EnchantedGail Carson Levine
Goodreads 2
192Ellie McDoodle: New Kid in SchoolBarshaw, Ruth
Cowetas Schools
193Elvis & OliveWatson, Stephanie Elaine
Cowetas Schools
194Emeril’s There’s a Chef in My World! Recipes that Take You PlacesEmeril Lagasse
Great! Schools
195Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a TreeTarshis, Lauren
Cowetas Schools
196EMMY AND THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING RATLynne Jonell
Daddy Read
197Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the CaseDonald J. Sobol
Great! Schools
198Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1)Christopher PaoliniGoodreads
199Eruption (Storm Runners #3)Roland SmithBCLS
200Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s LibraryChris Grabenstein
Imagination Soup
201Everyday AngelVictoria Schwab –
Imagination Soup
202Everything Kids’ Environment BookSheri Amsel
Great! Schools
203Eyes on the GoalCoy, John
Cowetas Schools
204Face FirstCummings, Priscilla
Cowetas Schools
205Faith, Hope and Ivy JuneNaylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Cowetas Schools
206Fallen Idols (Sons of the King, #1)Mark MillerGoodreads
207Fantastic Secret of Owen JesterO’Connor, Barbara
Cowetas Schools
208First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do DifferentlyMarcus BuckinghamGoodreads
209Flat BrokePaulsen, Gary
Cowetas Schools
210
Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
What Do We Do All Day
211FlushHiaasen, Carl
Cowetas Schools
212Fourth StallRylander, Chris
Cowetas Schools
213Framed! A T.O.A.S.T. MysteryJames Ponti
Imagination Soup
214Friends Forever?: The Complicated Life of Claudia Cristina Cortez (serieGallagher, Diane
Cowetas Schools
215Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever.Betsy Bird
Imagination Soup
216Geek Chic: The Zoey ZonePalatini, Margie
Cowetas Schools
217George’s Marvellous MedicineRoald DahlGoodreads
218George’s Secret Key To The Universe”Lucy Hawking and Stephen Hawking
5th Grade Books
219Gershwin’s Rhapsody in BlueAnna Harwell Celenzaaadl
220Gertrude’s Broken Wand (Marmalade, #1)Jason ThibeaultGoodreads
221Ghost DogWarren, C
Cowetas Schools
222Ghost of Crutchfield HallMary Downing HahnBCLS
223Girl With 500 Middle NamesHaddix, Margaret Peterson
Cowetas Schools
224Glory beAugusta Scattergoodaadl
225Gone Crazy in AlabamaRita Williams Garcia
Imagination Soup
226Good DogAvi
Cowetas Schools
227Good Night Mr. TomMagorianPBS
228Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great ApesPamela S. Turner
Great! Schools
229Graduation of Jake MoonPark, Barbara
Cowetas Schools
230Green Dog: A Mostly True StoryStaples, Suzanne
Cowetas Schools
231Greenglass HouseKate Milford
The Kid Story
232Griff Carver, Hallway PatrolKrieg, Jim
Cowetas Schools
233H.I.V.E. (Higher Institute of Villainous Education)Mark Walden
Imagination Soup
234Half Upon a TimeJames Riley
Imagination Soup
235Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: Story of Phillis WheatleyRinaldiPBS
236Hans Brinker or the Silver SkatesMary Mapes Dodge
Great! Schools
237Happy Niners (Sons of the King, #2)Mark MillerGoodreads
238Haroun and the Sea of StoriesSalman Rushdie
Great! Schools
239Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsJ.K. Rowling
Goodreads 2
240Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceJ.K. Rowling
Goodreads 2
241Harry SueStauffacher, Sue
Cowetas Schools
242Hattie Big SkyLarsonPBS
243Hide and SeekKate MessnerBCLS
244
Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children
The Kid Story
245Holly Farb and the Princess of the GalaxyGareth Wronski
Imagination Soup
246HOMESICKKate Klise
Daddy Read
247HorizonScott Westerfeld
Imagination Soup
248How Basketball WorksKeltie Thomas
Great! Schools
249How Not to Run for PresidentClark, Catherine
Cowetas Schools
250How Oliver Olson Changed the WorldClaudia MillsGoodreads
251How to Be a Math Genius”Mike Goldsmith
5th Grade Books
252How to Steal a DogO’Connor, Barbara
Cowetas Schools
253How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale CarnegieGoodreads
254Humanitarians, Visionaries, Heroes, and YouMary FelicianiGoodreads
255Hurricane Force: In the Path of America’s Deadliest StormsJoseph B. Treaster
Great! Schools
256I Am the Ice WormMaryAnn Easley
Great! Schools
257I thought my soul would Rise and FlyHansenPBS
258Ida BHannigan, Katherine
Cowetas Schools
259If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late (Secret, #2)Pseudonymous BoschGoodreads
260IN A GLASS GRIMMLYAdam Gidwitz
Imagination Soup
261In the Footsteps of Crazy HorseJoseph Marshall III
Imagination Soup
262Inkdeath (Inkworld, #3)Cornelia FunkeGoodreads
263Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)Cornelia FunkeGoodreads
264Inkspell (Inkworld, #2)Cornelia FunkeGoodreads
265Inside Out & Back AgainThanhha Lai
Goodreads 2
266Into the Wild (Warriors, #1)Erin HunterGoodreads
267Island on Bird StreetOrlevPBS
268It’s Raining CupcakesSchroeder, Lisa
Cowetas Schools
269Jacky Ha-HaJames Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
Imagination Soup
270Jake Maddox: Mr. Strike Out (series)Maddox, Jake
Cowetas Schools
271JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACHRoald Dahl
Daddy Read
272Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of LifeMass, Wendy
Cowetas Schools
273Jip, His StoryPatersonPBS
274Johnny HangtimeDan Gutman
Imagination Soup
275Johnny TremainForbesPBS
276Jonny Jakes Investigates: The Hamburgers of DoomMalcolm Judge
Imagination Soup
277Journey HomeUchidaPBS
278Journey to AmericaLevitinPBS
279Journey to TopazUchidaPBS
280Judy Moody (series)McDonald, Megan
Cowetas Schools
281Julia GillianMcGhee, Alison
Cowetas Schools
282Julie of the Wolves seriesGeorgePBS
283Jump Ship to FreedomCollierPBS
284Just Joking: 300 Hilarious Jokes, Tricky Tongue Twisters and Ridiculous RiddlesNancy FerestenBCLS
285Keeper of the Lost CitiesShannon Messenger
Imagination Soup
286Keys to the Demon Prison (Fablehaven, #5)Brandon MullGoodreads
287Kickoff!Barber, Tiki
Cowetas Schools
288Kids of Polk Street School: Sunny-Side Up (series)Giff, Patricia Reilly
Cowetas Schools
289KING OF THE WINDMarguerite Henry
Daddy Read
290Kingdom Keepers seriesRidley Pearson
Imagination Soup
291Kit’s WildernessDavid Almond
Great! Schools
292Kristy’s Great Idea Babysitter’s Club #1 Full-Color Graphix NovelAnn M. Martin
Imagination Soup
293Lawn BoyPaulsen, Gary
Cowetas Schools
294Leanin’ DogNazum, K.A.
Cowetas Schools
295LEGO Super Heroes: Batman Visual DictionaryDaniel LipkowitzBCLS
296Lemonade WarDavies, Jacqueline
Cowetas Schools
297Let My People GoMcKissackPBS
298Let the Circle Be UnbrokenTaylorPBS
299Liar, LiarPaulsen, Gary
Cowetas Schools
300Like MagicElaine Vickers
Imagination Soup
301Lions of Little RockKristin Levine
Picky Kid Pix
302Listen!Tolan, Stephanie
Cowetas Schools
303Lizzie at LastClaudia MillsGoodreads
304Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster BoySchmidtPBS
305LoserSpinelli, Jerry
Cowetas Schools
306Loser ListKowitt, Holly
Cowetas Schools
307Lost and FoundClements, Andrew
Cowetas Schools
308Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to DrinkTod Olson
Imagination Soup
309Love That DogCreech, Sharon
Cowetas Schools
310Love, Stargirl (Stargirl, #2)Jerry SpinelliGoodreads
311Lucinda’s Secret and The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #3-4)Holly BlackGoodreads
312Lucky For Good: The Final StorySusan PatronBCLS
313Lunch MoneyClements, Andrew
Cowetas Schools
314LyddiePatersonPBS
315Magic Marks the Spot
What Do We Do All Day
316Mallory on the Move (series)Friedman, Laurie
Cowetas Schools
317
Maria takes a stand : the battle for women’s rights
aadl
318Mark of the ThiefJennifer A. Nielsen
Imagination Soup
319MelonheadKelly, Katy
Cowetas Schools
320Mick Harte Was HereBarbara Park
Education World
321MilkweedSpinelliPBS
322Millicent Min, Girl GeniusYee, Lisa
Cowetas Schools
323Million Dollar Shot (Million Dollar series)Gutman, Dan
Cowetas Schools
324Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain FreezeSilberberg, Alan
Cowetas Schools
325MinnoJames BarlogGoodreads
326
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
The Kid Story
327Missing MayCynthia RylantGoodreads
328Mission Control, This is ApolloAndrew ChaikinBCLS
329Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)Suzanne CollinsGoodreads
330Molly Moon Stops the World (Molly Moon, #2)Georgia ByngGoodreads
331Molly Moon, Micky Minus, & the Mind Machine (Molly Moon, #4)Georgia ByngGoodreads
332Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism (Molly Moon, #1)Georgia ByngGoodreads
333Monica and the Bratty Stepsister (series)Gallagher, Diana G.
Cowetas Schools
334Moon Over ManifestVanderpoolPBS
335MOON PIESimon Mason
Daddy Read
336Moving Day: Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls (series)Cabot, Meg
Cowetas Schools
337Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-You Notes (series)Gifford, Peggy
Cowetas Schools
338Mr. Tucket seriesPaulsenPBS
339Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHRobert C. O’Brien
Imagination Soup
340My Brother Sam is DeadCollierPBS
341My DanielPam Conrad
Education World
342My Havana : Memories of a Cuban BoyhoodRosemary Wellsaadl
343My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the WorldMargriet Ruurs
Great! Schools
344My Life as a BookTashjian, Janet
Cowetas Schools
345My Life in Pink and GreenGreenwald, Lisa
Cowetas Schools
346MythologyLady Hestia Evans
Great! Schools
347Nasty Stinky SneakersBunting, Eve
Cowetas Schools
348Neela, Victory SongDivakaruniPBS
349Nerd CampWeissman, Elissa Brent
Cowetas Schools
350New Kids on the Rock (Small World Global Protection Agency, #1)Mark MillerGoodreads
351Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (Book 1: Hank Zipzer)Winkler, Henry
Cowetas Schools
352Night of the full moonGloria Whelanaadl
353NightjohnPaulsenPBS
354Nightmares!Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller
Imagination Soup
355NIM’S ISLAND (SERIES)Wendy Orr
Daddy Read
356Ninth WardJewell Parker RhodesBCLS
357No More Dead DogsGordon KormanGoodreads
358No More NastyMacDonad, Amy
Cowetas Schools
359No Ordinary DayEllis, Deborah
Cowetas Schools
360No Passengers Beyond This PointGennifer CholdenkoBCLS
361Nooks and CranniesJessica Lawson
Imagination Soup
362Odd and the Frost GiantsNeil Gaiman
Imagination Soup
363Oggie CooderWeeks, Sarah
Cowetas Schools
364On the Wings of HeroesRichard Peck
Great! Schools
365One Crazy SummerRita Williams-Garcia
Picky Kid Pix
366OPERATION REDWOODTerrell S. French
Daddy Read
367Orphan of Ellis IslandWoodruffPBS
368Out of the DustHessePBS
369Outlaws of Time: The Legend of Sam MiracleN.D. Wilson
Imagination Soup
370Paper wishesLois Sepahbanaadl
371Part of MeKimberly HoltBCLS
372Patty Reed’s DollLaugaardPBS
373Pee Wee Scouts: Camp Ghost-Away (series)Delton, Judy
Cowetas Schools
374PenderwicksJeanne Birdsall
Imagination Soup
375Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Peter and the Starcatchers, #2)Dave BarryGoodreads
376Pick Me Up: Stuff You Need to Know…Jeremy Leslie and David Roberts
Great! Schools
377PieWeeks, Sarah
Cowetas Schools
378PirateologyCaptain William Lubber
Great! Schools
379Play MakersMike LupicaBCLS
380Please Write in This Book (MHL Winner 2012)Amato, Mary
Cowetas Schools
381Popularity PapersIgnatow, Amy
Cowetas Schools
382Ranger’s Apprentice Book One: The Ruins of GorlanJohn Flanagan
Great! Schools
383Rapunzel’s RevengeShannon Hale & Dale Hale
Imagination Soup
384Raymie NightingaleKate DiCamillo
Imagination Soup
385Redwall (Redwall, #1)Brian JacquesGoodreads
386Reinvention of Bessica LefterTracy, Kristen
Cowetas Schools
387Report CardClements, Andrew
Cowetas Schools
388Return to Dies DrearHamiltonPBS
389Rifles for WatieKeithPBS
390RivalsGreen, Tim
Cowetas Schools
391Road to ParisGrimes, Nikki
Cowetas Schools
392Road TripGary Paulsen & Jim PaulsenBCLS
393Roald Dahl’s Even More Revolting RecipesFelicity Dahl and Roald Dahl
Great! Schools
394Robin’s CountryFurlongPBS
395Rocky RoadRose Kent
Picky Kid Pix
396Roll of Thunder Hear My CryTaylorPBS
397Roller GirlVictoria Jamieson
Imagination Soup
398Ruby in the SmokePullmanPBS
399RyanMunozPBS
400Saffy’s AngelMcKay, Hilary
Cowetas Schools
401Salt : a story of friendship in a time of warHelen Frostaadl
402Samantha Hansen Has Rocks in Her HeadViau, Nancy
Cowetas Schools
403Sarah Bishop 1770s, Colonial AmericaO’DellPBS
404Saratoga SecretStermanPBS
405Sarny: a Life RememberedPaulsenPBS
406SaturnaliaFleishmanPBS
407School of FearGitty Daneshvari
Imagination Soup
408Scumble (Savvy, #2)Ingrid LawGoodreads
409Second Life of Abigail WalkerDowell, Frances O’Roark
Cowetas Schools
410Secret Coders: Get with the ProgramGene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes
Imagination Soup
411Secret Identity (Book 1: Shredderman)Van Draanen, Wendelin
Cowetas Schools
412Secret Language of GirlsDowell, Frances O’Roark
Cowetas Schools
413See You at Harry’sJo Knowles
Picky Kid Pix
414SeekersErin Hunter
Imagination Soup
415Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their lives are changed for the betterrookie teacher Mr. Terupt.BCLS
416Shooting KabulSenzaiPBS
417Shooting the moonFrances O’Roark Dowellaadl
418Show; Don’t Tell! Secrets of WritingJosephine Nobisso
Great! Schools
419Sing Down the MoonO’DellPBS
420Sir Cumference and the First Round Table: A Math AdventureCindy Neuschwander
Great! Schools
421SkelligDavid Almond
Great! Schools
422Skulduggery PlesantDerek Landy –
Imagination Soup
423Slave DancerFoxPBS
424SleepwalkerPowell, Jillian
Cowetas Schools
425Sloppy Copy Slip-UpDiSalvo, Dyanne
Cowetas Schools
426Snow RoseEmily Winfield Martin
Imagination Soup
427Snow WingsJutta Goetze
Great! Schools
428So B. ItWeeks, Sarah
Cowetas Schools
429Soldier’s HeartPaulsenPBS
430Something UpstairsAviPBS
431SounderArmstrongPBS
432Spectrum Language Arts”Spectrum
5th Grade Books
433Spy Force Mission: In Search of the Time and Space MachineDeborah Abela
Great! Schools
434SpyologySpencer BlakeBCLS
435Star Spangled SecretKimballPBS
436Starcatchers seriesDave Barry
Imagination Soup
437Starry River of the SkyGrace Lin
Picky Kid Pix
438STAT #1: Home Court (series)Stoudemire, Amar’e
Cowetas Schools
439StellaStarlight
Imagination Soup
440StolenVivian Vande VeldeBCLS
441Stones in WaterNapoliPBS
442Stormbreaker (Alex Rider, #1)Anthony HorowitzGoodreads
443Strange Case of Origami YodaAngleberger, Tom
Cowetas Schools
444Streams to the River, River to the SeaO’DellPBS
445Stuck in the Middle of Middle SchoolKaren R. YoungBCLS
446Sugar and IceMessner, Kate
Cowetas Schools
447Summer Bridge Activities”Summer Bridge Activities
5th Grade Books
448Summer of RileyBunting, Eve
Cowetas Schools
449Summerhouse Time
What Do We Do All Day
450Surviving Brick JohnsonMyers, Laurie
Cowetas Schools
451Surviving the Applewhites
What Do We Do All Day
452TangerineEdward Bloor
Imagination Soup
453Ten (Winnie Years series)Myracle, Lauren
Cowetas Schools
454Ten Rules for Living with My SisterMartin, Ann M.
Cowetas Schools
455The 13th FloorFleishmanPBS
456The Absolute Value of MikeKathryn Erskine
Imagination Soup
457The American Girl seriesPBS
458The Battle of the LabyrinthRick Riordan
Goodreads 2
459The BFGRoald DahlGoodreads
460The bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941Lauren Tarshisaadl
461The Books of Elsewhere: The ShadowsJacqueline West
Imagination Soup
462The Boy in the Striped PajamasBoynePBS
463The Cabin Faced WestFritzPBS
464The Candy Smash (The Lemonade War series)Jacqueline Davies
Picky Kid Pix
465The Canning SeasonPolly Horvath
Great! Schools
466The Center of EverythingLinda UrbanBCLS
467The City of EmberJeanne DuPrau
Goodreads 2
468The Clay MarbleHoPBS
469The Cloak SocietyJeramy Kraatz
Imagination Soup
470The Creator’s Ark (Sons of the King, #3)Mark MillerGoodreads
471The Cup and the CrownDiane StanleyBCLS
472THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF THE ABANDONED TOYSJulian Fellowes
Daddy Read
473The Dark Is RisingSusan Cooper
Great! Schools
474The Dear America diariesPBS
475The Doorthe Staircase
Imagination Soup
476The DreamerPam Muñoz RyanGoodreads
477The Earth Dragon awakes : the San Francisco earthquake of 1906Laurence Yepaadl
478The Edge on the SwordTinglePBS
479The Elephant’s TaleLauren St. JohnBCLS
480The Emerald Wand of OzSherwood Smith
Great! Schools
481The Evil Wizard SmallboneDeliz Sherman
Imagination Soup
482The Evolution of Calpurnia TateJacqueline Kelly
Goodreads 2
483THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ORDINARY BOY (SERIES)William Boniface
Daddy Read
484The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #1)Holly BlackGoodreads
485The Fire Within (The Last Dragon Chronicles, #1)Chris d’LaceyGoodreads
486The Five Ancestors: SnakeJeff Stone
Great! Schools
487The Forest WifeTomlinsonPBS
488The Fourth Apprentice (Warriors: Omen of the Stars, #1)Erin HunterGoodreads
489The Fourth Queen (The Empyrical Tales, #1)Mark MillerGoodreads
490The girls of GettysburgBobbi Milleraadl
491The Good LiarMcguirePBS
492
The Grand Plan to Fix Everything
What Do We Do All Day
493The Grapes of MathGregory Tang
Great! Schools
494The Graveyard BookNeil Gaiman
Imagination Soup
495The Green EmberS.D. Smith
Imagination Soup
496The Heroes of Olympus
The Kid Story
497The Hobble Knobble Gobble Tree – a middle grade fantasyCamille SingletonGoodreads
498The Homework MachineDan Gutman
Great! Schools
499The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)Suzanne CollinsGoodreads
500The Invention of Hugo CabretBrian Selznick
Goodreads 2
501The Invisible ThreadUchidaPBS
502The Iron Dragon Never SleepsKrenskyPBS
503The JacketClements, Andrew
Cowetas Schools
504The Lady Grace MysteriesLady Grace Cavendish
Great! Schools
505The Land of StoriesChris Colfer
Imagination Soup
506The Last Day (Sons of the King, #8)Mark MillerGoodreads
507The Liberation of Gabriel KingK.L. Going
Great! Schools
508The Light PrincessGeorge McDonald
Great! Schools
509The Lightning Gun (Code name Ellison #1)Jay ParksGoodreads
510The listenersGloria Whelanaadl
511The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)Rick RiordanGoodreads
512The Lost Queen (The Empyrical Tales, #2)Mark MillerGoodreads
513The Madman of Piney Woods
The Kid Story
514The Marguerite Henry Horse CollectionMarguerite Henry
5th Grade Books
515The Master PuppeteerPatersonPBS
516The Menagerie Dragon on TrialTui T. Sutherland and Kari Sutherland
Imagination Soup
517The Midnight Tunnel: A Suzanna Snow MysteryAngie Frazier
Imagination Soup
518The Midwife’s ApprenticeCushmanPBS
519The Miraculous Journey of Edward TulaneKate DiCamilloGoodreads
520The Mysterious Benedict SocietyTrenton Lee Stewart
Goodreads 2
521The Mystery of Rascal PrattRobbie Scott and Gary Cianciarulo
Great! Schools
522The Ordinary PrincessM. M. Kaye
Picky Kid Pix
523The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler PlaceE.L Konigsburg
The Kid Story
524The Outcasts: Brotherband Chronicles, Book 1John Flanagan
Imagination Soup
525The PenderwicksBirdsall, Jeanne
Cowetas Schools
526The Pepins and Their ProblemsPolly Horvath
Great! Schools
527The Poet’s DogPatricia MacLachlan
Imagination Soup
528The Quest Begins (Seekers, #1)Erin HunterGoodreads
529The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles, #1)Rick RiordanGoodreads
530The Red Rose BoxWoodsPBS
531The residents of Hard Pan, California, come together to help Brigitte and Lucky when the County Health Department threatens to close down the café, and meantime Miles’s life is complicatedhis mother’s return.BCLS
532The Road to MemphisTaylorPBS
533The Same Stuff as StarsKatherine Paterson
Imagination Soup
534The Scarecrow and His ServantPhilip Pullman
Great! Schools
535The School for Good and EvilSoman Chainani
Imagination Soup
536The Second Mrs. GiacondaKonigsburg, E. L.PBS
537The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett
Great! Schools
538The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee (Origami Yoda #3)Tom Angleberger
Imagination Soup
539The Secret Queen (The Empyrical Tales, #3)Mark MillerGoodreads
540The secret schoolAviaadl
541The Secret Zoo: Traps and SpectersBryan ChickBCLS
542The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #2)Holly BlackGoodreads
543The Serpent Never SleepsO’DellPBS
544The Serpent’s Shadow (Kane Chronicles #3)Rick RiordanBCLS
545The seventh most important thingShelley Pearsallaadl
546The Seventh WishKate Messner
Imagination Soup
547The Silver StarJeanette Walls
The Kid Story
548The Single ShardParkPBS
549The Sisters ClubMegan McDonald
Imagination Soup
550The Sisters Grimm Book One: The Fairy-Tale DetectivesMichael Buckley
Great! Schools
551The Sisters Grimm Book Two: The Unusual SuspectsMichael Buckley
Great! Schools
552The Slave DancerPaula Fox
Great! Schools
553The Talking EarthGeorgePBS
554The Thief LordCornelia FunkeGoodreads
555The Time MuseumMatthew Loux
Imagination Soup
556The Titan’s CurseRick Riordan
Goodreads 2
557The Toothpaste Millionaire
What Do We Do All Day
558The Top 10 Ways to Ruin the First Day of 5th GradeKenneth Derby
Great! Schools
559The town that fooled the British : a War of 1812 storyLisa Pappaadl
560
The Trouble Begins: A Box of Unfortunate Events
The Kid Story
561The True Meaning of SmekDayAdam Rex
Great! Schools
562
The Twilight Saga White Collection
The Kid Story
563The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron CurtainPeter Sis
Great! Schools
564The Warm PlaceNancy Farmer
Education World
565The Water CastleMegan Frazer Blakemore
Imagination Soup
566The Water HorseDick King
Great! Schools
567The Wednesday WarsGary Schmidt
Great! Schools
568The Whipping BoyFleishmanPBS
569The WitchesRoald DahlGoodreads
570The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency The Case of the Missing MoonstoneJordan Stratford
Imagination Soup
571The Worst Class Trip EverDave Barry HUMOR
Imagination Soup
572The Worst Night EverDave Berry
Imagination Soup
573The Wrath of Mulgarath (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #5)Holly BlackGoodreads
574There’s a Dead Person Following my Sister AroundVande VeldePBS
575Thing About GeorgieGraff, Lisa
Cowetas Schools
576Thrones of Bones FrostbornLou Andres (8 – 12 years old)
Imagination Soup
577Time Stops for No MouseMichael Hoeye
Great! Schools
578Time-Travel AdventuresRush Limbaugh
5th Grade Books
579Tituba of Salem VillagePetryPBS
580To Kick a CorpseTom Angleberger HUMOR
Imagination Soup
581Top of the OrderCoy, John
Cowetas Schools
582TornMargaret Peterson HaddixBCLS
583Tortilla SunJennifer Cervantes
Pragmatic Mom
584Touch BlueCynthia LordGoodreads
585Trading Faces (series)DeVillers, Julia
Cowetas Schools
586Traitor:The Case of Benedict ArnoldFritzPBS
587Trapped Between the Lash and the GunWhitmorePBS
588Travel TeamLupica, Mike
Cowetas Schools
589Treasure HuntersJames Petterson and Chris Grabenstein
Imagination Soup
590Treasure IslandStevensonPBS
591Treasures in the StreamHobblerPBS
592TroublemakerClements, Andrew
Cowetas Schools
593True Confessions of Charlotte DoyleAviPBS
594TUMTUM AND NUTMEG (SERIES)Emily Bearn
Daddy Read
595Twintuition Double VisionTia and Tamera Mowry MAGICAL REALISM
Imagination Soup
596Under the Egg
What Do We Do All Day
597UngiftedKorman, Gordon
Cowetas Schools
598Unicorn on a RollDana Simpson HUMOR
Imagination Soup
599Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry FarmerKelly Jones
Imagination Soup
600VOTEGary PaulsenBCLS
601Wait Till Helen Comes, A Ghost StoryMary Downing Hahn
Education World
602Waiting for the owl’s callGloria Whelanaadl
603War Comes to Willy FreemanCollierPBS
604Warp SpeedYee, Lisa
Cowetas Schools
605Warren the 13th and The All-Seeing Eye: A NovelTania Del Rio
Imagination Soup
606WarshipsRob ColsonBCLS
607WeedflowerKadahataPBS
608Welcome to Wonderland Home Sweet MotelChris Grabenstein
Imagination Soup
609
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
The Kid Story
610What Would Joey Do?Jack Gantos
Great! Schools
611When Hitler Stole Pink RabbitKerrPBS
612When You Reach MeRebecca Stead
Goodreads 2
613Where I’d Like to BeDowell, Frances O’Roark
Cowetas Schools
614White FangLondonPBS
615White Sands, Red MenaceEllen KlagesBCLS
616Whole Lot of LuckyHayworth, Danette
Cowetas Schools
617Wild GirlGiff, Patricia Reilly
Cowetas Schools
618Wild RiverPetersen, R.J.
Cowetas Schools
619WingwalkerRosemary Wellsaadl
620Winners Take AllBowen, Fred
Cowetas Schools
621WINNIE THE POOHA.A. Milne
Daddy Read
622Witch of Blackbird PondSpearePBS
623Witches’ ChildrenClappPBS
624Wolf by the EarsRinaldiPBS
625Yang the Youngest and his Terrible EarNamiokaPBS
626You Have to Stop ThisPseudonymous BoschBCLS
627You Only Die TwiceDan GutmanBCLS
628ZiaO’DellPBS
629Zuto: The Adventures of a Computer VirusUdi AharoniGoodreads


15 Best Books To Read In Fifth Grade Book Sources/Lists



SourceArticle
5th Grade Books 5th Grade Books
aadl 4th grade and 5th grade Historical Fiction
BCLS Best Books for Fifth Grade
Cowetas Schools Realistic Fiction – Grade 5
Daddy Read 5TH GRADE CHAPTER BOOKS
Education World FIFTH GRADE SUMMER READING LIST
Goodreads Best Books for Fifth Grade Readers
Goodreads 2 Popular 5th Grade Books
Great! Schools Favorite books for 5th graders
Imagination Soup Best Books for 10-Year Olds (5th Grade)
PBS Historical Fiction for Fourth and Fifth Graders
Picky Kid Pix 5th Grade Book Recomendations From A 5th Grader
Pragmatic Mom 10 Perfect Read Alouds for 5th Grade
The Kid Story Books for Gifted 5th and 6th Grade Students
What Do We Do All Day ENGAGING 5TH GRADE SUMMER READING LIST