Grade 5: Suggested Reading
Fifth graders do a lot of growing up! If you start the school year before turning 10, you'll definitely hit DOUBLE DIGITS before the year is over. You might also be starting a new school or attending some library programs for older kids! This booklist has something for everyone. There are mysteries, historical fiction, realistic fiction, fantasy, and science fiction titles, and an invitation to venture into the Tween section!
Stick With Me
By Jennifer Blecher
Booked
By Kwame Alexander
One Crazy Summer
By Rita Williams-Garcia
Countdown
By Deborah Wiles
Small Acts of Amazing Courage
By Gloria Whelan
Moon Over Manifest
By Clare Vanderpool
A Faraway Island
By Annika Thor
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
By Mildred D Taylor
My Brother's Secret
By Dan Smith
Making Bombs for Hitler
By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Zora and Me and the Cursed Ground
By T. R. Simon (Tanya R.)
Under the Blood-Red Sun
By Graham Salisbury
Heart of a Samurai
By Margi Preus
Black Radishes
By Susan Meyer
Code Word Courage
By Kirby Larson
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
By Uma Krishnaswami
The Island at the End of Everything
By Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Lifeboat 12: Based on a True Story
By Susan Hood
Lily's Crossing
By Patricia Reilly Giff
Stella by Starlight
By Sharon M. Draper (Sharon Mills)
Sweet Home Alaska
By Carole Estby Dagg
Elijah of Buxton
By Christopher Paul Curtis
War That Saved My Life
By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
North by Night
By Katherine Ayres
Gold Rush Girl
By Avi
Sophia's War
By Avi
101 Ways to Bug Your Parents/Teacher
By Lee Wardlaw
How to Capture an Invisible Cat
By Paul Tobin
My Life As a Cartoonist
By Janet Tashjian