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!
Everything on a Waffle
By Polly Horvath
Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf
By Jennifer L. Holm
Dog Squad
By Chris Grabenstein
Smartest Kid in the Universe series
By Chris Grabenstein
NERDS series
By Michael Buckley
Camp Average series
By Craig Battle
Strange Case of Origami Yoda
By Tom Angleberger
How Lamar's Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy
By Crystal Allen
The Dragon Warrior
By Katie Zhao
Books of Elsewhere series
By Jacqueline West
Breadcrumbs
By Anne Ursu
In the Red
By Christopher Swiedler
The Menagerie
By Tui Sutherland
The Mysterious Benedict Society
By Trenton Lee Stewart
When You Reach Me
By Rebecca Stead
A Series of Unfortunate Events
By Lemony Snicket
The Entirely True Story of the Unbelievable Fib
By Adam Shaughnessy
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
By Brandon Sanderson
Story Thieves
By James Riley
The Problem With Prophecies
By Scott Reintgen
Tom's Midnight Garden
By Philippa Pearce
Midnight for Charlie Bone
By Jenny Nimmo
Beyonders series
By Brandon Mull
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
By Clive Staples Lewis
Ella Enchanted
By Gail Carson Levine
When You Trap a Tiger
By Tae Keller
The Secret of Platform 13
By Eva Ibbotson
The Night Garden
By Polly Horvath
13 Treasures
By Michelle Harrison