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!
The Companions Quartet series
By Julia Golding
Dragon Slippers
By Jessica Day George
Inkheart
By Cornelia Caroline Funke
Dragon's Milk
By Susan Fletcher
Swordbird
By Nancy Yi Fan
The Luck Uglies
By Paul Durham
The City of Ember
By Jeanne DuPrau
Hatching Magic
By Ann Downer
The Conch Bearer
By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Search for WondLa
By Tony DiTerlizzi
The 13th Reality series
By James Dashner
The House of Secrets series
By Chris Columbus
Land of Stories series
By Chris Colfer
What We Found in the Sofa
By Henry Clark
Sisters Grimm series
By Michael Buckley
Loki's Wolves
By Kelley Armstrong
Crenshaw
By Katherine Applegate
The Detention Club
By David Yoo
Ribbons
By Laurence Yep
Millicent Min, Girl Genius
By Lisa Yee
The Pet War
By Allan Woodrow
President of the Whole Fifth Grade
By Sherri Winston
Save Me a Seat
By Sarah Weeks
Solving for M
By Jennifer Swender
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Perfection
By Matthew Swanson
Liar & Spy
By Rebecca Stead
The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary
By Laura Shovan
Holes
By Louis Sachar
Mananaland
By Pam Munoz Ryan