5th Grade
Reading List
*More titles by the same author
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AUTHOR |
TITLE |
GENRE |
LEVEL |
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Alexander, Lloyd |
The Book of Three |
Fantasy |
Advanced |
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Avi |
Night Journeys |
Hist Fiction |
Intermediate |
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Avi |
Poppy |
Fantasy |
Intermediate |
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Avi |
The Confessions of Charlotte Doyle |
Hist.Fiction |
Advanced |
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Babbit, Natalie* |
Tuck Everlasting |
Fantasy |
Intermediate |
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Banks, Lynn Reid* |
The Indian in the Cupboard |
Fantasy |
Intermediate |
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Bauer, Marion |
On My Honor |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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Bellairs, John* |
The House with a Clock in its Walls |
Mystery |
Intermediate |
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Blume, Judy* |
Superfudge |
Realistic |
Easier |
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Brink, Caroline |
Caddie Woodlawn |
Hist.Fiction |
Intermediate |
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Brittain, Bill |
The Shape Changer |
Fantasy |
Inermediate |
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Burnett, Frances H. |
The Secret Garden |
Classic |
Advanced |
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Byars, Betsey |
The Tornado |
Realistic |
Easier |
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Byars, Betsy* |
The Pinballs |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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Christopher, Matt* |
The Winning Stroke |
Realistic-Sports |
Easier |
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Cleary, Beverly* |
Ramona and Her Father |
Realistic |
Easier |
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Collier, James |
My Brother Sam is Dead |
Hist.Fiction |
Advanced |
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Cooper, Susan |
The Boggart |
Fantasy |
Intermediate |
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Coville, Bruce* |
The Ghost in the Third Row |
Fantasy |
Intermediate |
| Curtis, Christopher Paul | Bud, Not Buddy | Historical Fiction | Intermediate |
| Curtis, Christopher Paul | The Watsons Go to Birmingham | Historical Fiction | Intermediate |
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Cushman, Karen |
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple |
Historical Fiction |
Intermediate |
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Dahl, Roald |
Boy |
Autobiography |
Advanced |
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Dahl, Roald* |
The BFG |
Fantasy |
Intermediate |
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Danziger, Paula |
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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DeClements |
Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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Defelice, Cynthia |
Weasel |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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DeGroat, Diane |
Annie Pits Artichoke |
Realistic |
Easier |
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Duffy, Betsy |
Hey, The New Kid on the Street |
Realistic |
Easier |
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Filipovic, Zlata |
Zlata’s Diary |
Autobiography |
Intermediate |
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Fitzgerald, John |
The Great Brain |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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Fitzhugh, Louise |
Harriet the Spy |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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Flischman, Sid* |
The Whipping Boy |
Historical |
Easier |
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Freedman, Russell |
Lincoln: A Photobiography |
Biography |
Advanced |
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Fritz, Jean |
The Cabin Faced West |
Historical |
Easier |
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George, Jean* |
Julie of the Wolves |
Historical |
Advanced |
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Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Matthew Jacobs Meets the Wall |
Realistic |
Easier |
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Gipson, Fred |
Old Yeller |
Classic |
Intermediate |
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Gutman, Bill |
Honus and Me |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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Hahn, Mary Downing* |
A Time for Andrew |
Fantasy |
Intermediate |
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Hamilton, Virginia |
The House of dies Drear |
Historical |
Advanced |
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Henry, Marguerite |
King of the Wind |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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Hughes, Dean |
Angel Park Series |
Realistic-Sports |
Easier |
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Hurwitz, Johanna* |
Hot and Cold Summer |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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Kline, Suzy* |
Orp Series |
Realistic |
Easier |
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Konigsburg, E.L. |
From the Mixed-Up Files of MrsBasil. |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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L’Engle, Madeleine |
A Wrinkle in Time |
Fantasy |
Advanced |
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Levitan, Sonia |
Journey to America |
Historical |
Intermediate |
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Lewis, C.S. |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
Fantasy |
Intermediate |
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Lowry, Lois* |
Number the Stars |
Historical |
Intermediate |
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Macaulay, David |
Castle |
Non-Fiction |
All Ages |
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Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds* |
Shiloh |
Realistic |
Easier |
| Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds | Fear Place | Realistic | Easier |
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O’Dell, Scott |
The Island of the Blue Dolphins |
Historical |
Advanced |
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Paterson, Katherine* |
The Great Gilly Hopkins |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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Paulsen, Gary* |
Hatchet |
Realistic |
Easier |
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Petry, Ann |
Harriet Tubman |
Biography |
Intermediate |
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Richemont, Enid |
The Magic Skateboard |
Fantasy |
Easier |
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Roberts, Willo Davis |
The View from the Cherry Tree |
Mystery |
Intermediate |
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Rockwell, Thomas |
How To Eat Fried Worms |
Realistic |
Easier |
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Rowling, J.* |
Harry Potter |
Fantasy |
Advanced |
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Sachar, Lois |
Holes |
Realistic |
Advanced |
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Shea, George |
Amazing Rescues |
Non-Fiction |
Easier |
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Simon, Seymour* |
The Solar System |
Non-Fiction |
Intermediate |
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Slote, Alfred |
Finding Buck McHenry |
Realistic-Sports |
Intermediate |
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Slote, Alfred |
The Trading Game |
Realistic-Sports |
Intermediate |
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Sobol, Donald |
Encyclopedia Saves the Day |
Mystery |
Easier |
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Speare, Elizabeth |
The Witch of Blackbird Pond |
Historical |
Intermediate |
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Spinelli, Jerry |
Wringer |
Realistic |
Advanced |
| Spinelli, Jerry | Maniac Magee | Realistic | Advanced |
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Steig, William |
Abel’s Island |
Fantasy |
Intermediate |
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Taylor, Mildred* |
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry |
Historical |
Advanced |
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Tunis, John |
Young Razzle |
Realistic-Sports |
Intermediate |
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Wallace, Bill* |
The Twin in the Tavern |
Mystery |
Intermediate |
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Warner, Gertrude |
The Boxcar Children Series |
Realistic |
Easier |
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Wilder, Laura |
Little House Series |
Historical |
Intermediate |
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Winthrop, Elizabeth |
Castle in the Attic |
Fantasy |
Intermediate |
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Wright, Betty Ren* |
The Dollhouse Murders |
Mystery |
Intermediate |
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Yep, Laurence* |
The Star Fisher |
Realistic |
Intermediate |
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