Entering 5th Grade: Fiction
Firegirl - Abbott, Tony
Tom’s new classmate is disfigured by burns.
Home of the Brave. - Applegate, Katherine
African refugee befriends a girl and a cow in America.
+ The Warriors - Bruchac, Joseph
Lacrosse is more than a game to the Iroquois.
* + No Talking - Clements, Andrew
Noisy boys + loud girls = a "no talking" contest.
* + Millions - Cottrell Boyce, Frank
It’s a lot of money-- but how should the boys spend it?
* + Mr. Chickee's Funny Money - Curtis, Christopher Paul
Is a quadrillion-dollar bill for real?
* Chicken Boy - Dowell, Frances O’Roark
Tobin is a mess until he starts raising chickens.
* + Sea of Troll - Farmer, Nancy
Jack is captured by Berserkers for Ivar the Boneless.
* + Igraine the Brave - Funke, Cornelia
She wants to be a bold knight, not a boring magician!
* Interworld - Gaiman, Neil
Joey Harker travels between dimensions to fight evil.
* Found - Haddix, Margaret Peterson
One airplane full of babies, with no adults on board.
* + Deep and Dark and Dangerous - Hahn, Mary Downing
Ali uncovers a secret kept hidden for thirty years.
* + Conrad’s Fate - Jones, Diana Wynne
Magic is pulling the world into a parallel universe.
+ Rules - Lord, Cynthia
Life can be complicated, unless you know the rules.
* + Kensuke’s Kingdom - Morpurgo, Michael
Michael is stuck on a desert island, but he is not alone.
* + Lawn Boy - Paulsen, Gary
A boy’s mowing business grows out of control.
* + Only You Can Save Mankind - Pratchett, Terry.
. . . by entering a real alien world via a computer game.
* Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space - Reeve, Phillip
A spidery plot to destroy the solar system.
* + The Lightning Thief - Riordan, Rick
A half-mortal tries to prevent war between the gods.
The White Giraffe - St. John, Lauren
Martine befriends the creature on a wildlife reserve.
The Mailbox - Shafer, Audrey
Someone discovers Gabe’s secret--his uncle is dead.
* + Eggs - Spinelli, Jerry
David finds a body in the woods, but she’s really alive.
The Arrival (Graphic Novel) - Tan, Shaun
A man travels to a new land in this wordless book.
* Three Good Deeds - Vande Velde, Vivian
Howard steals eggs and is turned into a goose.
* Leepike Ridge - Wilson, N.D
Trapped in a cave with murderous treasure-seekers!
+ Reaching for Sun - Zimmer, Tracie Vaughn
The new boy sees beyond Josie’s cerebral palsy.
+ Each Little Bird That Sings - Wiles, Deborah
Comfort’s family runs the local funeral parlor.
Entering 5th Grade: Nonfiction
Unexplained: An Encyclopedia of Curious Phenomena, Strange Superstitions, and Ancient Mysteries - Allen, Judy
Call Number: J 001.94 ALL
The title says it all.
* The McElderry Book of Greek Myths - Kimmel, Eric
Call Number: J 292 KIM
From Pandora’s dreaded box to Icarus’s wings of wax.
How to Raise and Keep a Dragon - Topsell, John
Call Number: J 398.4 TOP
Protect treasure, impress friends, heat your home!
* + Oh, Rats! The Story of Rats and People - Marrin, Albert
Call Number: J 599.35 MAR
The intelligent, compassionate, and misunderstood.
Technically, It’s Not My Fault: Concrete Poems - Grandits, John
Call Number: J 811 GRA
Pizza, homework, and professional animal wrestling.
You Wouldn’t Want to Live in Pompeii!: A Volcanic Eruption You’d Rather Avoid - Malam, John
Call Number: J 937.7 MAL
Doom, destruction and historical facts.
+ Secrets of a Civil War Submarine - Walker, Sally
Call Number: J 973.757 WAL
The crew perished at the bottom of the harbor.
Andy Warhol: Pop Art Painter - Rubin, Susan
Call Number: J B Warhol
A book as eye-popping as Warhol’s paintings.
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