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Children's Recommendations - Grade 5

Grade 5 - Fiction

Wonder
ISBN: 9780375969027
Title: Wonder
Author: Palacio, R. J.
The phantom tollbooth
ISBN: 9780394815008
Title: The Phantom Tollbooth
Author: Juster, Norton
Cover of A Tale Dark & Grimm depicting a boy and a girl in silhouette walking in a forest.
ISBN: 9780525423348
Title: A Tale Dark & Grimm
Author: Gidwitz, Adam
The Penderwicks
ISBN: 9780375831430
Title: The Penderwicks
Author: Birdsall, Jeanne
Cover of The lost library by Rebecca Stead depicting a tiny boy standing inside of a Little Free Library full of books. There is an orange cat perched on top of the box.
ISBN: 9781250838810
Title: The Lost Library
Author: Stead, Rebecca
PAX Cover
ISBN: 9780062377029
Title: Pax
Author: Pennypacker, Sara
Cover of The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull depicting two kids flying out of a candy shop.
ISBN: 9781481411196
Title: The Candy Shop War
Author: Mull, Brandon
Cover of Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker by Heidi Heilig depicting three kids standing in front of a museum.
ISBN: 9780063348363
Title: Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker
Author: Heilig, Heidi
Cover of Finally Seen by Kelly Yang depicting two girls walking towards a white house. One of the girls is looking over her shoulder, while the other looks at the house. In the background there are three adults: two are talking by a wooden fence, and the third is getting into a car.
ISBN: 9781534488335
Title: Finally Seen
Author: Yang, Kelly
The war that saved my life
ISBN: 9780803740815
Title: The War that Saved My Life
Author: Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
Cover of Let’s Get Together by Brandy Colbert depicting two identical Black girls looking at each other in disbelief. One is wearing a dark blue overall dress with gray tights and boots. The other girl is wearing a teal striped shirt with olive pants and a burgundy jacket.
ISBN: 9780063092488
Title: Let’s Get Together
Author: Colbert, Brandy
ISBN: 9780062956002
Title: The Cats of Silver Crescent
Author: Noel, Kaela
Cover of Doll Bones by Holly Black depicting a creepy doll sitting down.
ISBN: 9781416963981
Title: Doll Bones
Author: Black, Holly

Grade 5 - Fantasy, Mystery, & Sci-Fi

Cover of The Witch in the Woods by Michaelbrent Collings depicting two kids looking up at an elaborate house in a tree.
ISBN: 9781639932320
Title: The Witch in the Woods
Author: Collings, Michaelbrent
Cover of A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat depicting a boy on a boat in the foreground and a girl standing on the dock behind him. There is a large city in the background.
ISBN: 9781536204940
Title: A Wish in the Dark
Author: Soontornvat, Christina
Cover of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. The center of the cover is black with the title and author's name. Around the outside are illustrations of the main characters.
ISBN: 9780374386139
Title: A Wrinkle in Time
Author: L'Engle, Madeleine
Cover of The Swifts by Beth Lincoln depicting a staircase with seven people and an orange cat all standing together.
ISBN: 9780593533239
Title: The Swifts
Author: Lincoln, Beth
Cover of The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill depicting a girl standing facing an incredible large moon. There is a tiny dragon hanging off of the M in Moon.
ISBN: 9781616205676
Title: The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Author: Barnhill, Kelly Regan
Cover of The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
ISBN: 9780525471370
Title: The Westing Game
Author: Raskin, Ellen
Cover of Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson depicting five people running.
ISBN: 9780765378941
Title: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
Author: Sanderson, Brandon
Cover of The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls by Judith Rossell depicting three girls on a rope ladder
ISBN: 9798217002405
Title: The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls
Author: Rossell, Judith
Cover of Julieta and the Diamond Enigma by Luisana Duarte Armendáriz depicting a brown skinned girl standing on top of a diamond.
ISBN: 9781643790466
Title: Julieta and the Diamond Enigma
Author: Duarte Armendáriz, Luisana
Cover of A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga depicting the Mars Rover on the edge of a cliff.
ISBN: 9780063113923
Title: A Rover's Story
Author: Warga, Jasmine
Cover of Minerva Keen's Detective Club by James Patterson depicting three kids sitting on the floor in front of a large brick building.
ISBN: 9780316412230
Title: Minerva Keen's Detective Club
Author: Patterson, James

Grade 5 - Graphic Novels

Cover of Shiny Misfits by Maysoon Zayid depicting a girl wearing a blue and purple costume performing on stage. There are two kids peeking out from behind the red curtain.
ISBN: 9781338752519
Title: Shiny Misfits
Author: Zayid, Maysoon
Cover of Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes
ISBN: 9781662660023
Title: Garvey's Choice
Author: Grimes, Nikki
Cover of Lo and Behold by Wendy Mass depicting a boy and a girl sitting on the grass. The boy is wearing a blue shirt, brown shorts, and flip flops. The girl is wearing a purple shirt with an illustration of the Moon, denim shorts, lace up boots, and a VR helmet..
ISBN: 9780593179628
Title: Lo and Behold
Author: Mass, Wendy
Cover of Just Roll with It depicting a girl with black hair wearing an orange shirt and a black skirt, holding on to the straps of her backpack. Behind her are several kids standing near school lockers.
ISBN: 9781984896995
Title: Just Roll with It
Author: Durfey-Lavoie, Lee
Cover of Kira and the (Maybe) Space Princess by Megan Brennan depicting a girl with black hair wearing a white collared shirt with an orange sweater vest and a dark blue skirt. She is holding the straps of a blue backpack with a pink bunny toy sticking out. Behind her is a white cat/unicorn in a purple and white dress wearing a tiara.
ISBN: 9780593177549
Title: Kira and the (Maybe) Space Princess
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Cover of Blood City Rollers by V.P. Anderson depicting a girl roller skating while three spooky looking monster kids watch her from below.
ISBN: 9780593485712
Title: Blood City Rollers
Author: Anderson, V. P.
Cover of Uprooted by Ruth Chan depicting a giant girl looming above a city. She is wearing white shirt with red, yellow, and blue stripes and denim shorts. There is a Canadian flag pinned to her shirt.
ISBN: 9781250855336
Title: Uprooted
Author: Chan, Ruth
Cover of Ghost Book by Remy Lai depicting a girl riding a bicycle with two ghosts riding on the back.
ISBN: 9781250810410
Title: Ghost Book
Author: Lai, Remy
Cover of Speak Up, Santiago! by Julio Anta depicting five kids walking in a crosswalk.
ISBN: 9780593651643
Title: Speak Up, Santiago!
Author: Anta, Julio
Cover of Sword of the Champion by Eric Lide depicting a boy holding a sword and a girl holding a scepter.
ISBN: 9781454947745
Title: Sword of the Champion
Author: Lide, Eric
Cover of The Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales by Roseanne A. Brown depicting two girls with glowing red eyes making "shh" faces.
ISBN: 9781419763588
Title: The Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales
Author: Brown, Roseanne A.
Cover of Chickenpox by Remy Lai depicting five kids covered in chicken pox.
ISBN: 9781250863294
Title: Chickenpox
Author: Lai, Remy

Grade 5 - Non-fiction

Cover of Salt, Pepper, Season, Spice by Jacques Pasquet depicting various seasonings and other cooking ingredients.
ISBN: 9781459839984
Title: Salt, Pepper, Season, Spice
Author: Pasquet, Jacques
Cover of How to Fool Your Parents depicting various magic tricks around the border of the cover and the title, subtitle, and author in the center.
ISBN: 9780063140585
Title: How to Fool Your Parents
Author: Kwong, David
Cover of Children's Book of Philosophy
ISBN: 9780593841877
Title: Children's Book of Philosophy
Author: Tomley, Sarah
Cover of Fantastic Flora by Ann McCallum Staats depicting several types of plants and flowers.
ISBN: 9781536232837
Title: Fantastic Flora
Author: Staats, Ann McCallum
Cover of This Book Will Make You An Artist by Ruth Millington
ISBN: 9798887770420
Title: This Book Will Make You An Artist
Author: Millington, Ruth
Cover of The Dark! by Lindsey Leigh depicting various cave dwelling creatures.
ISBN: 9780593662595
Title: The Dark!
Author: Leigh, Lindsey
Cover of The Last Unexplored Place on Earth by Aly Brown depicting a deep sea vessel on the ocean floor.
ISBN: 9781250816689
Title: The Last Unexplored Place on Earth
Author: Brown, Aly
Cover of Total Garbage by Rebecca Donnelly depicting a boy with a pigeon on his head sitting on a gigantic pile of garbage.
ISBN: 9781250760388
Title: Total Garbage
Author: Donnelly, Rebecca
Cover of 24 Hours on the Tundra by Virginia Schomp showing a river.
ISBN: 9781608708963
Title: 24 Hours on the Tundra
Author: Schomp, Virginia.
Cover of How We Got to the Moon by John Rocco depicting an astronaut with a reflection of a rocket going towards the Moon reflected in the helmet. In the foreground are numerous scientists.
ISBN: 9780525647416
Title: How We Got to the Moon
Author: Rocco, John
Cover of How to Survive in the Age of Pirates by Crispin Boyer showing a yellow yield sign with the title in the middle and a pirate flag and treasure chest on the perimeter.
ISBN: 9781426376184
Title: How to Survive in the Age of Pirates
Author: Boyer, Crispin
Cover of How to Survive in the Age of Dinosaurs by Stephanie Warren Drimmer depicting a yellow yield sign with the title and dinosaurs around the perimeter.
ISBN: 9781426373695
Title: How to Survive in the Age of Dinosaurs
Author: Drimmer, Stephanie Warren