Grade 5 - Adventure ISBN: 0786854456 Title: Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson - Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, befriending a Starcatcher whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust Author: Barry, Dave. ISBN: 9781416963981 Title: Doll bones by Holly Black - Friends from a Pennsylvania middle school embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl Author: Black, Holly. ISBN: 9780316381994 Title: The wild robot by Peter Brown - Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there Author: Brown, Peter, 1979- author, illustrator. ISBN: 0525443924 Title: My side of the mountain by Jean Craighead George - A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains Author: George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012 ISBN: 9780062341976 Title: A dastardly plot by Christopher Healy - In 1883 New York, while trying to introduce her mother's flying machine to the men-only Inventors' Guild, twelve-year-old Molly uncovers a plot to destroy the World's Fair Author: Healy, Christopher, 1972- author. ISBN: 0394815009 Title: The phantom tollbooth by Norton Juster - A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom Author: Juster, Norton, 1929- ISBN: 9780395069622 Title: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell - Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance Author: O'Dell, Scott, 1898-1989. ISBN: 9780823440078 Title: The adventures of a girl called Bicycle by Christina Uss - Left at the Mostly Silent Monastery as a toddler and home-schooled by a retired nun, twelve-year-old Bicycle rides cross-country to meet a famous cyclist who she hopes will be her first friend Author: Uss, Christina, author. Grade 5 - Animals ISBN: 0531087832 Title: Poppy by Avi - Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas Author: Avi, 1937- ISBN: 9780763652708 Title: The tiger rising by Kate DiCamillo - Rob, who passes the time in his rural Florida community by wood carving, is drawn by his spunky but angry friend Sistine into a plan to free a caged tiger Author: DiCamillo, Kate. ISBN: 0060115459 Title: Old Yeller by Fred Gipson - Young Travis faces a test of manhood when his heroic dog is bitten by a mad wolf Author: Gipson, Fred, 1908-1973- ISBN: 0517555565 Title: Babe : the gallant pig by Dick King-Smith - A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success Author: King-Smith, Dick. ISBN: 0689206518 Title: Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien - Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long-lived Author: O'Brien, Robert C. ISBN: 0374316503 Title: The cricket in Times Square by George Selden - The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat Author: Selden, George, 1929- ISBN: 0789414880 Title: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell - A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters Author: Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878. Grade 5 - Science Fiction and Fantasy Title: The wonderful wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz Author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919, author. ISBN: 0439435366 Title: Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins - When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy Author: Collins, Suzanne. ISBN: 9781338185706 Title: The serpent's secret by Sayantani DasGupta - Kiranmala is swept into another dimension, full of magic, winged horses, talking birds (very annoying), and cute princes--and somehow Kiranmala needs to sort it all out, find her parents, and save the world Author: DasGupta, Sayantani, author. ISBN: 0375822739 Title: The city of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau - In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions Author: DuPrau, Jeanne. ISBN: 9780525423348 Title: A tale dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz - Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk Author: Gidwitz, Adam. ISBN: 9780803733060 Title: Savvy by Ingrid Law - Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy"--a magical power unique to each member of her family--just as her father is injured in a terrible accident Author: Law, Ingrid, 1970- ISBN: 0374386137 Title: A wrinkle in time by Madeleine L'Engle - Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government Author: L'Engle, Madeleine. ISBN: 9780062658760 Title: The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch Author: Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963. ISBN: 0152099875 Title: The Borrowers by Mary Norton - A family of miniature people who live in an old country house cleverly "borrow" the things which they need Author: Norton, Mary. ISBN: 0786856297 Title: The lightning thief by Rick Riordan - After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods Author: Riordan, Rick. ISBN: 9780062352934 Title: The Fog diver by Joel Ross - In this futuristic high-stakes adventure, humanity clings to cities on the highest mountain peaks above the deadly Fog, and airships transport the pirates of the skies Author: Ross, Joel N., 1968- Grade 5 - Historical Fiction ISBN: 0395728061 Title: The ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman - In 1849, twelve-year-old California Morning Whipple, who renames herself Lucy, is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a rough California mining town Author: Cushman, Karen. Title: The door in the wall by Marguerite de Angeli - A crippled boy in fourteenth-century England proves his courage and earns recognition from the King Author: De Angeli, Marguerite, 1889- ISBN: 9780688158309 Title: Bandit's moon by Sid Fleischman - Twelve-year-old Annyrose relates her adventures with Joaquín Murieta and his band of outlaws in the California gold-mining region during the mid-1800s Author: Fleischman, Sid, 1920-2010 ISBN: 9780061962783 Title: Inside out & back again by Thanhha Lai - Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama Author: Lai, Thanhha. ISBN: 9780439874021 Title: Echo : a novel by Pam Muñoz Ryan - Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children find themselves caught up in the same thread of destiny Author: Ryan, Pam Muñoz, author. ISBN: 9780440400592 Title: All-of-a-kind family by Sydney Taylor - Portrays the joys and troubles of five high-spirited Jewish sisters as they grow up in New York City Author: Taylor, Sydney, 1904-1978, Grade 5 - Humorous ISBN: 9780810943247 Title: NERDS : National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley - Five unpopular misfits combine their enhanced abilities and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world Author: Buckley, Michael. ISBN: 9780689806698 Title: Frindle by Andrew Clements - When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control Author: Clements, Andrew, 1949- Title: Matilda by Roald Dahl - When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back Author: Dahl, Roald. ISBN: 9780803725904 Title: The great brain by John D. Fitzgerald - Describes the exploits of the Great Brain of Adenville, Utah in the words of his younger brother, frequently the victim of the Great Brain's schemes for gaining prestige and money Author: Fitzgerald, John Dennis. ISBN: 9780397317127 Title: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald - From her upside-down house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to parents her marvelous cures for such common children's diseases as Won't-Put-Away-Toys-itis, Answerbackism, and Fighter-Quarrelitis Author: MacDonald, Betty Bard. ISBN: 0670377295 Title: Homer Price by Robert McCloskey - Six episodes in the life of Homer Price including one in which he and his pet skunk capture four bandits and another about a donut machine on the rampage Author: McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003. ISBN: 0060250496 Title: Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers - A thirteen-year-old girl gains a much more sympathetic understanding of her relationship with her mother when she has to spend a day in her mother's body Author: Rodgers, Mary A. ISBN: 9780805089035 Title: My life as a book by Janet Tashjian - Dubbed a "reluctant reader" by his teacher, twelve-year-old Derek spends summer vacation learning important lessons even though he does not complete his summer reading list Author: Tashjian, Janet. ISBN: 0439372941 Title: Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett - When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal Author: Balliett, Blue, 1955- ISBN: 9780810959255 Title: The fairy-tale detectives by Michael Buckley - Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead Author: Buckley, Michael, 1969- ISBN: 9780316113663 Title: The name of this book is secret by Pseudonymous Bosch - Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, who are searching for the secret of immortality Author: Bosch, Pseudonymous. ISBN: 9781442421820 Title: Spy school by Stuart Gibbs - Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school Author: Gibbs, Stuart, 1969- ISBN: 9780375870897 Title: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library by Chris Grabenstein - Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello but finds that he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape Author: Grabenstein, Chris. ISBN: 9780316057776 Title: The mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart - After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened Author: Stewart, Trenton Lee. ISBN: 0375831436 Title: The Penderwicks : a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy by Jeanne Birdsall - Four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother Author: Birdsall, Jeanne. ISBN: 9781416971702 Title: Out of my mind by Sharon M. Draper - Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time Author: Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills) ISBN: 0374336644 Title: Joey Pigza swallowed the key by Jack Gantos - To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription meds wear off and he starts acting wired Author: Gantos, Jack. ISBN: 9781524715953 Title: The season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon - Caleb Franklin and his younger brother, Bobby Gene, spend an extraordinary summer with their new, older neighbor, Styx Malone, a foster boy from the city Author: Magoon, Kekla, author. ISBN: 9780763690496 Title: Merci Suárez changes gears by Meg Medina - Merci Suárez begins the sixth grade and knows things will change, but she did not count on her grandfather acting strangely, not fitting in at her private school, and dealing with Edna Santos' jealousy Author: Medina, Meg, author. ISBN: 9780375969027 Title: Wonder by R.J. Palacio - Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan Author: Palacio, R. J. ISBN: 0690038372 Title: The great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson - An eleven-year-old foster child tries to cope with her longings and fears as she schemes against everyone who tries to be friendly Author: Paterson, Katherine. ISBN: 1416901949 Title: The higher power of Lucky by Susan Patron - Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away Author: Patron, Susan, 1948- ISBN: 9780803738553 Title: Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan - Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident Author: Sloan, Holly Goldberg, 1958- ISBN: 0688134815 Title: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin - Ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, with whom she spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up Author: Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith, 1856-1923. ISBN: 9781338157796 Title: Front desk by Kelly Yang - Ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents are recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money. When they take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope Author: Yang, Kelly, author.
