Here are some favorites.
Below grade level:
Casanova, Mary. Chrissa and Chrissa Stands Strong.
Creech, Sharon. Granny Torrelli Makes Soup.
Creel, Ann Howard. Nicki and Thanks to Nicki (sequel).
Danziger, Paula. The United Tates of America.
Orr, Wendy. Nim’s Island and Nim At Sea (sequel).
Prelutsky, Jack. My Dog May Be a Genius and other titles.
Winkler, Henry. Niagara Falls, or Does It? and other Hank Zipzer novels.
Yep, Laurence. Mia and Bravo, Mia! (sequel)
” ” When the Circus Came to Town.
Approximate grade level:
Avi. Who Stole the Wizard of Oz?
Bailey, Linda. The Stevie Diamond mysteries.
Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks and The Penderwicks on Gardam Street.
Coombs, Kate. The Runaway Princess.
Cottonwood, Joe. Quake!
Creech, Sharon. Heartbeat.
Funke, Cornelia. Igraine the Brave.
Giff, Patricia Reilly. Nory Ryan’s Song; Maggie’s Door; and House of Tailors
(sequels).
” ” ” Pictures of Hollis Woods.
Gutman, Dan. The Kid Who Ran for President and The Kid Who Became President.
Ibbotson, Eva. The Secret of Platform 13.
Kehret, Peg. Earthquake Terror.
Koller, Jackie French. The Keepers trilogy.
Lord, Cynthia. Rules.
MacDonald, Amy. No More Nice; No More Nasty; and Too Much Flapdoodle.
Marsden, Carolyn. Silk Umbrellas.
Marvin, Isabel R. A Bride for Anna’s Papa.
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. Black and Blue Magic.
Stanley, Diane. The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine and The Mysterious Case of the
Allbright Academy (sequel).
Sullivan, George. Helen Keller: Her Life in Pictures.
Urban, Linda. A Crooked Kind of Perfect.
“Librarians. . . have been my lifelong friends, guides and heroes.” Joseph Bruchac
Basya Karp, Librarian
Shulamith High School and Shulamith School For Girls
Brooklyn, New York
basyak10@hotmail.com
> Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:19:47 -0500
> From: billie.esser@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Best 5th grade reads?
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
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> Hello,
>
> Next year my middle school library goes from serving 6-8 to 5-8. I guess I
> am freaking out, maybe unneccesarily, but I don't know anything about this
> grade level student. I am looking for suggestions for popular 5th grade
> titles /series and MOST IMPORTANTLY popular 5th grade titles /series for
> those who read below grade level.
>
> Any recommendations would be very appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Billie Esser
> Jefferson West Middle/High School
> Meriden, KS
> billie.esser@gmail.com
>
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