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Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be
chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts,
others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly,
and with diligence and attention.
~ Francis Bacon ~
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Students in fifth grade should be reading chapter books for their DEAR time and reading homework assignments. Please remember to use this link to the five finger method to decide if a book is right for you. |
| 5th Grade Core Books | ||
| Click on the book title for more info | Rating | Difficulty |
| A Family Apart by Jean Lowery Nixon |
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Average |
| Big Men, Big Country | |
Average |
| Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare |
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Average |
| The Amazing Erie Canal by Cheryl Harness |
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Average |
| The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis |
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Challenging |
| Reading Group Recommendations | ||
| Click on the book title for more info | Rating | Difficulty |
| There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sachar |
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Average |
| Books by Known Authors | ||
| Click on the book title for more info | Rating | Difficulty |
| Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech |
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Easy Reading |
| The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare |
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Challenging |
| The Witches by Roald Dahl |
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Average |
| Teacher Favorites | ||
| Click on the book title for more info | Rating | Difficulty |
| A Wrinkle in Time by Madaleine L'Engle |
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Challenging |
| Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson |
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Easy Reading |
| Inkheart by Cornelia Funke |
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Challenging |
| The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards |
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Average |
| History | ||
| Click on the book title for more info | Rating | Difficulty |
| In Their Own Words: Paul Revere by George Sullivan |
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Average |
| Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks |
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Easy Reading |
| The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence by Dennis Brindell Fradin |
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Average |
| Mysteries | ||
| Click on the book title for more info | Rating | Difficulty |
| Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett |
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Average |
| From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basile E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg |
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Challenging |
| Hank the Cowdog by John Erickson |
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Easy Reading |
| Fantasy | ||
| Click on the book title for more info | Rating | Difficulty |
| Coraline by Neil Gaiman |
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Average |
| Ability Awareness & Challenges | ||
| Click on the book title for more info | Rating | Difficulty |
| Egg-Drop Blues by Jacqueline Turner Banks |
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Average |
| How Dyslexic Benny Became a Star by Joe Griffith and Jenny Schulz |
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Average |
| Pay attention, Slosh! by Mark Smith |
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Easy Reading |
| So B. It by Sarah Weeks |
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Challenging |
| Sparky's Excellent Misadventures: My A.D.D. Journal by Phyllis Carpenter and Marti Ford |
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Average |