Good Books for Fifth Graders

Caseley, Judith

Dorothy's Darkest Days                        In the latest book about the fun-loving Kane family, Dorothy Kane must present a class project with her least-favorite classmate and face a tragedy.

J CAS

Castle, Caroline

Rosie Pugh and the Great Clothes War Rosie will do just about anything to get the coolest jeans in the world, and it turns out that she pays a very high price for them in friendship.

J CAS

Conford, Ellen 

Frog Princess of Pelham          When a kiss from Danny turns Chandler, a wealthy but lonely orphan, into a frog, Danny's attempts to changer her back land them on a TV show.

J CON

Engel, Diana

Holding on       Twelve-year-old Thomas is upset when he is left with his eccentric Uncle Tano for a visit, but their relationship changes forever due to an injured goose.

J ENG

Fine, Anne

The Tulip Touch           Natalie and Tulip are best friends, but Tulip has a serious problem that may drag Natalie down with her.

J FIN

Goldman, E.M.

Shrinking Pains           Imagine finding the fountain of youth in your own backyard! This could lead to some dangers.

J GOL

Griffin, Peni R.

Switching Well             Be careful what you wish for. In the blink of an eye it may be 100 years in the future or past!

J GRI

Hest, Amy

The Great Green Notebook of Katie Roberts     In a series of journal entries, letters, pictures, and drawings, Katie relates her feelings about growing up and dealing with the people in her life.

J HES

Hunter, Molloe

Day of the Unicorn       A young boy's daydream transforms him into a fearless knight.

J HUN

Hurwitz, Johanna

Faraway Summer         In 1910, Dossi, a poor Jewish girl from the city, is sent to Vermont for the summer on a fresh air fund vacation and struggles to deal with her hosts.

J HUR

Johnston, Janet

Ellie Brader Hates Mr. G.          Ellie learns many things in fifth grade - how important it is not to tell a friend's secret, how to accept a new teacher and how to survive fifth grade.

J JOH

Klise, Kate

Regarding the Fountain            This humorous story, told through letters, newspaper clippings, and other documents, tells of the corruption a fifth grade class uncovers in their school.

J KLI

Levine, Gail Carson

Ella Enchanted             Ella truly lives in an enchanted time, but she was cursed from birth!

J LEV

Lindsay, Janice

The Milly Stories          Milly's new town has a lot of peculiar characters and she gets to know them all in these strange tales.

J LIN

Paulsen, Gary

Amos Binder, Secret Agent      Two boys find themselves caught up in a dangerous international spy ring.

JM PAU

(mysteries)

Rodowsky, Colby

The Turnabout Ship     In "conversations" with her dead mother, Livvy adjusts to living in Baltimore with a woman she never met as she gets to know her mother's family.

J ROD

Siebold, Jan

Rope Burn        While working on a writing assignment at his new school, Richard learns the meaning of various proverbs and uses them to express his feelings.

J SIE

Skolsky, Mindy Warshaw

Love from your Friend, Hannah From her home in rural New York, Hannah writes letters to her best friend, a new pen pal, and even President and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt.

J SKO

Spinelli, Jerry

Wringer            Sometimes your tenth birthday is something to dread - especially when you don't want to be the wringer at the town's annual pigeon day.

J SPI

Tamar, Erica

Alphabet City Ballet Marisol's life long dream is to be a dancer, but she quickly learns the love and sacrifice her family will need to make for her dreams to come true.

J TAM

Tashjian, Janet

Tru Confessions           Tru writes in her private computer of her attempts to find a cure for her disabled twin brother, her trials at school and her attempt to create a TV show.

J TAS

 

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