Books for Fifth Graders
109 Forgotten American Heroes: (Plus Nine or So Villains) by Chris Ying
Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Crossbones by Patrick Carman
The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh
Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard
The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester by Barbara O’Connor
Hawksmaid by Kathryn Lasky
Masters of Disaster by Gary Paulsen
No Such Thing as Dragons by Philip Reeve
Origami Toys: That Tumble, Fly, and Spin by Paul Jackson h
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl by Rachel Renee Russell
What’s the Big Idea? Amazing Science Questions for Curious Kids by Vicki Cobb
Prepared by Laura Pilkington, Youth Services Librarian, 2011







