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Books we recommend for 5th graders

J Fiction – alphabetical by author

Chasing Vermeer book jacket

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The Book of Three (series) [2] by Lloyd Alexander
Chasing Vermeer (1st book in a series) [1] by Blue Balliett
The Sisters Grimm (series) [3] by Michael Buckley
Keeper of the School (series) [4] by Andrew Clements
Bud, Not Buddy [5] by Christopher Paul Curtis
London Eye Mystery [6] by Siobhan Dowd
Mockingbird, Mok'ing-burd [7] by Kathryn Erskine
Inkheart (series) [8] by Cornelia Funke
Garden of Eve [9] by K. L. Going
Deep and Dark and Dangerous [10] by Mary Downing Hahn
Out of the Dust [11] by Karen Hesse
My One Hundred Adventures [12] by Polly Horvath
Evolution of Calpurnia Tate [13] by Jacqueline Kelly
Dying to Meet You (1st book in the "43 Old Cemetery Road" series) [14] by Kate Klise
The View from Saturday [15] by E. L. Konigsburg
Also Known as Harper [16] by Ann Haywood Leal
Willoughbys [17] by Lois Lowry
Keeping Score [18] by Linda Sue Park
Season of Gifts [19] by Richard Peck
Bird in a Box [20] by Andrea Pinkney
Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson series) [21] by Rick Riordan
Cabinet of Wonders [22] by Marie Rutkoski

Invention of Hugo Cabret book jacket

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret [23] by Brian Selznick
The Bronze Pen [24] by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
When You Reach Me [25] by Rebecca Stead
Mysterious Benedict Society (series) [26] by Trenton Stewart
Sammy Keyes (series) [27] by Wendelin Van Draanen
Alabama Moon [28] by Key Watt
One Crazy Summer [29] by Rita Williams-Garcia

Non-fiction, call numbers noted

Encyclopedia Horrifica [30] by Joshua Gee, J 001.9 G29E

Source URL (retrieved on 05/22/2013 - 7:21pm): http://www.kclibrary.org/kids/books-we-recommend-5th-graders

Links:
[1] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Blue+Balliett%22+title:%22Chasing+Vermeer%22
[2] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=Book+of+Three+author:%22Lloyd+Alexander%22
[3] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=The+Sisters+Grimm+author:%22Michael+Buckley%22
[4] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=Keeper+of+the+School+author:%22Andrew+Clements%22
[5] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Christopher+Paul+Curtis%22+title:%22Bud?+Not+Buddy%22
[6] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Siobhan+Dowd%22+title:%22London+Eye+Mystery%22
[7] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Kathryn+Erskine%22+title:%22Mockingbird?+Mok%27ing-burd%22
[8] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=Inkheart+format:%22book%22+author:%22Cornelia+Funke%22
[9] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22K.+L.+Going%22+title:%22Garden+of+Eve%22
[10] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Mary+Downing+Hahn%22+title:%22Deep+and+Dark+and+Dangerous%22
[11] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Karen+Hesse%22+title:%22Out+of+the+Dust%22
[12] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Polly+Horvath%22+title:%22My+One+Hundred+Adventures%22
[13] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Jacqueline+Kelly%22+title:%22Evolution+of+Calpurnia+Tate%22
[14] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Kate+Klise%22+title:%22Dying+to+Meet+You%22
[15] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22E.+L.+Konigsburg%22+title:%22The+View+from+Saturday%22
[16] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Ann+Haywood+Leal%22+title:%22Also+Known+as+Harper%22
[17] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Lois+Lowry%22+title:%22Willoughbys%22
[18] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Linda+Sue+Park%22+title:%22Keeping+Score%22
[19] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Richard+Peck%22+title:%22Season+of+Gifts%22
[20] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Andrea+Pinkney%22+title:%22Bird+in+a+Box%22
[21] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=Percy+Jackson+author:%22Rick+Riordan%22
[22] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Marie+Rutkoski%22+title:%22Cabinet+of+Wonders%22
[23] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Brian+Selznick%22+title:%22Invention+of+Hugo+Cabret%22
[24] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Zilpha+Keatley+Snyder%22+title:%22The+Bronze+Pen%22
[25] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Rebecca+Stead%22+title:%22When+You+Reach+Me%22
[26] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=Mysterious+Benedict+Society+author:%22Trenton+Stewart%22
[27] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=Sammy+Keyes+author:%22Wendelin+Van+Draanen%22
[28] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Key+Watt%22+title:%22Alabama+Moon%22
[29] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Rita+Williams-Garcia%22+title:%22One+Crazy+Summer%22
[30] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Joshua+Gee%22+title:%22Encyclopedia+Horrifica%22