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Fifth and
Sixth Grade
Suggested Reading
Alien in a Bottle ~
Kathy Mackel
Ambitious Sean
wants to be a famous glassblower, but his parents and a strange
group of aliens try to prevent his biggest dream from coming true.
2004
The
Anybodies ~ N.E. Bode
Things aren’t
always what they seem in Fern’s tale of mystery, intrigue,
hypnotism and a house full of books. 2004
Blow Out the Moon
~ Libby Koponen
A fictionalized
story of the author’s true adventures across the Atlantic to
London and a boarding school on the English countryside. Read more
chapters and letters from readers at www.ifyoulovetoread.com.
2004
The Dark Ground
~ Gillian Cross
First in a
trilogy, Robert finds himself thrown out of the sky into a dark,
lost world. If you
like thrilling survival tales, this one’s for you. 2004
Dork on the Run ~
Carol Gorman
Jerry wants to
run for class president to change his image as the school dork,
but how can he win when his opponent keeps playing dirty tricks on
him? Get to know the
real Jerry in Dork in Disguise.
2002
The Edison
Mystery ~ Dan Gutman
Finding a time
machine in his backyard, thirteen-year-old Qwerty Stevens travels
back to Thomas Edison’s workshop in 1879 and helps him invent
the electric light bulb, but gets trapped on his way back to the
present day. 2001
Funerals &
Fly Fishing ~ Mary
Bartek
Brad Stanislawski
travels to Pennsylvania for the first time to meet his
grandfather, an undertaker and a fisherman, and learns that first
impressions are often deceiving and great names often bear stories
worth knowing. 2004
Have a Hot Time,
Hades! ~ Kate McMullan
First in the Myth-O-Mania
series, Hades recounts his own amusing version of the well-known
stories of the Greek gods and goddesses. 2003
Hippolyta and the
Curse of the Amazons ~
Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris
In ancient
Greece, the fate of the Amazon race is in the hands of the young
princess Hippolyta who is sent on a dangerous mission to save her
mother and newborn baby brother.
2002
Inkheart ~
Cornelia Funke
Can you imagine a
book coming to life where the characters really climb out
of its pages from the very story that is being told to you?
And what would happen if you couldn’t get them back into
the book or find the author to set things right?
Look. Listen.
Here they come. Read
Dragon Rider and The Thief Lord for
more enchanting adventures. 2003
Loser ~
Jerry Spinelli
Donald Zinkoff is
your average happy-go-lucky kid, but he’s clumsy, laughs too
much and goofs off in a class that has labeled him a loser.
2002
Journey to the
River Sea ~ Eva
Ibbotson
Maia is sent with
her governess to Brazil in 1910 where she must endure many
ordeals, including living with the awful Carter family, before
fulfilling the dream of exploring the Amazon River. 2001
Juliet Dove,
Queen of Love ~ Bruce
Coville
Mr. Elives opens
his Magic Shop especially for shy Juliet who must solve a puzzle
involving Greek mythology so the boys will stop falling in love
with her. Want to
visit the Magic Shop again? Try
The Monster’s Ring, The Skull of Truth,
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher and Jennifer
Murdley’s Toad. 2003
A Mid-Semester
Night’s Dream ~
Margaret Meacham
Morgan Yates
qualifies for Fairy Assistance under the Cinderella Clause
according to Gretta, a fairy, whose mischievous spells cast
hilarious results. 2004
The Old
Man Mad About Drawing: A
Tale of Hokusai ~ Francois Place
Tojiro, a young
rice cake seller, becomes an apprentice to the famous manga
artist, Hokusai Katsushika in Edo, Japan.
Contains original illustrations and a glossary.
2004
Otto and the
Flying Twins ~
Charlotte Haptie
Although the City
of Trees used to be the home of extraordinary magic, young Otto
Hush and his twin sisters find out that the old magic is
threatened by the powerful and greedy Normals who want to wipe it
out forever. 2002
The
Ribbajack and Other Curious Yarns ~
Brian Jacques
Hold onto your
seats and don’t look under the bed!
This best-selling author of the Redwall series
cooks up a collection of six short monster stories for those who
love a good scare. 2004
The Tail of Emily
Windsnap ~ Liz Kessler
Discovering she
is a mermaid after her first dip in the water, Emily follows a new
“splishy” friend in the ocean while swimming after a hunch
from her mysterious past. 2004
Technically,
It’s Not My Fault: Concrete Poems ~
John Grandits
Take
a break from that big novel you’ve been reading and laugh up a
good time with Robert’s poetic view of the world.
2004
The Ugly Princess
and the Wise Fool ~
Margaret Gray
A plain-looking
princess wants to become beautiful so she can marry a handsome
prince while a smart jester wants to bring wisdom back to the
failing kingdom, but the Godmother Board of Trustees must make the
final decision. 2002
The Whistle, the
Grave and the Ghost ~
Brad Strickland
Shy Lewis and his
best friend Rose Rita battle an ancient evil force with the help
of magical Uncle Jonathan and Mrs. Zimmerman in the woods near his
Michigan home. Also, try The Tower at the End of the World and
The Beast Under the Wizard’s Bridge in which
Strickland carries on the original author’s ---John Bellairs---
eerie adventures. 2003
With Love From
Spain, Melanie Martin ~
Carol Weston
Eleven-year-old
Melanie records her adventures in a diary while on a trip to Spain
with her family to meet new friends (maybe even a boyfriend!),
deal with her little brother, and tour its famous cities all the
while improving her Spanish.
If you like this one, try Melanie Martin Goes Dutch
where she travels to Amsterdam, Holland.
2004
Researched and compiled by M.
Sulikowski
(Updated on
December 1, 2004)
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