Top Picks – 5th Grade
GREAT READS for 5th Grade
Chosen by Mrs. Webster’s, Ms. Moxson’s, & Mr. Marletto’s
5th Grade Students, 2010 – 2011
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ADVENTURE
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The Capture (1) |
Lasky, Kathryn |
Guardians of Ga’Hoole |
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Chasing the Falconers |
Korman, Gordon |
On the Run |
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Hatchet (1) |
Paulsen, Gary |
Brian’s Saga |
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Into the Wild (1) |
Hunter, Erin |
Warriors |
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Stormbreaker (1) |
Horowitz, Anthony |
Alex Rider Adventures |
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The Name of This Book is Secret |
Bosch, Pseudonymous |
Secret Series |
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
Weyn, Suzanne |
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The Mysterious Benedict Society (1) |
Stewart, Trenton Lee |
The Mysterious Benedict Society |
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Nightmare Mountain |
Kehret, Peg |
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The Quest Begins (1) |
Hunter, Erin |
Seekers |
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Stormbreaker (1) |
Horowitz, Anthony |
Alex Rider Adventures |
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Swindle (1) |
Korman, Gordon |
Griffin Bing |
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The Wanderer |
Creech, Sharon |
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ANIMAL
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Black Beauty |
Sewell, Anna |
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The Black Stallion (1) |
Farley, Walter |
The Black Stallion |
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Dog Lost |
Lee, Ingrid |
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A Dog’s Life |
Martin, Anne M. |
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Kitten in the Cold |
Baglio, Ben M. |
Animal Ark |
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Marley and Me |
Grogan, John |
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Ribsy |
Cleary, Beverly |
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The World According to Humphrey (1) |
Birney, Betty |
The World According to Humphrey (1) |
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FANTASY
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Artemis Fowl (1) |
Colfer, Eoin |
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The BFG |
Dahl, Roald |
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The Candy Shop War |
Mull, Brandon |
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City of Ember (1) |
Duprau, Jeanne |
Books of Ember |
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The Doll People (1) |
Martin, Anne M. |
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Eragon (1) |
Paolini, Christopher |
Inheritance |
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The Fairytale Detectives (1) |
Buckley, Michael |
The Sister’s Grimm |
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The Fellowship of the Ring |
Tolkien, J.R.R. |
The Lord of the Rings |
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The Fire Within (1) |
D’Lacey, Chris |
Last Dragon Chronicles |
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George’s Marvelous Medicine |
Dahl, Roald |
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Gossamer |
Lowry, Lois |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (1) |
Rowling, J.K. |
Harry Potter |
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Kenny and the Dragon |
Diterlizzi, Tony |
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The Lightning Thief (1) |
Riordan, Rick |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians |
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2) |
Lewis, C.S. |
Chronicles of Narnia |
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The Lost Hero |
Riordan, Rick |
The Heroes of Olympus |
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Magyk (1) |
Sage, Angie |
Septimus Heap |
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May Bird and the Ever After (1) |
Anderson, Jodi Lynn |
May Bird and the Ever After |
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Midnight for Charlie Bone (1) |
Nimmo, Jenni |
Children of the Red King |
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane |
DiCamillo, Kate |
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Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism (1) |
Byng, Georgia |
Molly Moon |
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Red Pyramid |
Riordan, Rick |
Kane Chronicles |
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Savvy |
Law, Ingrid |
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Tut, Tut |
Scieszka, Jon |
The Time Warp Trio |
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The Twits |
Dahl, Roald |
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Wolf Brother (1)
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Paver, Michelle |
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness |
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GRAPHIC NOVELS
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Avatar: The Last Airbender |
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741.5 A |
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City of Light, City of Dark |
Avi |
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The Stonekeeper (1) |
Kibuishi, Kazu |
Amulet |
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Out From Boneville (1) |
Smith, Jeff |
Bone |
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HISTORICAL FICTION
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The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn |
Hoobler, Dorothy |
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret |
Selznick, Brian |
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Little House on the Prairie |
Wilder, Laura Ingalls |
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She’s All That: A Look it up Guide to the Godesses of Mythology (1) |
Bryant, Megan E. |
Mythlopedia |
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HUMOR
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The Bad Beginning (1) |
Snicket, Lemony |
A Series of Unfortunate Events |
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (all) |
Kinney, Jeff |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid |
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Dogs Rule and Cats Drool (599.7 D) |
Dewin, Howie |
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Fudge-a-mania |
Blume, Judy |
The Fudge Books |
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Let’s Pretend This Never Happened |
Kelly, Jamie |
Dear Dumb Diary |
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The World According to Humphrey (1) |
Birney, Betty |
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MYSTERY
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Awake and Dreaming |
Pearson, Kit |
Awake and Dreaming |
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Bunnicula (1) |
Howe, James |
Bunnicula |
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Chasing Vermeer |
Balliett, Blue |
Chasing Vermeer |
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The Eleventh Hour |
Base, Graeme |
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The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn |
Hoobler, Dorothy |
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The Ghost’s Grave |
Kehret, Peg |
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The Girl with the Silver Eyes |
Roberts, Willo Davis |
The Girl with the Silver Eyes |
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Hardy Boys |
Dixon, Franklin W. |
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The Hideout |
Kehret, Peg |
The Hideout |
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The Hunger Games |
Collins, Suzanne |
Hunger Games |
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The Hunt for the Seventh |
Morton-Shaw, Christine |
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The Maze of Bones (1) |
Riordan, Rick |
39 Clues |
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Nancy Drew |
Keene, Carolyn |
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Room One |
Clements, Andrew |
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Shakespeare’s Secret |
Broach, Elise |
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The Stranger Next Door |
Kehret, Peg |
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Time Cat |
Alexander, Lloyd |
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The Time Shifter |
Peel, John |
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REALISTIC FICTION
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Because of Winn Dixie |
DiCamilo, Kate |
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Hate That Cat |
Creech, Sharon |
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Holes |
Sachar, Louis |
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How to Steal a Dog |
O’Connor, Barbara |
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Lawn Boy |
Paulson, Gary |
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The Lemonade War |
Davies, Jacqueline |
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Love That Dog |
Creech, Sharon |
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Love, Stargirl |
Spinelli, Jerry |
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No Talking |
Clements, Andrew |
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Son of the Mob |
Korman, Gordon |
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Stargirl |
Spinelli, Jerry |
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SCARY STORIES
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Skeleton Man |
Bruchac, Joseph |
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The Blue Ghost |
Bauer, Marion Dane |
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Campfire Ghost Stories, vol. I & II |
Christensen, Jo-Anne |
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The Beast from the East |
Stine, R.L. |
Goosebumps |
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Creepy Classics F CRE |
Compiled by Doris Stuart |
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Blood and Sand |
Graves, Damien |
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Deep and Dark and Dangerous |
Hahn, Mary Downing |
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Hide and Shriek |
Morgan, Melissa |
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The Revenge of the Killer Lawn Gnome |
Stine, R.L. |
Goosebumps |
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (398.2 S) |
Schwartz, Alvin |
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Stolen Children |
Kehret, Peg |
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Wait till Helen Comes |
Hahn, Mary Downing |
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The Werewolf of Fever Swamp |
Stine, R.L. |
Goosebumps |
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SCIENCE FICTION
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Among the Hidden (1) |
Haddix, Margaret Peterson |
The Shadow Children |
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Awake and Dreaming |
Pearson, Kit |
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Double Identity |
Haddix, Margaret Peterson |
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Found (1) |
Haddix, Margaret Peterson |
The Missing |
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The Girl with the Silver Eyes |
Roberts, Willo Davis |
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The Merchant of Death (1) |
MacHale, D.J. |
Pendragon |
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Time Cat |
Alexander, Lloyd |
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The Time Shifter |
Peel, John |
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A Wrinkle in Time |
L’Engle, Madeline |
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SPORTS
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The Babe and Me |
Gutman, Dan |
Baseball Card Adventures |
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Basketball Stars (796.32 S) |
Shea, Therese |
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The Great Quarterback Switch |
Christopher, Matt |
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Hardwood Heroes (796.3 S) |
Smallwood, John N. |
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Heat |
Lupica, Mike |
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Kobe Bryant (B BRYANT) |
Bradley, Michael |
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Scholastic Year in Sports 2010 |
(796 S) |
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Stars on the Court (796.32 L) |
Ladewski, Paul |
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The 10 Most Shocking Sports Scandals (796 D) |
Downey, Glen |
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Two-Minute Drill |
Lupica, Mike |
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Yao Ming (B MING) |
Pyle, Lydia |
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