What are some of your favorite books to read for this age group?
2006-08-17 09:05:56 · 25 answers · asked by number1shopper 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Cyberary Literacy Center
FIFTH GRADE
Recommended Reading List
Mistakes That Worked....by Charlotte Jones
Worlds I Know and Other Poems....by Lois Livingstone
Caddie Woodlawn....by Carole Ryrie Brink
The Whipping Boy....by Sid Fleischman
Johnny Tremain....by Esther Forbes
Number the Stars....by Lois Lowry
Sarah, Plain and Tall....by Patricia MacLachlan
Shiloh.....by Phyllis Naylor
Bridge to Terabithia....by Katherine Paterson
Witch of Blackbird Pond....by Elizabelth George Speare
Maniac Magee....by Jerry Spinelli
Indian in the Cupboard (series)....by Lynne Reid Banks
The Ancient One.....by T. A. Barron
Heartlight.....by T. A. Barron
On My Honor....by Maron Bauer
The Secret Garden....by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Cybil War....by Betsy Byars
Sugar Blue....by Vera Cleaver
Stonewords....by Pam Conrad
Zoe Rising....by Pam Conrad
BFG....by Roald Dahl
Matilda....by Roald Dahl
Nothing's Fiar in Fifth Grade....by Barthe DeClements
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles....by Julie Edwards
The Black Stallion (series)....by Walter Farley
Something Suspicious....by Kathryn Galbraith
My Side of the Mountain....by Jean Graighead George
Fifth Grade Magic.....by Beatrice Gormley
This Island Isn't Big Enough For
The Four of Us....by Gery Greer
The Doll in the Garden....by Mary Downing Hahn
The Jellyfish Season....by Mary Downing Hahn
A Time for Andrew....by Mary Downing Hahn
Wait Till Helen Comes....by Mary Downing Hahn
Invisibla Lissa....by Natalie Honeycutt
Nutty Can't Miss....by Dean Hughes
Nutty Knows All....by Dean Hughes
Mermaid Summer.....by Mollie Hunter
Redwall....by Brian Jacques
Babe: The Gallant Pig.....by Dick King-Smith
The Toby man....by Dick King-Smith
Anatasia on Her Own....by Lois Lowry
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.....by Bette Lord
Good Night Mr. Tom....by Michelle Magorian
Kavik the Wolf Dog....by Walt Morey
Streams to the River, River to the Sea....by Scott O'Dell
Hatchet.....by Gary Paulsen
Summer of the Monkeys....by Wilson Rawls
Where the Red Fern Grows....by Wilson Rawls
Best Christmas Pageant Ever....by Barbara Robinson
Blue-eyed Daisy....by Cynthia Rylant
The Cay....by Theodore Taylor
Timothy of the Cay....by Theodore Taylor
Naya Nuki...by Kenneth Thomasma
Banner in the Sky.....by James Ramsey Ullman
Peppermints in the Parlor....by Bill Wallace
Totally Disgusting!.....by Bill Wallace
Trapped in Death Cave.....by Bill Wallace
The Trumpet of the Swans....by E. B. White
The Dollhouse Murders....by Betty Ren Wright
The Ghosts of Mercy Manor....by Betty Ren Wright
Swiss Family Robinson....by Johann David Wyss
Devil's Arithmetic....by Jane Yolen
2006-08-17 09:15:15 · answer #1 · answered by dragonsarefree2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter is obvious but my son loved "My Side of the Mountain", not sure of the author. It's about a boy who more or less runs away to live in the Canadian mountains and conduct nature experiments for the summer. It is an older book (probably at least 30 years) but really magical.
My son also adored the Redwall series, lots of books by Brian Jacques. All about animals as people in medevial times, etc. Brilliant and lots of them (I think about 16 so far), there's a website and a PBS show about the series.
How great to encourage a child to read!
2006-08-17 09:14:01 · answer #2 · answered by Lori 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read Old Man and the Sea by Earnest Hemmingway when I was 10. It has a sort of sad ending but even then I knew it was incredibly well written. It was a real page turner, I felt compelled to finish the book. It had a huge effect on my writing style... that you don't need to be overly verbose to write well. Might be too much for some 12 y.o.'s, you be the judge...
2006-08-17 09:17:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite book at that age was A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Is this for a boy or girl cuz the book is about a girl.
2006-08-17 09:11:39 · answer #4 · answered by momof3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter and the Series of Unfortunate Events!
2006-08-17 09:11:37 · answer #5 · answered by So.Rich.So.Pretty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle In Time, and all her other books. They are magical.
Totally agree on Harry Potter, although the latest ones are a bit violent and intense with character death and angst.
Mark Twain books are always good, too.
2006-08-17 09:13:29 · answer #6 · answered by ItsJustMe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter (J.K. Rowling) (series)
Series of Unfortunte Events (Lemony Snicket) (series)
Eragon (Christopher Paolini) ( beggining of a series)
Inkheart (Cornilia Funke)
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer) (series)
The Supernaturlists (Eion Colfer)
Lion Boy (Zizou Corder) (series)
Peter and the Star Catchers (Dave Barry) (beggining of a series)
Indian in the Cupboard (Lynne Reid Banks)
The Rope Trick (Llyod Alexander)
The Book of Three (Lloyd Alexander) (beggining of a series)
2006-08-17 09:28:45 · answer #7 · answered by paloaltobobcat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander. Fantastic for that age. Great stories with interesting characters.
2006-08-17 09:11:55 · answer #8 · answered by Tangus 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald Sobol
2006-08-17 09:11:07 · answer #9 · answered by frisbee72001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter books. my cousins and sister started reading those around that age if not younger. it also depends on if it is a male or female.
2006-08-17 09:10:49 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋