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In past years, parents have asked me to recommend grade-appropriate
books to their children for nightly reading.
Therefore, I am posting this list of book titles that your child may
enjoy. I hope this list comes in handy the next time you and your child
visit the public library.
Sincerely, Mr. Thaler
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(special thanks to the Highland Park Public Library of Illinois for
compiling this list)
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BOOKS ON A FIFTH GRADE LEVEL:
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Adventure & Survival
Aiken, Joan The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
Blackwood, Gary Wild Timothy.
Bodett, Tom Williwaw!
Campbell, Eric The Place of Lions.
Creech, Sharon The Wanderer.
Edwards, Julie Andrews Dragon: Hound of Honor.
Fenner, Carol The King of Dragons.
Fleischman, Sid The Giant Rat of Sumatra.
George, Jean C. My Side of the Mountain.
Haddix, Margaret Running Out of Time.
Harrison, Michael It's My Life.
Hesse, Karen The Music of Dolphins.
Hobbs, Will The Big Wander.
Hyde, Dayton Island of the Loons.
Ibbotson, Eva Journey to the River Sea.
Kehret, Peg Earthquake Terror.
Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankweiler.
Korman, Gordon Shipwreck.
Lawrence, Iain The Wreckers.
Matthews, L.S. Fish.
Mazer, Harry The Cave Under the City.
Moeri, Louise Save Queen of Sheba.
Neale, Jonathan Himalaya.
Paulsen, Gary Hatchet.
Phleger, Marjorie Pilot Down, Presumed Dead.
Ruckman, Ivy Night of the Twisters.
Sachar, Louis Holes.
Shahan, Sherry Frozen Stiff.
Smith, Roland The Cryptid Hunters.
Snicket, Lemony The Bad Beginning.
Stone, Jeffery S. Tiger.
Taylor, Theodore The Cay.
Whitesel, Cheryl Blue Fingers: A Ninja's Tale.
Animal Stories
(Real Animals)
Adler, C.S. The No Place Cat.
Bagnold, Enid National Velvet.
Boston, L.M. A Stranger at Green Knowe.
Burnford, Sheila The Incredible Journey.
Casanova, Mary When Eagles Fall.
Corcoran, Barbara Wolf at the Door.
Cross, Gillian The Great American Elephant Chase.
Eckert, Allan Incident at Hawk’s Hill.
Farley, Walter The Black Stallion.
Garfield, James Follow My Leader.
Harlow, Joan Hiatt Thunder From the Sea.
Henry, Marguerite Misty of Chincoteague.
Hobbs, Will Jackie’s Wild Seattle.
Knight, Eric Lassie Come Home.
Lester, Allison The Snow Pony.
Mowat, Farley Owls in the Family.
Rorby, Ginny Dolphin Sky.
Springer, Nancy Colt.
Taylor, William Agnes the Sheep.
Zucker, Naomi Fink Benno’s Bear.
(Talking Animals)
Baker, E.D. The Frog Princess.
Bauer, Marion Dane Runt.
Collins, Suzanne Gregor the Overlander.
Finney, Patricia I, Jack.
George, Jean Frightful’s Mountain.
Gleitzman, Morris Toad Rage.
Hunter, Erin Into the Wild.
Jacques, Brian Redwall.
James, Mary Shoebag.
Jarvis, Robin The Dark Portal.
Lasky, Kathryn The Capture.
Leonard, Elmore A Coyote’s in the House.
Lowry, Lois Stay! Keeper’s Story.
Naylor,Phyllis Reynolds The Grand Escape.
Oppel, Kenneth Silverwing.
Biographies
Berenstain, Stan Down a Sunny Dirt Road: An Autobiography.
Brewster, Hugh Anastasia's Album.
Bridges, Ruby Through My Eyes: The Autobiography of Ruby Bridges.
Codell, Esme Raji Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard-to-Swallow Stories
From the Fifth Grade.
Dahl, Roald Boy: Tales of Childhood.
Fleischman, Sid The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life.
Freedman, Russell Lincoln: A Photobiography.
George, Jean C. A Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Pets.
Goodall, Jane My Life with the Chimpanzees.
Hargrove, Jim Steven Spielberg: Amazing Filmmaker.
Lawlor, Laurie Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit.
Mah, Adeline Yen Chinese Cinderella.
Paulsen, Gary How Angel Peterson Got His Name.
Stine, R.L. It Came From Ohio: My Life as a Writer.
Szabo, Corrine Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart.
Warren, Andrea Escape From Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became
an American Boy.
Fantasy
Balliet, Blue Chasing Vermeer.
Barrie, J.M. Peter Pan.
Barry, Dave Peter and the Starcatchers.
Bell, Hilari The Wizard Test.
Byng, Georgia Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism.
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl.
Cooper, Susan The Dark is Rising.
Crossley-Holland,Kevin The Seeing Stone.
Curry, Jane The Black Canary.
Dale, Anna Whispering to Witches.
Di Terlizzi, Tony The Field Guide.
Drake, Emily The Magickers.
Duane, Diane So You Want to be a Wizard.
Ferris, Jean Once Upon a Marigold.
Friesner, Esther Wishing Season.
Funke, Cornelia Dragon Rider.
Gliori, Debi Pure Dead Wicked.
Haptie, Charlotte Otto and the Flying Twins.
Hobbs, Will Kokopelli's Flute.
Jones, Diana Wynne Witch Week.
Langrish, Katherine Troll Fell.
Levine, Gail Carson The Wish.
Morris, Gerald The Squire's Tale.
Nesbit, E. Wet Magic.
Nimmo, Jenny Midnight for Charlie Bone.
Nix, Garth Mister Monday.
Paul, Donita K Dragonspell.
Pearce, Philippa Tom's Midnight Garden.
Pierce, Tamora Alanna: The First Adventure.
Sage, Angie Magyk.
Service, Pamela Being of Two Minds.
Stewart, Paul Beyond the Deep Woods.
Thompson, Kate Switchers.
Turner, Megan The Thief.
Winthrop, Elizabeth The Castle in the Attic.
Wrede, Patricia Dealing with Dragons.
Ghost & Horror Stories
Adler, C.S. Ghost Brother.
Alphin, Elaine The Ghost Cadet.
Avi Something Upstairs.
DeFelice, Cynthia The Ghost of Fossil Glen.
Gaiman, Neil Coraline.
Hahn, Mary D. Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story.
Ibbotson, Eva Dial-a-Ghost.
Naylor, Phyllis The Witch’s Sister.
Pullman, Phillip Count Karlstein.
Schnur, Steven The Shadow Children.
Snyder, Zilpha The Trespassers.
Stine, R.L. Beware! R.L. Stine Picks His Favorite Scary Stories.
Vande Velde, Vivian There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around.
Wilson, Jacqueline Vicky Angel.
Zindel, Paul Raptor!
Historical Fiction
Blackwood, Gary The Shakespeare Stealer.
Cannon, A.E. Charlotte’s Rose.
Choldenko, Genniger Al Capone Does My Shirts.
Curtis, Christopher The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963.
Ellis, Deborah A Company of Fools.
Erickson, John Moonshiner’s Gold.
Giff, Patricia Reilly Nory Ryan’s Song.
Goodman, Joan The Winter Hare.
Hahn, Mary D. The Gentleman Outlaw and Me-- Eli: A Story of the
Old West.
Hale, Marian The Truth About Sparrows.
Hesse, Karen Letters from Rifka.
Hilgartner, Beth A Murder for Her Majesty.
Ibbotson, Eva The Star of Kazan.
Lasky, Kathryn The Night Journey.
Lawrence, Iain The Wreckers.
Lester, Julius Pharaoh's Daughter.
Levine, Gail Carson Dave at Night.
Magorian, Michelle Good Night, Mr. Tom.
Namioka, Lensey Ties That Bind, Ties That Break.
Napoli, Donna Jo Daughter of Venice.
Nixon, Joan Lowery A Family Apart.
Paulsen, Gary Mr. Tucket.
Reeder, Carolyn Shades of Gray.
Salisbury, Graham Under the Blood-Red Sun.
Stolz, Joelle The Shadows of Ghadames.
Weil, Sylvie My Guardian Angel.
Whelan, Gloria Once on This Island.
Wise, William Nell of Branford Hall.
Woodruff, Elvira The Ravenmaster’s Secret: Escape from the Tower of
London.
Holocaust
Auerbacher, Inge I am a Star: Child of the Holocaust.
Baylis-White, Mary Sheltering Rebecca.
Drucker, Malka Jacob’s Rescue: A Holocaust Story.
Levine, Karen Hana’s Suitcase.
Lowry, Lois Number the Stars.
Morpurgo, Michael Waiting for Anya.
Orlev, Uri Run, Boy, Run.
Richter, Hans Peter Friedrich.
Spinelli, Jerry Milkweed.
Vos, Ida Anna is Still Here.
Williams, Laura Behind the Bedroom Wall.
Yolen, Jane The Devil's Arithmetic.
Humor
Avi Never Mind: A Twin Novel.
Cooney, Doug Beloved Dearly.
Cresswell, Helen Ordinary Jack.
Dahl, Roald The Witches.
Dickinson, Peter Chuck and Danielle.
Fitzgerald, John The Great Brain.
Gutman, Dan Funny Boy Meets the Chitchatting Cheese from
Chattanooga.
Hiaasen, Carl Hoot.
Kennemore, Tim Circle of Doom.
Klise, Kate Letters From Camp.
Korman, Gordon No More Dead Dogs.
Lowry, Lois The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline.
Maguire, Gregory Seven Spiders Spinning.
McMullan, Kate Have a Hot Time Hades!
Naylor, Phyllis The Boys Start the War.
Paulsen, Gary Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered.
Peck, Richard A Year Down Yonder.
Pinkwater, Daniel Borgel.
Roberts, Dianne Made You Look.
Selden, George Harry Cat's Pet Puppy.
Taylor, William Knitwits.
In Other Lands
Camri, Daniella Samir and Yonatan.
Carris, Joan Hedgehogs in the Closet.
Creech, Sharon Bloomability.
Dhami, Marinder Bindi Babes.
Ellis, Deborah The Breadwinner.
Holt, Kimberly Willis Keeper of the Night.
Honey, Elizabeth Don’t Pat the Wombat.
Mahy, Margaret Underrunners.
McKay, Hilary Dolphin Luck.
Morgenstern,Susie Hoch Sixth Grade.
Nitz, Kristin Defending Irene.
Ryan, Pam Munoz Becoming Naomi Leon.
Sheth, Kashmira Blue Jasmine.
Stewart, Jennifer Close Encounters of a Third World Kind.
Yumoto, Kazumi The Friends.
Misfits & Outcasts
Blume, Judy Blubber.
Byars, Betsy The Pinballs.
Cassedy, Sylvia Behind the Attic Wall.
Choldenko, Gennifer Notes from a Liar and Her Dog.
Dowell, Frances Where I’d Like to Be.
Fenner, Carol Randall’s Wall.
Hahn, Mary D. Daphne's Book.
Hayden, Torey The Very Worst Thing.
Holt, Kimberly When Zachary Beaver Came to Town.
Lisle, Janet Afternoon of the Elves.
McNamee, Graham Sparks.
Perkins, Lynne All Alone in the Universe.
Sachar, Louis There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom.
Spinelli, Jerry Loser.
Wallace, Bill Never Say Quit.
Wilhelm, Doug The Revealers.
Mysteries & Thrillers
Anderson, Janet The Last Treasure.
Bailey, Linda How Come the Best Clues are Always in the Garbage?
Bellairs, John The House with a Clock in Its Walls.
Broach, Elise Shakespeare’s Secret.
Bunting, Eve Is Anybody There?
Hahn, Mary D. The Dead Man in Indian Creek.
Hamilton, Virginia The Mystery of Drear House.
Hart, Alison Shadow Horse.
Hoeye, Michael Time Stops for No Mouse.
Howe, James Eat Your Poison, Dear.
Hoobler, Dorothy The Ghost in the Tokido Inn.
Horowitz, Anthony The Falcon’s Malteser: A Diamond Brothers Mystery.
Lawrence, Caroline Thieves of Ostia: A Roman Mystery.
Naylor,Phyllis Reynolds Bernie Magruder and the Bats in the Belfry.
Nickerson, Sara How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found.
Patneaude, David Someone was Watching.
Raskin, Ellen The Westing Game.
Roberts, Willo Davis What Could Go Wrong?
Skurzynski, Gloria Wolf Stalker.
Smith, Roland Zach’s Lie.
Van Draanen, Wendelin Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief.
School, Family & Growing Up
Baskin, Nora Raleigh What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows.
Brooks, Bruce Vanishing.
Byalick, Marcia Quit It.
Carney, Janet The Double Life of Zoe Flynn.
Cassidy, Cathy Dizzy.
Clements, Andrew Frindle.
Cooper, Ilene Sam I Am.
Danziger, Paula P.S. Longer Letter Later.
Dowell, Frances The Secret Language of Girls.
Feiffer, Jules The Man in the Ceiling.
Fenner, Carol Yolonda's Genius.
Fine, Anne Step by Wicked Step.
Fletcher, Ralph Flying Solo.
Gantos, Jack Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.
Giff, Patricia Pictures of Hollis Woods.
Jiménez, Francisco The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant
Child.
Konigsburg, E. L. The View from Saturday.
Koss, Amy The Girls.
Martin, Ann Here Today.
McKay, Hilary Indigo’s Star.
Naylor, Phyllis R. The Agony of Alice.
Park, Barbara Mick Harte Was Here.
Voigt, Cynthia Bad Girls.
Warner, Sally Dog Years.
White, Ruth Belle Prater's Boy.
Yee, Lisa Millicent Min: Girl Genius.
Science Fiction
Asimov, Janet Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot.
Butts, Nancy The Door in the Lake.
Christopher, John The White Mountains.
Ciencin, Scott Dinoverse.
Duprau, Jeanne The City of Ember.
Fox, Helen Eager.
Haddix, Margaret Among the Hidden.
Key, Alexander Escape to Witch Mountain.
Klause, Annette Alien Secrets.
L'Engle, Madeleine A Wrinkle in Time.
Lowry, Lois The Giver.
Mackel, Kathy Can of Worms.
Nix, Garth Shade’s Children.
Peck, Richard Lost in Cyberspace.
Pfeffer, Susan Rewind to Yesterday.
Pinkwater, Jill Mister Fred.
Seidler, Tor Brainboy and the Deathmaster.
Skurzynski, Gloria The Virtual War.
Sleator, William The Night the Heads Came.
Waugh, Sylvia Space Race.
Williams, Mark Ancient Fire.
Short Stories
Coville, Bruce A Glory of Unicorns.
Dahl, Roald The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and Six More.
Hearne, Betsy The Canine Connection: Stories About Dogs and
People.
Jacques, Brian Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales.
Jennings, Paul Unreal! Eight Surprising Stories.
Kipling, Rudyard Just So Stories.
Maguire, Gregory Leaping Beauty and Other Animal Fairy Tales.
Wrede, Patricia Book of Enchantments.
Wynne-Jones, Tim Some of the Kinder Planets.
Yourgrau, Barry Nastybook.
Sports
Avi S.O.R. Losers.
Baskin, Nora Raleigh Basketball (Or Something Like It).
Christopher, Matt Nothin’ but Net.
Cooper, Ilene Choosing Sides.
Fitzgerald, Dawn Getting in the Game.
Fogelin, Adrian Crossing Jordan.
Gantos, Jack Joey Pigza Loses Control.
Gutman, Dan Babe and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure.
Hicks, Betty Busted!
Korman, Gordon The Zucchini Warriors.
Mackel, Kathy MadCat.
Mauser, Pat A Bundle of Sticks.
Riddell, Ruth Ice Warrior.
Ritter, John The Boy Who Saved Baseball.
Slote, Alfred Finding Buck McHenry.
Telander, Rick String Music.
Wallace, Rich The Roar of the Crowd.
Zirpoli, Jane Roots in the Outfield.
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some choices that are a little easier...
BOOKS ON A FOURTH GRADE READING LEVEL:
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Adventure & Survival
Baillie, Allan Adrift.
Bledsoe, Lucy Tracks in the Snow.
Blumberg, Rhoda Shipwrecked! The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy.
Christopher, Matt Stranded.
Fleischman, Sid Jim Ugly.
George, Jean My Side of the Mountain.
Hughes, Carol Jack Black and the Ship of Thieves.
Kehret, Peg Earthquake Terror.
Mazer, Harry The Wild Kid.
Myers, Edward Hostage.
Patneaude, David The Last Man's Reward.
Petersen, P.J. White Water.
Snicket, Lemony The Bad Beginning.
Animals
Auch, Mary Jane The Latchkey Dog.
Byars, Betsy Wanted ... Mud Blossom.
Carnell, Suzanne A Treasury of Pet Stories.
Carris, Joan Just a Little Ham.
Clifford, Eth Harvey's Horrible Snake Disaster.
Dickinson, Peter Chuck and Danielle.
Duffey, Betsy Lucky on the Loose.
Feldman, Eve B. That Cat!
George, Jean C. There's an Owl in the Shower.
Grover, Wayne Dolphin Freedom.
Haas, Jessie Runaway Radish.
Hearne, Betsy Eliza's Dog.
Hesse, Karen Sable.
Howe, James Morgan's Zoo.
Johansen, Hanna A Tomcat's Tale.
Kenah, Katharine Eggs Over Easy.
King-Smith, Dick Ace, the Very Important Pig.
King-Smith, Dick Animal Stories.
King-Smith, Dick Lady Lollipop.
Knight, Dawn Mischief, Mad Mary, and Me.
Manes, Stephen The Great Gerbil Roundup.
McKay, Hilary Dog Friday.
Naylor, Phyllis Shiloh.
Pollock, Penny Stall Buddies.
Rodowsky, Colby F. Not My Dog.
Shura, Mary Mister Wolf and Me.
Thomas, Jane The Comeback Dog.
Wallace, Bill Watchdog and the Coyotes.
Biography
Armstrong, Jennifer Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: Shackleton's
Amazing Voyage.
Byars, Betsy The Moon and I.
Cheng, Chen-Sun A Young Painter: The Life and Paintings of Wang
Yani--China's Extraordinary Young Artist.
Coerr, Eleanor Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.
Dolan, Ellen Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail.
Emmerich, Elsbeth My Childhood in Nazi Germany.
Fleischman, Sid The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life.
George, Jean C. A Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Pets.
Kehret, Peg Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio.
Mitchell, Barbara CLICK! A Story About George Eastman.
Paulsen, Gary My Life in Dog Years.
Peet, Bill Bill Peet: An Autobiography.
Polacco, Patricia Betty Doll.
Spinelli, Jerry Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a
Kid.
Stanley, Diane Leonardo da Vinci.
Tillage, Leon Leon's Story.
Uchida, Yoshiko The Invisible Thread.
Fantasy
Avi Poppy.
Banks, Lynn Reid The Fairy Rebel.
Brock, Betty No Flying in the House.
Coatsworth, Elizabeth Pure Magic.
Cooper, Susan The Boggart.
Coville, Bruce Into the Land of the Unicorns.
Dillon, Barbara A Mom by Magic.
Evans, Douglas Apple Island, or, the Truth About Teachers.
Fine, Anne Bad Dreams.
Gray, Luli Falcon's Egg.
Hesse, Karen The Music of Dolphins.
Jocelyn, Marthe The Invisible Harry.
King-Smith, Dick The School Mouse.
Levine, Gail Carson The Princess Test.
Lindgren, Astrid Pippi Longstocking.
MacDonald, Betty Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.
Maguire, Gregory Seven Spiders Spinning.
Martin, Ann M. The Doll People.
Mayne, William Hob and the Goblins.
McGraw, Eloise The Moorchild.
Meddaugh, Susan Lulu's Hat.
Morgan, Helen The Witch Doll.
Napoli, Donna Jo Soccer Shock.
Norton, Mary The Borrowers.
Paterson, Katherine The King's Equal.
Pierce, Tamora First Test.
Pullman, Philip I was a Rat!
Seabrooke, Brenda The Vampire in My Bathtub.
Seidler, Tor The Wainscott Weasel.
Sommer-Bodenburg, Angela My Friend the Vampire.
Venokur, Ross The Cookie Company.
Waugh, Sylvia The Mennyms.
Wells, Rosemary Through the Hidden Door.
Whybrow, Ian Little Wolf's Book of Badness.
Yolen, Jane The Dragon's Boy.
Funny Books
Blume, Judy Superfudge.
Doyle, Roddy The Giggler Treatment.
Erickson, John The Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog.
Korman, Gordon Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?
Manes, Stephen Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days.
Manes, Stephen Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday!
Pilkey, Dav The Adventures of Captain Underpants.
Pinkwater, Daniel Fat Camp Commandos.
Roberts, Ken The Thumb in the Box.
Rockwell, Thomas How to Eat Fried Worms.
Sachar, Louis Sideways Stories from Wayside School.
Venokur, Ross The Amazing Frecktacle.
Ghosts & Scary Stories
Carusone, Al Don't Open the Door After the Sun Goes Down.
Coville, Bruce The Ghost in the Third Row.
Dahl, Roald The Witches.
Gorog, Judith In a Messy, Messy Room.
Hague, Michael Kate Culhane: A Ghost Story.
Hahn, Mary Downing Time for Andrew.
Jacques, Brian Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales.
Jennings, Paul Uncanny: Even More Surprising Stories.
Lehr, Norma The Shimmering Ghost of Riversend.
Mahy, Margaret The Horribly Haunted School.
Martin, Ann Ma and Pa Dracula.
Naylor, Phyllis Bernie and the Bessledorf Ghost.
Pinkwater, Daniel Attila the Pun.
Wright, Betty Haunted Summer.
Historical Fiction
Anderson, Joan Joshua's Westward Journal.
Baylis-White, Mary Sheltering Rebecca.
Bradley,Kimberly Brubaker One-of-a-Kind Mallie.
Bruchac, Joseph Children of the Longhouse.
Craig, Ruth Malu's Wolf.
Cross, Gillian The Great American Elephant Chase.
Dorris, Michael Sees Behind Trees.
Erdrich, Louise The Birchbark House.
Fleischman, Paul Bull Run.
Giff, Patricia Reilly Lily's Crossing.
Harris, Carol Flynn A Place for Joey.
Lawlor, Laurie Addie Across the Prairie.
Lord, Bette In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.
Love, D. Anne Dakota Spring.
Love, D. Anne A Year Without Rain.
MacBride, Roger Lea Little House on Rocky Ridge.
Naylor, Phyllis Maudie in the Middle.
Nelson, Vaunda Mayfield Crossing.
Orlev, Uri Lydia, Queen of Palestine.
Propp, Vera When the Soldiers Were Gone.
Ransom, Candice F. Ladies and Jellybeans.
Stanley, Diane Elena.
Wallace, Barbara Brooks The Twin in the Tavern.
In Other Lands
Ada, Alma Flor Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba.
Ellis, Deborah The Breadwinner.
Huynh, Quang Nhuong The Land I Lost.
Lee, Marie G. Night of the Chupacabras.
Lester, Alison Quicksand Pony.
Morgenstern, Susie Secret Letters from 0 to 10.
Pullman, Philip The Firework-Maker's Daughter.
Schaeffer, Edith Mei Fuh: Memories from China.
Mystery
Clifford, Eth Harvey's Marvelous Monkey Mystery.
Corbett, Scott The Trouble with Diamonds.
Giff, Patricia Reilly Kidnap at the Catfish Café.
Gilson, Jamie Soccer Circus.
Hall, Lynn The Mystery of the Caramel Cat.
Hughes, Dean Nutty and the Case of the Ski-Slope Spy.
Naylor, Phyllis The Bodies in the Bessledorf Hotel.
Osborne, Mary Pope Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-
Apple.
Pfeffer, Susan Beth The Pizza Puzzle.
Sobol, Donald Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure
Hunt.
Stevenson, Drew Terror on Cemetery Hill.
Vigor, John Danger, Dolphins, and Ginger Beer.
Woodruff, Elvira The Ghost of Lizard Light.
School, Friends, & Family
Bulla, Clyde Shoeshine Girl.
Cleary, Beverly Dear Mr. Henshaw.
Clements, Andrew The School Story.
Clifford, Eth The Remembering Box.
Creech, Sharon Love That Dog.
DeClements, Barthe The Fourth Grade Wizards.
DiCamillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie.
Feiffer, Jules The Man in the Ceiling.
Fenner, Carol Randall's Wall.
Ferguson, Alane Cricket and the Crackerbox Kid.
Fine, Anne Step by Wicked Step.
Freeman, Martha Fourth Grade Weirdo.
Gantos, Jack Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.
Gardiner, John General Butterfingers.
Giff, Patricia Fourth-Grade Celebrity.
Gilson, Jamie Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub.
Graves, Bonnie B. Taking Care of Trouble.
Hill, Kirkpatrick The Year of Miss Agnes.
Hines, Anna Cassie Bowen Takes Witch Lessons.
Honeycutt, Natalie The Best-Laid Plans of Jonah Twist.
Hurwitz, Johanna The Cold and Hot Winter.
Lisle, Janet The Lost Flower Children.
Lowry, Lois All About Sam.
Martin, Ann Me and Katie (the Pest).
McDonald, Joyce Mail-Order Kid.
McDonald, Megan Judy Moody.
McHugh, Elisabet Karen's Sister.
Mead, Alice Junebug.
Miles, Betty The Secret Life of the Underwear Champ.
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Boys Against Girls.
Park, Barbara Mick Harte was Here.
Patron, Susan Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe.
Peck, Robert Soup.
Sachs, Marilyn The Four Ugly Cats in Apartment 3D.
Shreve, Susan The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates.
Smith, Roberts The War with Grandpa.
Soto, Gary The Skirt.
Spinelli, Eileen Lizzie Logan Wears Purple Sunglasses.
Spinelli, Jerry Fourth Grade Rats.
Spurr, Elizabeth Mamá's Birthday Surprise.
Stowe, Cynthia Not-So-Normal Norman.
Vail, Rachel Daring to be Abigail!
Walter, Mildred Pitts Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World.
Warner, Sally Dog Years.
Williams, Vera Scooter.
Willner-Pardo, Gina Jumping Into Nothing.
Science Fiction
Asimov, Isaac The Heavenly Host.
Becker, Bonny My Brother, the Robot.
Byars, Betsy The Computer Nut.
Cameron, Eleanor The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet.
Coville, Bruce My Teacher is an Alien.
Gardiner, John Top Secret.
Gauthier, Gail My Life Among the Aliens.
Greer, Gery Max and Me and the Time Machine.
Hoover, H. M. Only Child.
Mackel, Kathy Can of Worms.
Manes, Stephen That Game from Outer Space.
Pinkwater, Daniel Slaves of Spiegel.
Service, Pamela Stinker from Space.
Slote, Alfred C.O.L.A.R.: A Tale of Outer Space.
Sports
Bowen, Fred Winners Take All.
Christopher, Matt The Fox Steals Home.
Giff, Patricia Left-Handed Shortstop.
Glenn, Mel Play-by-Play.
Gutman, Dan The Million Dollar Shot.
Hughes, Dean Now We're Talking.
Hurwitz, Johanna Baseball Fever.
Jackson, Alison My Brother the Star.
Korman, Gordon The Toilet Paper Tigers.
Park, Barbara Skinnybones.
Schnur, Steven The Koufax Dilemma.
Slote, Alfred The Trading Game.
Stout, Glenn On the Halfpipe with...Tony Hawk.
Van Leeuwen, Jean Benjy the Football Hero.
Wallace, Barbara Brooks Hawkins and the Soccer Solution.
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AND, if you're looking for a challenge....
BOOKS ON A SIXTH GRADE LEVEL:
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Adventure & Survival
Arkin, Anthony Captain Hawaii.
Avi Beyond the Western Sea.
Blackwood, Gary Wild Timothy.
Carter, Alden Between a Rock and a Hard Place.
Cooney, Caroline Flash Fire.
Cottonwood, Joe Quake!
Creech, Sharon Ruby Holler.
Dekkers, Midas Arctic Adventure.
French, Michael Pursuit.
George, Jean Julie of the Wolves.
Harrison, Michael It's My Life.
Hobbs, Will Downriver.
Horowitz, Anthony Point Blank.
Korman, Gordon Shipwreck.
Levin, Betty Fire in the Wind.
Myers, Edward Climb or Die.
O'Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Paulsen, Gary Brian's Winter.
Petersen, P.J. White Water.
Smith, Roland Zach's Lie.
Southall, Ivan Ash Road.
Stevenson, Robert Treasure Island.
Thesman, Jean When the Road Ends.
Ullman, James Banner in the Sky.
Voigt, Cynthia Homecoming.
Animal Stories
Blatchford, Claire Nick's Secret.
Campbell, Eric Papa Tembo.
Corbin, William A Dog Worth Stealing.
Gipson, Fred Old Yeller.
Hall, Lynn Danger Dog.
Kehret, Peg Cages.
Kelleher, Victor Rescue!
Kipling, Rudyard The Jungle Book.
Mikaelsen, Ben Rescue Josh McGuire.
Morey, Walt Gentle Ben.
Mowat, Farley Never Cry Wolf.
Peyton, K.M. Blind Beauty.
Platt, Chris Willow King.
Rawls, Wilson Where the Red Fern Grows.
Wallace, Bill Red Dog.
Westall, Robert Blitzcat.
Biography
Aldrich, Dale The Belly Gunner.
Armstrong, Jennifer Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: Shackleton's
Amazing Voyage.
Buchignani, Walter Tell No One Who You Are: The Hidden Childhood of
Regine Miller.
Drimmer, Frederick The Elephant Man.
Fradin, Dennis My Family Shall Be Free! The Life of Peter Still.
Freedman, Russell The Life and Death of Crazy Horse.
Gilbreth, Frank Cheaper by the Dozen.
Lauber, Patricia Lost Star, the Story of Amelia Earhart.
Lawlor, Laurie Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit.
Lu, Chi Fa Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan.
Myers, Walter Dean Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary.
Partridge, Elizabeth This Land was Made for You and Me: The Life and
Songs of Woody Guthrie.
Paulsen, Gary Woodsong.
Robinson, Sharon Jackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By:
Courage, Determination, Teamwork, Persistence,
Integrity, Citizenship, Justice, Commitment,
Excellence.
Severance, John Gandhi, Great Soul.
Spinelli, Jerry Knots in My Yo-yo String: The Autobiography of a
Kid.
Stine, R.L. It Came from Ohio! My Life as a Writer.
Ungerer, Tomi Tomi: A Childhood Under the Nazis.
Warren, Andrea Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps.
Fantasy
Barron, T. A. The Lost Years of Merlin.
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl.
Crossley-Holland, Kevin The Seeing Stone.
Hanley, Victoria The Seer and the Sword.
Jacques, Brian Mossflower.
Jones, Diana Wynne Dark Lord of Derkholm.
Kindl, Patrice Owl in Love.
Lally, Soinbhe A Hive for the Honeybee.
Lee, Tanith Wolf Tower.
Levine, Gail Carson Ella Enchanted.
McCaffrey, Anne Dragonsong.
McDonald, Janet Spellbound.
McKinley, Robin The Hero and the Crown.
Murphy, Shirley Nightpool.
Napoli, Donna Jo Zel.
Naylor,Phyllis Reynolds Sang Spell.
Peck, Richard The Ghost Belonged to Me.
Pierce, Tamora Wild Magic.
Pratchett, Terry The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents.
Pullman, Philip The Golden Compass.
Turner, Megan The Thief.
Voigt, Cynthia On Fortune's Wheel.
Wrede, Patricia Dealing with Dragons.
Yolen, Jane Boots and the Seven Leaguers: A Rock-and-Troll
Novel.
Historical Fiction
Barrett, Tracy Anna of Byzantium.
Cadnum, Michael Raven of the Waves.
Clements, Bruce I Tell a Lie Every So Often.
Collier, James Chipper.
Cross, Gillian The Great American Elephant Chase.
Cushman, Karen Catherine, Called Birdy.
DeFelice, Cynthia The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker.
Dillon, Eilis Children of Bach.
Elliott, Laura Under a War-Torn Sky.
Fleischman, Paul Saturnalia.
Fox, Paula The Slave Dancer.
Hahn, Mary Downing Stepping on the Cracks.
Hesse, Karen Stowaway.
Hunter, Mollie The King's Swift Rider: A Novel on Robert the
Bruce.
Lewin, Waldtraut Freedom Beyond the Sea.
Lyon, George Ella Borrowed Children.
Lyons, Mary E. Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet
Jacobs.
Matas, Carol Lisa's War.
McCaughrean, Geraldine The Pirate's Son.
Napoli, Donna Jo Stones in Water.
Orlev, Uri Lydia, Queen of Palestine.
Park, Linda Sue When My Name was Keoko.
Ray, Karen To Cross a Line.
Rinaldi, Ann In My Father's House.
Rostkowski, Margaret After the Dancing Days.
Speare, Elizabeth The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
Talbert, Marc Heart of a Jaguar.
Taylor, Mildred Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Wilson, Diane I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade.
Yep, Laurence Dragonwings.
Humor
Avi Romeo and Juliet -- Together (and Alive!) at Last.
Conford, Ellen A Royal Pain.
Danziger, Paula Make Like a Tree and Leave.
Gleitzman, Morris Misery Guts.
Howe, Norma The Adventures of Blue Avenger.
Korman, Gordon No More Dead Dogs.
Lowry, Lois Anastasia at this Address.
Mowat, Farley Owls in the Family.
Olsson, Soren In Ned's Head.
Peck, Richard A Long Way from Chicago.
Pinkwater, Jill Buffalo Brenda.
Strasser, Todd How I Spent My Last Night on Earth.
Taylor, William Agnes the Sheep.
In Other Lands
Ellis, Deborah The Breadwinner.
Gilmore, Rachna A Group of One.
Laird, Elizabeth Kiss the Dust.
Levitin, Sonia Dream Freedom.
Mikaelsen, Ben Countdown.
Moeri, Louise The Forty-Third War.
Mosher, Richard Zazoo.
Naidoo, Beverley The Other Side of Truth.
Nye, Naomi Shihab Habibi.
Quintana, Anton The Baboon King.
Staples, Suzanne Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind.
Whelan, Gloria Goodbye, Vietnam.
Yumoto, Kazumi The Friends.
Misfits & Outcasts
Anderson, Rachel The Bus People.
Brown, Susan You're Dead, David Borelli.
Cole, Brock The Goats.
Coleman, Michael Weirdo's War.
Koss, Amy The Girls.
Lubar, David Hidden Talents.
Mikaelsen, Ben Petey.
Philbrick, W. R. Freak the Mighty.
Sebestyen, Ouida Out of Nowhere.
Thesman, Jean When the Road Ends.
Vail, Rachel Wonder.
Woods, Ron The Hero.
Mysteries & Thrillers
Avi Something Upstairs.
Apone, Claudio My Grandfather Jack the Ripper.
Bellairs, John The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb.
Cooney, Caroline The Terrorist.
Cray, Jordan Most Wanted.
Cross, Gillian On the Edge.
Dahl, Michael The Horizontal Man: A Finnegan Zwake Mystery.
Duncan, Lois Don't Look Behind You.
Ehrlich, Amy Where it Stops, Nobody Knows.
Garfield, Leon Smith.
Glenn, Mel Foreign Exchange: A Mystery in Poems.
Griffin, Adele The Other Shepards.
Hahn, Mary The Dead Man in Indian Creek.
Hilgartner, Beth A Murder for Her Majesty.
Hoeye, Michael Time Stops for No Mouse.
Hoobler, Dorothy The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn.
Johnson, Rodney The Secret of Dead Man's Mine: A Rinnah Two
Feathers Mystery.
Lawrence, Caroline The Thieves of Ostia: A Roman Mystery.
Nickerson, Sara How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found.
Nixon, Joan The Other Side of Dark.
Qualey, Marsha Thin Ice.
Roberts, Willo The View from the Cherry Tree.
Shusterman, Neal The Shadow Club.
Vande Velde, Vivian Never Trust a Dead Man.
Westall, Robert Ghost Abbey.
Wynne-Jones, Tim The Boy in the Burning House.
Yep, Laurence The Case of the Lion Dance.
School, Friends & Family
Alcock, Vivien A Kind of Thief.
Baskin, Nora Raleigh What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows.
Bloor, Edward Tangerine.
Blume, Judy Just as Long as We're Together.
Bradley, Kimberly Halfway to the Sky.
Bunting, Eve Blackwater.
Cappo, Nan Willard Cheating Lessons.
Couloumbis, Audrey Say Yes.
Fleischman, Paul Seek.
Gantos, Jack Jack's Black Book.
Goldman, E. M. Money to Burn.
Gray, Dianne Holding Up the Earth.
Hopper, Nancy J. What Happened in Mr. Fisher's Room.
James, Mary Frankenlouse.
Kehret, Peg I'm Not Who You Think I Am.
Mazer, Norma Fox Girlhearts.
Myers, Walter Dean Scorpions.
Naylor, Phyllis Reluctantly Alice.
Paterson, Katherine Bridge to Terabithia.
Peters, Julie Anne Define "Normal."
Pevsner, Stella Sister of the Quints.
Pfeffer, Susan The Year Without Michael.
Sachar, Louis Holes.
Saldana, Rene The Jumping Tree.
Salisbury, Graham Lord of the Deep.
Sebestyen, Ouida Out of Nowhere.
Tashjian, Janet Multiple Choice.
Townsend, Sue The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4.
Trueman, Terry Stuck in Neutral.
Vail, Rachel Daring to be Abigail.
Van Draanen, Wendelin Flipped.
Williams, Lori Aurelia When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune.
Wood, June Rae The Man Who Loved Clowns.
Woodson, Jacqueline I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This.
Science Fiction
Butts, Nancy The Door in the Lake.
Card, Orson Scott Ender's Game.
Clements, Andrew Things Not Seen.
Farmer, Nancy The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm.
Gilmore, Kate The Exchange Student.
Hautman, Pete Hole in the Sky.
Hoover, H.M. The Winds of Mars.
Hughes, Monica Invitation to the Game.
Klause, Annette Alien Secrets.
Lowry, Lois Gathering Blue.
Mackel, Kathy Eggs in One Basket.
Nelson, O. T. The Girl Who Owned a City.
Nix, Garth Shade's Children.
O'Brien, Robert Z for Zachariah.
Peck, Richard The Great Interactive Dream Machine.
Philbrick, W. R. The Last Book in the Universe.
Riding, Julia Space Traders Unlimited.
Rubinstein, Gillian Galax-arena.
Sheffield, Charles The Billion Dollar Boy.
Sleator, William House of Stairs.
Tolan, Stephanie Welcome to the Ark.
Ure, Jean Plague.
Weaver, Will Memory Boy.
Short Stories
Gordon, Ruth It Takes a Dog to Raise a Village: True Stories of
Remarkable Canine Vagabonds.
Murphy, Jim Night Terrors.
Poe, Edgar Allan Tales of Terror.
Stine, R. L. The Haunting Hour: Chills in the Dead of Night.
Vande Velde, Vivian Curses, Inc. and Other Stories.
Sports
Adler, C. S. Winning.
Avi S.O.R. Losers.
Crutcher, Chris Ironman.
Deuker, Carl On the Devil's Court.
Dygard, Thomas Backfield Package.
Glenn, Mel Play-by-Play.
Ritter, John Over the Wall.
Russo, Marisabina House of Sports.
Spinelli, Jerry There's a Girl in My Hammerlock.
Wunderli, Stephen The Heartbeat of Halftime.
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