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FIFTH GRADE SUMMER READING LIST
Below is a list of titles and authors that incoming fifth graders may enjoy.
This is not a required list but a guide to help you find good books. Hope to
see you this summer at the library. Happy Reading!
Fantasy and Folklore:
Bond, Michael. A Bear Called
Paddington
Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Dahl, Roald. Matilda
Fleming, Ian. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Hamilton, Virginia. Her Stories: African American
Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
Juster, Norman. The Phantom Tollbooth
Lawson, Robert. Rabbit Hill
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mahy, Margaret. A Tall Story and Other Tales
McKissack, Patricia C. The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of
the Supernatural
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
White, E.B. The Trumpet of the Swan
Newbery Award Winners
Byars, Betsy. Summer of the Swans
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy
DuBois, William Pene. The 21 Balloons
Estes, Eleanor. Ginger Pye
Fox, Paula. One-Eyed Cat
Gipson, Fred. Old Yeller
Konigsburg, E.L. The View From Saturday
Konigsburg, E.L. Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William
McKinley and Me, Elizabeth
Lisle, Janet Taylor. Afternoon of the Elves
Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars
North, Sterling. Rascal
O'Dell, Scott. The Island of the Blue Dolphins
Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square
Steig, William. Abel's Island
Stolz, Mary. The Noonday Friends
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. On the Banks of Plum Creek
Other Times, Other Places
Avi. The Fighting Ground
Gregory, Kristiana. Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie
Lunn, Janet. The Root Cellar
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Whelan, Gloria. Goodbye, Vietnam
Woodruff, Elvira. Dear Levi
My Favorites
Brink, Carol Ryrie. The Pink Motel
Estes, Eleanor. The Hundred Dresses
Estes, Eleanor. The Moffats
McCloskey, Robert. Homer Price
There's always time for a book:
Take a book when you know you'll
be waiting.
Take a book to the doctor's office.
Take a book when you travel.
Read a book instead of watching TV.
Get a public library card.
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