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Hello Rising Fifth Graders! Hello rising fifth graders! It is time for summer reading! We are asking you to read at least five books this summer. We have attached the book log and suggested book titles if you need some ideas, but you are not limited to this reading list. Fifth Graders: Please look to the book log below for a required assignment when you return in August. In addition, we have a list of books that we DO NOT want you to read this summer because we will be reading the titles throughout the school year. Please DO NOT read the following books: 1. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt 2. Waterman’s Boy by Susan Sharpe 3. My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier 4. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech 5. Free Baseball by Sue Corbett 6. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli 7. The Giver by Lois Lowry 8. Crossover by Kwame Alexander 9. Taste of Salt by Frances Temple 10. Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan Name ___________________ Grade ____________ Summer Reading Log for Fifth Graders Directions: Please read at least five books this summer and record them below as you read. Bring this book log to your language arts class on the first day of school. Fifth Grade Only: Before you return to school in August, please write a letter to your teachers telling them about yourself. How was your summer? What do you like to do for fun? What do you enjoy doing at school? What are you looking forward to in fifth grade? Please bring this letter to your language arts teacher on the first day of school. Book Title Author 1.* 2.* 3.* 4.* 5.* 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. *Required number of books. If you need additional space, please write on the back of this sheet. Green Acres School Reading Suggestions for Students Entering 5th and 6th Grades updated May 2015 Abirached, Zeina. I Remember Beirut Presents Zeina Abirached's wartime memories of growing up in Beirut, Lebanon in the 1980s, when Christians and Muslims were fighting in her neighborhood. (Translated from French.) Graphic novel. Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793 In 1793 Philadelphia, 16-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self- reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic. Historical fiction. Applegate, Katherine. Home of the Brave Presents the first-person account of an orphaned African boy’s journey from war in Sudan to a new life in Minnesota. Told in narrative verse. Applegate, Katherine. The One and Only Ivan When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find a better life for her. Aronson, Marc. Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert This true story describes how experts from around the world--from drillers to astronauts to submarine specialists--came together to make possible the remarkable rescue of 33 miners trapped in a copper-goldmine in San Jose, Chile in 2010. Nonfiction. Atkinson, Elizabeth. I, Emma Freke Growing up near Boston with her free-spirited mother and old-world grandfather, 12-year-old Emma always has felt out of place. When she attends the reunion that her father's family holds annually in Wisconsin, she is in for some surprises. Atkinson, Rick. D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944 Meticulously researched account of a vital World War II operation. Nonfiction. Auxler, Jonathan. Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes Raised to be a thief, 10-year-old blind orphan Peter Nimble steals from a mysterious stranger three pairs of magical eyes that lead him to a hidden island where he must decide whether to become a hero or to resume his life of crime. Fantasy. Baker, Kim. PICKLE: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School Using a bogus name, the League of Picklemakers, 6th grader Ben and three recruits start a prank-pulling club and receive funding from their middle school's PTA. Balliett, Blue. The Danger Box In small-town Michigan, 12-year-old Zoomy and his new friend Lorrol investigate the journal found inside a mysterious box and find family secrets and a more valuable treasure, while a dangerous stranger watches and waits. Bauer, Marion Dane. On My Honor When his best friend drowns while they are swimming in a river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is terrified at having to tell both sets of parents what has happened. Bell, Cece. El Deafo In this funny, poignant memoir, the author recounts her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid strapped to her chest, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower." Graphic novel. Bell, Juliet. Kepler’s Dream When 11-year-old Ella’s mother is hospitalized and Ella has to spend the summer with her grandmother, someone steals a treasured 17th century book written by German astronomer Johannes Kepler from the family library, and Ella is determined to find the thief. Bingham, Kelly L. Shark Girl After a shark attack leads to the amputation of her right arm, 15-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her day-to-day life and her plans for the future. Black, Holly. Doll Bones Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl. Fantasy. Blackwood, Sage. Jinx Young wizard-in-training Jinx encounters magic and danger as he grows up in the deep, dark forest known as the Urwald and discovers that the world beyond--and within--the Urwald is more complex than he could have imagined. Fantasy. Blackwood, Sage. Jinx’s Magic (sequel to Jinx) A young wizard's apprentice, Jinx, learns that his forest home, the Urwald, is under threat, and he must travel to a new land to save it. Fantasy. Booth, Coe. Kinda Like Brothers When his mother takes in a 12-year-old foster boy, Jarrett is forced to share his room and his friends. Boyce, Frank Cottrell. Cosmic Twelve-year-old Liam is so tall that people think he should act like an adult, which leads him to become the adult chaperone for a group of kids on the first spaceship to take civilians into space. Science fiction. Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. Jefferson’s Sons: A Founding Father’s Secret Children Presents a fictionalized look at the last twenty years of Thomas Jefferson's life at Monticello through the eyes of three of his slaves, two of whom were his sons by his slave, Sally Hemings. Historical fiction. Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. The War That Saved My Life Kept at home by her mother, who is humiliated by Ada’s club foot, 9-year-old Ada sneaks out to join her little brother Jamie when he is shipped out of London during World War II. The siblings move in with a woman whose care changes their lives. Historical fiction. Brown, Don. America is Under Attack: September 11, 2001; The Day the Towers Fell Narrates the details of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, from the plane hijackings to the collapse of the World Trade Center. Nonfiction. Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two Written from the perspective of a fictional 16-year-old Navajo boy, this book tells the true story of Navajos recruited by the U.S. Marines during World War II to send secret tactical messages using a code derived from the Navajo language. Historical fiction. Burg, Ann. All the Broken Pieces An Amerasian boy, evacuated from Vietnam towards the end of the Vietnam War and adopted by an American family, is haunted by his past and is the object of prejudice. Historical fiction. Told in narrative verse. Burg, Ann. Serafina’s Promise: A Novel in Verse In a poor village outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Serafina works hard to help her family as she dreams of going to school and becoming a doctor. Then the 2010 earthquake hits, and Serafina must summon all her courage to find her father and get medicine for her sick baby brother, as she has promised. Historical fiction. Told in narrative verse. Byrd, Robert. Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin A beautifully designed and engagingly written account of Ben Franklin’s influential and inspirational life. Nonfiction. Camper, Cathy. Lowriders in Space Lupe, Flapjack, and Elirio customize their car into a low rider in order to win the Universal Car Competition cash prize that will enable them to buy their own garage. Graphic novel. Carbone, Lisa. Storm Warriors After his mother's death in 1895, 12-year-old Nathan moves with his father and grandfather to Pea Island off the coast of North Carolina, where he hopes to join the all-black crew at the nearby lifesaving station, despite his father's objections. This novel is based on real people and actual shipwrecks. Historical fiction. Carman, Patrick. Trackers The trackers, four tech-savvy kids armed with high-tech video cameras and coding skills, are in a high stakes game with Shantorian, the world's most dangerous hacker. Cavanaugh, Nancy. This Journal Belongs to Ratchet Homeschooled by her mechanic-environmentalist father, 11-year-old Rachel "Ratchet" Vance records her efforts to make friends, save a park, remember her mother, and find her own definition of "normal." Choldenko, Gennifer.
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