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Children's Books in Large Print and Audio for Grades 5 Children’s Books in Large Print and Audio for grades 5 - 8 (alphabetical by author’s last name) Please be aware that the audio and print are not necessarily the same edition and can vary slightly when reading word for word. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Author: Aiken, Joan. Set in nineteenth-century England, this story tells of the adventures of two young cousins left in the care of an evil governess. After their parents are lost at sea, the wicked Miss Slighcarp brings the children to an orphanage. They escape and travel 400 miles to London. For grades 5-8. PR003243 & DB030653 A Kind of Thief Author: Alcock, Vivien. Elinor, thirteen, is stunned when the police come one morning and arrest her father for embezzlement. While the officers are distracted, her father slips her a luggage claim receipt. Elinor secretly retrieves the bag, and, although uneasy about having it, refuses to let her brother force it open. When they are parcelled out among relatives, Elinor takes the bag with her and dramatically learns of the extent of her father's thievery. For grades 5-8. PR006172 & RC037539 Rose in Bloom: Eight Cousins Series, Book 2. Author: Alcott, Louisa May. Written in 1876, this sequel to Eight Cousins finds Rose Campbell a young lady, just returning from a trip around the world. Rose is determined to be an independent woman, but her inheritance attracts many suitors. For grades 5-8. PR015331 & DB045948 The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio Author: Alexander, Lloyd. One day in the market, a mysterious bookseller presents Carlo with an old book of curious, magical tales. A parchment treasure map hidden in the book sets Carlo on the legendary Road of Golden Dreams, beginning his adventures with a camel-puller, a robbery, and mistaken identities. For grades 5-8. 2007. PR016727 & DB065802 Sounder Author: Armstrong, William Howard. The mother and son of a black sharecropper family in the South struggle for survival when the sheriff arrests the father for stealing and shoots their devoted coon dog. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. PR003593 & DB022898 The Book Without Words: a Fable of Medieval Magic Author: Avi. England, 1046. The Book without Words appears to have blank pages, but to a green-eyed reader it reveals dark magic of alchemy and immortality. When a green-eyed eighty-six-year-old man dies trying out the formulas, the fates of his thirteen-year-old servant girl and talking raven change dramatically. For grades 5-8. 2005. PR014781 & DB060813 Peter Pan Author: Barrie, J.M. (James Matthew). A fantasy about the adventures of Wendy, John, and Michael who fly away to Never-Never-Land with Peter, the boy who refused to grow up. A classic for grades 5-8 and up. PR004247 & DB059430 On My Honor Author: Bauer, Marion Dane. Joel's best friend Tony goads him into a bike trek to the bluffs at the state park, and to Joel's dismay his father consents to the trip. Halfway there, Tony becomes fascinated by the dangerous Vermillion River, and convinces Joel to swim despite warnings not to go near the river. The boys race, and Tony disappears in the water. With the help of his father, Joel begins to come to grips with his guilt and sorrow, and to understand the power of choice. Newbery Honor book. For grades 5-8. PR004934 & RC026123 The Finding Author: Bawden, Nina. Eleven years ago, Alex was adopted after being found at age five months on London's Thames Embankment in the arms of one of the statues of the Sphinx. Now, an unexpected inheritance threatens to change the life he has always known since his "finding." A mystery for grades 5-8. PR005928 & RC025030 Off the Road Author: Bawden, Nina. 2040. Eleven-year-old Tom chases after his grandfather when the "old one" escapes from inside the wall. Tom has been taught that the wild outside is full of killer trees, demons, and trolls, but instead he discovers a rural agrarian society—where his grandfather lived long ago. Tom also discovers families. For grades 5-8. PR010883 & RC048640 The Robbers Author: Bawden, Nina. Anger at an injustice causes Philip and his new friend to steal a valuable object from a miserly old woman. For grades 5-8. PR003290 & RC018433 Deenie Author: Blume, Judy. Deenie, thirteen, is popular and pretty, and her mother is pushing her to become a big-time model by the time she's seventeen. Her mother also bugs her constantly about her posture. But despite Deenie's best efforts, her posture only seems to grow worse. Then the doctors discover that she has adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, and Deenie is devastated by the news that she must wear a back brace for the next four years. For grades 5-8. PR004051 & DB034307 Then Again, Maybe I Won't Author: Blume, Judy. Tony Miglione believes that if his parents were to read his mind, they would be surprised and shocked at his thoughts. He reflects on his shoplifting neighbor and friend, on the way his parents change in response to money, and on his own sexual development. For grades 5-8. PR000221 & RC040800 The Heart of a Chief Author: Bruchac, Joseph. Chris Nicola has his share of ups and downs starting sixth grade at the junior high and at home on the Penacook reservation. Chris uses his pride in his heritage to good advantage and finds himself emerging as a leader. For grades 5-8. PR012704 & DB049205 The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady Author: Byars, Betsy Cromer. While setting a trap to catch a coyote who has been causing trouble, Junior Blossom inadvertantly captures himself! Mad Mary, the local recluse who lives in a cave and eats "varmint stew," discovers Junior, rescues him, and takes him to her cave to recover. For grades 5 to 8. PR005947 & DB027870 The Blossoms and the Green Phantom Author: Byars, Betsy Cromer. The Blossoms are back again as Junior builds another of his impossible inventions—the "Green Phantom", a flying saucer made from air mattresses and garbage bags. Pap gets stuck overnight in a trash dumpster while trying to rescue a puppy, and Vern hesitates at bringing his new friend, Michael, home to meet his very unusual family. For grades 5-8. PR005943 & DB027815 A Blossom Promise Author: Byars, Betsy Cromer. In this continuation of the Blossom family story, Junior is waiting to visit Mad Mary; Maggie is performing for the first time at the rodeo with her mother; and Vern and his friend are building a raft. When Vern's raft is swept away, Pap saves the boys, but the effort precipitates a heart attack. Sequel to "The Blossoms and the Green Phantom." For grades 5-8. PR005946 & DB028770 The Night Swimmers Author: Byars, Betsy Cromer. With their mother dead and their father working to become a country-western star, Retta tries to be a mother to her two younger brothers. She controls things pretty well until a friend challenges her authority, and Retta's fury provokes a near-fatal disaster. For grades 5-8. PR002902 & RC019909 Not-Just-Anybody Family Author: Byars, Betsy Cromer. While their mother is traveling on a summer rodeo circuit, two children try to help members of their family out of some unbelievable situations. Younger brother Junior has to go to the hospital after his attempt to fly off the barn roof with cloth wings, and seventy-two- year-old grandpap has to get out of jail, thanks to some teenagers who messed with the pile of cans he was collecting. For grades 5-8. PR005152 & RC025768 Summerland Author: Chabon, Michael. Eleven-year-old Ethan Feld, the least gifted ballplayer on Clam Island, is recruited to be a hero and defend the ferishers in Summerland against giants, goblins, and a tough baseball team. He is assisted by his resolute friend, Jennifer T. Rideout, and assorted creatures. For grades 5-8 and older readers. PR012983 & DB054987 The White Mountains: Tripods #1 Author: Christopher, John. A science fiction tale set in the twenty-first century where all life and thought are controlled by the Tripods, mechanized steel creatures who exert control through metallic discs placed in the skulls of children. To escape this fate, three friends begin a dangerous journey to the White Mountains. For grades 5-8. PR005931 & RC026091 The City of Gold and Lead: Tripods #2 Author: Christopher, John. Teenage members of a group of free men determine to overthrow the Tripods in the City of Gold and Lead. The boys become favored slaves, and one of the masters reveals the source of the Tripods power. For grades 5-8. PR005934 & DB027307 The Eternity Code: Artemis Fowl #3 Author: Colfer, Eoin. Learning that his father plans to go straight after returning from imprisonment by the Russian Mafiya described in Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident, Artemis plots one last scheme. But his deal with a powerful businessman over advanced technology stolen from the fairies goes painfully awry. For grades 5-8. 2003. PR013292 & DB056252 The Lost Colony: Artemis Fowl #5 Author: Colfer, Eoin. Sequel to Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception. Artemis solves temporal equations to detect demon presence and prevent catastrophe. But someone else completes the complex mathematical calculations—a twelve-year-old girl who may be as smart as Artemis, which makes her a formidable new foe. For grades 5-8. 2006. PR015982 & DB063818 The Time Paradox: Artemis Fowl #6 Author: Colfer, Eoin. Artemis's mother contracts a deadly disease that can be cured only with the brain fluid of lemurs—an animal that Artemis previously made extinct. With the help of his fairy friends, Artemis travels back in time.
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