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Fifth and Sixth Grade Reading List Are you tired of little kid’s books? Do you need something with real adventure? Love? Superpowers? Seriously tough characters? Well, look no further. These books were specifically compiled for fifth and sixth graders with winners mixed throughout.

*** = Newbery Medal Winner

J-F ALEXANDER *** by Kwame Alexander J-F APPLEGATE *** by Katherine Applegate J-F AVI Crispin: The Cross of Lead*** by Avi J-F BABBITT Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt J-F BANKS The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks J-F BARRY Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry J-F BLUME Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume J-F BURNETT The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett J-F COLFER Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer J-F COLLINS The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins YA-COLLINS The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins J-F CREECH *** by Sharon Creech J-F CURTIS The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis J-F CUSHMAN The Midwife’s Apprentice *** by Karen Cushman J-F DAHL The BFG by Roald Dahl J-F DAHL Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl J-F DAHL James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl J-F DiCAMILLO Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Flora & Ulysses*** *** J-F DITERLIZZI The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi J-F FITZHUGH Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh J-F FUNKE Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke The Thief Lord J-F GAIMAN *** by Neil Gaiman J-F GANTOS *** by J-F GARDINER Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner J-F GUTMAN Jackie and Me (Baseball Card Adventures series) by Dan Gutman J-F HESSE *** by Karen Hesse J-F JACQUES Redwall series by Brian Jacques J-F JUSTER The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster J-F KADOHATA Kira-Kira*** by Cynthia Kadohata J-F KONIGSBURG *** by E. L. Konigsburg J-F LAW Savvy series by Ingrid Law J-F L’ENGLE by Madeleine L’Engle J-F LEWIS The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis J-F LORD A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord J-F LOWRY *** by Lois Lowry *** J-F MONTGOMERY Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery J-F NAYLOR *** by J-F NELSON And One For All by Theresa Nelson J-F NIMMO Children of the Red King series by Jenny Nimmo J-F O’BRIEN Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O’Brien J-F PARK *** by Linda Sue Park J-F PATERSON Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson J-F PATERSON The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson J-F PATRON The Higher Power of Lucky*** by Susan Patron J-F PAULSEN Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Brian’s Winter Brian’s Return Brian’s Hunt J-F PECK *** by Richard Peck J-F PERKINS *** by Lynne Rae Perkins J-F RAWLS Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls YA-F RAWLS Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls J-F RIORDAN Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan The Heroes of Olympus YA-RIORDAN The Kane Chronicles J-F ROBINSON The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson J-F ROWLING Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling J-F RYLANT *** by Cynthia Rylant J-F SACHAR Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar J-F SNICKET A Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket J-F SPEARE The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare J-F SPEARE The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare J-F SPINELLI *** by Jerry Spinelli J-F STEAD *** by Rebecca Stead J-F TAYLOR Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor J-F TAYLOR The Cay by Theodore Taylor J-F TELGEMEIER Sisters, Smile, and other books by Raina Telgemeier J-F VANDERPOOL *** by Clare Vanderpool J-F WHITE Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White J-F WHITE The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White J-F WILDER Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder J 811 PRELUTSKY The on the Block by Jack Prelutsky J 811 SILVERSTEIN A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein J 811.54 SILVERSTEIN Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein J 812.6 SCH Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! *** by Laura Amy Schlitz