Fantasy Books - Grade 5 Messenger Bag Powell, Jillian Call Letters: F Po Pgs: 32 Lexile: 270 When Stacey buys an old handbag at a thrift shop, it seems to magically supply her with just what she needs. Warning from the Waves Smith, Justine Call Letters: F Smi Pgs: 33 Lexile: 290 While boating with her friend, Tara accidently goes overboard and meets a merman who tells her an important message. How to be a Supervillan Fry, Michael Call Letters: F Fry Pgs: 303 Lexile: 360 12-year-old Victor Spoil comes from a long line of famous supervillains and he's fully expected to join their ranks one day. But to his family's utter disappointment, Victor doesn't have a single bad-guy bone in his body. Graveyard Diaries: All in a Night's Work (series) Specter, Baron Call Letters: F Spe Pgs: 127 Lexile: 360 When he accidentally trips over a grave, Stan Summer lands in the middle of a century-old feud between two rival ghost families, and finds himself cast in the role of peacemaker. Grow Up, Dad! Dhami, Narinder Call Letters: F Dh Pgs: 73 Lexile: 380 When a mysterious email gives 11-year-old Robbie the ability to make wishes come true, he and his father get a rare opportunity to relate to one another on the same level and even face up to the school bully. Mp3 Mind Control Zucker, Jonny Call Letters: F Zuc Pgs: 33 Lexile: 390 Keisha begins to get scared and investigates when her new MP3 player starts reading her mind. Whatever After: Fairest of All (series) Mlynowski, Sarah Call Letters: F Mly Pgs: 169 Lexile: 400 After moving to a new house, ten-year-old Abby and her younger brother Jonah discover an antique mirror that transports them into the Snow White fairy tale. Page 1 Fantasy Books - Grade 5 First Day of School Forever Stine, R.L. Call Letters: F Sti Pgs: 183 Lexile: 400 Everything goes wrong for 11-year-old Artie on his first day at Ardmore Middle School, from the moment his alarm goes off until the next morning, when everything is repeated exactly the same way. Bayou Magic Rhodes, Jewell Parker Call Letters: F Rh Pgs: 239 Lexile: 410 Visiting her grandmother in the Louisiana bayou, ten-year-old Maddy begins to realize that she may be the only sibling to carry on the gift of her family's magical legacy.. Girl Behind the Glass Kelley, Jan Call Letters: F Kel Pgs: 183 Lexile: 440 Moving from Brooklyn to a house in the country strains the relationship between 11-year- old identical twins Hannah and Anna Zimmer, a situation made worse by the ghost of a girl who is trapped in the house because of problems with her own sister 80 years before. Jason Strange: Faceless Friend (series) Strange, Jason Call Letters: F Str Pgs: 62 Lexile: 450 As the day goes on Chase Beckett realizes that no one seems to recognizes him, but without knowing who did this to him or why, Chase turns to the one person who will listen to him, his old friend Jessica Sideways Stories from Wayside School (series) Sachar, Louis Call Letters: F Sa Pgs: 124 Lexile: 460 Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story. Notebook of Doom: Rise of the Balloon Goons (series) Cummings, Troy Call Letters: BC C Pgs: 89 Lexile: 490 Alexander has just moved into Stermont. A notebook he finds is full of information about monsters--and everywhere he turns there are spooky balloon men determined to attack him. Fenway & Hattie Coe, Victoria Call Letters: F Co Pgs: 162 Lexile: 500 When Fenway and his family move from the city to the suburbs, he has a very difficult time adjusting to the new dog park, an influx of evil squirrels, and, most of all, his best friend Hattie finding other interests. Page 2 Fantasy Books - Grade 5 Upside Down Magic Mlynowski, Sarah Call Letters: F Mly Pgs: 196 Lexile: 500 Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Bax find their lives forever changed when they attend the Dunwiddle Magic School's Upside-Down Magic class where magic has a tendency to turn wonky at the worst possible moments. Switched at Birthday Standiford, Natalie Call Letters: F Sta Pgs: 231 Lexile: 510 Lavender sees herself as the miserable but tough outsider at school, while Scarlet knows she is talented and popular, but insecure on the inside--then, on their mutual thirteenth birthday, they wake up in each other's bodies and are forced to learn what it means to walk in someone else's shoes. Flora & Ulysses DiCamillo, Kate Call Letters: F Dic Pgs: 231 Lexile: 520 A girl named Flora and a squirrel named Ulysses, whose life was saved by Flora after he was involved in an incident with a vacuum cleaner, team up to use Ulysses' superpowers to conquer villains and protect the weak. Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye (series) Stilton, Geronimo Call Letters: BC Pgs: 116 Lexile: 530 Newspaper editor and adventure author Geronimo Stilton--who is also a mouse--gets roped into his sister Thea's treasure hunt on a remote island after she discovers an intriguing old map. My Rotten Life Lubar, David Call Letters: F Lu Pgs: 160 Lexile: 540 Tired of continually having his feelings hurt by popular students and bullies, 5th-grader Nathan agrees to try an experimental formula (Hurt-Be-Gone) and becomes a half-dead zombie, a condition which, he soon discovers, has some real advantages. Clover Twig and the Magical Cottage Umansky, Kaye Call Letters: F Um Pgs: 297 Lexile: 550 When 11-year-old Clover Twig gets a job assisting the world's messiest witch at her magical cottage, she and her friend Wilf end up defending the cottage from the advances of the witch's evil sister, Mesmeranza. Doll People (series) Martin, Ann M. Call Letters: F Ma Pgs: 256 Lexile: 570 A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor. Page 3 Fantasy Books - Grade 5 One and Only Ivan Applegate, Katherine Call Letters: F App Pgs: 305 Lexile: 570 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 her a better life. Seven Wonders: Colossus Rises (series) Lerangis, Peter Call Letters: F Pet Pgs: 348 Lexile: 580 Teens Jack, Marco, Aly, and Cass begin a quest to find seven pieces of Atlantis' power that were hidden long ago and that will, if returned to Atlantis, save them from certain death. The Lambkins Bunting, Eve Call Letters: F Bu Pgs: 180 Lexile: 580 Kyle finds himself shrunk to the size of a doll and living with three other children in a dollhouse from which there seems to be no escape. Crime Biters: My Dog is Better Than Your Dog (series) Greenwald, Tom Call Letters: F Gre Pgs: 198 Lexile: 590 Jimmy Bishop is delighted when his new dog, Abby, turns out to be a crime-fighting, vampire dog, who also does not like the babysitter Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister Kessler, Liz Call Letters: F Ke Pgs: 274 Lexile: 590 Philippa Fisher, who wants to be able to summon a fairy, is surprised when Daisy, the new girl at school, says she is her fairy godmother, or godsister, who is grudgingly committed to grant three wishes, and Philippa struggles to wish for something that will improve her life instead of making it more difficult. Bob Mass, Wendy Call Letters: F Ma Pgs: 200 Lexile: 590 He's been waiting five years for her to come back, hiding in a closet at her grandmother's like she told him to. He can't remember who--or what--he is, where he came from, or if he even has a family. But five years ago Livy promised she would help him find his way back home. Now it's time to keep that promise. Wishtree Applegate, Katherine Call Letters: F App Pgs: 215 Lexile: 590 An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk. Page 4 Fantasy Books - Grade 5 Grimm Legacy Shulman, Polly Call Letters: F Shu Pgs: 325 Lexile: 600 High school student Elizabeth gets an after-school job at the New York Library, and when she gains access to its collection of magical objects, she and the others are drawn into a series of frightening adventures involving mythical creatures and stolen goods. Zodiac Legacy Lee, Stan Call Letters: F Lee Pgs: 463 Lexile: 600 Chinese American teenager Steven is entangled in an epic global struggle after he becomes the recipient of magical superpowers that enable him to unlock the mysteries of the Zodiac. Tail of Emily Windsnap (series) Kessler, Liz Call Letters: F Ke Pgs: 208 Lexile: 600 After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, 12-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world. Nightmare at the Book Fair Gutman, Dan Call Letters: F Gu Pgs: 230 Lexile: 610 On his way to lacrosse tryouts, the president of the PTA asks Trip Dinkelman to help her with the book fair, resulting in Trip sustaining a head injury which causes him temporary amnesia and makes for an interesting journey home.