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New Fifth Graders: These are suggested books but evaluate your child’s reading ability and interest and read those types of books.
Fiction:
Across the Rolling Rivers by Celia Wilkins
A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck
At the Sign of the Star by Katherine Sturtevant
California Blues by David Klass
Cookcamp - by Gary Paulsen
Hope Was There by Joan Bauer
The Loner by Ester Wier
Maggie’s Door by Patricia Giff
Non-fiction:
The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream by Davis/Jenkins/Hunt
Biographies:
Venus Williams (Black Americans of Achievement) by Asirvathasm
George Washington by Cheryl Harness
Joni, An Unforgettable Story by Joni Eareckson Tada
Betsy Ross, American Patriot by Susan Miller
Rosa Parks, My Story by Rosa Parks/Hasher
C S Lewis, Christian & Storyteller by Beatrice Gormley
George W Bush, Our 43rd President by Ann Gaines
Homesick, My Own Story by Jean Fritz
Series: Only read one or two from a series
Nancy Drew Series by Keene
Hardy Boys Series by Dixon
My America Series
Dear America Series
Royal Diaries Series
Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Eyewitness Series such as Sea Shore, Plants, Insects, Fish, Amphibians, etc
Nicki Holland Series by Angela Hunt
Christianbooks.com / Lifeway Book Store:
North Wood Poachers by Max Elliot Anderson ISBN 0-9729256--8-6
Left Behind Series for Kids by LaHaye/Jenkins
Anything by Frank Peretti
Christian Heritage Series by Nancy Rue (Focus on the Family)
Like: The Secret, The Rebel, The Stowaway
Sisters in Time Series by Barbour Publishing
Like: Rosa Takes a Chance, Laura’s Victory, Lizzie & the Redcoat
Winnie, The Horse Gentler by Dandi Mackall (Tyndale Kids Publishing)
Like: Wild Things, Eager Star, Bold Beauty
Games On Series by Stephen Smith (Standard Publishing)
Like: Full Court Pressure, Strike Three, Down Hill Challenge
Lily’s Series by Nancy Rue (ZonderKids Publishing)
Like: Lily’s Ultimate Party, Lights Action Lily, Lily’s Passport to Paris
C S Lewis: Magician’s Nephew, Prince Caspian, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Silver Chair, Last Battle
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