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Suggested Reading List for Students Entering 5th Grade Prepared by Brighton Memorial Library Children’s Staff & French Road Elementary School Library Media Specialist
The Next Great Paulie Fink by Ali Benjamin
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
Chasing Vermeer* by Blue Balliet
The Jumbies* by Tracey Baptiste
Gregor the Overlander* by Suzanne Collins
The City of Ember* by Jeanne Du Prau
Winterhouse* by Ben Guterson
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton
Fourteenth Goldfish* by Jennifer Holm
Ice Dogs by Terry Johnson
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer* by Kelly Jones
Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster
Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan
Elvis and the Underdogs* by Jenny Lee
A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic by Lisa Papademetriou
Timmy Failure* by Stephan Pastis
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Storm Runners* by Roland Smith
Lost Girl by Anne Ursu
One Crazy Summer* by Rita Garcia Williams
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
NOTE: A star * means the book is part of a series
or has sequels.
FICTION alphabetical by author’s last name
GRAPHIC NOVELS alphabetical by title
Hereville* by Barry Deutsh
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales*
by Nathan Hale (any in series)
Newsprints* by Ru Xu
Sunny Side Up* by Jennifer and Matthew Holm
When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson
Look for classic and contemporary Folktales, Fairy Tales, Legends, and Myths at BML and on
libraryweb.overdrive.com for this summer's Imagine Your Story Summer Learning theme!
D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri D’Aulaire j292.13 DAU
The Octopus Scientists: Exploring the Mind of a Mollusk* (Scientists in the Field Series) by Sy Montgomery j594.56 MON
A Black Hole is NOT a Hole by Carolyn DeCristofano j523.887 DEC
The Case of the Vanishing Honey Bees *(Sandra Markle’s Science Discoveries Series) by Sandra Markle j595.799 MAR
Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing our Urban World by Ann Downer j597.1 DOW
A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games by Lori Alexander j796.04 ALE
Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball by John Coy j796.323 COY
Cast Away: Poems for Our Time by Naomi Shihab Nye j811.54 NYE
Ick! Yuck! Eew!: Our Gross American History by Lois Miner Huey j973 HUE
Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower by Greg Pizzoli jBIO LUSTIG
Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet jBIO WHITE
NON-FICTION chronological by Dewey Decimal number
Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian – An 8-year-old on a space station who explores the galaxy with friends.
Brains On! – Kids submit questions; scientists answer them. (See also the spin-off Smash, Boom, Best.)
But Why? A Podcast for Curious Kids – Seemingly simple questions have surprisingly complex answers.
Circle Round – Tales of global folktales from WBUR: Boston’s NPR news station.
Flyest Fables – Original fable of a magical book that takes readers to a world where they find the strength to overcome any obstacle.
Past and the Curious – History with a side of fun, featuring well-known and no-as-well known figures.
Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd – "Old time radio" serial of the World's Most Brilliant Scientist, Dr. Floyd!
Short & Curly – Australian podcast examines serious ethical questions with time for students to share views.
Stories Podcast – Kid-friendly renditions of classic stories, fairy tales, and original works.
Thrilling Adventure Hour – Staged show in the style of "old time radio" performed by today's stars.
Tumble Science – Crack science reporting and interviews with experts on new scientific discoveries.
Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel – mystery serial cross between Goonies and Stranger Things.
Unspookable – For spooky lovers, a family-friendly take on popular urban legends, scary stories and myths.
PODCASTS New this year as we continue to look for digital content due to
COVID limitations. Look for these wherever you listen to podcasts.
Check out our full list of podcasts for kids and families at www.brightonlibrary.org/podcasts-for-kids