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My son kept track of the books he read in fifth grade (this school year). Since I am a big fan of book lists, I thought this list might be helpful for parents who are looking for books for their kids who are around the same age to read. We are crossing our fingers that our public libraries will reopen soon! (The asterisks denote his favorites.) Comment below if you have book suggestions for a sixth grader!
- Julie of the Wolves, Jean Craighorn George
- My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighorn George
- *Treasure Hunters, James Patterson
- *The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne
- Esperanza Rising, Pam Munoz Ryan
- *Fish in a Tree, Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- Cat Running, Zilpha Keatley Snyder
- Out of My Mind, Sharon M. Draper
- The Birthday Room, Kevin Henkes
- *Counting by 7’s, Holly Goldberg Sloan
- *Spy Ski School, Stuart Gibbs
- Out of Left Field (The Gordon Family Saga), Ellen Klages
- The Secrets of Blueberries, Brothers, Moose & Me, Sara Nickerson
- Soldier’s Heart, Gary Paulsen
- *Spy School Secret Service, Stuart Gibbs
- Becoming Naomi Leon, Pam Munoz Ryan
- *Prisoner B-3087, Alan Gratz
- Greetings From Witness Protection!, Jake Burt
- Behind the Bedroom Wall, Laura E. Williams
- Chains (The Seeds of America Trilogy), Laurie Halse Anderson
- *Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story, Nora Raleigh Baskin
- Number the Stars, Lois Lowry
- Serval Cats (We were not able to find this book on Amazon, but n says it is a non-fiction book that is part of a series and the cover is blue. Ha!)
- *Refugee, Alan Gratz
- *Spy Camp, Stuart Gibbs
- *Explorer Academy: The Double Helix, Trudi Trueit
- The Boy Who Saved Baseball, John H. Ritter
- *The Mysterious Benedict Society, Trenton Lee Stewart
- Where the Red Fern Grows, Wilson Rawls
- Time for Kids: John F. Kennedy: The Making of a Leader
- Death on the River of Doubt, Samantha Seiple
- Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile, James Patterson
- *Other Words For Home, Jasmin Warga
- Rebound, Kwame Alexander
- Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Photographic Story of a Life, Amy Pastan
- A Drop of Hope, Keith Calabrese
- John F. Kennedy: A Photographic Story of a Life, Howard S. Kaplan
- *Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City, James Patterson
- *Treasure Hunters: Peril at the Top of the World, James Patterson
- *Treasure Hunters: Quest for the City of Gold, James Patterson
- *Nikki on the Line, Barbara Carroll Roberts
- *Ungifted, Gordon Korman
- The Fighting Ground, Avi
- The Right Hook of Devin Velma, Jake Burt
- *Making Bombs for Hitler, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
- *The Mysterious Benedict Society: The Perilous Journey, Trenton Lee Stewart
- *Supergifted, Gordon Korman
- Hello, Universe, Erin Entrada Kelly
- *The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler, John Hendrix
- Focused, Alyson Gerber
- *The Conspiracy: The Plot to Kill Hitler #1, Andy Marino
- *The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom
- Summer of a Thousand Pies, Margaret Dilloway
- The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book #1), Rick Riordan
- The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book #2), Rick Riordan