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Students are required to read one book on this list and complete the book
project. It will be collected the first week of school and it will
count as a quiz grade. Students are encouraged to pick a book on their
100 Book Challenge level.©
Hi! Fly Guy
(Arnold) *Other books from the series are permitted.
When Buzz captures a fly to enter in The Amazing Pet Show, his parents and
the judges tell him that a fly cannot be a pet, but Fly Guy proves them
wrong. (BB)
Leo the Late Bloomer
(Kraus)
Poor Leo, a young tiger, is having a really rough time — all of his friends
can read, write, draw, eat neatly, and speak clearly; and Leo can't do any
of those things very well. Worried and sad, Leo wonders if he'll ever catch
up to his friends. (BB)
Freckle Juice
(Blume)
One day after school, Andrew works up enough courage to ask Nicky where he
got his freckles. When know-it-all Sharon overhears, she offers Andrew her
secret freckle juice recipe — for fifty cents. It's a lot of money, but
Andrew is desperate. At home he carefully mixes the strange combination of
ingredients. Then the unexpected happens... (R)
Amelia Bedelia Series
(Parish) *Choose one book from the series.
Amelia is a
maid for a
wealthy American family, husband and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. She
repeatedly botches her assigned tasks by taking her instructions literally,
to a comic effect. No matter how outrageous her mistakes, her fine cooking
for her employers assure that all is forgiven. (R)
Cam
Jansen – The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds
(Adler) *Other books from the series are permitted.
Cam and Eric hear an alarm go off in the mall and see a man racing out of
the jewelry store. The police arrest the wrong person and it is up to
Cam and Eric to catch the real thief. (RR)
Junie B. Jones Series
(Parks) *Choose one book from the series.|
A humorous series about a girl named Junie B. Jones who gets herself into
all sorts of situations. (RR)
Magic Tree House Series
(Osborne) *Choose one book from the series.
The series features two
children--Jack, the serious, intelligent bookworm, and his adventurous,
excitable, and imaginative younger sister, Annie--who travel to historical
places using a magic
tree house.
(RR)
Look Who’s Playing First
Base (Christopher, Matt) *Other books from
the series are permitted. (White)
The local baseball team, the Checkmates, need a new first baseman. Mike asks
his new Russian friend to be the first baseman because he is left-handed.
Yuri, not very skilled in the field, makes several blunders that could make
Don quit the team.
Box Car Series
(Warner) *Choose one book from the series.
Imagine what it would be like to live in a railroad boxcar with just your
brothers and sisters and no adults to help you or take care of you. Meet
Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny Alden --- the orphans known as the Boxcar
Children --- who wind up living in an old red boxcar after their parents
have died. Eventually, the children's wealthy grandfather finds them and
gives them a wonderful home, but their adventures don't stop there. (White)
26 Fairmount Avenue
(DePaola)
1938 was a special year for 5-year old Tomie, because his parents decided to
move into a brand-new house being built at
26 Fairmount Avenue. It's
exciting to watch his new house being built, but there are all sorts of
setbacks. Finally the new house is ready, and Tomie must leave his old
neighborhood, and get ready for all of the new adventures at
26 Fairmount Avenue.
(White)
The Best Worst School
Year Ever (Robinson)
When anything goes wrong at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, it's sure to
have a member of the Herdman family behind it. Then, a school project
forces the students to think of compliments for all their classmates --
including the Herdmans. Is it possible that behind their outrageous pranks
there may be something good about this crazy clan after all? (Black)
Soup
(Peck)
Third-grader Rob and his friend Soup are the source of nonstop mischief. Set
in rural Vermont in the 1920's, Soup sets the stage for some funny episodes
about kids growing up. (Black)
Stone Fox
(Gardiner)
Young Willy enters a dogsled race in hopes of winning the prize money to pay
taxes owed on his grandfather's farm. But is the family dog any match for
the magnificent team owned by the mysterious Indian, Stone Fox? (Black)
A
Stranger Came Ashore (Hunter)
Robbie is the only Henderson to realize that the shipwrecked sailor who
arrived at his doorstep has brought great danger to the family. (Orange)
Because of Winn–Dixie
(DiCamillo)
Ten-year-old Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi,
Florida, and all the good things that happen because of her adopted stray
dog Winn-Dixie. (Orange)
The Dollhouse Murders
(Wright)
With the help of her younger sisters and a family of dolls, Amy solves an
old and haunting mystery. (Orange)
Nothing’s Fair in Fifth
Grade (DeClements) (Orange)
Jenny thinks that Elsie is the most disgusting girl in school. Jenny soon
realizes, however that some things aren’t fair for Elsie.
Bridge to Terabithia
(Paterson)
This is a vivid and sensitive story of a special friendship between a boy
and a girl. Leslie and Jess create a secret kingdom limited only by their
imaginations. (Purple)
Sons of Liberty
(Griffin)
When thirteen-year-old Rock, an American Revolution buff, helps his friend
Liza run away, he begins to question whether escape from his own troubled
family would be an act of patriotism or treason. (Purple)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats
of NIMH (O’Brien)
Mrs. Frisby enlists the aid of the rats of NIMH to move her family of field
mice from the path of the plow. (Brown)
Thank you in advance for
your support and cooperation. We know you value the importance of
reading just as much as we do!
The 5th Grade Teachers
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