Grade 5 – Reading List
- Ace: The Very Important Pig / Dick King Smith
Farmer Tubbs’ amazing pig, Ace of Clubs, eventually winds up on television for his cleverness.
- The Cat Who Went To Heaven/Elizabeth Coatsworth
A little cat comes to the home of a poor Japanese artist and, by humility and devotion, brings him good fortune.
- The Scarecrow And His Servant / Philip Pullman
A scarecrow and his boy servant, Jack, set off on a dangerous adventure as they try to outwit the crooked Buffaloni family and stake their claim to valuable Spring Valley
- Over sea, under stone/Susan Cooper
Simon, Jane, and Barney, the three Drew children, embark upon a search for an ancient treasure linked with King Arthur.
- Stuart Little/ E. B. White
After being adopted by a human family, a tiny mouse sets out to win over his resentful new brother and the family feline while fending off a gang of cats who want him out of the house.
- I Was A Sixth Grade Alien / Bruce Coville
When aliens come to Earth on an interplanetary trade mission, sixth-grader Tim makes friends with the ambassador’s son and together they uncover a plot to sabotage the mission.
- Number the stars /Lois Lowry
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis
- A reading guide to Shiloh/by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor /Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Discusses the writing, characters, plot and themes of this 1992 Newbery awardwinning book. Includes discussion questions and activities.