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Books for 5th & 6th Graders Fall 2022 |
The Door of No Return
by Kwame Alexander
When his brother represents Upper Kwanta in a wrestling contest, resulting in the unthinkable, 11-year-old Kofi finds himself fighting for his life, which sends him on a dangerous journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves.
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Amari and the Great Game
by B. B. Alston
Immediately regretting her decision not to become the new leader of the secretive League of Magicians, Junior Agent Amari is forced to take part in the Great Game to save her brother and determine the future of magic-kind.
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Caprice
by Coe Booth
Offered a place at the school of her dreams, Caprice, plagued by internal doubt and family drama, is pulled back towards the past and to an abuse she's never told anyone about.
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Charlie Hernández & the Golden Dooms
by Ryan Calejo
To stop the land of the living from being overrun by the dead, morphling Charlie Hernǹdez must recover a stolen map that leads to the locations of the Golden Dooms, the 12 ancient calaca watchmen who form the magical barrier between the realms.
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Valentina Salazar is Not a Monster Hunter
by Zoraida Córdova
After her father is killed during a failed mission to rescue a magical creature who wandered into our world, Valerie follows in his footsteps to save a mythical egg from the dreaded monster hunters.
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The Patron Thief of Bread
by Lindsay Eagar
Told in alternating viewpoints, this timeless tale of love, self-discovery and what it means to be rescued follows 8-year-old Duck, a thief who becomes a bakers apprentice, and an old and ugly gargoyle who grows tired of waiting to fulfill his destiny.
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A Taste of Magic
by J. Elle
Twelve-year-old Kyana bakes up a plan to keep her inner-city magic school open after redistricting and gentrification threaten to close it down.
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The First Rule of Climate Club
by Carrie Firestone
When her eyes are opened to numerous things she never noticed about her small suburban town, Mary Kate Murphy joins a special science pilot program focused on climate change and rallies her friends to bring lasting change to their community and beyond.
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The Aurelia Curse
by Cornelia Funke
In the third installment of the best-selling series, Ben, Firedrake and the Greenblooms must protect Aurelia, the most fabulous and powerful creature of all, who can bring either light or darkness to whoever it first meets.
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The Midnight Children
by Dan Gemeinhart
When lonely Ravani Foster discovers his new friend Virginia and her six mysterious runaway companions are in danger, he must fight to keep them safe, or lose the only person who has ever understood him.
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Spy School Project X
by Stuart Gibbs
On the run from both assassins and conspiracy theorists, Ben Ripley must find his longtime nemesis, Murray Hill, before Murray finds him, but with his trusted friends not at the top of their game, he will be tested like never before.
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A Tangle of Spells
by Michelle Harrison
It should have been a fresh start for the Widdershins, finally free from the misty gloom of Crowstone and beginning a new life. But all is not as it seems in their postcard-pretty village...The Widdershins sisters have their own secret: a set of enchanted nesting dolls with the power to render their user invisible. The sisters must use their wits--and their magic--if they're to break the dark hold over the village, and save one of their own...but have they finally met their match?
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Twelfth
by Janet Key
While at theater camp, 12-year-old Maren and her new friends hunt for a diamond ring that is not only linked to the camps namesake, a promising director in Blacklist Era Hollywood, but to Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
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The Last Fallen Moon
by Graci Kim
After a group of witches curses her home, Riley Oh will let nothing stand in the way of her restoring magic back to her clan, especially since she cannot shake the feeling that something terrible is coming their way.
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Kiki Kallira Conquers a Curse
by Sangu Mandanna
When Mysore's only source of water vanishes, Kiki returns to the fabulous kingdom, but she must first overcome her mounting anxiety in order to save the kingdom.
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The Ones Who Loves You the Most
by Medina
Searching for their place in this world, 12-year-old Gabriela, who is dealing with depression and identity, finds the new year bringing them trans and queer friends and a YouTube channel that helps them find purpose in their journey.
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Tumble
by Celia C. Pérez
While trying to make a life-changing decision, 12-year-old Adela Ramirez searches for her birth father, which leads her to the legendary Bravos, professional wrestlers who teach her what it really means to be part of a family.
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Small Town Pride
by Phil Stamper
When Jake comes out to his dad, who hangs a ginormous pride flag in their front yard as a show of love and support, the mayor begins receiving complaints and Jake fights to throw his towns very first pride festival.
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Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
by A. F. Steadman
When a mysterious figure tells him he must save an island where bloodthirsty unicorns roam free, Skandar Smith answers the call and, along with newfound friends and a community of riders, engages in an epic battle that will tear his world apart.
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The Language of Seabirds
by Will Taylor
While staying with his dad and uncle in a seaside cabin in Oregon, Jeremy meets and forms a friendship with local boy Evan that turns into something neither boy expected, but something they both wished for.
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The Only by Katherine ApplegateA trilogy conclusion finds Byx and her friends discovering that the same extinction facing the dairnes is threatening all living species, prompting the team to recruit creatures throughout the world into their revolution.
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Curse of the Forgotten City
by Alex Aster
To save his village from the terrible Calavera pirates, Tor must accept his abilities as he and his friends join a mysterious girl on the hunt for an ancient relic that would give them complete control of the high seas.
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Force of Fire
by Sayantani DasGupta
A descendent from a long line of demons who build interspecies relationships to fight tyranny works competitively to control her dangerous fire-breathing skills, before a Serpentine Governor’s charming son enlists her help to defeat a growing rebellion.
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Spy School at Sea
by Stuart Gibbs
While on a mission aboard the The Emperor of the Seas, Ben Ripley faces off against his arch enemy, Murray Hill, on the high seas and quickly finds himself in hot water as things take a dangerous turn.
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The Messengers
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Receiving a mysterious message that their friends in the alternate world are under attack, the Greystone kids uncover evidence of mind-controlling forces that are preparing to invade the real universe.
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Scary Stories for Young Foxes: The City by Christian McKay HeidickerWhen the lives of foxes O-370, who escaped from the Farm, and young Cozy intersect, they need to stick together if they’re to survive the City and the most dangerous creatures of all—humans.
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Dragon Fury
by Lisa McMann
Regarded as a traitor by her loved ones in the aftermath of a devastating mistake, Thisbe reevaluates her plans and complex feelings about the Revinir before risking everything to make things right.
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Merci Suárez Can't Dance
by Meg Medina
A follow-up to the Newbery Medal-winning Merci Suárez Changes Gears finds Merci embarking on a seventh grade year shaped by high teacher expectations, a crush on a school-store co-worker and a bossy classmate’s plan for the annual Heart Ball.
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Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Months after confronting the legendary La Llorona, Paola starts dreaming again, this time about fantasmas that are stalking her and someone who might be even more dangerous--her estranged father.
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Doom in the Deep
by Josh Berk
After unraveling the haunting of Lake Sweetwater and helping the ghosts to rest, Tez is ready to kick back and make the most of the few weeks of summer camp they have left, but when Ew tells Corryn her strange dreams about the lake, Corryn's on high alert and the first to notice the counselors' fixation with getting kids in the lake and the subsequent memory loss experienced by those kids.
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Ali Cross: Like Father, Like Son by James PattersonAli Cross is back in the gripping sequel to Ali Cross, the best-selling mystery that introduced readers to detective Alex Cross’ son. In Ali’s toughest case ever, his friend Zoe is in trouble after Ali and his friends witnessed a crime in Anacostia Park, and it’s up to Ali to figure out why Zoe is lying to the police—and who she’s protecting.
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Golden Gate
by James Ponti
Rebel surfer-turned-field ops specialist Sydney finds herself in hot water while undercover on a marine research vessel, while her City Spies teammates investigate a suspected mole.
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Diana and the Underworld Odyssey
by Aisha Saeed
Young Wonder Woman Diana is sent by Artemis to finding missing children and must journey to the Underworld to confront Hades and the undead souls to save the children.
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The Boy Who Lived with Dragons
by Andy Shepherd
Tomas discovers it is a challenge to have a pocket-sized dragon, but bigger problems include that the dragon fruit tree is looking unwell, and local bully Liam is up to something.
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Forever This Summer
by Leslie C. Youngblood
Moving to Louisiana to help her mom take care of her great aunt, Georgie agrees to help Markie, a foster kid under her aunt’s care, find her mother, and as their histories begin to entwine, Georgie must find her own truth.
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