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Best Books for 4th & 5th Grade |
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Here are some of our favorite titles for children in 4th and 5th grade! Please note that some of these titles can be found in the Juvenile section of the library, and others may be found in the Teen Middle section.
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Shouting at the Rain
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Struggling with her unconventional home life and growing distance from a friend, a young meteorology enthusiast leans on the support of her Cape Cod neighbors and bonds with a tragedy-marked newcomer who helps her redefine her perspectives on family.
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The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck
by Matt Phelan
The very first passengers to ride in a hot-air balloon were a sheep, a rooster, and a duck in 1783. And while hot-air balloons are indeed wondrous, ten-year-old Emile is too busy being the fastidious caretaker of ambassador Benjamin Franklin's chateau in Paris to think much about them.
But soon, young Emile finds himself right in the middle of a sinister plot. And right in the middle of the secret headquarters for France's undercover guardians--the very same sheep, rooster, and duck, secretly elite secret agents. If Emile can muster his courage and be bold, he may be the key to helping the heroes save both Benjamin Franklin and the world.
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Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game
by Chris Grabenstein
When 13-year-old, puzzle-obsessed Luigi Lemoncello attends a carnival, he receives a mysterious puzzle box along with a clue that leads him and his friends on a fantastical treasure hunt for a prize beyond anything they could imagine.
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The Bridge Battle
by Jacqueline Davies
Unexpectedly cast as outsiders, siblings Jessie and Evan must learn to be true to themselves when they are faced with bullies and unexpected circumstances that cause them to act in ways they never have before.
A continuation of the Lemonade War Series, that holds up as a story on its own.
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A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga
Built to explore Mars, Resilience, aka Res, learns new things from the NASA scientists and begins to develop human-like feelings, especially when he arrives on the planet, where he is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.
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The Lion of Mars
by Jennifer L Holm
Eleven-year-old Bell is just a regular kid living on Mars, curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping, so when a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, it is up to Bell to uncover the truth and save his family.
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Maya and the Robot
by Eve L. Ewing
In desperate need of a friend—and a science project—Maya finds a robot named Ralph in Mr. Mac’s convenience store, and once she gets him up and running, a new world of connection opens up.
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The Elephant in the Room
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Separated from her mother during a long immigration waiting period, young Sila accompanies her mechanic father outside their Oregon hometown before forging connections with an elderly lottery winner, an abused circus elephant and an unusual boy.
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The Monster Missions
by Laura Martin
When she accidentally awakens a Hydra, 12-year-old Berkley is sent to live on a sea monster-hunting submarine in order to protect her family and soon discovers some of the nightmares that really lurk in the ocean’s depths.
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Marcus Makes a Movie
by Kevin Hart
Stand-up comedian and Hollywood box-office hit Kevin Hart keeps the laughs coming in an illustrated middle-grade novel about a boy who has big dreams of making a blockbuster superhero film.
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Anya and the Dragon
by Sofiya Pasternack
Agreeing to hunt down a dangerous dragon to save her Jewish family’s livelihood from a bigoted magistrate, headstrong 11-year-old Anya confronts a difficult choice when she discovers that the dragon does not pose an actual threat.
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Things Seen from Above
by Shelley Pearsall
A tale told from alternating viewpoints in text and illustrations follows the experiences of a sixth grader who supervises fourth grade recess to avoid bullying, before observing another student on the fringes who makes bird’s-eye drawings in the playground dirt.
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Song for a Whale
by Lynne Kelly
Frustrated by the communication challenges of the hearing world as her school's only hearing-impaired student, a 12-year-old electronics whiz uses her tech skills to help a whale that has lost its ability to communicate. By the award-winning author of Chained.
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Love Like Sky
by Leslie C Youngblood
Eleven-year-old Georgie is still adjusting to leaving Atlanta for a small town, having a stepfather, and being unable to get close to her stepsister when her six-year-old sister, Peaches, suddenly becomes very ill.
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Bob
by Wendy Mass
Returning to her grandmother's home in Australia years after visiting as a younger child, Livy slowly remembers a magical, mysterious green being in a chicken suit who she befriended years earlier and who has been eagerly awaiting her return so that she can keep her promise to him.
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The Night Diary
by Veera Hiranandani
The 12-year-old daughter of a refugee family forced to flee their home in the aftermath of the 1947 separation of Pakistan and India embarks on a treacherous journey that she records in a series of letters written to her late mother.
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Raymie Nightingale
by Kate DiCamillo
Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices twirling a baton and performing good deeds while outmaneuvering a drama queen and a saboteur who become her unlikely friends and allies during a painful challenge. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Tale of Despereaux.
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Aru Shah And The End Of Time
by Roshani Chokshi
Telling fibs in order to fit in better with her wealthier peers, 12-year-old Aru Shah spends her school break at the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, where her decision to light a cursed lamp unwittingly releases an ancient demon.
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The House with Chicken Legs
by Sophie Anderson
Twelve-year-old Marinka lives in a house on chicken legs and is being trained to be a Yaga, a guardian who guides the dead into the afterlife, but when she breaks the rules to try and make a new friend, the consequences are devastating.
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Because of Mr. Terupt
by Rob Buyea
An energetic new teacher brings order and fun to a fifth-grade class where he also helps seven troubled students work through respective challenges until a fateful accident on a snowy winter day changes everything they believe.
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