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5th Grade

Fabulous reading suggestions for 5th graders.

Diary of a wimpy kid.
Diary of a wimpy kid.
by Jeff Kinney
Elvis and the underdogs
Elvis and the underdogs
by Jenny Lee
Freak the Mighty
Freak the Mighty
by W. R Philbrick
Hoop genius : how a desperate teacher and a rowdy gym class invented basketball
Hoop genius : how a desperate teacher and…
by John Coy
Sindbad : from the tales of The thousand and one nights
Sindbad : from the tales of The thousand…
Jack Strong takes a stand
Jack Strong takes a stand
by Tommy Greenwald
The other half of my heart
The other half of my heart
by Sundee Tucker Frazier
Sugar
Sugar
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Wonder
Wonder
by R. J Palacio
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Where the mountain meets the moon
Where the mountain meets the moon
by Grace Lin
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
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