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As
children develop proficiency at reading independently, they can enjoy a
variety of books available from the Library, including true stories,
comedy, mystery, adventure, fantasy, and realism. As they develop
their skills and their personal preferences for particular genres or
authors, they should be encouraged to select books that may require
more than a single sitting to complete. You can help by:
· showing your child how to use a bookmark
· setting aside a special time for your child to read without distractions
· asking questions about the books your child is reading
· letting your child see you and other members of your family reading
The following list is some of the best fiction and non-fiction for 4th & 5th graders.
Juvenile Fiction is in rows 100 – 103, and Juvenile Non-Fiction is in rows 107 - 115.
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Blume
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Superfudge
Fudge-a-Mania
Double Fudge
by Judy Blume
Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother, Fudge, an ever-increasing problem.
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Bonners
The Silver Balloon
by Susan Bonners
When fourth-grader Gregory releases a helium-filled balloon into the
sky with his name and address attached, it leads to an unusual
friendship and an exchange of mystery gifts.
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Cleary
“Ramona” Series
by Beverly Cleary
Follows the adventures of nine-year-old Ramona at home with big sister Beezus and baby sister Roberta, as well as at school.
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Clements
The School Story
by Andrew Clements
After twelve-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel, her friend Zoe
helps her devise a scheme to get it accepted at the publishing house
where Natalie's mother works as an editor.
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Creech
Love That Dog
by Sharon Creech
A young student who comes to love poetry through a personal
understanding of what different famous poems mean to him surprises
himself by writing his own inspired poem.
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Dahl
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of
adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
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Erickson
“Hank the Cowdog” Series
by John Erickson
Hank and his sidekicks solve mysteries on the ranch.
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Fitzhugh
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
Harriet's ambition to become a writer motivates her to write down in a
secret notebook everything she sees, which causes her to get into big
trouble when her notebook is found by her classmates.
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Konigsburg
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by Elaine Konigsburg
Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order
in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to
herself.
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L’Engle
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wind in the Door
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by Madeline L’Engle
Members of the Wallace family travel through space and time to battle
against cruelty, injustice and intolerance in classic struggles between
good and evil.
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Lewis
The Magician’s Nephew
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Horse and His Boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle
by C.S. Lewis
Lucy, Peter, Susan and Edmund enter the magical world of Narnia through
a mirrored wardrobe and find a magical world of fauns, witches, nymphs,
dwarves and talking animals. They fight many battles and eventually
become rulers of the land.
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Levine
Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against
the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
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Lowry
“Anastasia” Series
by Lois Lowry
Anastasia's 10th year has some good things, like falling in love and
really getting to know her grandmother, and some bad things, like finding
out about an impending baby brother.
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McGraw
The Moorchild
by Eloise McGraw
Feeling that she is neither fully human nor "Folk," a changeling learns
her true identity and attempts to find the human child whose place she
had been given.
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MacLachlan
Sarah Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan
When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in
their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother
and hope that she will stay.
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Macdonald
“Mrs. Piggle Wiggle” Series
by Betty Macdonald
From her upside-down house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to
parents her marvelous cures for such common children's diseases as
Won't-Put-Away-Toys-itis, Answerbackism, and Fighter-Quarrelitis.
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Naylor
“Girls & Boys” Series
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Disgusted that a family with three girls moves into the house across
the river, nine-year-old Wally and his three brothers declare a
practical joke war on the girls.
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OBrien
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
by Robert O’Brien
Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the
rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long
lived.
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Park
Skinnybones
by Barbara Park
Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school
braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a
hectic world.
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Peck
"Soup" Series
by Robert Peck
The adventures of two boys growing up in rural Vermont in the 1920's.
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Sachar
Sideways Stories From Wayside School
by Louis Sachar
Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside
School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on
each story.
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Selden
The Cricket in Times Square
by George Selden
The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat.
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Snyder
The Egypt Game
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
A group of children, entranced with the study of Egypt, play their own
Egypt game, are visited by a secret oracle, become involved in a
murder, and befriend the Professor before they move on to new
interests, such as Gypsies.
Booklist created August 2003
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