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Reading Lists by Grade Level

Fifth Grade

The reading lists by grade level for 5th grade is compiled from:

  • Caldecott Medal and Honor books since 1923
  • The Newberry Award and Honor books since 1923
  • Reliable books chosen and used by homeschoolers

Be sure and check the books in lower and higher grade levels also for more selection.

To see only the Caldecott books, click here.

To see only the Newberry books, click here.

The books are listed by name, followed by the author's last name.

- 5th Grade

Anne of Green Gables - Montgomery

Blackthorn Winter - Wilson

Heidi - Spyri

Lad: A Dog - Terhune

Secret Garden - Hodgson

Squalls Before War - Bustard

Susan Creek - Wilson

Swiss Family Robinson - Wyss

Where the Red Fern Grows - Rawls

Daughter of the Mountains - Rankin

The Horse and His Boy - Lewis

The House of Sixty Fathers - DeJong

Island of the Blue Dolphins - O'Dell

Journey to Jo'burg - Naidoo

Shadow Spinner - Fletcher

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase - Aiken

Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze - Lewis

The Hobbit - Tolkien

The Land I Lost - Nhuong

The Master Puppeteer - Paterson

Seven Daughters and Seven Sons - Cohen

Seabird - Holling

**Read all of Holling's Books**

Tales of a Korean Grandmother - Carpenter

Ali and the Golden Eagle - Grover

Around the World in 80 Days - Verne

Beat the Story-Drum Pum-Pum - Bryan

The Big Wave - Buck

Born in the Year of Courage - CroffordThe Cat Who Went to Heaven - Coatsworth

God's Adventurer: Hudson Taylor - Thompson

Henry Reed, Inc. - Robertson

Homesick - Fritz

The Incredible Journey - Burnford

Just So Stories - Kipling

Aladdin and Other Favorite Arabian Nights Stories - Smith

Call It Courage - Sperry

King of the Wind - Henry

The Kite Fighters - Park

Li Lun, Lad of Courage - Treffinger

Louis Braille - Davidson

Mission to Cathay - Polland

Rascal - North

The Rat Catcher's Son - London

Red Sand, Blue Sky - Applegate

Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes - Coerr

Silkworms - Johnson

Star of Light - St. John

**Read all of St. John's Books**

Water Sky - George

I hope you enjoy reading these books. Be sure and check out the other reading lists by grade level.



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