PARADISE CANYON SUMMER READING LIST
FOR INCOMING FIFTH GRADERS
GENERAL FICTION:
Birdsall, JeanneThe Penderwicks (SERIES)
Carlson, NatalieThe Family Under the Bridge
Creech, SharonRuby HollarWalk Two Moons
DiCamillo, KateTale of DespereauxThe Tiger Rising
Lowry, LoisAnastasia Krupnik (SERIES)
Merrill, JeanThe Toothpaste Millionaire
Palacio, R.J.Wonder
Spinelli, JerryManiac Magee
FANTASY FICTION:
Atwater, RichardMr. Popper’s Penguins
Funke, CorneliaInkheart (SERIES)
George, Jessica DayTuesday at the Castle (SERIES)
Hunter, ErinThe Warriors (SERIES)
Jacques, BrianRedwall (SERIES)
Kessler, LizTail of Emily Windsnap (SERIES)
Lin, GraceWhere the Mountain Meets the Moon (SERIES)
Messenger, ShannonKeeper of the Lost Cities (SERIES)
Mull, BrandonFive Kingdoms (SERIES)
Nimmo, JennyCharlie Bone (SERIES)
Riordan, RickPercy Jackson (SERIES)The Heroes of Olympus (SERIES)
Rowling, J.K.Harry Potter (SERIES)
Sutherland, TuiWings of Fire (SERIES)
THE CLASSICS:(Please note: These are the UNABRIDGED editions of the classicssuitable for most fifth graders; you can always read the less challenging ABRIDGED editions of these and others – look for them in your library or on Amazon.)
Burnett, Frances HodgsonThe Secret Garden
Grahame, KennethThe Wind in the Willows
Lofting, HughDr. Dolittle (SERIES)
Porter, EleanorPollyannaPollyanna Grows Up
Rawlings, MarjorieThe Yearling
Sewell, AnnaBlack Beauty
White, E.B.Stuart Little
COMEDY/HUMOR:
Choldenko, GenniferAl Capone Does My Shirts: A Tale From Alcatraz (SERIES)
Dahl, Roaldany
Gantos, JackJoey Pigza (SERIES)
Healy, ChristopherThe Heroes Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (SERIES)
Horvath, PollyThe Canning Seasonand others
Korman, GordonUngifted
SPORTS FICTION:
Bowen, Fredany
Gutman, Danany
Lupica, Mikeany
Soto, GaryBaseball in April and Other Stories
SCIENCE FICTION:
Christopher, JohnThe White Mountains (Tripod SERIES)
James, NickSkyship Academy (SERIES)
ADVENTURE:
Carbone, ElisaStorm Warriors
Couloumbis, AudreyThe Misadventures of Maude MarchMaude March on the Run
Creech, SharonThe Wanderer
Easley, MaryAnnI Am the Ice Worm
Flannegan, JohnThe Ranger’s Apprentice (SERIES)
Henry, MargueriteKing of the WindMisty of Chincoteague and others
O’Dell, ScottZia (sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphin)The Black Pearl
Paulsen, GaryTucket’s Gold (SERIES)
HISTORICAL FICTION:
Curtis, Christopher PaulElijah of Buxton
Lowry, LoisNumber the Stars
Peck, RichardA Long Way From Chicago (SERIES)
VariousauthorsRoyal Diaries: Dear America Books (SERIES)
VariousauthorsMy Name is America : Dear America Books (SERIES)
Woodson, JacquelineBrown Girl Dreaming
MYSTERY/GHOST/CREEPY:
Auxier, JonathanThe Night Gardener
Barnett, MacBrixton Brothers (SERIES)
Bosch, PseudonymousThe Secret Series
Dixon, FranklinThe Hardy Boys (SERIES)
Gaiman, NeilThe Graveyard Book
Gibbs, StuartSpy School (SERIES)
Keene, CarolynNancy Drew (SERIES)
Korman, GordonSwindle (SERIES)
Wendelin, Van DraanenSammy Keyes (SERIES)
FOR THE RELUCTANT READER: If you have a reluctant reader, remember the goal is to encourage a love of books. Try allowing your child to read anything he or she finds interesting including COMIC BOOKS, JOKE BOOKS and GRAPHIC NOVELS. Don’t worry about “challenging” him or her with “classic” books or ones that have a high AR level; that will come with time and maturity. For now, these titles may help spark his or her interest.
Bauer, JoanClose to Famous
Bell, CeceEl Deafo
Derby, KenTop 10 Ways to Ruin the First Day of Fifth Grade
Estes, EleanorThe Hundred Dresses
Gaiman, NeilThe Graveyard Book Graphic Novel (SERIES)
Hunt, LyndaFish in a Tree
Jamieson, VictoriaRoller Girl
Oliver, LinWho Shrunk Daniel Funk? (SERIES)
Patterson, KatherineThe Great Gilly Hopkins
Seegert, ScottVordak (SERIES)
Selznick, BrianThe Invention of Hugo Cabret
Viorst, JudithLulu and the Brontosaurus (SERIES)
REVISED APRIL 2016