5th Grade Reading List

Reading suggestions for 5th Graders from the Weber County Library

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The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Artist/Author/Cast:
Angleberger, Tom
Call Number:
JF Angleberger
Description:

Is Origami Yoda more than a simple finger puppet? That is the question Tommy and his friends attempt to answer.

Swindle
Artist/Author/Cast:
Korman, Gordon
Call Number:
JF Korman
Description:
The Thing About Luck
Artist/Author/Cast:
Kadohata, Cynthia; Kuo, Julia (Illustrator)
Call Number:
JF Kadohata
Description:
Three Times Lucky
Artist/Author/Cast:
Turnage, Sheila
Call Number:
JF Turnage
Description:

Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau, now eleven, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel, owner of a café and co-parent of Mo with his cook, Miss Lana, seems implicated in a murder.

Through My Eyes
Artist/Author/Cast:
Bridges, Ruby
Call Number:
J92 Bridges
Description:
The courageous story of six-year-old Ruby Bridges who alone integrated an all-white New Orleans elementary school in 1960.
Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing
Artist/Author/Cast:
Janeczko, Paul B.; LaReau, Jenna (Illustrator)
Call Number:
J652.8 J336t
Description:

A handbook for the budding cryptographer including codes and ciphers, invisible inks, concealment techniques, spy stories, and more.

Tuck Everlasting
Artist/Author/Cast:
Babbitt, Natalie
Call Number:
JF Babbitt
Description:

Ten-year-old Winnie discovers the magic spring that has given the Tuck family eternal life. Will she drink the water too?

Unusual Creatures
Artist/Author/Cast:
Hearst, Michael; Noordeman, Jelmer (Illustrator); Wright, Christie (Illustrator); Noordeman, Arjen (Illustrator)
Call Number:
J590 H4365u
Description:

Readers are introduced to a variety of near-alien life-forms from a wide diversity of habitats.

The War That Saved My Life
Artist/Author/Cast:
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
Call Number:
JF Bradley
Description:

A young girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II.

What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
Artist/Author/Cast:
Barton, Chris; Holmes, Ekua (Illustrator)
Call Number:
J92 Jordan
Description:
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Artist/Author/Cast:
Lin, Grace
Call Number:
JF Lin
Description:

Minli buys a magical goldfish and joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon.

World Rat Day: Poems About Real Holidays You've Never Heard Of
Artist/Author/Cast:
Lewis, J. Patrick; Raff, Anna (Illustrator)
Call Number:
J811.54 L6745w
Description:

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