Suggested
Book List – Grade 5/6
As requested, here is a list of
suggested reading for students in grade 5 and 6. Many of the books
listed below are award winning books, classics, or my own personal favourites!
Please be advised
that some books may have more mature content. Not all books are suitable for all students.
Palacio, R.J. - Wonder
Sachar, Louis - Holes
Paulsen, Gary - Hatchet
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley - The Egypt Game or The Changeling
Green, John - The
Fault in Our Stars
Ellis, Deborah - The Breadwinner Trilogy
Zusak, Markus - The Book Thief
Babbit, Natalie - Tuck Everlasting
Boyne, John - The
Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Christie, Agatha - And
Then There Were None
Collins,
Suzanne - The Hunger Games Series
Curtis,
Christopher Paul - Bud,
Not Buddy
Farley, Walter - Black Stallion
Hesse, Karen - Out of the Dust
Konigsburg,
E.L. - The View From Saturday
Lowry, Lois - The Giver
Fleischman,
Sid - The Whipping Boy
Raskin, Ellen - The Westing Game
Twain, Mark - Adventures of Huck Finn
Shelley, Mary - Frankenstein
Dickens, Charles - Oliver
Twist
Burnett,
Francis Hodgson - The Secret Garden
Dickens, Charles - A Christmas Carol
Twain, Mark - Adventures
of Tom Sawyer
Sewell, Anna - Black
Beauty
Stoker, Bram - Dracula
O’Dell, Scott - Island of the Blue Dolphins
Alcott,
Louisa May - Little
Women
Pyle, Howard - Merry
Adventures of Robin Hood
Defoe, Daniel - Robinson
Crusoe
Tolkien, JR - The Hobbit
Lewis, CS - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Baum, L.
Frank - The Wizard of Oz
Stevenson,
Robert Louis - Treasure Island
Kadohata,
Cynthia - Kira-Kira
Roth,
Veronica - Series:
Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant
Kerz, Anna - The Mealworm
Diaries, Better Than Weird, or The Gnome’s Eye
Walters, Eric - Alexandria of Africa
Happy Reading!
Mrs. Longo
