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Books too Good to Miss: Grade 5

Angleberger, Tomyoda

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda   C. 2010

The entire sixth grade is hanging on every word of advice from Origami Yoda.

 


Barnhill, Kellyjack

The Mostly True Story of Jack   C. 2011

Jack discovers he’s an integral part of an age-old struggle between good and evil.

 


Black, Hollydollbones

Doll Bones    C. 2013

Three kids embark on an adventure to satisfy the demands of a ghost.

 


Blackwood, Sagejinx

Jinx   C. 2013

Jinx sets out on a quest to regain his powers.

 


Curtis, Christopher Paulelij

Elijah of Buxton   C. 2007

Elijah must track down an unscrupulous former slave who stole money from his friend.

 


Dowell, Frances O’Roarksecondlife

The Second Life of Abigail Walker   C. 2012

Lonely Abigail, bullied by classmates for being overweight, changes after a fox bite.

 


Greenwald, Tommycharliebumpers

Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading   C. 2011

Charlie Joe will do anything to avoid reading, but has he gone a bit too far this time?

 


Law, Ingridsavy

Savvy   C. 2008

At 13, Mibs receives her magical powers, but a family emergency changes everything.

 


Lawrence, Carolinedeadly

The Case of the Deadly Desperados   C. 2012

Pinky Pinkerton must hide his inheritance from a dangerous gang.

 


Levine, Gail Carsonforgive

Forgive Me, I Meant to Do it: False Apology Poems   C. 2012

Imagines how tricksters really feel about the mischief they often make.

 


Nielsen, Jenniferfalseprince

The False Prince   C. 2012

Can a prince in hiding prove he is the rightful heir to the Carthya throne?

 


Patterson, Jamesifunny

I Funny   C. 2012

Nothing, not  bullies nor tragedy, can keep Jamie from entering a comedy contest.

 


Pennypacker, Sarasummerof

Summer of the Gypsy Moths   C. 2012

Two girls learn to work together to keep others from finding out their secrets.

 


Rose, Caroline Starrmay

May B   C. 2012

Abandoned by the very couple she is hired to help, May must survive on her own.

 


Snicket, Lemonywhocouldthat

Who Could that be at this Hour?   C. 2012

Lemony joins a secret society where he helps investigate the theft of a statue.

 


Stead, Rebeccaliarandt

Liar and Spy   C. 2012

Georges befriends Safer and becomes a member of his secret spy society.

 


Stephens, Johnemeraldatlas

The Emerald Atlas   C. 2011

Three siblings must journey away from home aided by a magical atlas.

 


Turnage, Sheilathreetimeslucky

Three Times Lucky   C. 2012

Mo and her friend Dale become detectives when their friends are accused of murder.

 


Weiner, Elllistemp

The Templeton Twins Have an Idea   C. 2012

Genius siblings take on a pair of bumbling kidnappers to save their father’s inventions.

 


Williams-Garcia, Ritaonecrazysummer

One Crazy Summer   C. 2010

Delphine and her sisters get a first-hand look at the civil rights struggles of the late 1960s.

 

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