5th Grade Books

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Wonder

R. J. Palacio

Puns & word games BittersweetHeads up: Bullying, Anxiety/mental health, New school

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Matilda

Roald Dahl

Puns & word games DarkHeads up: Bullying, Absent/unkind parents

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Anne of Green Gables

L. M. Montgomery

Book 1 of 6 in Anne of Green Gables

Bittersweet MelancholicHeads up: Loss of a person, New school

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Bridge to Terabithia: A Newbery Award Winner

Katherine Paterson

Bittersweet MelancholicHeads up: Loss of a person

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, Book 4) (4)

J. K. Rowling

Book 4 of 7 in Harry Potter

Suspenseful Fantasy

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Spy School

Stuart Gibbs

Book 1 of 14 in Spy School

Gross stuff Silly & physicalHeads up: Bodily humor, New school

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The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

Christopher Paul Curtis

Silly & physical BittersweetHeads up: Race/racism

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Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

Suspenseful BittersweetHeads up: Loss of a person, Bullying, Absent/unkind parents, Adoption/foster care

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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Chris Grabenstein

Book 1 of 14 in Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Puns & word games Suspenseful

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The Magician's Elephant

Kate DiCamillo

Bittersweet MelancholicHeads up: Adoption/foster care

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Walk Two Moons (A Newbery Award Winner)

Sharon Creech

Silly & physical Puns & word gamesHeads up: Loss of a person

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The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey

Book 1 of 12 in The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Gross stuff Silly & physicalHeads up: Bodily humor

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