CRRL Kids: Good Reads for 5th Grade, 2024-2025Like this list

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• Air

  Roe, Monica, 1978-

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  Middle schooler Emmie aspires to compete in wheelchair motorcross, but she needs a seriously upgraded set of wheels first.

• Alone

  Freeman, Megan E.

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  Her town mysteriously evacuated, Maddie is left behind with only a Rottweiler, George, for companionship. Looters, blizzards, and crushing loneliness test Maddie's stubborness, ingenuity, and ability to survive.

• Atana and the Firebird. 1,

  Zhou, Vivian

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  A lonely, hunted mermaid and a rare firebird are catapulted into an archipelago of adventure, magic, and self-discovery

• Crash From Outer Space

  Unraveling the Mystery of Flying Saucers, Alien Beings, and Roswell

  Fleming, Candace

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  Did an alien UFO really crash in the desert of Roswell, New Mexico? Did the government try to cover up the evidence?

• The Death and Life of Benny Brooks

  Sort of a Memoir

  Long, Ethan

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  Fifth grade has been tough for Benny: his parents’ divorce and his father’s illness, anger, and sleepless nights. Fortunately, great friends, a helpful teacher, and therapy turn this tragedy into a comedy.

• The Eyes & the Impossible

  Eggers, Dave

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  Johannes, a free dog, sees everything in his urban park and reports back to the elders, three bison. But changes are afoot, including more humans, a new building, and a boatload of goats.

• Falling Short

  Cisneros, Ernesto

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  Best friends Marco and Isaac are different in every way, but lean on each other through family and school challenges, basketball tryouts, and the pressure to not "fall short" in sixth grade.

• The Girl From Earth's End

  Dairman, Tara

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  Henna lives with her two papas studying plants on the tiny island of Earth’s End when she learns of a rare plant that could save her Papa Niall’s life.

• Global

  Colfer, Eoin

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  Sami and Yuki live in two very different environments, but they are both trying to protect their homes from the impacts of climate change.

• High Score

  Howell, Destiny

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  DJ has two weeks to get 100,000 arcade tickets and save his best friend from a school bully.

• Hummingbird

  Lloyd, Natalie

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  Born with brittle bones, 12-year-old Olive goes on a quest to find a magical hummingbird that will make her most secret wish come true.

• Invisible

  a Graphic Novel

  Gonzalez, Christina Diaz, 1969-

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  Five Latinx kids get stuck in community service together. Being so different one from another, will they be able to work together to help someone who truly needs them?

• Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

  Keller, Tae

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  Mallory understands that fitting in is the way to survive middle school, while Jennifer, the alien-obsessed new kid, doesn't even try. When Jennifer goes missing, Mallory goes searching.

• Little Monarchs

  Case, Jonathan

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  A sun shift has forced humans to live underground. Elvie and her caregiver, Flora, discover an antidote to sun sickness and use it to find a way to save everyone.

• The Midnight Children

  Gemeinhart, Dan

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  Ravani witnesses the midnight arrival of seven kids at the abandoned house next door. One of the, Virginia, befriends Ravani and helps him cope with a bully--but also exposes him to danger.

• Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun

  Okogwu, Tola

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  When Onyeka's hair magically prevents a drowning, her mother whisks her off to Nigeria to attend a secret school for children with super powers. First of a series.

• Parachute Kids

  Tang, Betty C.

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  Three siblings, who are undocumented immigrants, stay behind in California without their parents, where they must learn to navigate the world on their own while protecting their secret.

• Singing With Elephants

  Engle, Margarita

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  When a Nobel Prize-winning poet moves to town, 11-year-old Oriol finds the courage to cope with her feelings through words and rescue a baby elephant.

• This Appearing House

  Malinenko, Ally

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  When a creepy house suddenly appears in her neighborhood, Jac decides to investigate and finds herself trapped in a nightmare that seems eerily tailored to her greatest fear.

• Those Kids From Fawn Creek

  Kelly, Erin Entrada

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  New kid Orchid’s arrival triggers shifting feelings and alliances in her classmates, who grapple with friendships, identities, and dreams of their futures.