# 5th grade Fiction books

**4** fiction books commonly assigned to 5th grade students in US schools. Every title's grade range covers 5th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 5th grade  ·  **Genre:** Fiction
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 5th grade Fiction reading list

- [Sounder](https://readinglist.school/book/sounder) by William H. Armstrong _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1969)_
- [The Dark Frigate](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dark-frigate) by Hawes C. _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1923)_
- [The Midwife's Apprentice](https://readinglist.school/book/the-midwifes-apprentice) by Karen Cushman _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1995)_
- [Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze](https://readinglist.school/book/young-fu-of-the-upper-yangtze) by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1932)_

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