# 5th grade Realistic Fiction books

**239** realistic 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.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 5th grade band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 8 titles here with a Lexile score, 5 are grade-level, 3 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 5th grade  ·  **Genre:** Realistic Fiction
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/realistic-fiction/grade/5
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 5th grade Realistic Fiction reading list

- [Shiloh](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(890L · Grades 3–6 · pub 1991)_
- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) by Jason Reynolds _(730L · Grades 5–8 · pub 2016)_
- [Mick Harte Was Here](https://readinglist.school/book/mick-harte-was-here) by Barbara Park _(Grades 5–8 · pub 1995)_
- [Front Desk](https://readinglist.school/book/front-desk) by Kelly Yang _(640L · Grades 3–7 · pub 2018)_
- [Loser](https://readinglist.school/book/loser) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2002)_
- [Rules](https://readinglist.school/book/rules) by Cynthia Lord _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2006)_
- [City Spies](https://readinglist.school/book/city-spies) by James Ponti _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2020)_
- [Dogtown](https://readinglist.school/book/dogtown) by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [So B. It](https://readinglist.school/book/so-b-it) by Sarah Weeks _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2009)_
- [The Strange Case of Origami Yoda](https://readinglist.school/book/the-strange-case-of-origami-yoda) by Tom Angleberger _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2010)_
- [Ghost Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-boys) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(360L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2018)_
- [Hoot](https://readinglist.school/book/hoot) by Carl Hiaasen _(760L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2002)_
- [No Talking](https://readinglist.school/book/no-talking) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2007)_
- [Shiloh Season](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh-season) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–6 · pub 1996)_
- [The Pinballs](https://readinglist.school/book/the-pinballs) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1977)_
- [Ferris](https://readinglist.school/book/ferris) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Walk Two Moons](https://readinglist.school/book/walk-two-moons) by Sharon Creech _(770L · Grades 5–7 · pub 1994)_
- [Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret](https://readinglist.school/book/are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1970)_
- [Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job](https://readinglist.school/book/baby-sitting-is-a-dangerous-job) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1985)_
- [Duke](https://readinglist.school/book/duke) by Kirby Larson _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2012)_
- [Invisible](https://readinglist.school/book/invisible) by Christina Diaz Gonzalez _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2022)_
- [Prisoner B-3087](https://readinglist.school/book/prisoner-b-3087) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2013)_
- [Schooled](https://readinglist.school/book/schooled) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2007)_
- [Togo](https://readinglist.school/book/togo) by Robert J. Blake _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2002)_
- [Ungifted](https://readinglist.school/book/ungifted) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2012)_
- [Weslandia](https://readinglist.school/book/weslandia) by Paul Fleischman _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1999)_
- [Dear Mr. Henshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-mr-henshaw) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1983)_
- [Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You](https://readinglist.school/book/sixth-grade-can-really-kill-you) by Barthe DeClements _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1985)_
- [The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise](https://readinglist.school/book/the-remarkable-journey-of-coyote-sunrise) by Dan Gemeinhart _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2019)_
- [All About Sam](https://readinglist.school/book/all-about-sam) by Lois Lowry _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1988)_
- [Black Brother, Black Brother](https://readinglist.school/book/black-brother-black-brother) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2021)_
- [Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/fudge) by Charlotte Towner Graeber _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1987)_
- [Ghosts](https://readinglist.school/book/ghosts) by Raina Telgemeier _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2016)_
- [Invisible Isabel](https://readinglist.school/book/invisible-isabel) by Sally J. Pla _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Jelly Belly](https://readinglist.school/book/jelly-belly) by Robert Kimmel Smith _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1981)_
- [Maxi’s Secrets: (Or, What You Can Learn from a Dog)](https://readinglist.school/book/maxis-secrets) by Lynn Plourde _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2016)_
- [Scranimals](https://readinglist.school/book/scranimals) by Jack Prelutsky _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2002)_
- [Surviving the Applewhites](https://readinglist.school/book/surviving-the-applewhites) by Stephanie S. Tolan _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2009)_
- [The Babe and I](https://readinglist.school/book/the-babe-and-i) by David A. Adler _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2004)_
- [Verdi](https://readinglist.school/book/verdi) by Janell Cannon _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1997)_
- [Zach's Lie](https://readinglist.school/book/zachs-lie) by Roland Smith _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1999)_
- [Pie in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/pie-in-the-sky) by Remy Lai _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2019)_
- [The Boys Start the War](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boys-start-the-war) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1993)_
- [Blubber](https://readinglist.school/book/blubber) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–7 · pub 1974)_
- [A Boy Called Bat](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-called-bat) by Elana K. Arnold _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2017)_
- [A Dog Called Kitty](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dog-called-kitty) by Wallace, Bill _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1980)_
- [Attaboy, Sam!](https://readinglist.school/book/attaboy-sam) by Lois Lowry _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1992)_
- [Ban This Book](https://readinglist.school/book/ban-this-book) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2017)_
- [Boy at War](https://readinglist.school/book/boy-at-war) by Harry Mazer _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2001)_
- [Class Clown](https://readinglist.school/book/class-clown) by Johanna Hurwitz _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1987)_
- [Counting by 7s](https://readinglist.school/book/counting-by-7s) by Holly Goldberg Sloan _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2014)_
- [Dragon Rider](https://readinglist.school/book/dragon-rider) by Cornelia Funke _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2004)_
- [Ellie's Story](https://readinglist.school/book/ellies-story) by W. Bruce Cameron _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2015)_
- [Ferret in the Bedroom, Lizards in the Fridge](https://readinglist.school/book/ferret-in-the-bedroom-lizards-in-the-fridge) by Bill Wallace _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1988)_
- [Fourth Grade Rats](https://readinglist.school/book/fourth-grade-rats) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1991)_
- [Henry Reed's Babysitting Service](https://readinglist.school/book/henry-reeds-babysitting-service) by Keith Robertson _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1966)_
- [Henry's Freedom Box](https://readinglist.school/book/henrys-freedom-box) by Ellen Levine _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2007)_
- [How to Stay Invisible](https://readinglist.school/book/how-to-stay-invisible) by Maggie C. Rudd _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Hummingbird](https://readinglist.school/book/hummingbird) by Natalie Lloyd _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2022)_
- [John, Paul, George and Ben](https://readinglist.school/book/john-paul-george-and-ben) by Lane Smith _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2008)_
- [Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All](https://readinglist.school/book/magnolia-wu-unfolds-it-all) by Chanel Miller _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Math Curse](https://readinglist.school/book/math-curse) by Jon Scieszka _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1995)_
- [Mr. Lincoln's Way](https://readinglist.school/book/mr-lincolns-way) by Patricia Polacco _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2001)_
- [My Dog, My Hero](https://readinglist.school/book/my-dog-my-hero) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2000)_
- [Night of the Twisters](https://readinglist.school/book/night-of-the-twisters) by Ivy Ruckman _(Grades 3–6 · pub 1984)_
- [One Potato, Two Potato](https://readinglist.school/book/one-potato-two-potato) by Cynthia DeFelice _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2006)_
- [Saving Winslow](https://readinglist.school/book/saving-winslow) by Sharon Creech _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2018)_
- [Say What?](https://readinglist.school/book/say-what) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2004)_
- [Shoeshine Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/shoeshine-girl) by Clyde Robert Bulla _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1900)_
- [Snot Stew](https://readinglist.school/book/snot-stew) by Bill Wallace _(Grades 3–6 · pub 1990)_
- [Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen](https://readinglist.school/book/strongheart-wonder-dog-of-the-silver-screen) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2018)_
- [The Boy at the Back of the Class](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class) by Onjali Q. Raúf _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2018)_
- [The Cat Ate My Gymsuit](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cat-ate-my-gymsuit) by Paula Danziger _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1974)_
- [The Fourteenth Goldfish](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fourteenth-goldfish) by Jennifer L. Holm _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2014)_
- [The Honest Truth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-honest-truth) by Dan Gemeinhart _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2015)_
- [The Junkyard Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/the-junkyard-dog) by Erika Tamar _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1997)_
- [The Lemonade War](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lemonade-war) by Davies, Jacqueline _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2007)_
- [Tornado](https://readinglist.school/book/tornado) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–6 · pub 1996)_
- [Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival](https://readinglist.school/book/two-bobbies-a-true-story-of-hurricane-katrina-friendship-and-survival) by Kirby Larson _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2008)_
- [Wedgie & Gizmo](https://readinglist.school/book/wedgie-gizmo) by Suzanne Selfors _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2017)_
- [When the Wolves Returned](https://readinglist.school/book/when-the-wolves-returned) by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2008)_
- [You Shouldn't Have to Say Goodbye](https://readinglist.school/book/you-shouldnt-have-to-say-goodbye) by Patricia Hermes _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1982)_
- [101 Ways to Bug Your Parents](https://readinglist.school/book/101-ways-to-bug-your-parents) by Lee Wardlaw _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1996)_
- [A Boy Named Queen](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-named-queen) by Sara Cassidy _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2016)_
- [Across the Desert](https://readinglist.school/book/across-the-desert) by Dusti Bowling _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2021)_
- [Albert](https://readinglist.school/book/albert) by Donna Jo Napoli _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2001)_
- [Aliens Are Coming!](https://readinglist.school/book/aliens-are-coming) by Megan McCarthy _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2011)_
- [All the Money in the World](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-money-in-the-world) by Bill Brittain _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1979)_
- [Alligator Sue](https://readinglist.school/book/alligator-sue) by Sharon Arms Doucet _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2003)_
- [Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things](https://readinglist.school/book/alvin-ho-allergic-to-girls-school-and-other-scary-things) by Lenore Look _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2008)_
- [Amal Unbound](https://readinglist.school/book/amal-unbound) by Aisha Saeed _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2018)_
- [And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon](https://readinglist.school/book/and-the-dish-ran-away-with-the-spoon) by Janet Stevens _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2001)_
- [Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity](https://readinglist.school/book/astronaut-academy-zero-gravity) by Dave Roman _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2021)_
- [Ava and Pip](https://readinglist.school/book/ava-and-pip) by Carol Weston _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2014)_
- [Avalon High](https://readinglist.school/book/avalon-high) by Meg Cabot _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2005)_
- [Backlash](https://readinglist.school/book/backlash) by Sarah Darer Littman _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2015)_
- [Becoming Muhammad Ali](https://readinglist.school/book/becoming-muhammad-ali) by James Patterson _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2020)_
- [Best Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/best-friends) by Shannon Hale _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2019)_
- [Better with Butter](https://readinglist.school/book/better-with-butter) by Victoria Piontek _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Big Ben](https://readinglist.school/book/big-ben) by David Harry Walker _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1969)_
- [Bob and Jack: A Boy and His Yak](https://readinglist.school/book/bob-and-jack-a-boy-and-his-yak) by Jeffrey Moss _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1992)_
- [Boxes for Katje](https://readinglist.school/book/boxes-for-katje) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2003)_
- [Brighty of the Grand Canyon](https://readinglist.school/book/brighty-of-the-grand-canyon) by Marguerite Henry _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1953)_
- [Bristle Face](https://readinglist.school/book/bristle-face) by Zachary Ball _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1962)_
- [Call Me Hope](https://readinglist.school/book/call-me-hope) by Gretchen Olson _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2007)_
- [Christopher Changes His Name](https://readinglist.school/book/christopher-changes-his-name) by Itah Sadu _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1998)_
- [Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small Traveler](https://readinglist.school/book/christopher-mouse-the-tale-of-a-small-traveler) by William Wise _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2006)_
- [City of Thieves](https://readinglist.school/book/city-of-thieves) by Alex London _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2021)_
- [Clayton Byrd Goes Underground](https://readinglist.school/book/clayton-byrd-goes-underground) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2017)_
- [Cliff-Hanger](https://readinglist.school/book/cliff-hanger) by Alane Ferguson _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2011)_
- [Cody Unplugged](https://readinglist.school/book/cody-unplugged) by Betsy Duffey _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1999)_
- [Daphne's Book](https://readinglist.school/book/daphnes-book) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1983)_
- [Do Bananas Chew Gum?](https://readinglist.school/book/do-bananas-chew-gum) by Jamie Gilson _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1980)_
- [Don't Hurt Laurie](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-hurt-laurie) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1977)_
- [Donut Feed the Squirrels](https://readinglist.school/book/donut-feed-the-squirrels) by Mika Song _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2020)_
- [Dress Coded](https://readinglist.school/book/dress-coded) by Carrie Firestone _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2020)_
- [Drive-By](https://readinglist.school/book/drive-by) by Lynne Ewing _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1996)_
- [Each Kindness](https://readinglist.school/book/each-kindness) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2012)_
- [Each Little Bird That Sings](https://readinglist.school/book/each-little-bird-that-sings) by Deborah Wiles _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2005)_
- [Eerie Tales from the School of Screams](https://readinglist.school/book/eerie-tales-from-the-school-of-screams) by Graham Annable _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Eight Keys](https://readinglist.school/book/eight-keys) by Suzanne M. LaFleur _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2011)_
- [El Chupacabras](https://readinglist.school/book/el-chupacabras) by Adam Rubin _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2018)_
- [Fig Pudding](https://readinglist.school/book/fig-pudding) by Ralph J. Fletcher _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1995)_
- [Flaming Arrows](https://readinglist.school/book/flaming-arrows) by William O. Steele _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1957)_
- [Flying Solo](https://readinglist.school/book/flying-solo) by Ralph J. Fletcher _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1998)_
- [Four Eyes](https://readinglist.school/book/four-eyes) by Rex Ogle _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom](https://readinglist.school/book/frankie-pickle-and-the-closet-of-doom) by Eric Wight _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2010)_
- [Ghost Fever/Mal de Fantasma](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-fever-mal-de-fantasma) by Joe Hayes _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2014)_
- [Ghost Soldier](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-soldier) by Elaine Marie Alphin _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2015)_
- [Gracie Under the Waves](https://readinglist.school/book/gracie-under-the-waves) by Linda Sue Park _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2024)_
- [Harry Cat's Pet Puppy](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-cats-pet-puppy) by George Selden _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1971)_
- [Harry's Mad](https://readinglist.school/book/harrys-mad) by Dick King-Smith _(Grades 3–6 · pub 1984)_
- [Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure](https://readinglist.school/book/haven-a-small-cats-big-adventure) by Megan Wagner Lloyd _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2022)_
- [Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller](https://readinglist.school/book/helens-big-world-the-life-of-helen-keller) by Doreen Rappaport _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2012)_
- [Help Me, Mr. Mutt!](https://readinglist.school/book/help-me-mr-mutt) by Susan Stevens Crummel _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2018)_
- [Here Comes the Garbage Barge](https://readinglist.school/book/here-comes-the-garbage-barge) by Jonah Winter _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2010)_
- [Hope in the Valley](https://readinglist.school/book/hope-in-the-valley) by Mitali Perkins _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2025)_
- [Hostage](https://readinglist.school/book/hostage) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2000)_
- [Ida B. and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World](https://readinglist.school/book/ida-b-and-her-plans-to-maximize-fun-avoid-disaster-and-save-the-world) by Katherine Hannigan _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2004)_
- [Jake and Lily](https://readinglist.school/book/jake-and-lily) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2012)_
- [Jonathan Livingston Seagull](https://readinglist.school/book/jonathan-livingston-seagull) by Richard Bach _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1973)_
- [Just Gus](https://readinglist.school/book/just-gus) by McCall Hoyle _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Last Holiday Concert](https://readinglist.school/book/last-holiday-concert) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2004)_
- [Lawn Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/lawn-boy) by Gary Paulsen _(Grades 2–8 · pub 1993)_
- [Lei and the Fire Goddess](https://readinglist.school/book/lei-and-the-fire-goddess) by Malia Maunakea _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Little Vic](https://readinglist.school/book/little-vic) by Doris Gates _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1951)_
- [Loch](https://readinglist.school/book/loch) by Paul Zindel _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1994)_
- [Lost & Found: Based on a True Story](https://readinglist.school/book/lost-found-based-on-a-true-story) by Mei Yu _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Lulu's Mysterious Mission](https://readinglist.school/book/lulus-mysterious-mission) by Judith Viorst _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2014)_
- [Memoirs of a Tortoise](https://readinglist.school/book/memoirs-of-a-tortoise) by Devin Scillian _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2020)_
- [Midnight at the Barclay Hotel](https://readinglist.school/book/midnight-at-the-barclay-hotel) by Fleur Bradley _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2020)_
- [Mr. Maxwell's Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/mr-maxwells-mouse) by Frank Asch _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2004)_
- [My Explosive Diary](https://readinglist.school/book/my-explosive-diary) by Emily Gale _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2014)_
- [My Friend the Vampire](https://readinglist.school/book/my-friend-the-vampire) by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1984)_
- [New From Here](https://readinglist.school/book/new-from-here) by Kelly Yang _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2022)_
- [Nubby’s Story](https://readinglist.school/book/nubbys-story) by Aubre Andrus _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2020)_
- [Operation: Dump the Chump](https://readinglist.school/book/operation-dump-the-chump) by Barbara Park _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2011)_
- [Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch](https://readinglist.school/book/owney-the-mail-pouch-pooch) by Mona Kerby _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2008)_
- [Postcards from Camp](https://readinglist.school/book/postcards-from-camp) by Simms Taback _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2011)_
- [Project Mulberry](https://readinglist.school/book/project-mulberry) by Linda Sue Park _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2005)_
- [Ramona's World](https://readinglist.school/book/ramonas-world) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1999)_
- [Sasha, My Friend](https://readinglist.school/book/sasha-my-friend) by Barbara Corcoran _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1969)_
- [Satch and Me](https://readinglist.school/book/satch-and-me) by Dan Gutman _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2009)_
- [Saving Sunshine](https://readinglist.school/book/saving-sunshine) by Saadia Faruqi _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Saving Zasha](https://readinglist.school/book/saving-zasha) by Randi G. Barrow _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2011)_
- [Seadogs: An Epic Ocean Operetta](https://readinglist.school/book/seadogs-an-epic-ocean-operetta) by Lisa Wheeler _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2006)_
- [Secrets of My Hollywood Life](https://readinglist.school/book/secrets-of-my-hollywood-life) by Jen Calonita _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2006)_
- [Secrets of the Mummies](https://readinglist.school/book/secrets-of-the-mummies) by Shelley Tanaka _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1999)_
- [Sharing Susan](https://readinglist.school/book/sharing-susan) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 2–8 · pub 1991)_
- [Shark Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/shark-summer) by Ira Marcks _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2021)_
- [Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe](https://readinglist.school/book/smack-dab-in-the-middle-of-maybe) by Jo Watson Hackl _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2018)_
- [Socks](https://readinglist.school/book/socks) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1911)_
- [Stand Up, Yumi Chung](https://readinglist.school/book/stand-up-yumi-chung) by Jessica Kim _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2021)_
- [Star in the Storm](https://readinglist.school/book/star-in-the-storm) by Joan Hiatt Harlow _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2000)_
- [Stepping Up](https://readinglist.school/book/stepping-up) by Mark Fink _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2009)_
- [Stonewords: A Ghost Story](https://readinglist.school/book/stonewords-a-ghost-story) by Pam Conrad _(Grades 3–6 · pub 1990)_
- [Striped Ice Cream](https://readinglist.school/book/striped-ice-cream) by Joan M. Lexau _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1968)_
- [Stuntboy, In-Between Time](https://readinglist.school/book/stuntboy-in-between-time) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Summer Vamp](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-vamp) by Violet Chan Karim _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Summer of Riley](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-of-riley) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2001)_
- [Swing](https://readinglist.school/book/swing) by Audrey Meeker _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Tangerine](https://readinglist.school/book/tangerine) by Edward Bloor _(Grades 2–8 · pub 1997)_
- [The Adventures of Invisible Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-invisible-boy) by Doogie Horner _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2024)_
- [The Aquanaut](https://readinglist.school/book/the-aquanaut) by Dan Santat _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2022)_
- [The Area 51 Files](https://readinglist.school/book/the-area-51-files) by Julie Buxbaum _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2022)_
- [The Butterfly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-butterfly) by Patricia Polacco _(Grades 3–6 · pub 1972)_
- [The Candymakers](https://readinglist.school/book/the-candymakers) by Wendy Mass _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2010)_
- [The Computer Nut](https://readinglist.school/book/the-computer-nut) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1984)_
- [The Cybil War](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cybil-war) by Betsy Byars _(Grades 3–6 · pub 1981)_
- [The Ghost Inside the Monitor](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-inside-the-monitor) by Margaret Jean Anderson _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1990)_
- [The Ghost of Lizard Light](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-lizard-light) by Elvira Woodruff _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2001)_
- [The Giant Slayer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giant-slayer) by Iain Lawrence _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2009)_
- [The Girl Who Could Fly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-could-fly) by Victoria Forester _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2008)_
- [The Golden Hour](https://readinglist.school/book/the-golden-hour) by Niki Smith _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2021)_
- [The Gollywhopper Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-gollywhopper-games) by Jody Feldman _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2008)_
- [The Good Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/the-good-dog) by Avi _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2001)_
- [The Goof that Won the Pennant](https://readinglist.school/book/the-goof-that-won-the-pennant) by Jonah Kalb _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1976)_
- [The Great Christmas Kidnaping Caper](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-christmas-kidnaping-caper) by Jean Van Leeuwen _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1975)_
- [The Grizzly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grizzly) by Annabel and Edgar Johnson _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1995)_
- [The Hero of Bremen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hero-of-bremen) by Margaret Hodges _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1995)_
- [The Hot and Cold Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hot-and-cold-summer) by Johanna Hurwitz _(Grades 3–6 · pub 1982)_
- [The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale](https://readinglist.school/book/the-legend-of-gravity-a-tall-basketball-tale) by Charly Palmer _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2022)_
- [The Library of Ever](https://readinglist.school/book/the-library-of-ever) by Zeno Alexander _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2019)_
- [The Magic Fish](https://readinglist.school/book/the-magic-fish) by Trung Le Nguyen _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2020)_
- [The Magic Misfits](https://readinglist.school/book/the-magic-misfits) by Neil Patrick Harris _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2018)_
- [The Magic of the Glits](https://readinglist.school/book/the-magic-of-the-glits) by Carole S. Adler _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1987)_
- [The Perfect Score](https://readinglist.school/book/the-perfect-score) by Rob Buyea _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2017)_
- [The Sasquatch Escape](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sasquatch-escape) by Suzanne Selfors _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2014)_
- [The School Story](https://readinglist.school/book/the-school-story) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2001)_
- [The Scrambled States of America](https://readinglist.school/book/the-scrambled-states-of-america) by Laurie Keller _(Grades 3–6 · pub 1998)_
- [The Secret Funeral of Slim Jim the Snake](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-funeral-of-slim-jim-the-snake) by Elvira Woodruff _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1993)_
- [The Stranger Next Door](https://readinglist.school/book/the-stranger-next-door) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2002)_
- [The Thing About Leftovers](https://readinglist.school/book/the-thing-about-leftovers) by C.C. Payne _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2016)_
- [The Trouble with Tuck](https://readinglist.school/book/the-trouble-with-tuck) by Theodore Taylor _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2009)_
- [The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street](https://readinglist.school/book/the-vanderbeekers-of-141st-street) by Karina Yan Glaser _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2017)_
- [Trading Places with Tank Talbott](https://readinglist.school/book/trading-places-with-tank-talbott) by Dori Hillestad Butler _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2003)_
- [Tucky Jo and Little Heart](https://readinglist.school/book/tucky-jo-and-little-heart) by Patricia Polacco _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2015)_
- [Unplugged](https://readinglist.school/book/unplugged) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2021)_
- [Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning](https://readinglist.school/book/violet-raines-almost-got-struck-by-lightning) by Danette Haworth _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2009)_
- [When Zachary Beaver Came to Town](https://readinglist.school/book/when-zachary-beaver-came-to-town) by Kimberly Willis Holt _(Grades 2–8 · pub 1999)_
- [When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop](https://readinglist.school/book/when-the-beat-was-born-dj-kool-herc-and-the-creation-of-hip-hop) by Laban Carrick Hill _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2013)_
- [White Falcon](https://readinglist.school/book/white-falcon) by Elliott Arnold _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2021)_
- [Who Needs a Bratty Brother?](https://readinglist.school/book/who-needs-a-bratty-brother) by Linda Gondosch _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1985)_
- [Wild Wings](https://readinglist.school/book/wild-wings) by Gill Lewis _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2011)_
- [You Are Here: Connecting Flights](https://readinglist.school/book/you-are-here-connecting-flights) by Ellen Oh _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2023)_
- [Zen and the Art of Faking It](https://readinglist.school/book/zen-and-the-art-of-faking-it) by Jordan Sonnenblick _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2007)_
- [Zeus, Dog of Chaos](https://readinglist.school/book/zeus-dog-of-chaos) by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2020)_
- [Zia Erases the World](https://readinglist.school/book/zia-erases-the-world) by Bree Barton _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2022)_
- [¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat](https://readinglist.school/book/vamos-lets-go-eat) by Raúl the Third III _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2020)_
- [A Time of Troubles](https://readinglist.school/book/a-time-of-troubles) by Pieter Van Raven _(Grades 5–9 · pub 1990)_
- [Dobry](https://readinglist.school/book/dobry) by Monica Shannon _(Grades 4–7 · pub 1934)_
- [Genesis Begins Again](https://readinglist.school/book/genesis-begins-again) by Alicia D. Williams _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2019)_
- [Heaven](https://readinglist.school/book/heaven) by Angela Johnson _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1998)_
- [Roller Skates](https://readinglist.school/book/roller-skates) by Ruth Sawyer _(Grades 4–7 · pub 1923)_
- [Worth](https://readinglist.school/book/worth) by A. LaFaye _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2004)_
- [Crenshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/crenshaw) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2015)_
- [Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life](https://readinglist.school/book/dork-diaries-tales-from-a-not-so-fabulous-life) by Rachel Renée Russell _(890L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2009)_
- [Look Both Ways](https://readinglist.school/book/look-both-ways) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2019)_
- [Save Me a Seat](https://readinglist.school/book/save-me-a-seat) by Sarah Weeks _(780L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2016)_

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