5th grade Science Fiction & Fantasy books
118 books in the science fiction & fantasy genre commonly assigned to 5th gradestudents — every title’s grade range covers 5th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
118 5th grade science fiction & fantasy books
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- A Conspiracy of KingsMegan Whalen Turner
- A Corner of WhiteJaclyn Moriarty
- A Game of Fox & SquirrelsJenn Reese
- A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2)A. K. Duboff
- A Snake Falls to EarthDarcie Little Badger
- AboveLeah Bobet
- Above WorldJenn Reese
- Akata WitchNnedi Okorafor
- Arabella of MarsDavid D. Levine
- Archivist WaspNicole Kornher-Stace
- Aru Shah and the End of TimeRoshani Chokshi
- AshMalinda Lo
- Benny Ramírez and the Nearly DepartedJosé Pablo Iriarte
- Black HeartHolly Black
- BraidedLeah Cypess
- Catfishing on CatNetNaomi Kritzer
- Children of Blood and BoneTomi Adeyemi
- ChimeFranny Billingsley
- CogGreg van Eekhout
- Court of FivesKate Elliott
- Cuckoo SongFrances Hardinge
- Daughter of Smoke and BoneLaini Taylor
- DaydreamerRob Cameron
- DearestAlethea Kontis
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- Devilish · Maureen Johnson
- Dirty Wings · Sarah McCarry
- Dragon Pearl · Yoon Ha Lee
- Dread Nation · Justina Ireland
- Elatsoe · Darcie Little Badger
- Every Bird a Prince · Jenn Reese
- Every Day · David Levithan
- Everybody Sees the Ants · A.S. King
- Exo · Fonda Lee
- Eyes Like Stars · Lisa Mantchev
- Fair Coin · E.C. Myers
- Flora Segunda · Ysabeau S. Wilce
- Flora's Dare · Ysabeau S. Wilce
- Gemini Rising · Jonathan Brazee
- Glory O'Brien's History of the Future · A.S. King
- Goblin Girl · K a Mielke
- Graceling · Kristin Cashore
- Greenglass House · Kate Milford
- Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, Book 2) · Xiran Jay Zhao
- Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword · Barry Deutsch
- I Shall Wear Midnight · Terry Pratchett
- Ice · Sarah Beth Durst
- Into the Wild · Sarah Beth Durst
- Into the Wild Magic · Michelle Knudsen
- Iron Hearted Violet · Kelly Barnhill
- Life as We Knew It · Susan Beth Pfeffer
- Love Is the Drug · Alaya Dawn Johnson
- Midnighters #2: Touching Darkness · Scott Westerfeld
- Mockingjay (Deluxe Edition) (Hunger Games, Book Three) · Suzanne Collins
- Monster Blood Tattoo: Lamplighter · D. M. Cornish
- Moonstorm · Yoon Ha Lee
- Nimona · ND Stevenson
- Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword · Henry Lien
- Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions · Henry Lien
- Peeps · Scott Westerfeld
- Railhead · Philip Reeve
- Railsea · China Miéville
- Raybearer · Jordan Ifueko
- Redemptor (Raybearer Book 2) · Jordan Ifueko
- Riverland · Fran Wilde
- Rocks Fall Everyone Dies · Lindsay Ribar
- Root Magic · Eden Royce
- Ruby Finley Vs. the Interstellar Invasion · K. Tempest Bradford
- Salvage · Alexandra Duncan
- Savvy · Ingrid Law
- Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan Trilogy · Scott Westerfeld
- Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan Trilogy · Scott Westerfeld
- September Girls · Bennett Madison
- Seriously Wicked · Tina Connolly
- Shadowshaper · Daniel José Older
- Siberia · Ann Halam
- Sister Mine · Nalo Hopkinson
- Star Daughter · Shveta Thakrar
- Stormwitch · Susan Vaught
- Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender · Leslye Jo Anne Walton
- Summer of the Mariposas · Guadalupe Garcia McCall
- Tess of the Road · Rachel Hartman
- The Adoration of Jenna Fox · Mary E. Pearson
- The Amethyst Road · Louise Spiegler
- The Art of Starving · Sam J. Miller
- The Boy at the End of the World · Greg van Eekhout
- The Boy from Ilysies · Pearl North
- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown · Holly Black
- The Diviners Free Preview Edition (The First 11 Chapters) · Libba Bray
- The Evil Wizard Smallbone · Delia Sherman
- The Freedom Maze · Delia Sherman
- The Ghost Job · Greg van Eekhout
- The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making · Catherynne M. Valente
- The Hotel Under the Sand · Kage Baker
- The King of Attolia · Megan Whalen Turner
- The Lion Hunters Novels · Elizabeth Wein
- The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester · Maya MacGregor
- The Mirrorwood · Deva Fagan
- The Scratch Daughters · H.A. Clarke
- The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel · J. Dianne Dotson
- The Star-Touched Queen · Roshani Chokshi
- The Summer Prince · Alaya Dawn Johnson
- The True Meaning of Smekday · Adam Rex
- The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts · Vanessa Ricci-Thode
- Thornwood · Leah Cypess
- To Shape a Dragon's Breath · Moniquill Blackgoose
- Ultraviolet · R.J. Anderson
- Unmade (The Lynburn Legacy Book 3) · Sarah Rees Brennan
- Updraft · Fran Wilde
- Valiant · Holly Black
- Vessel · Sarah Beth Durst
- Victories Greater Than Death · Charlie Jane Anders
- Vintage · Steve Berman
- Want · Cindy Pon
- Weave a Circle Round · Kari Maaren
- When We Wake · Karen Healey
- White Cat · Holly Black
- Zeroboxer · Fonda Lee
- Zoe's Tale · John Scalzi
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Frequently asked questions
What science fiction & fantasy books are good for 5th grade students?
118 science fiction & fantasy books have a grade range that covers 5th grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.
Are these science fiction & fantasy books grade-appropriate for 5th grade?
Every title's grade range covers 5th grade, so each is age-appropriate by curriculum placement. Check each book's themes and content notes before assigning.
How many science fiction & fantasy books are on the 5th grade list?
This page lists 118 5th grade science fiction & fantasy titles, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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