# 5th grade books about cats, fiction

**3** books commonly assigned to 5th grade students in US schools that explore cats, fiction. 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  ·  **Theme:** cats, fiction
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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 cats, fiction reading list

- [Socks](https://readinglist.school/book/socks) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1911)_
- [Sparks!](https://readinglist.school/book/sparks) by Ian Boothby _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2018)_
- [The Grand Escape](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grand-escape) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1993)_

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