# 5th grade books about cats

**7** books commonly assigned to 5th grade students in US schools that explore cats. 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
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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 reading list

- [Socks](https://readinglist.school/book/socks) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1911)_
- [The Cats in Krasinski Square](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cats-in-krasinski-square) by Karen Hesse _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2004)_
- [The Diary of a Killer Cat](https://readinglist.school/book/the-diary-of-a-killer-cat) by Anne Fine _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1994)_
- [The Forbidden Library](https://readinglist.school/book/the-forbidden-library) by Django Wexler _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2014)_
- [The Grand Escape](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grand-escape) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–5 · pub 1993)_
- [The Stranger Next Door](https://readinglist.school/book/the-stranger-next-door) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2002)_
- [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)_

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