# 5th grade books about loss

**4** books commonly assigned to 5th grade students in US schools that explore loss. 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 4 titles here with a Lexile score, 1 is grade-level, 3 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

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

## 5th grade loss reading list

- [Because of Winn-Dixie](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-winn-dixie) by Kate DiCamillo _(610L · Grades 3–5 · pub 2000)_
- [Pax](https://readinglist.school/book/pax) by Sara Pennypacker _(760L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2016)_
- [Sarah, Plain and Tall](https://readinglist.school/book/sarah-plain-and-tall) by Patricia MacLachlan _(660L · Grades 3–5 · pub 1985)_
- [Stone Fox](https://readinglist.school/book/stone-fox) by John Reynolds Gardiner _(550L · Grades 3–5 · pub 1980)_

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