# 5th grade books about school stories

**3** books commonly assigned to 5th grade students in US schools that explore school stories. 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:** school stories
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 5th grade school stories reading list

- [Fourth Grade Rats](https://readinglist.school/book/fourth-grade-rats) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1991)_
- [Schooled](https://readinglist.school/book/schooled) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2007)_
- [Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You](https://readinglist.school/book/sixth-grade-can-really-kill-you) by Barthe DeClements _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1985)_

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