Summer Reading Favorites: 5th grade suggestions

Summer is definitely in full swing for us, with plenty of time to play with friends, hang out with siblings and explore new places. I keep encouraging my kids to find a little quiet time to get lost in a book. Whether it's escaping into your imagination or just having time away from the frenzy, it's important to keep reading in the summer. Here are some of my favorite books to recommend for kids who have just finished 5th grade.

Exciting Adventure and Fantasy

• The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen (library - Amazon)
• Heart of a Samurai, by Margi Preus (library - Amazon)
• Jinx, by Sage Blackwood (library - Amazon)
• The Nigh Gardener, by Jonathan Auxier (library - Amazon)
• Zombie Baseball Beatdown, by Paolo Bacigalupi (library - Amazon)

Fascinating Nonfiction

• The Animal Book, by Steve Jenkins (library - Amazon)
• Almost Astronauts, by Tanya Lee Stone (library - Amazon)
• Bomb, by Steve Sheinkin (library - Amazon)
• Emancipation Proclamation, by Tonya Bolden (library - Amazon)

Stories that Touch Your Heart

• The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander (library - Amazon)
• Counting by 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan (library - Amazon)
• Ghetto Cowboy, by Greg Neri (library - Amazon)
• Return to Sender, by Julia Alvarez (library - Amazon)
• Serafina's Promise, by Ann E. Burg (library - Amazon)

Funny Stories

• The 26-Story Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths (library - Amazon)
• The Adventures of Nanny Piggins, by R.A. Spratt (library - Amazon)
• My Life as a Book, by Janet Tashjian (library - Amazon)
• Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, by Stephan Pastis (library - Amazon)

Graphic Novels We Love!

• The Stonekeeper (Amulet series), by Kazu Kibuishi (library - Amazon)
• Around the World, by Matt Phelan (library - Amazon)
• Drama, by Raina Telgemeier (library - Amazon)
• Big Bad Ironclad!, by Nathan Hale (library - Amazon)
• Zita the Spacegirl, by Ben Hatke (library - Amazon)

Do you like these? Print out the whole list to take to the library or bookstore! Share it with friends!

Summer reading list 5th 2014 from Mary Ann Scheuer

Check out all of the 2014 summer reading lists I developed for grades K through 5 through SlideShare or this page.

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