Reading List
Recommended Reading List
Grades 5-9
| Author | Title | Genre |
| Gibson, W. | The Miracle Worker | Biography |
| Adams, R. | Watership Down | Fantasy (Animal) |
| Alexander, L. | The Chronicles of Prydain | Fantasy |
| Anderson | Maybird | Fantasy |
| Babbit, N. | Tuck Everlasting | Fantasy |
| Barrie, J.M. | Peter Pan | Fantasy |
| Baum, L.F. | The Wizard of Oz | Fantasy |
| Bradbury, R. | Fahrenheit 451 | Fantasy/Science Fiction |
| Buckley, M. | The Sisters Grimm series | Fantasy (Fairy Tale) |
| Burnford, S. | The Incredible Journey | Fantasy (Animal) |
| Carroll, L. | Alice in Wonderland | Fantasy |
| Collins, S. | The Hunger Games series | Fantasy/Science Fiction |
| Dahl, R. | The BFG | Fantasy |
| DiCamillo, K. | The Tale of Despereaux | Fantasy |
| Farmer, N. | The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm | Fantasy |
| Hale, S. | The Goose Girl | Fantasy (Fairy Tale) |
| Helgerson, J. | Horns and Wrinkles | Fantasy |
| Ibbotson, E. | Which Witch? | Fantasy |
| Jacques, B. | Redwall | Fantasy (Animal) |
| Juster, N. | The Phantom Tollbooth | Fantasy |
| Kipling, R. | The Jungle Book | Fantasy |
| L’Engle, M. | A Wrinkle in Time series | Fantasy/Science Fiction |
| Levine, G.C. | Ella Enchanted | Fantasy (Fairy Tale) |
| Lewis, C.S. | The Narnia series (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) | Fantasy |
| Lofting, H. | The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle | Fantasy (Animal) |
| Lowry, L. | The Giver | Fantasy |
| McKinley, R. | Beauty | Fantasy (Fairy Tale) |
| Mull, B. | Fablehaven series | Fantasy |
| Napoli, D.J. | The Prince of the Pond | Fantasy (Fairy Tale) |
| O’Brien, T. | Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH | Fantasy (Animal) |
| Orwell, G. | Animal Farm | Fantasy |
| Pierce, T. | Alanna: The First Adventure | Fantasy |
| Pullman, P. | The Ruby and the Smoke | Fantasy (Mystery) |
| Riordan, R. | The Percy Jackson series | Fantasy |
| Rowling, J.K. | Harry Potter series | Fantasy |
| Saint Exupery, A. | The Little Prince | Fantasy |
| Stewart, T.L. | The Mysterious Benedict Society | Fantasy |
| Tolkien, J.R.R. | The Hobbit | Fantasy |
| Tolkien, J.R.R. | The Lord of the Rings series | Fantasy |
| Verne, J. | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Fantasy/Science Fiction |
| Wells, H.G. | The Time Machine | Fantasy/Science Fiction |
| Alcott, L | Little Women | Historical Fiction (Civil Rights) |
| Anderson, L.H. | Fever 1793 | Historical Fiction |
| Avi | The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle | Historical Fiction (Mystery) |
| Collier, J. | My Brother Sam Is Dead | Historical Fiction (Revolution) |
| Forbes, R. | Johnny Tremain | Historical Fiction (Revolution) |
| Giff, P.R. | House of Tailors | Historical Fiction |
| Harper, L. | To Kill a Mockingbird | Historical Fiction |
| Hesse, K. | Out of the Dust | Historical Fiction |
| Holm, J.L. | Penny From Heaven | Historical Fiction |
| Larson, K. | Hattie Big Sky | Historical Fiction |
| Lowry, L. | Number the Stars | Historical Fiction (Holocaust) |
| O’Dell, S. | Island of the Blue Dolphins | Historical Fiction |
| Reiss, J. | The Upstairs Room | Historical Fiction (Holocaust) |
| Richter, H. | Friedrich | Historical Fiction (Holocaust) |
| Rinaldi, A. | A Break with Charity | Historical Fiction (Salem Witch Trials) |
| Ryan, P.M. | Esperanza Rising | Historical Fiction |
| Siegal, A. | Upon the Head of the Goat | Historical Fiction (Holocaust) |
| Smith, B. | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Historical Fiction |
| Speare, E.G. | Witch of Blackbird Pond | Historical Fiction |
| Taylor, M. | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Historical Fiction (Civil Rights) |
| Taylor, T. | The Cay | Historical Fiction |
| Twain, M. | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Historical Fiction |
| Twain, M. | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Historical Fiction |
| Whelan, G. | Homeless Bird | Historical Fiction |
| Wiesel, E. | Night | Historical Fiction (Holocaust) |
| Avi | Nothing But the Truth | Realistic Fiction |
| Bagnold, E. | National Velvet | Realistic Fiction (Animal) |
| Bauer, J. | Backwater | Realistic Fiction |
| Bauer, J. | Rules of the Road | Realistic Fiction |
| Birdsall, J. | The Penderwicks | Realistic Fiction |
| Brashares, A. | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series | Realistic Fiction |
| Burnett, F.H. | The Secret Garden | Realistic Fiction |
| Christie, A. | And Then There Were None | Realistic Fiction (Mystery) |
| Creech, S. | Chasing Redbird | Realistic Fiction |
| Creech, S. | Walk Two Moons | Realistic Fiction |
| Cummings, P. | Red Kayak | Realistic Fiction |
| Dixon, Franklin W. | Hardy Boys series | Realistic Fiction (Mystery) |
| Doyle, A. | Sherlock Holmes | Realistic Fiction (Mystery) |
| Fleischman, P. | Seedfolks | Realistic Fiction |
| George, J.C. | Julie of the Wolves | Realistic Fiction (Survival) |
| George, J.C. | My Side of the Mountain | Realistic Fiction (Survival) |
| Gipson, F. | Old Yeller | Realistic Fiction (Animal) |
| Golding, W. | Lord of the Flies | Realistic Fiction (Survival) |
| Henkes, K. | Olive’s Ocean | Realistic Fiction |
| Hiassen, C. | Hoot | Realistic Fiction |
| Keene, C. | Nancy Drew series | Realistic Fiction (Mystery) |
| London, J. | Call of the Wild | Realistic Fiction (Animal) |
| London, J. | White Fang | Realistic Fiction (Animal) |
| Montgomery, L.M. | Anne of Green Gables series | Realistic Fiction |
| Montgomery, L.M. | Emily series | Realistic Fiction |
| Paterson, K. | Jacob Have I Loved | Realistic Fiction |
| Porter, E. H. | Pollyanna | Realistic Fiction |
| Raskin, E. | The Westing Game | Realistic Fiction (Mystery) |
| Rawlings, M.K. | The Yearling | Realistic Fiction (Animal) |
| Rawls, W. | Where the Red Fern Grows | Realistic Fiction (Animal) |
| Sachar, L. | Holes | Realistic Fiction |
| Selznick, B. | The Invention of Hugo Cabret | Realistic Fiction |
| Sidney, M. | Five Little Peppers and How They Grew | Realistic Fiction |
| Snyder, Z.K. | The Egypt Game | Realistic Fiction |
| Sperry, A. | Call It Courage | Realistic Fiction |
| Spinelli, J. | Stargirl | Realistic Fiction |
| Steinbeck, J. | The Pearl | Realistic Fiction |
| Stevenson, R. L. | Treasure Island | Realistic Fiction |
| Stevenson, R.L. | Kidnapped | Realistic Fiction |
| Streatfield, N. | Dancing Shoes series | Realistic Fiction |
| Tolen, S. | Surviving the Applewhites | Realistic Fiction |
| Voigt, C. | Homecoming | Realistic Fiction |
| Weeks, S. | So B. It | Realistic Fiction |
| Wiggin, K.D. | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Realistic Fiction |
| Wyss, J.D. | Swiss Family Robinson | Realistic Fiction (Survival) |
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