Self-Awareness Books for 5th Grade

Fifth graders on the cusp of adolescence are asking deep identity questions. These books support that inquiry — helping students explore who they are, what they value, and who they want to become.

6,406 books

Cover of Little Mermaids and Ugly Ducklings
Little Mermaids and Ugly Ducklings
Hans Christian Andersen
Ages 4–11
Cover of Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies
Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies
Erin Dionne
Ages 8–12
Cover of I, Amber Brown
Amber Brown
I, Amber Brown
Paula Danziger
Ages 7–10
Cover of Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Kind of Friends We Used to Be
The Kind of Friends We Used to Be
Frances O'Roark Dowell
Ages 9–12
Cover of Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944
Newbery
Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944
Unknown
Ages 10–14
Cover of Roi and Me and the Double V A WWII Story
Roi and Me and the Double V A WWII Story
Sandra W. Headen
Ages 8–12
Cover of Who Was Anne Frank?
Who Was? #1
Who Was Anne Frank?
Ann Abramson
Ages 4–11
Cover of Caddie Woodlawn
Caddie Woodlawn
Carol Ryrie Brink
Ages 10–14
Cover of Wizard's Hall
Wizard's Hall
Jane Yolen
Ages 4–11
Cover of Awake and Dreaming
Awake and Dreaming
Kit Pearson
Ages 8–11
Cover of Jane of Lantern Hill
Jane of Lantern Hill
L. M. Montgomery
Ages 10–14
Cover of Call me Drog
Call me Drog
Sue Cowing
Ages 8–12
Cover of Pink Is for Boys
Pink Is for Boys
Robb Pearlman
Ages 4–11
Cover of Up in the Air: The Story of Bessie Coleman
Up in the Air: The Story of Bessie Coleman
Philip S. Hart
Ages 4–11
Cover of What Color Is Caesar?
What Color Is Caesar?
Maxine Kumin
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner
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The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner
Marissa Moss
Ages 9–12
Cover of The Door in the Wall
The Door in the Wall
Marguerite de Angeli
Ages 9–14
Cover of Annie's Gifts
Annie's Gifts
Angela Shelf Medearis
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again
The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Ages 4–11
Cover of Great Expectations Abridged Edition
Great Expectations #1
Great Expectations Abridged Edition
Charles Dickens
Ages 4–11
Cover of Ordinary Oscar
Ordinary Oscar
Laura Adkins
Ages 4–11
Cover of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Ages 8–12
Cover of Ellie and the Bunheads
Ellie and the Bunheads
Sally Warner
Ages 9–13