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 Granny was a Buffer Girl
Granny was a Buffer Girl
Berlie Doherty
Ages 8–12
Cover of Escape from Slavery: The Boyhood of Frederick Douglass in His Own Words
Escape from Slavery: The Boyhood of Frederick Douglass in His Own Words
Frederick Douglass
Ages 4–11
Cover of The View from the Very Best House in Town
The View from the Very Best House in Town
Meera Trehan
Ages 8–12
Cover of A Tale of Magic...
A Tale of Magic... #1
A Tale of Magic...
Chris Colfer
Ages 8–12
Cover of (Un)arranged Marriage
(Un)arranged Marriage
Bali Rai
Ages 10–14
Cover of A First Time for Everything
A First Time for Everything
Dan Santat
Ages 10–14
Cover of The Berlin Boxing Club
The Berlin Boxing Club
Robert Sharenow
Ages 11–16
Cover of The House with Chicken Legs
The House with Chicken Legs
Sophie Anderson
Ages 8–12
Cover of Karen's Haircut: a Graphic Novel
Baby-Sitters Little Sister #7
Karen's Haircut: a Graphic Novel
Ann M. Martin, Katy Farina
Ages 8–12
Cover of Hurricane Child
Hurricane Child
Kacen Callender
Ages 8–12
Cover of Lemonade Mouth
Lemonade Mouth #1
Lemonade Mouth
Mark Peter Hughes
Ages 10–14
Cover of The Agony of Alice
Alice #1
The Agony of Alice
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Ages 8–12
Cover of Heaven
Heaven
Angela Johnson
Ages 8–12
Cover of Inside Out and Back Again
Inside Out & Back Again #1
Inside Out and Back Again
Thanhha Lai
Ages 10–14
Cover of Real Mermaids Don't Need High Heels
Real Mermaids Don't Need High Heels
Helene Boudreau
Ages 4–11
Cover of Kim
Kim
Rudyard Kipling
Ages 4–11
Cover of Trueman Bradley - Aspie Detective
Trueman Bradley #1
Trueman Bradley - Aspie Detective
Alexei Maxim Russell
Ages 9–14
Cover of The Little Witch
The Little Witch
Otfried Preussler
Ages 8–12
Cover of The Patron Thief of Bread
The Patron Thief of Bread
Lindsay Eagar
Ages 4–11
Cover of Worthy
Worthy
Andrea Wang
Ages 4–11
Cover of There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
Louis Sachar
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Lord of Opium
The Lord of Opium
Nancy Farmer
Ages 11–15
Cover of The Jungle Book Mowgli's Story
The Jungle Book #1
The Jungle Book Mowgli's Story
Rudyard Kipling
Ages 4–11
Cover of Pandemonium
Pandemonium
Chris Wooding
Ages 7–11