5th Grade Books

Fifth graders are on the doorstep of middle school, and they read like it, they want stories that take them seriously, characters who feel real, and books that don't condescend. These picks deliver on all three.

10,821 books for ages 10–11

Cover of Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Ages 9–14
Cover of The Sign of the Seahorse: A Tale of Greed and High Adventure in Two Acts
The Sign of the Seahorse: A Tale of Greed and High Adventure in Two Acts
Graeme Base
Ages 4–11
Cover of Jack and Jill A Village Story
Jack and Jill A Village Story
Louisa May Alcott, May Alcott Louisa May Alcott
Ages 10–14
Cover of Manfish A Story of Jacques Cousteau
Manfish A Story of Jacques Cousteau
Jennifer Berne
Ages 4–11
Cover of Ruffles and the Cozy, Cozy Bed
Ruffles #1
Ruffles and the Cozy, Cozy Bed
David Melling
Ages 4–11
Cover of MARVEL's Doctor Strange: The Path to Enlightenment
MARVEL's Doctor Strange: The Path to Enlightenment
Charles Cho
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Case of the Missing Birthday Party
The Case of the Missing Birthday Party
Joanne Rocklin, Marilyn Burns
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Tryout
The Tryout
Christina Soontornvat
Ages 10–14
Cover of Operation Orca
A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #7
Operation Orca
Ron Roy
Ages 8–12
Cover of Lots of Hearts
Lots of Hearts
Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Ages 4–11
Cover of Out of My Heart
Out of My Mind #2
Out of My Heart
Sharon M. Draper
Ages 10–14
Cover of Amulet Keepers
Amulet Keepers
Michael Northrop
Ages 8–12
Cover of Monkey and Elephant
Monkey and Elephant
Carole Lexa Schaefer
Ages 4–11
Cover of No, David!
David #1
No, David!
David Shannon
Ages 4–11
Cover of Russian Roulette
Alex Rider #10
Russian Roulette
Anthony Horowitz
Ages 10–14
Cover of The Citywide Scream Scheme
DC Super Hero Girls #1
The Citywide Scream Scheme
Jay Albee
Ages 4–11
Cover of Caught in the Turtle
Caught in the Turtle
Judith Gorog
Ages 7–11
Cover of The Midnight Witches
Echo and the Bat Pack #3
The Midnight Witches
Roberto Pavanello
Ages 4–11
Cover of Meet Rosetta
Disney Fairies
Meet Rosetta
Celeste Sisler
Ages 4–11
Cover of Sock Monkey Takes a Bath
Sock Monkey #3
Sock Monkey Takes a Bath
Cece Bell
Ages 4–11
Cover of Jonkonnu A Story from the Sketchbook of Winslow Homer
Jonkonnu A Story from the Sketchbook of Winslow Homer
Amy Littlesugar
Ages 4–11
Cover of Giganta's Colossal Double-Cross
Wonder Woman #2
Giganta's Colossal Double-Cross
Louise Simonson
Ages 4–11
Cover of Tanya and the Magic Wardrobe
Tanya and the Magic Wardrobe
Patricia Lee Gauch
Ages 4–11
Cover of Nabbed! The 1925 Journal of G. Codd Fitzmorgan
Crime Through Time #2
Nabbed! The 1925 Journal of G. Codd Fitzmorgan
Bill Doyle
Ages 4–11