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 Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria
Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria
Muhammad Najem, Nora Neus
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Roaring Twenty: The First Cross-Country Air Race for Women
The Roaring Twenty: The First Cross-Country Air Race for Women
Margaret Blair, Margaret Whitman Blair
Ages 4–11
Cover of Doom of the Darkwing
How to Train Your Dragon School
Doom of the Darkwing
Cressida Cowell
Ages 4–11
Cover of Dancing Carl
Dancing Carl
Gary Paulsen
Ages 4–11
Cover of Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Ages 9–13
Cover of The Sister Book
The Sister Book
Todd Parr
Ages 4–11
Cover of The True Prince
The True Prince
J.B. Cheaney
Ages 9–12
Cover of Feasting the Wolf
Feasting the Wolf
Susan Price
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet
The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet
Erin Dionne
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Starving Time: Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary
Dear America #1
The Starving Time: Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary
Patricia Hermes
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Stones of Ravenglass
Timoken #2
The Stones of Ravenglass
Jenny Nimmo
Ages 4–11
Cover of Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of Cleopatra
Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of Cleopatra
Suzanne Weyn
Ages 4–11
Cover of Leonardo Da Vinci Renaissance Master
Leonardo Da Vinci Renaissance Master
Ann Hood
Ages 7–11
Cover of King Arthur and the Magic Sword
King Arthur and the Magic Sword
Howard Pyle, John James
Ages 4–11
Cover of Mr. Ape
Mr. Ape
Dick King-Smith
Ages 4–11
Cover of The TV Kid
The TV Kid
Betsy Cromer Byars
Ages 7–10
Cover of When Cherry Blossoms Fall
When Cherry Blossoms Fall
Katrina Goldsaito
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
Peter Rabbit #13
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
Beatrix Potter
Ages 4–11
Cover of Move! Big Book Grade K
Move! Big Book Grade K
Reading
Ages 4–11
Cover of Watership Down
Watership Down
Richard Adams
Ages 8–14
Cover of Interrupting Chicken
Interrupting Chicken
David Ezra Stein
Ages 4–11
Cover of Circle of Thanks
Circle of Thanks
Susi Gregg Fowler
Ages 4–11
Cover of All the Lovely Bad Ones
All the Lovely Bad Ones
Mary Downing Hahn
Ages 4–11
Cover of Mummies: Riveting Reads for Curious Kids
Riveting Reads for Curious Kids #1
Mummies: Riveting Reads for Curious Kids
John Malam
Ages 4–11