RecommendedReads: Grade5
TheCookieCrumbles
Tracy
Badua&AlechiaDow
JBADU
, T
While competing in the Golden Cookie Competition for a full ride to the prestigious Sunderland boarding school, Laila gets mixed up in a mystery as she and her best friend, Lucy, search for the truth after one of the celebrity judges collapses after sampling her showpiece.
ForgottenFive:MapofFlames LisaMcMann
JMCMA, L
Five children who are the offspring of supernatural criminals and who have special abilities of their own leave their isolated tropical home and head to the city of Estero, where they hope to find their parents and the treasure they hid years ago.
AStrangeThingHappenedinCherryHall
JasmineWarga
JWARG, J
When Rami sees a floating girl in the museum, he knows he has seen her somewhere before. Then he realizes: She looks just like the girl in the painting that has gone missing. But how does her appearance connect to the theft? Agatha the turtle knows she has been watching from the garden. But she can’t exactly tell anyone…can she? Will Rami, with the help of his classmate, Veda, be able to solve the mystery?
Safiyyah’sWar
HibaNoorKhan
JKHAN, H
Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during World War II, Hiba Noor Khan weaves a breathtaking tale of suspense, compassion, and courage, starring an extraordinary young heroine readers will never forget.
TheSwifts:ADictionaryofScoundrels BethLincoln
JLINC, B
On the day they are born, every Swift child is given a name, and a definition. A definition it is assumed they will grow up to match. Meet Shenanigan Swift: Little sister. Risk-taker. Mischief-maker. Shenanigan is getting ready for the big Swift Family Reunion. She's excited to finally meet her arriving relatives--until one of them gives Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude a deadly shove down the stairs.
TheMisfits:ARoyalConundrum LisaYee
JYEE, L
After being suddenly dropped off at the strangest boarding school ever, Olive is lumped with a team of other kids who never quite fit in, and discovers that the academy isn't what it seems. In fact, RASCH is a cover for an elite group of misfits who fight crime. Turns out that RASCH is in danger of closing, unless Olive's class can stop the heist of the century.
TheFirstStateofBeing ErinEntradaKelly
JKELL, E
When Ridge, a time-traveling teenager from the future, gets trapped in 1999, he befriends Michael, a lonely twelve-year-old boy, changing the course of their lives forever.
TheTenthMistakeofHankHooperman
GenniferCholdenko
JCHOL, G
When Hank's mother does not come home after a week, he and his toddler sister, Boo, seek out the stranger listed as their emergency contact, even though it means social workers, a new school, and having to answer questions about his mom that he has been trying to keep secret.
DrawingDeena HenaKhan
JKHAN, H
From the award-winning author of Amina's Voice comes a tenderhearted middle grade novel about a young Pakistani American artist determined to manage her anxiety and forge her own creative path.
MapmakersandtheLostMagic CameronChittock
JGNCHIT, C
Determined to run away from her home in the Valley, Alidade stumbles upon a magical hideaway that belongs to the long-lost peacekeepers known as the Mapmakers, and accidentally brings to life a magical creature who is meant to protect the Valley.
TheUnitedStatesBook RebeccaSiegel
J 973.02 SIEG, R
Go on a fact-packed adventure around the United States of America! Meet the presidents, find out what the American flag represents, learn about all 50 states, and so much more!
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theVolcano:TheScience,Magic,and MeaningofVolcanoes
CathArd
OSJ 551.21 ARD, C
Learn about the explosive life of volcanoes, nature's fiery giants. Explore crashing tectonic plates, smoking underwater seamounts, and volcanoes in outer space, along with legends of fiery-tempered gods and dramatic works of art.
BeaCreativeChangemaker:AKid’sArt ActivityBook
PaulaLiz
J 700.922 LIZ, P
Be a Creative Changemaker: A Kids' Art Activity Book introduces kids to 25 amazing artists through their biographies and hands-on activities inspired by their work.
IntheDark!WildLifeintheMysteriousWorld ofCaves
LindseyLeigh
JGN 591.7584 LEIG, L
Author and illustrator Lindsey Leigh introduces young readers to some of the weirdest and creepiest critters that thrive in the darkest corners of our planet.
InDisguiseontheUndergroundRailroad
Myra
FayeTurner
JGNTURN, M
Anna Maria Weems was just a teenager when she was given the opportunity to escape her enslaver in the mid-1800s disguised as a boy. Learn about her brave journey on the Underground Railroad in this inspiring graphic novel biography.