Great Books for Fourth and Fifth Graders

FANTASY

Author Title Call#
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl J COL
DiCamillo, Kate The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread  J DIC
Funke, Cornelia Inkheart J FUN
Gaiman, Neil Coraline J GAI
Kurzweil, Allen Leon and the Spitting Image J KUR
Lawrence, Caroline The Thieves of Ostia: A Roman Mystery J LAW
L’Engle, Madeleine A Wrinkle in Time J LEN
Nimmo, Jenny Charlie Bone and the Time Twister J NIM
Potter, Ellen Olivia Kidney J POT

FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Author Title Call#
Ellis, Sarah The Several Lives of Orphan Jack J ELL
Giff, Patricia Pictures of Hollis Woods J GIF
Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler J KON
McCaughrean, Geraldine Stop the Train! J MCC
Murray, Martine The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley (Who Planned to Live an Unusual Life) J MUR
Paterson, Katherine The Same Stuff as Stars J PAT
Ryan, Pam Munoz Esperanza Rising J RYA
Sachar, Louis Holes J SAC
Woodson, Jacqueline Locomotion J 811 WOO

FUNNY

Author Title Call#
Dahl, Roald The BFG J DAH
Doyle, Roddy The Giggler Treatment J DOY
Gantos, Jack Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue J GAN
Hale, Bruce The Malted Falcon: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko, Private Eye J HAL
Leedy, Loreen There’s a Frog in My Throat: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me E 428.1 LEE
McDonald, Megan Judy Moody J MCD
O’Malley, Kevin Mount Olympus Basketball J OMA
Paulsen, Gary How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports JB PAU
 
Van Draanen, Wendelin Secret Identity J VAND
Weeks, Sarah Regular Guy J WEE

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