BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY--BOOKS FOR FIFTH GRADERS
J FICTION
All fiction titles are shelved by the author’s name. Some titles are also available as audiobooks or ebooks.
Anderson
Balliett, B.
Baptiste, T.
Barnett, M.
Blume, J.
Burg, A.
Whales on Stilts!
Chasing Vermeer
The Jumbies
The Terrible Two
Blubber
Serafina’s Promise
Three friends must save the world from angry, laser beam packing whales
Scandal and strange events coincide with the theft of a precious painting
Corinne never thought that jumbies were real until she found her mother was one
Master pranksters go head to head in an epic battle but can they work together?
Be a bystander, be a bully or be a target—Jill has to choose
Serafina made a secret promise. Will she survive to keep it?
Codell, E.
Cooper, S.
Curtis, C.
Sahara Special
The Dark Is Rising
Bud, Not Buddy
What’s so special about Sahara? Maybe her second time in 5th grade will be different
On his 11th birthday Will discovers he is the last of the Old Ones
It’s 1936 and Bud hits the road to find his missing father
Draper, S.
Erdrich, L.
Fairlie, E.
French, S.
Out of My Mind
Melody won’t be defined by cerebral palsy and finding her voice, nothing can stop her
The Birchbark House
The joys of summer and the perils of winter with Omakayas’s Ojibwa family, 1847
The Lost Treasure of Tuckernuck
Can they solve an 80 year old mystery before their school is demolished?
Operation Redwood
Even giants need friends
Gantos, J.
George, J.
Giff, P.
Gutman, D.
The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza Joey has a new baby brother, a mom in trouble, and a missing dad
My Side of the Mountain
Leave your family in the cramped apartment behind. Live in a tree with your falcon
Eleven
In a locked box in grandfather’s attic lies the key to who Sam’s identity
Mission Unstoppable
The twins didn’t ask to be part of a secret government organization
Holm, J.
Horvath, P.
Jinks, C.
Jones, K.
The Fourteenth Goldfish
Believe in the impossible is possible
Everything on a Waffle
Primrose knows her parents aren’t dead but try convincing everyone else in town!
How to Catch a Bogle
London, 1870s, a girl becomes the apprentice to a man who traps monsters
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
Sophie’s uncle leaves her the most unusual chickens
Konigsburg
Lai, T.
L’Engle, M.
Lin, G.
Nye, N.
Oppel, K.
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth A strange new friend might be magic
Inside Out and Back Again Hà has only ever known Saigon must make a home on the other side of the globe
A Wrinkle in Time
Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Which are there to help
Starry River of the Sky
The moon is missing but only Rendi notices
The Turtle of Oman
Family, nature and immigration, Aref gathers memories to sustain him in his new home
The Nest
Be careful of what you to agree to when bargaining with dream wasps
Palacio, R.
Park, L.
Paterson, K.
Patron, S.
Pearce, J.
Pennypacker
Perkins, M.
Wonder
Augie, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary face, is the new student at school
A Single Shard
Orphaned boy in medieval Korea, longs to learn how to make the fine ceramics himself
Bridge to Terabithia
Two friends, a secret hideout, and a bond not easily broken
The Higher Power of Lucky Lucky didn’t expect running away to be so difficult
Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures
Summer with her aunt is fun until Fuzzles appear
Pax
After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a boy struggles to get his best friend back
Tiger Boy
Neel’s in a race to find the escaped tiger cub before poachers get ahold of her
Raskin, E.
Riordan, R.
Ryan, P.
The Westing Game
The Sword of Summer
Becoming Naomi Leon
A millionaire dies mysteriously but who will inherit the money?
Chase Magnus has always been trouble maybe because he is the son a Norse god
“Things I am good at: 1.) soap carving, 2.) worrying, 3.) making lists.”
Sachar, L.
Senzai, N.
Shang, W.
Sloan, H.
Fuzzy Mud
Shooting Kabul
The Way Home Looks Now
Counting by 7s
A shortcut through the woods leads to disaster and possibly the end of the world
Would you go from Afghanistan to San Francisco and back again to find your sister?
1972, baseball can get you through some of the most difficult times
Willow has always been good at thinking outside of the box but now the stakes are high
Twain, M.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Follow Tom and his mischievous friends in a small town in the 19th century
Van Eekhout The Boy at the End of the World Fisher knows just a few things like he must avoid the robot that knows his name
Vernon, U.
Castle Hangnail
It was a marvelously dark and dour hour at the castle when the new mistress arrived
Williams-Garcia One Crazy Summer
Oakland, 1968 Delphine and her sisters come to meet their mother after years apart
GRAPHIC NOVELS (Fiction)
Camper, C. Lowriders in Space
Three friends customize their car to win the Universal Car Competition
Jamieson, V. Roller Girl
Roller derby can help mend a broken heart
Roman, D. Astronaut Academy : Zero Gravity New guy in school with a killer robot on his trail
Shiga, J.
Meanwhile
The flavor of ice cream you chose could mean the destruction of life as we know it
Telgemeier Sisters
Three weeks, two sisters, one car—true story
Yang, G.
Secret Coders
Hopper and her friend, Eni use coding to uncover the secret of Stately Academy!
NONFICTION - Titles are arranged by call number (subject).” GN” indicates Non-Fiction Graphic Novel section
Programming, Myth, and Religion
001.133 Scr17w Coding Games in Scratch / Woodcock
129 B537b
A Beginner's Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars / Birmingham
291 H18i
In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World / Hamilton
292 N162t
Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters / Napoli
Social Studies
304.2 K299n
Not Your Typical Book about the Environment / Kelsey
GN 306.362 H134u Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale / Hale
333.91 B91n
Not a Drop to Drink: Water for a Thirsty World / Burgan
398.245 Ar675g The Griffin and the Dinosaur / Aronson
Math, Science, and Technology
500 Sm541i
If…: A Mind Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers / Smith
508.866 C441i
Island: a Story of the Galápagos / Chin
553.63 K965s
The Story of Salt / Kurlansky
523.88 D359b
A Black Hole is NOT a Hole / DeCristofano
599.35 M349o
Oh Rats! The Story of Rats and People / Marrin
611.81 Swanson Brain Games : the Mind-blowing Science of Your Amazing Brain / Swanson
612.661 B935g
Girl to Girl: Honest Talk about Growing Up and Your Changing Body / Burningham
Arts, Poetry, Entertainment, and Sports
641.5 Se19n
National Geographic Kids Cookbook: a Year-Round Fun Food Adventure / Seaver
741.64 Y84ah
The House Baba Built: an Artist's Childhood in China / Young
745.592 W692d Donna Wilson's Creative Creatures / Wilson
759.1 P662b
A Splash of Red: the Life and Art of Horace Pippin / Bryant
769.972 P451t
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras / Tonatiuh
770 Honovich
Guide to Photography / Honovich
GN 793.8 H813f Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini / Fleischman
796.357 B841L
Legends: the Best Players, Games, and Teams in Baseball / Bryant
797.32 K12c
Surfer of the Century: the Life of Duke Kahanamoku / Crowe
808.81 P752k2
Poems to Learn by Heart / Kennedy
821 M829w
Where My Wellies Take Me / Morpurgo
History and Biography
909.07 G138a
Archers, Alchemists, and 98 Other Medieval Jobs You Might Have Loved or Loathed / Galloway
920 C911b
Enormous Smallness: a Story of E.E. Cummings / Burgess
920 F854b
Electric Ben: the Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin / Byrd
920 L942w3
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine / Wallmark
920.1 B73h2
How They Choked: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous / Bragg
920.72 Sch18r
Rad American Women A-Z / Schatz
970.2 B56n
Black Elk's Vision: a Lakota Story / Nelson
972.01 B413a
Amazing Maya Inventions You Can Build Yourself / Bell-Rehwoldt
973.049 Sm53t 28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World / Smith
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