R.O.+Book+Lists

** Grade 5 Reading Olympics **
 * Student Reading List for the **

Students, be sure to test read books in each genre. Remember a Just Right book has only 1-2 unknown words per page. You should choose books that are new to you – //__do not pick a book that you’ve already read or have had read aloud to you.__// Your teacher may check to see that you are choosing JR books because they want you to be successful and have fun while reading books. Those are the goals of the Reading Olympics. You will read these books in any order you choose. Be flexible because we’ll be sharing the books amongst 150+ students. Also it is IMPORTANT to RETURN the book when you’re finished since others are sure to be waiting for it. If you would like to read a book that is not on this list, have it __approved by your teacher__ to be sure that it fits the theme/genre.

Year Long All Reads or Read Alouds (As determined by the classroom teacher)
 * 1) ** Realistic Fiction: __Tiger Rising__ by Kate DiCamillo **
 * 2) ** Fantasy I: //__The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe__ –// Lewis  **
 * 3) ** Historical Fiction: __By the Great Horn Spoon__ by Fleishman **
 * 4) ** Social Awareness: __Pictures of Hollis Woods__ by Patricia Reilly Giff **
 * 5) ** Poetry: __Love That Dog__ by Sharon Creech **

Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley & Me, Elizabeth The Whipping Boy Hatchet Shiloh Great Gilly Hopkins Abel’s Island Bridge to Terabithia Sign of the Beaver Shadow of a Bull || View From Saturday Julie of the Wolves A Single Shard Summer of the Swans It’s Like this, Cat Olive’s Ocean Holes Esperanza Rising Walk Two Moons Higher Power of Lucky The Giver || Battle for the Castle Indian in the Cupboard The Castle in the Attic Monster’s Ring Skull of Truth Poppy and Ereth The Capture Magician’s Nephew Ella Enchanted || Dealing with Dragons Phantom Tollbooth Running Out of Time Wizard’s Hall Wicked! Girl Who Owned a City Peter and the Starcatchers Artemis Fowl Stormbreaker Redwall || ** 3. Animal Lovers: _____________________________________________________________ ** || Owl in the Shower Mr. Poppins Penguins (4th) Bunnicula (4th) Gentle Ben Because of Winn Dixie Into the Land of the Unicorn Trumpet of Swan Midnight Fox Dog Who Caught the Crook || Protecting Marie Hate that Cat The Fledgling Tale of Desperaux Warriors Series (any) Old Yeller Island of the Blue Dolphin Where Red Fern Grows Black Beauty || The Lemonade Trick (4th) Spider Boy Hatchet Shredderman No Talking Kidnapped Sun and Spoon Best Christmas Pageant Ever Zebra Wall || Heads or Tails My Side of the Mountain View from Saturday Wringer Smiles to Go 39 Clues Series (any) Kensuke’s Kingdom Thunder Cave Hope Was Here The Egypt Game || Phoebe the Spy Caddie Woodlawn Back to Paul Revere Navajo Long Walk Bud, Not Buddy Birchbark House Gentleman Outlaw & Me || Kira-Kira Number the Stars Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 A Long Way from Chicago Out of the Dust Sarah Bishop Al Capone Does my Shirts Johnny Tremain || A Taste of Blackberries Nothing is Fair in 5th Gr. James & Giant Peach All About Sam Class Clown A Jar of Dreams Sadako & the Thousand Paper Cranes Circle of Gold In the Year of the Boar & Jackie Robinson Ruby Holler Sam I Am Rules 3 Cups of Tea || Boy in the Girls Bathroom I am Not Joey Piggza Surviving the Applewhites Leon’s Story Heaven Loser The Talking Earth Stargirl Tuck Everlasting Maniac McGee Thunder Cave The Circuit Among the Hidden ||
 * ** 1. Award Winners: ____________________________________________________________ ** ||
 * Dear Mr. Henshaw
 * ** 2. Fantasy II: _______________________________________________________________ ** ||
 * Mouse & the Motorcycle
 * Charlotte’s Web (4th)
 * ** 4. Realistic Fiction: ___________________________________________________________ ** ||
 * Justin & the Best Biscuits in the World (4th)
 * ** 5. Historical Fiction: __________________________________________________________ ** ||
 * Pedro’s Journal
 * ** 6. Social Awareness:___________________________________________________________ ** ||
 * (This column in grade 4 bookroom)