Printable Version of WGMS Summer Reading List for Students Entering Fifth and Entering Sixth Grade
Reading over the summer months is fun and also helps to keep your child ready for school in September. The list of books is only a suggested list to encourage reading throughout the summer. There are no assignments connected to summer reading. Feel free to pick a book from either grade level list based on your child’s interest. Also, reading together as a family is a great experience and highly encouraged. All of the local libraries can be a terrific resource.
For an extensive list we recommend this source from the New York Public Library:
https://www.nypl.org/books-more/recommendations/125/kids?f%5B0%5D=terms%3AAges%208-12
Entering Grade 5 Reading List
Historical Fiction
Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpugo
Adventure
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Realistic Fiction
Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Mystery
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Al Capone Does My Shirts (series)
Biography
El Deafo by Cici Bell
Who Was/Who Is Series
Many great titles including Jackie Robinson, Benedict Arnold, LEGO, Harriet Tubman
Fantasy
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
Entering Grade 6 Reading List
NON-FICTION
Misunderstood:Why the Humble Rat May Be Your Best Pet Ever by Rachel Toor
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
How They Choked: Failures, Flops and Flaws of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg
Kid Artists: True Tales of Childhood from Creative Legends by David Stabler
Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team that Changed a Town by Warren St. John
FICTION
Mayday by Karen Harrington (realistic fiction)
Pax by Sara Pennypacker (realistic fiction)
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (realistic fiction)
Cloud and Wallfish by Anne Nesbit (historical fiction)
Saving Lucas Biggs by Marisa De Los Santos (fantasy)
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (fantasy)
The Gallery by Laura Marx Fitzgerals (mystery)
The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands (thriller)
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell (adventure)
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (sports)
The Contract by Derek Jetter (sports)
Hideout by Watt Key (mystery)
Loot by Jude Watson (mystery)
A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen (historical fiction)
Restart by Gordon Korman (historical fiction)
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