Books for Fourth & Fifth Graders
Recent picks for upper elementary readers! (Updated November 2019)
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Accused
Falsely accused of being a potential suicide bomber, Adama spent weeks in a detention center being questioned under suspicion of terrorism.
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The Usual Suspects
Thelonius Mitchell is sick and tired of being labeled, and when a gun is found at a neighborhood hangout, he and his friends become instant suspects. He may be guilty of pulling crazy stunts at school, but a criminal? T isn't about to let that label stick.
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Black Ballerinas
A picture book celebrating dancers of color who have influenced Misty Copeland on and off the stage. You go girls!
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The Big Book of Bling
Are you so fancy? Spelunk into this fabulous cave of a book that explores all that glitters.
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Reckless, Glorious, Girl
12-year-old Beatrice copes with the ups and downs of friendships, puberty, and self-identity, and is guided by the wisdom and love of her beloved Mamaw and mom, that magical summer before 7th grade.
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Alias Anna
An inspirational biography-in-verse about Zhanna Arshanskaya, a young Ukrainian Jewish girl using the alias Anna, whose phenomenal piano-playing skills saved her life and the life of her sister, Frina, during the Holocaust.
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The Big Book of Monsters
Are you a kid ready to move beyond Werewolves and Frankenstein? Let us introduce you to some other little friends.
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Sauerkraut
HD Schenk wants to build his own computer to enter into the county fair, but encounters the ghost of his great-great-grandmother who wants HD to make her famous sauerkraut to enter in the fair.
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Choosing Brave
Told in lyrical prose and through the stark cut paper illustrations of Janelle Washington, Emmett Till’s life and legacy is celebrated.
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Music for Tigers
Middle-schooler Louisa plans to spend the summer practicing violin for a spot in the youth symphony. But when she is sent to her relatives’ Tasmanian rainforest camp, she learns that her family secretly protects the last of the supposedly extinct Tasmanian tigers, and that her music can help save them.
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