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Almost all of the titles listed below are works of fiction. I do encourage reading nonfiction books/stories and poetry as well. Nonfiction depends on readers' interests. David A. Adler, for example, writes excellent biographies for students who enjoy those. Additionally, there are wonderful poetry anthologies for children, written by Brod Bagert, Paul B. Janeczko, and Eloise Greenfield, for example.
Reading varied genres is wonderful for everyone. Choices can be made from titles of realistic fiction, science fiction, fantasy, folktales, historical fiction, anthologies of short-stories, mysteries, biographies/autobiographies, poetry anthologies, how-to books, and nonfiction books dealing with science, history, culture, etc.
Magazines and newspapers are also fun, interesting, and informative. For those who read The Record, a nonfiction "Mini-Page" for children appears every Tuesday, usually in the Health section. The "Mini-Page" contains nonfiction text on a particular subject, along with a dot-to-dot, word search puzzle, "Mini spy,"and illustrations dealing with that subject. In addition, there is a recipe and a "Mini-Jokes" section.
Please look through the following for any reading suggestions you may need, and Happy Reading!
Grade 3
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Any title from the following series:
Matt Christopher series (please check number of pages and/or reading level on back of book; can be grade 3, 4, or 5)
A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy
Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne
Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger (please check reading level on back of book; can be level 3 or 4)
Bailey School Kids by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Marvin Redpost by Louis Sachar
Pony Pals Jeanne Betancourt
Box Car Children Gertrude Chandler Warner
Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol
Cam Jansen Mysteries by David A. Adler
Weird School series by Dan Gutman
Grade 4
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Matt Christopher series (please check number of pages and/or reading level on back of book; can be grade 3, 4, or 5)
Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger (please check reading level on back of book; can be level 3 or 4)
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Do the Funky Pickle by Jerry Spinelli
Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinnelli
Casey, Tracy, & Company series by Patricia Reilly Giff
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Artemis Fowl by Elon Colfer
Grade 5
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Holes by Louis Sachar
Johnny's in the Basement by Louis Sachar
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Tracker by Gary Paulsen
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Woodsong by Gary Paulsen
Every Living Thing by Cynthia Rylant
Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
The War With Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith
Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Henry and Beezuz by Beverly Cleary
Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary
Strider by Beverly Cleary
Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry
When I Was Your Age, Vol. 1 by Mary Pope Osborne, et al
Walk 2 Moons by Sharon Creech
A Series of Unfortunate Events* by Lemony Snicket
*Most of these books are on sixth-grade level; however, many fourth- and fifth-graders enjoy them.