Friends Academy Locust Valley, NY 11560

Summer Reading Suggestions 2015 For Students Entering Fifth Grade

Anderson, M.T. Whales on Stilts. Applegate, Katherine. The One and Only Ivan. Armstrong, Alan. Whittington. Avi. The Good Dog. Poppy.* Babbit, Natalie. The Search for Delicious. Balliet, Blue. Chasing Vermeer.* Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy.* Birney, Betty G. Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs. Boston, L. M. The Children of Green Knowe. Broach, Ellen. Shakespeare’s Secret. Bunting, Eve. The Summer of Riley. Byars, Betsy. The Midnight Fox. Connor, Leslie. Crunch. Curtis, Christopher Paul. Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money. The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963. Dahl, Roald. Matilda. Danny the Champion of the World. Davies, Jacqueline. The Lemonade War.*

DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread. Flora & Ulysses. Eager, Edward. Half Magic.* The Well-Wishers.* Fitzhugh, Louise. Harriet the Spy. Gantos, Jack. Joey Pigza Loses Control.* Giff, Patricia Reilly. Lily’s Crossing. Nory Ryan’s Song. Going, K. L. The Liberation of Gabriel King. Gutman, Dan. Mickey and Me.* Hahn, Mary Downing. The Gentleman, Outlaw and Me—Eli. Hannigan, Katherine. Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World. Ibbotson, Eva. The Secret of Platform 13. Jonell, Lynne. Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat.* Kessler, Liz. The Tail of Emily Windsnap. Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Korman, Gordan. Island Book #1: Shipwreck.* The Contest Book #1: Everest.* Lisle, Janet Taylor. Afternoon of the Elves. Lord, Cynthia. Rules. McKay, Hillary. Saffy’s Angel.

Morpurgo, Michael. Kensuke’s Kingdom. Norton, Mary. The Borrowers.* O’Connor, Barbara. How to Steal a Dog. Park, Barbara. Graduation of Jake Moon. Park, Linda Sue. Project Mulberry. Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. Paulsen, Gary. Lawn Boy. Mr. Tucket. Robinson, Sharon. Safe at Home. Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square. Turner, Ann. Grasshopper Summer. Velde, Vivian Vande. Three Good Deeds. Pennypacker, Sara. U Summer of the Gypsy Moths. Ryan, Pam Munoz. V Esperanza Rising. Sachar, Louis. V Holes. Wood, Maryrose. U The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: the Mysterious Howling.