Realistic or historical fiction for a 5th grader
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| My DD10 is an avid reader and for the past year, it's been a lot of fantasy (Wings of Fire, School for Good and Evil, HP). Recently she said to me that she wanted a break from fantasy and thought maybe she'd read more in realistic or historial fiction or even mystery. Any good books in these genres you can recommend for a 5th grader? Her reading level is high, though her interest level is fairly grade level. Thanks! |
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Some of DS's recent favorites in that historical fiction/important events genre:
A Night Divided Projekt 1065 A Long Walk to Water |
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| In the realistic-but-not-really category, DS is flying through Spy School series. |
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| I guess it’s not exactly historical fiction, but there’s a graphic novel based on Little women and even one based on just the character Jo from Little women that my fifth grade daughter really enjoy it. |
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| The war that saved my life and the sequel, The war I finally won |
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| The book War Horse. |
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Where the Red Fern Grows
The Little Princess Anne of Green Gables Number the Stars The Mixed up Files of Ms. Basil E Frankweiler Hatchet Tuck Everlasting The Secret Garden |
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| The War that Saved my Life, Number the Stars, Agatha Christie mysteries (my dd discovered them in 5th grade last year), Any of the Dear America books could be a good start. |
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| The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate |
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| Johnnie Tremaine |
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| The Chains trilogy by L. H. Anderson |
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| I liked the Dear America books at that age. |
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Snow Treasure.
Sadako and the Paper Crane, or something like that |
Anonymous
| If she can take a fair bit of gore, the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series is fantastic -- except for the last one, "Blades of Freedom" -- too gory even for my 11-year old son. |
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Many of the above for classics. Recently DD has read
Shine Short Sticks and Stones Pax The Hundred Dresses Fish In a Tree From the Desk of Zoe Washington The Middle School series by James Patterson One Crazy Summer Mr. Terrupt series Any of Kate DeCamillo’s novels A Mango Shaped Space Island of the Blue Dolphins Home of the Brave |