The following is the list of adopted titles used for the Fifth Grade Reading program. Although certain titles are assigned to specific grades, when necessary, teachers may use a list of titles above or below their grade. It is desired that at least 10 adopted books are read each year. (Outside recreational reading is highly encouraged for the students. However, that reading is not included in the number above.) Every effort has been made to pick the best available literature. As with everything, each book must be read with scripture as our final standard. All Landmark books are acceptable on the literature list.
Alcott, Louisa Little Women
Alcott, Louisa Little Men +
Bishop, Claire Twenty and Ten
Bliven, Bruce The Story of D-Day (Landmark Book - see above)
Brink, Carol Caddie Woodlawn
Burnett, Frances Little Lord Fauntleroy
Cameron, Eleanor Mushroom Planet +
Cleary, Beverly Dear Mr. Henshaw
Collins, David Noah Webster: Master of Words
De Angeli Marguerite Door in the Wall
De Jong, Meindert Journey from Peppermint Street
De Jong, Meindert The Wheel on the School
Dodge, Mary Hans Brinker
Du Bois, William The Twenty-one Balloons
Eaton, Jeanette Lone Journey The Life of Roger Williams
Finley, Martha Elsie Dinsmore +
Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain
Forbes, Esther Paul Revere and the World He Lived In
Foster, Genevieve George Washington's World
Fritz, Jean Around the World in a Hundred Years: From Henry the Navigator to Magellan
Gamnel, Patricia Undying Glory: True Story of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment -L,V
Gates, Doris Blue Willow
George, Jean My Side of the Mountain
Gipson, Fred Old Yeller
Grahame, Kenneth Wind in the Willows
Hanes, Mari Two Mighty Rivers
Holm, Ann North to Freedom
Jacques, Brian Tales from Red Wall Series +
Kipling, Rudyard The Jungle Books
Latham, Jean Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
London, Jack The Call of the Wild -L
Lowry, Lois Number the Stars
MacLachlan, Patricia Skylark
McDonald, George Princess and Curdie
McDonald, George Princess and the Goblin
Montgomery, Lucy M. Anne of Green Gables +
Morey, Walt Gentle Ben
North, Sterling Rascal
O'Brien, Robert Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIMH +
O'Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphin
Porter, Eleanor Pollyanna +
Rawls, Wilson Where the Red Fern Grows
Selden, George Cricket in Times Square +
Seredy, Kate White Stag
Sharp, Margery The Rescuers
Sharp, Margery Miss Bianca at the Saltmines
Speare, Elizabeth Sign of the Beaver
Swift, Jonathan Gulliver’s Travels - L,C
Tallach, John They Shall Be Mine
Tallach, John God Made Them Great
Thurber, James Many Moons
Verne, Jules Around the World in Eighty Days
Verne, Jules Journey to the Center of the Earth
Verne, Jules 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
White, John The Archives of Anthropos +
Wilder, Laura Little House on the Prairie +
(Editor’s note: “+” = any title in that series would be acceptable)
Parent’s Note: L - Language, V - Violence, C - Coarse actions, M - Mature theme
FIFTH GRADE HISTORY LITERATURE LIST
Six books must be read from the following list:
DK Eyewitness, Hart, George Ancient Egypt – H
DK Eyewitness, Putnam, James Pyramid – H
DK Eyewitness Mummy – H
Gregory, Kristiana Cleopatra VII – YC
Henty, G. A. The Cat of the Bubastes – H
Macaulay, David Pyramid – H
Payne, Elizabeth The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt – H
DK Eyewitness, Pearson, Anne Ancient Greece – H
Green, Roger Lancelyn Heroes of Greece and Troy – H
Hamilton, Edith Mythology – YC
McDonald, Fiona How Would You Survive as an Ancient Greek? – H
Plato The Trial & Death of Socrates – H
Powell, Anton The Greek News – H
Sutcliff, Rosemary Black Ships Before Troy – H, YC
DK Eyewitness, James, Simon Ancient Rome – H
Langley, Andrew The Roman News – H
Macaulay, David The Story of Roman Planning and Construction – H
Mann, Elizabeth The Roman Colosseum – YC
Usborne The Romans – H
DK Eyewitness, Cotterell, Arthur Ancient China – H
DK Eyewitness, Tubb, Jonathan Bible Lands – H
If our own CCS library does not carry the above books, they can be found at the three following libraries:
H – Hampton Public Library
YC – York County Public Library
Four books must be read from the original CCS reading list.
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