［家长必看］5-8年级必读书单

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［5-8年级必读书单］

1. Hatchet – Gary Paulsen

Genre – adventure/ fiction

Synopsis – In this novel, thirteen-year-old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies. Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake. Brian survives the crash, but that is just the beginning. Brian must find a way to survive the wilds of the Canadian forest if he ever hopes to be rescued. Hatchet is an adventure story that will take its character from a common city boy to a survivalist in a manner of days.

2. The Adventure of Tom Sawyer – Mark Twain

Genre – adventure/ fiction

Synopsis – The novel revolves around the youthful adventures of the story’s school boy protagonist, Thomas Sawyer, whose reputation precedes him for causing mischief and strife.

3. A Long Walk to Water – Park, Linda Sue

Genre – historical fiction/ true story

Synopsis: A Long Walk toWater, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy inSudan in 1985. The girl, Nya, becomes one of the “lost boys” of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay.

4. A Wrinkle in Time – L’Engle, Madeline

Genre – science fiction/ fantasy

Synopsis: Meg and Charles Wallace and Calvin O’Keefe search for Meg’s father, a scientist who disappeared while trying to solve the tesseract (wrinkle in time)problem. The story combines theology , fantasy, and science in a story of time and space travel and the power of good over evil. The value of a close, loving family is emphasized.

5. Baseball in April – Soto, Gary

Genre – autobiography/ memoir

Synopsis—Eleven short stories portray the lives of Mexican American children in everyday situations – solving problems, dealing with friendships and disappointments, and being part of a family.

6. Children of the Dust Bowl – Stanley, Jerry

Genre – narrative non-fiction

Synopsis – The plight of Depression migrant workers, the prejudice against these new comers, their forced existence in the federal labor camp at Arvin,California, and the remarkable school superintendent who provided opportunities for the children and changed their lives. Primary source photographs document this uplifting story of an otherwise bleak chapter in California’s history.

7. Crash– Spinelli, Jerry

Genre – fiction

Synopsis – Crash is an arrogant, athletic seventh grader with a jock mentality and a knack for putdowns. Things change when Crash’s grandfather comes to live with his family and suffers a severe stroke.

8. Feathers – Woodson, Jacqueline

Genre – historical fiction

Synopsis – Set in 1971, this story centers on Frannie, who is in sixth grade in a mostly black classroom. It is told from Frannie’s viewpoint and filled with memorable characters:Frannie’s teacher introduces her students to Emily Dickinson and her poem,“Hope is the Thing with Feathers.” An excellent choice for starting a discussion about disabilities, religion, appearances, and bullying.