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AMS 5th Grade Summer Reading List
Amato, Mary (Humor)
    Drooling And Dangerous (series)
Deem, James M. (Nonfiction)
    Bodies From The Ash: Life and Death
       In Ancient Pompeii
Balliett, Blue (Mystery)
    Chasing Vermeer (series)
DiCamillo, Kate (Fantasy/Adventure)
    Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
    The Tale of Desperaux
Bausum, Ann (Nonfiction)
    Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim
       Zwerg On The Front Lines Of               
   The Civil Rights Movement
DuPrau, Jeanne (Fantasy)
    The City Of Ember (trilogy)
Birdsall, Jeanne (Realistic)
    The Penderwicks (series)
Hannigan, Katherine (Realistic)
    Ida B
Bolden, Tonya (Biography)
    Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century
       American Girl
Lupica, Mike (Sports)
    Hot Hand
    Two-Minute Drill
Christopher, Matt (Sports)
    Dirt Bike Runaway
    Snowboard Maverick
Martin, Ann and Laura Godwin (Fantasy)
    The Doll People
    The Meanest Doll In The World
Clements, Andrew (Realistic)
    The Janitor’s Boy
    Lunch Money
    Room One
Montgomery, Sy (Nonfiction)
    Quest For The Tree Kangaroo: An
       Expedition To The Cloud
       Forest Of New Guinea
Codell, Esme (Realistic)
    Sahara Special
Philbrick, Rodman (Realistic)
    The Young Man And The Sea
Colfer, Eoin (Humor)
    The Legend Of Spud Murphy
  Scieszka, Jon (Time Travel/Humor)
    Time Warp Trio (series)
Coman, Carolyn (Humor)
    The Big House
    Sneaking Suspicions
Snicket, Lemony (Humor)
A Series Of Unfortunate Events (13   titles)
Creech, Sharon (Realistic)
    Granny Torelli Makes Soup
Van Draanen, Wendelin (Realistic)
    Shredderman: Secret Identity (series)

Text Box: Note: 5th grade students will be required to read at least one book from this list in order to be prepared for an assignment that will be given at the beginning of the 2008 – 2009 school year.