Entering Grade 5

Adventure

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All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
​This well-researched account follows 12 young soccer players and their coach as a day trip to a local cave turns into a 17-day ordeal as flood waters trap them in the cave with no light or food. Outside rescuers race to figure out innovative ways to rescue them, while the boys and their coach have to learn the mental skills they need to survive. (nonfiction)
Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi
Book 1: The Stonekeeper
After chasing the monster that kidnapped their mother, Emily and Navin find themselves in a magical world of man-eating demons and shadowy enemies, and must learn to control an amulet given to them by their grandfather. (graphic novel)
Arlo Finch series
Book 1:  Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire
​When Arlo moves to a new town in Colorado, he quicky learns about the dangerous magical beasts in the nearby forest that seem to be pursuing him.
The End of the Wild by Nicole Helget
The nearby woods is a refuge for Fern and also provides food for her needy family.  When a fracking company comes to town with plans to mine her forest, Fern decides to fight back.
Forest World by Margarita Engle
Edver isn't thrilled to be sent to Cuba and the father he barely knows. He is amazed by the beautiful landscape, though. When he and his sister accidentally catch the interest of a real-life poacher, they vow to save their beloved jungle.
Hero series by Jennifer Li Shotz
Book 1: Hero
(also by this author: Max: Best Friend, Hero, Marine)
Ben and his retired search and rescue dog brave dangers to locate an injured runaway puppy.
Lost  series by Tod Olson 
Lost in the Amazon
On Christmas Eve, 1970, when flying over the Andes mountains, lightning strikes her plane and 17-year-old Juliane finds herself alone in the largest rainforest on Earth. (nonfiction)
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
sequel : The One and Only Bob
When Ivan, a gorilla, meets Ruby, a baby elephant, he decides to find her a better life. 2013 Newbery Medal.
Supernatural Investigations series by B. B. Alston
Book 1: Amari and the Night Brothers
When Amari finds a ticking briefcase in her missing brother's closet, it contains an invitation to try out for the secret and competitive Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. Between being behind on this whole magic thing, the other kids competing for spots viewing her unusual talents as threatening, and trying to locate her brother, she has her summer work cut out for her.
Terror at Bottle Creek by Watt Key
Cort has to use all the survival skills his father has taught him to help two young neighbor girls survive a hurricane in the wetlands of Alabama.
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
sequel: The Wild Robot Escapes
​When a shipment of advanced robots washes up on the shores of an island, Roz is the only one not destroyed in the impact.  She must learn to survive on her own and make peace with the frightened animal residents.