Entering Grade 5
Historical Fiction
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Birchbark House series
Book 4: Chickadee by Louise Erdrich In Ojibwe stories, the chickadee, although small, has great power. When Chickadee, a member of the Ojibwe people, is separated from his twin brother and the rest of his family in 1860’s America he must remember the story of his namesake bird to survive. |
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
After Ellie's family loses everything in the Great Depression, they move to a primitive cabin in the woods. When Ellie is blamed for an accident that leaves her father in a coma, she seeks solace in her beloved forest, but encounters a mysterious woman the locals call "the hag." Can this woman save her father? |
Pony by R.J. Palacio (and other books by this author)
In 1860 Ohio, young Silas is woken up by three men kidnapping his father, who they think is a counterfeiter. Silas vows to track down his father with the help of a ghost that only he can hear, a mysterious pony with a white face, and a cantankerous U. S. Marshall. |
Red Scare by Liam Francis Walsh
It's 1953 and everyone in the U.S. seems to be afraid of communist spies lurking around every corner. In addition to this worry, Peggy is recovering from a disease called polio and the fact that she now needs crutches to walk makes her a target for bullies. When she comes across an artifact that allows her to fly, instead of a solution to her troubles, she now has FBI agents and very odd spies chasing her. (graphic novel) |
We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly (and other books by this author)
In 1986, just before a launch of the space shuttle Challenger, siblings Cash, Fitch and Bird have very different concerns, from worrying about failing seventh grade (Cash), dealing with an explosive temper (Fitch), and feeling invisible (Bird). About the only thing they have in common is an enthusiastic science teacher who splits her students up into "spacecraft crews" to prepare for the launch of a space mission. |
While I Was Away by Waka T. Brown
Waka's parents decide that her Japanese language skills need a boost and send her to Japan to stay with her strict grandmother. Waka misses Kansas, where she was considered a brain. Here in Japan, her clumsiness with the language and customs brand her a dumb jock. How can she deal with this new identity, a confusing culture and a stern and serious grandmother? |