Entering Grade 5

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
Min is tired of doing chores on her dusty home world of Jinju and longs to join the Space Forces like her brother Jun. When word comes that Jun has deserted his post to search for the mystical Dragon Pearl, Min sets out into a dangerous universe to clear his name.
The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf
A chilling ghost story, steeped in Malaysian folklore. When Suraya's grandmother gifts her with a pelesit, she and this ghostly companion, which she names Pink, become fast friends. But when Suraya makes a human friend, Pink becomes dangerously jealous.
The Kane Chronicles series by Rick Riordan (and other books by this author)
Book 1: The Red Pyramid
Sadie and Carter Kane, siblings raised apart, must work together when their famous Egyptologist father conjures up an evil Egyptian god that threatens the world.
Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer
Book 1: The Wishing Spell
When twins Alex and Connor open a beloved book of stories, they are transported into a fairy tale land and must fulfill a series of hair-raising tasks to escape.
Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall
sequel: Space Hostages
The war with the mysterious alien Morrors triggers an evacuation of some of the children of Earth to the supposed safety of Mars. When all the adults disappear, the children must set out over the barely terraformed surface to seek out help.
The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
In the Arcanum Training Institute, students from multiple magical cultures practice their arts. However, Ella is the first Conjurer allowed to attend, and must deal with ingrained assumptions and doubts about her right to be at the school. When her mentor disappears soon after an infamous criminal escapes from prison, Ella must ally herself with other students to solve the mystery, and prove her worth.
Nura and the Immortal Palace by M. T. Khan
Nura tries to help her poverty-stricken family by working in a mica mine. When a cave-in traps some of her friends, she frantically digs to find them, but instead finds she has tunnelled into a fabulous world of magical jinn, who grant all her wishes. But is there a darker side to this glittering world?
Pencilvania by Stephanie Watson
Zora loves to draw and has filled notebooks of fun doodles and tons of horses for her little sister Frankie, who loves them. When tragedy strikes, Zora lashes out at her drawings, angrily scribbling them. But soon Zora and Frankie find themselves in a new land called Pencilvania, populated by both her fun drawings of hamsters in pajamas, and some darker, dangerous drawings who steal Frankie away to the Lair of Despair.
Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roandhorse
Nizhoni has the ability to see monsters disguised as regular people. When she notices that her father's new boss is actually a monster who seems overly interested in her Navajo heritage, it launches her into a quest to recover her kidnapped father. But first she and her friends must complete a series of trials that seem determined to kill them.
This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews
A group of boys make a pact to follow the lighted paper lanterns of the Autumn Equinox to the sea. Things start to go awry when pesty Nathaniel joins them, but talking bears, wrong turns, and mysterious fogs are adding up to a very peculiar night. (graphic novel)
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
When Nestor moves for the sixth time in six years, he plans to hang back at his new school, not unpack much and definitely keep his ability to talk to animals a secret. But soon his abuela is accused of being behind the disappearances of local animals. Nestor and some new found friends need to figure out the evil force that's really taking the animals before it's too late.
When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
(Also by this author: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and Starry River of the Sky)
When Pinmei’s grandmother, the village storyteller, is kidnapped by the Emperor, Pinmei sets out a quest full of legendary places and creatures to find something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night as ransom. 
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
A tiger straight out of one of Lily's grandmother's Korean folktales appears to demand Lily return something her grandmother stole from the tiger people long ago. In exchange the tigers will restore her grandmother's failing health. But the tigers in the stories were never very trustworthy and Lily needs all the help she can get to achieve a happy ending.
Wingbearer by Marjorie Liu
Zuli has been raised by mystical bird spirits in the branches of the Great Tree. When the Great Tree is threatened, she, her guardian owl, and some friends met along the way, must face the Witch-Queen and other dangers to save it. (graphic novel)