Multcolib Kids Picks: Reading Up, Grades 5-6 Reading LevelLike this list

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• The War That Saved My Life

  Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker,

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  A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.

• The Mouse and the Motorcycle

  Cleary, Beverly

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  A reckless young mouse makes friends with a boy and discovers the joys of motorcycling. First in a series.

• Sweet Home Alaska

  Dagg, Carole Estby,

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  In 1934, 11-year-old Terpsichore's father signs up for President Roosevelt's Palmer Colony project, uprooting the family from Wisconsin to become pioneers in Alaska, where Terpsichore refuses to let rough conditions and first impressions…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It Ain't So Awful, Falafel

  Dumas, Firoozeh,

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  Eleven-year-old Zomorod, originally from Iran, tells her story of growing up Iranian in Southern California during the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis of the late 1970s.

• Space Case

  a Moon Base Alpha Novel

  Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-

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  Dashiell Gibson, who lives on Moon Base Alpha, has to solve a murder of one of the moon's most prominent doctors. Part of a series.

• Ruby Lee & Me

  Hitchcock, Shannon,

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  When a formerly segregated North Carolina town hires its first African-American teacher in 1969, two girls--one black, one white--confront the prejudice that challenges their friendship

• Ollie's Odyssey

  Joyce, William, 1957-

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  When a toy is bestowed with the title of "favorite," it takes on a coveted rank among the world of household things. But when a vengeful toy conspires to destroy these favorites, he must be defeated by a stuffed toy rabbit.

• From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

  Konigsburg, E. L.,

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  Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.

• The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island

  Levy, Dana Alison,

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  Summertime brings the Fletcher Family back to Rock Island where the good times never end, but this summer the boys' favorite lighthouse is all boarded up. With help from their new neighbors, the Garcia girls, the boys are determined to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

  Lin, Grace

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  Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River. First…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Long Pitch Home

  Lorenzi, Natalie Dias,

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  When Bilal's family suddenly moves to America, his father stays in Pakistan, and Bilal embraces baseball, an unexpected friend, and a new language.

• Homer Price

  McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003

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  These six episodes in the life of Homer Price include one in which he and his pet skunk capture four bandits and another about a donut machine on the rampage.

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

  O'Brien, Robert C.,

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  Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived.

• Tricky Vic

  the Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower

  Pizzoli, Greg,

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  This is the true story of one of the cleverest and crookedest con men to have ever lived. His best con was selling the Eiffel Tower to a Paris scrap metal dealer.

• Framed!

  a T.O.A.S.T. Mystery

  Ponti, James,

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  In Washington, D.C., 12-year-old Florian Bates, a consulting detective for the FBI, and his best friend Margaret help thwart the biggest art heist in United States history.

• The Westing Game

  Raskin, Ellen,

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  The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.

• Mesmerized

  How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France

  Rockliff, Mara,

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  Through keen observations, Franklin debunks the so-called powerful force touted by Dr. Mesmer. He used the scientific method to support his conclusions about the power of suggestion.

• The Emerald Atlas

  Stephens, John, 1972-

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  Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to another in the 10 years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to find a magical book, and a fearsome…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Funny Bones

  Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras

  Tonatiuh, Duncan,

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  You could use a lot of words to describe skeletons, but “festive” and “fun” might not be on the list. But these playful illustrations and brief amusing poems might change your mind!