I spent the most time creating a book list for my 5th grader, since he is my slightly reluctant reader. I read tons of books this summer to carefully choose books I thought he would enjoy. After deciding on many book choices for him, I created a page with each cover so he can browse and choose his next book easily.
The books on the top row are his required reads and ones we are reading together and going in depth with {comprehension questions, vocabulary, etc.}. Those are the same books I used with Pac when he used Calvert in 5th grade.
The rest of the books are books he can choose from. He may or may not get to all of them and that’s fine. Some are actually books that were on his 4th grade list that he didn’t get to last year. I have read most of these books or took my recommendations from trusted sources, but be sure to look into the books yourself {some have intense subject matter}, all kids are different!
Below you can see Amazon links to all of the books on this list {click over to the blog if you are reading in email}.
I am writing more detailed reviews for some of the books he is reading. So far this year {he began a few weeks ago} he has completed…
- Stuart Little
- A Dog Called Homeless
- Rain Reign
I have a few downloads you are welcome to use if you’d like. First, here is a copy of the book choice page featuring the books I chose for him. If you want to create your own visual list, it is easy! Just grab the book cover images online somewhere {I used Amazon} and then copy them into a document and resize how you want! I use PowerPoint to create my documents, I like their positioning tools the best.
Next, here is a blank reading record like his. I just have him write the title, author and rate the book 1-10 based on his opinion.
Here’s another reading log we used when he was younger. It is very similar to the one we are using now.
See our Book Lists Pinterest board here!