Hi Carmen, Here are some titles that worked for me for sixth. I think they would work for 5th also:
The Boy Who Could Fly without a Motor Number the Stars Something Upstairs (by Avi) Whales on Stilts (and others in the series) The Spiderwick Chronicles Blow Out the Moon Snow Treasure (not sure of title ?? about kids during WWII) Bud, Not Buddy Because of Winn Dixie Time Warp Trio (series) The Westing Game Surviving Aunt Marsha Replay Ghost Canoe (Will Hobbes) Hatchet (Gary Paulsen) The Whipping Boy Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carmen Matsuura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 1:38 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Challenging 5th grade books >I will be moving to fifth grade after 9 years of teaching third grade. >Many of my students enjoyed reading Lemony Snicket, Harry Potter and books >from other genres (at that same level). I have been looking for >challenging books (for the class library) for my fifth graders that aren't >too mature (boyfriend-girlfriend themes, etc.). > > Any ideas for titles or a book of titles (that addresses age > appropriateness)? Thank you! > > Carmen > _________________________________________________________________ > Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. > http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_family_safety_072008 > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
