Books My Son Read in 5th Grade
The Lost Hero For a list of books in The Heroes of Olympus series click here. He read the whole series in one breath and loved it.
The Alcatraz Escape For a list of books in The Book Scavenger series click here.
Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret For a list of books in this series click here.
The Blackthorn Key For a list of books in this series, click here. Both my kids loved the first book of the series they read over the summer and were eager to read the rest of this series. My son was actually very disappointed when he realized he read the last one.
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective For a list of books in this series click here.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Spy School For a list of books in this series click here. My daughter read it in 4th grade. My son in 5th.
The False Prince For a list of books in order in the Ascendance Trilogy click here.
The Quest Begins For a list of books in the Seekers series click here. Companion series to this one: Return to the Wild series.
The Trials of Apollo For a list of books in this series click here.
Hoot My daughter read it over the summer before entering 5th grade.
Bunnicula For a list of books in this series click here.
Legend Recommended for ages 12 and up (probably because of some romance) My daughter had it with her on vacation so he picked it up and finished quickly. He said he could do without the romance but enjoyed it very much. For a list of books in this series click here.
The House With a Clock In Its Walls For a list of books in the Lewis Barnavelt series click here. (horror)
Awkward For a list of books in the Berrybrook Middle School click here.
The Bad Beginning: Or, Orphans! For a list of books in this series, click here.
Nimona (graphic novel)
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie For a sequel, click here.
Bomb: The Race to Build–and Steal–the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon
Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant For a list of books in this series click here.
The Last Musketeer For a list of books in this series, click here.
How Mirka Got Her Sword For a list of books in this series click here.
The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Macbeth For a list of books in this series click here.
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
Wolf Brother For a list of books in The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series click here.
Skulduggery Pleasant For a list of books in this series click here.
Mr. Lemoncello’s All-Star Breakout Game
He did not really love the following two books and did not want to get the other books in these series.
Castle in the Stars: The Space Race of 1869
The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel
The Screaming Staircase For a list of books in the Lockwood & Co. series click here. He loved this one.
Ungifted For a list of books in this series click here.
The Testing For a list of books in this series click here.
The House of the Scorpion For a list of books in this series click here.
Magyk My son loved the whole series. But I want to warn you that some people were disappointed in the lack of originality compared to Harry Potter and other fantasy books. You can find more reviews and a list of books in this series here.
Ender’s Game (The Ender Quintet) For a list of books in this series click here.
The Apothecary For a list of books in this series click here.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Books We Read Together or Listened to
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
We also listened to the sequel and are eagerly waiting for the last book.
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor)
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
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