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3rd - 5th Grade Read Alouds Perfect books to read aloud with older elementary students who think they're too old for storytimes. |
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Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
A volume of interconnected stories and poems set at a Native American Dance for Mother Earth Powwow celebration in Ann Arbor, Michigan, includes contributions by such new and veteran writers as Joseph Bruchac, Dawn Quigley and Traci Sorell.
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School
by Louis Sachar
Thirty different stories describe the strange things that happen at Wayside School, an architectural accident that was built sideways, thirty stories high with one classroom on each floor.
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The Super Sunny Murder Club
by Serena Patel
Grab your sun hat and your magnifying glass, and join the Murder Club for more sensational short stories as they lead you on a journey of foul play and murderously magnificent mysteries! Including sun-thieves, fantastical creatures of the deep, airport mayhem, weddings gone wrong, tropical resort travesties, and a very sticky situation at a berry picking farm.
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Chapter Books
A chapter or two from these student favorites will leave listeners wanting more! |
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The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire--intelligent, charming, and resourceful but exceptionally unlucky children--receive terrible news while enjoying a day at the beach, in the first installment of a dark comedy series.
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A Boy Called Bat
by Elana K Arnold
When his veterinarian mom brings home a stray baby skunk that needs rehabilitation before it can be placed in a wild animal shelter, Bixby, a boy on the autism spectrum, resolves to prove that he is up to the challenge of caring for the skunk permanently. By the author of A Question of Miracles.
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Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
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Bunnicula : a rabbit-tale of mystery
by Deborah Howe
Harold, the Monroes' dog, tells of Chester the cat's suspicions that the baby rabbit one of the Monroe boys takes home and names Bunnicula is a vampire
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Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
by Chris Grabenstein
Twelve-year-old Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of 12 children chosen to stay in the new town library--designed by his hero, the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello--for an overnight of fun, food and games, but in the morning, the kids find all the doors still locked and must work together to solve secret puzzles in order to discover the hidden escape route.
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Freddie vs. the family curse
by Tracy Badua
When he discovers a century-old amulet from the Philippines that's supposed to bring good luck, Freddie couldn't be more wrong and has 13 days to break a curse or meet an untimely demise. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Front desk
by Kelly Yang
After emigrating from China, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel, despite the nasty owner, Mr. Yao, who exploits them, while she works the front desk and tries to cope with fitting in at her school
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The Land of Stories : the wishing spell
by Chris Colfer
Through the powers of a book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about
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The Last Kids on Earth
by Max Brallier
After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan builds a team of friends to help slay the eerily intelligent monster known as Blarg.
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Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cure
by 1955- Martin, Ann M.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has left her Upside-Down House and the animals that live there in the care of her twenty-something niece, Missy. Luckily for the town's families, Missy Piggle-Wiggle is capable of concocting the same sort of inventive cures for bad behavior that made her aunt an indispensable community resource.
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Misty of Chincoteague
by Marguerite Henry
The determination of two youngsters to own a Chincoteague pony is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among those rounded up for the yearly auction, in a beloved Newbery Honor Book classic that returns in hardcover to delight old and new fans alike.
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Mr. Penguin and the Lost Treasure
by Alex T. Smith
A humorous page-turner about an adventure-seeking penguin finds Mr. Penguin responding to the call when Bouddica Bones from the Museum of Extraordinary Objects calls for help to find the museum’s missing treasure before the bandits do!
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The one and only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life
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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
Discovering a large toy tollbooth in his room, bored ten-year-old Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey to the Kingdom of Wisdom with a watchdog named Tock.
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The Season of Styx Malone
by Kekla Magoon
Longing for summertime adventures outside of their small Indiana community, two boys are enthralled by a cool newcomer who enlists their help in a series of escalating trade cons that rapidly put them in over their heads.
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A strange thing happened in Cherry Hall
by Jasmine Warga
When he encounters a floating girl who resembles the girl in a painting stolen from the museum, Rami becomes determined to solve the mystery and teams up with a classmate and a turtle named Agatha to look for the clues all around them. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Swifts : a dictionary of scoundrels
by Beth Lincoln
"When during the Swift Family Reunion someone gives Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude a deadly push down the stairs, Shenanigan Swift, who has a penchant for mischief, decides to become a detective and solve this mysterious case. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. "
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Turtle in Paradise
by Jennifer L. Holm
In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida.
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The War That Saved My Life
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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.
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
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.
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The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown
Initializing for the first time on a remote island where she is all alone, Roz the robot learns survival strategies from the island's hostile animals and finally gains acceptance when she cares for an orphaned gosling. By the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Creepy Carrots!
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A Year Down Yonder
by 1934- Peck, Richard
During the recession of 1937, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice is sent to live with her feisty, larger-than-life grandmother in rural Illinois and comes to a better understanding of this fearsome woman.
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Nonfiction
Give listeners a taste of fascinating facts! |
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Accidental archaeologists : true stories of unexpected discoveries
by Sarah Albee
"A lighthearted but informative look at chance discoveries made by ordinary people, of artifacts (and treasures) from the past. Many of these discoveries have led to leaps in our knowledge of history and science. Each short chapter will begin with a dramatic story of discovery, followed by the significance of the artifact that was discovered, followed by a look into the history of the civilization/era from which the artifact originates. The stories will show readers that potentially anyone-construction workers, farmers, casual passers-by, and even kids-can make discoveries like these"
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Cute as an axolotl : discovering the world's most adorable animals
by Jess Keating
In a latest installment of the World of Weird Animals series, a hilarious picture book about nature's cutest (albeit strangest) animals that have adapted in remarkable ways to survive in their unique environments shows how cute can be more than just a pretty face. From the author of Pink Is for Blobfish.
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Stranded! : a mostly true story from Iceland
by ¥var ¤âor Benediktsson
Based on a true story, the author humorously recounts the time his grandfather got stranded with a friend on Surtsey, a brand new volcanic island in Iceland. The adventurers face epic challenges like molten lava, melted eyeglasses and scant supplies before finally getting rescued. Graphic novel-like layouts and spirited text invite readers to search for the one thing that's not actually true in this thrilling yet light-hearted tale of adventure. Endnotes include information about volcanoes, Icelandic culture and Norse mythology
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Two truths and a lie : it's alive!
by Ammi-Joan Paquette
Blends crazy-but-true facts about the living world with a handful of fictional accounts, challenging kids to discover which two out of every three stories are true, in an engaging reference complemented by photos, maps and illustrations. Simultaneous eBook.
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