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Here are some of our favorite titles for children in 4th and 5th grade! Please note that some of these titles can be found in the Juvenile section of the library, and others may be found in the Teen Middle section.
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The Sunshine Project
by Uma Krishnaswami
Anil loves karate, his friends and the solar power project he has been championing in his community. He doesn't love having to speak up--as his karate sensei says, best fight, no fight. Still, Anil wishes his classmate Mohan would stop picking on him. Then Anil learns where the city is planning to build a new solar panel factory. More sustainable energy is good news--but this factory will threaten plant and animal species and force the village people who live on the land to move. Maybe staying quiet isn't an option anymore... A class assignment nudges Anil into action. Now he's a Young Reporter, so why not ask questions about the factory? With help from his friends Yasmin and Reeni, support from his classmates and neighbors, and the right book picks from Book Uncle, can Anil help the city find a solution that works for everyone? And just how loudly will he have to speak up?
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Lost Evangelineby Kate DiCamilloWhen a shoemaker discovers a tiny girl (as small as a mouse!) in his shop, he takes her in, names her Evangeline, and raises her as his own. The shoemaker's wife, however, fears that Evangeline has bewitched her husband, so when an opportunity arises to rid herself of the girl, she takes it. Evangeline finds herself far from her adopted father and her home, a tiny girl lost in the wide world. But she is brave, and she is resourceful, and with the help of those she meets on her journey--including a disdainful and self-satisfied cat--she may just find her way again.
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The Library of Curiosities
by Jenny Lundquist
After being sent to live with her estranged grandfather, eleven-year-old Rowan Fitzgerald discovers his magical library, where she must clear her name, outwit a vengeful enemy, and uncover a long-lost artifact that holds the key to her family's mysterious past.
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Magicalia
by Jennifer Bell
Bitsy and her best friend, Kosh, are spending a normal evening playing video games-until a purple hamster the size of a bathtub barges in and eats Bitsy's gym clothes. Now it's a race against time to rescue Bitsy's dad from a mysterious kidnapper, which starts with learning the truth-that he, Bitsy, and Kosh can conjure magicores, creatures made from the energy of emotions. From magic-carpet-like huffluffs to shape-changing (and purring) copycats and big, stinky lubberwharls, countless magicores exist hidden in plain sight, as do the schools that teach young conjurers to wield their powers. But the world of conjurers also features conflicts between guilds, and Bitsy's dad may have been caught up in one. With minimal training, it's up to Bitsy and Kosh to win an international race to find a long-lost magical object. The two friends must decide who to trust as they solve riddles, fight imaginative magical battles, and get to know the wide, wonderful world of magicores-before a shadowy archvillain destroys everything.
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Impossible Creatures
by Katherine Rundell
When Mal barges into his life, along with a baby griffin, demanding his help, Christopher embarks on an adventure of a lifetime with this fierce girl to save the Archipelago, a hidden world where magical creatures have thrived for thousands of years.
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The Bletchley Riddle
by Ruta Sepetys
Summer, 1940. Nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister Lizzie share a love of riddles and puzzles. And now they’re living inside of one. The quarrelsome siblings find themselves amidst one of the greatest secrets of World War II—Britain’s eccentric codebreaking factory at Bletchley Park. As Jakob joins Bletchley’s top minds to crack the Nazi's Enigma cipher, fourteen-year-old Lizzie embarks on a mission to solve the mysterious disappearance of their mother.
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Turtles of the Midnight Moon
by Maria Jose Fitzgerald
Twelve-year-old Barana and Abby come together to solve a sea turtle egg poaching mystery plaguing Barana's Honduran coastal village, and learn the true meaning of friendship, courage, and community along the way.
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The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum
by Lisa Yee
(820 Lexile) Dropped off at the strangest boarding school ever, Olive discovers the “reforming arts” academy isn't what it seems—and neither is she—as she joins an elite group of misfits who fight crime and need her help to stop the heist of the century.
The series continues with A Copycat Conundrum.
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The Stupendous Switcheroo
by Mary Winn Heider
Waking up with a new surprise superpower each day, Switcheroo uses his abilities, such as telekinesis and talking to cats, to fight crime and wonders what could possibly go wrong.
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15 Secrets to Survival
by Richards, Natalie D.
Forced to participate in an extra credit project in the middle of nowhere, classmates Baxter, Abigail, Turner and Emerson must survive the wilderness with only a survival handbook and each other after their instructor goes missing.
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Code Name Bananas
by David Walliams
As German bombs rain down on London, 11-year-old Eric and his zookeeper uncle Sid escape with Gertrude the gorilla, but while hiding out at the seaside, they uncover a Nazi plot that changes everything.
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Back to the Bright Before
by Katherin Nolte
Running away from home to find an ancient coin hidden at the local abbey to save her family, 11-year-old Pet, along with her brother, a borrowed chicken and a stolen pony, discovers she's not the only one looking for it, plunging them all into danger.
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A Breath of Mischief
by MarcyKate Connolly
When the Wind, the element who raised her, vanishes, Aria and her best friend Gwyn, a young gryphling, discover the Wind is being held captive by a sinister alchemist, compelling the two friends to complete a series of magical trials to set the Wind free.
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Dogtown
by Katherine Applegate
When Chance, a real dog, and Metal Head, a robot dog, break out of the Dogtown shelter, they embark on an adventure to find their fur-ever homes, encountering both danger and unexpected kindness along the way.
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Shouting at the Rain
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Struggling with her unconventional home life and growing distance from a friend, a young meteorology enthusiast leans on the support of her Cape Cod neighbors and bonds with a tragedy-marked newcomer who helps her redefine her perspectives on family.
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The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck
by Matt Phelan
In 1783 France, ten-year-old Emilie works as Benjamin Franklin's caretaker, but after he finds himself in the middle of a sinister plot, he helps France's undercover guardians, a sheep, a roster and a duck save the world.
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Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game
by Chris Grabenstein
When 13-year-old, puzzle-obsessed Luigi Lemoncello attends a carnival, he receives a mysterious puzzle box along with a clue that leads him and his friends on a fantastical treasure hunt for a prize beyond anything they could imagine.
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The Bridge Battle
by Jacqueline Davies
Unexpectedly cast as outsiders, siblings Jessie and Evan must learn to be true to themselves when they are faced with bullies and unexpected circumstances that cause them to act in ways they never have before.
A continuation of the Lemonade War Series, that holds up as a story on its own.
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A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga
Built to explore Mars, Resilience, aka Res, learns new things from the NASA scientists and begins to develop human-like feelings, especially when he arrives on the planet, where he is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.
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The Lion of Mars
by Jennifer L Holm
Eleven-year-old Bell is just a regular kid living on Mars, curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping, so when a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, it is up to Bell to uncover the truth and save his family.
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Maya and the Robot
by Eve L. Ewing
In desperate need of a friend—and a science project—Maya finds a robot named Ralph in Mr. Mac’s convenience store, and once she gets him up and running, a new world of connection opens up.
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The Elephant in the Room
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Separated from her mother during a long immigration waiting period, young Sila accompanies her mechanic father outside their Oregon hometown before forging connections with an elderly lottery winner, an abused circus elephant, and an unusual boy.
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The Monster Missions
by Laura Martin
When she accidentally awakens a Hydra, 12-year-old Berkley is sent to live on a sea monster-hunting submarine in order to protect her family and soon discovers some of the nightmares that really lurk in the ocean’s depths.
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Marcus Makes a Movie
by Kevin Hart
Stand-up comedian and Hollywood box-office hit, Kevin Hart, keeps the laughs coming in an illustrated middle-grade novel about a boy who has big dreams of making a blockbuster superhero film.
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