Grades
5 - 6
Powerful and gripping stories of friendship, family, love, and loss are curated in this collection of books for students in grades 5-6.
Two years after being airlifted out of war-torn Vietnam, Matt Pin is haunted—by bombs, by smoke and death, and by the brother (and the terrible secret) he left behind.
Los Angeles is a place of movie stars and fast cars, but there's another L.A., one where warmth and humor and humanity pervade. Where a taqueria sign declares: "One cause, one people, one taco."
The summer Hattie turns 12, her predictable small-town life is turned on end when her uncle Adam returns home after being institutionalized for schizophrenia and autism.
A stunning graphic novel chronicling Allen Say's journey as an artist during WWII, when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan's premier cartoonist.
A harmonica binds several children together with the invisible thread of destiny, and their suspenseful solo stories converge in an resounding orchestral crescendo.
Free-born Elijah joins his friend on a dangerous journey to America in pursuit of a disreputable preacher, where he discovers firsthand the unimaginable horrors of the life his parents fled.
A brilliant, emotionally charged novel about two boys who pair up to create one formidable human force known as "Freak the Mighty".
Jackson Greene swears he's given up scheming. But when the school bully runs for Student Council president, Jackson begins the school's greatest con to take him down and make sure the election is done right.
To keep food on the table, Charlie takes a job tracking down fugitives in Possum Moan, SC, in a novel that tackles themes of slavery, injustice, and courage.
In 1977, Allie and Sam are classmates at Daniel Boone Middle School. Allie and Sam are friends. Allie and Sam are girls. Allie and Sam are falling for each other.
The discovery of a lost letter vaults Candice into a mystery and a multigenerational truth about a contemporary Southern town's racist past.
In this supernatural tale, the voices of two young women entwine to put a new spin on a paranormal story. As a mystery unfolds, many truths are revealed—about honesty, freedom, redemption, and friendship.
Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this warm, loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball.
Separated by continents and decades, the harrowing escape stories of Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud intertwine.
The gods and monsters of India roar to life in this thrilling fantasy!
On her 12th birthday, Kiranmala learns she is not just a normal girl from Parsippany, NJ, but is an Indian princess and an interdimensional demon slayer.
A Jewish Chinese American teen preps for his bar mitzvah as he balances cultures, friendships, and Cold War anxiety.
Bestselling and award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, delivers a mystery set in the 1950s that eerily blends history, race, culture, and family.
A haunting and mesmerizing story about sisterhood, family, love, and loss by literary luminary Edwidge Danticat.
From the illustrator of the web comic Strong Female Protagonist comes a debut middle-grade graphic novel about family, identity, courage, and magic.
Set fifty years apart, two independent stories—Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures—weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry as two children search for what their lives are missing.
The story of Cassie Logan, an independent girl growing up relatively protected in the segregated South, stands as an important addition to the cumulative record of the African-American experience.
A poignant, often hilarious coming-of-age story of one boy navigating his way through Harlem's happening streets and into his own manhood.
Set during one of the most tumultuous years in recent American history, this is a heartbreaking, funny tale of three girls in search of the mother who abandoned them.
The story of a pivotal event in history as Ruby Bridges saw it unfold around her. Her poignant words and dramatic photographs recreate an amazing story of innocence, courage, and forgiveness.
Inspired by the account of a Chinese immigrant who made a flying machine in 1909, this historical novel beautifully portrays the rich traditions of the Chinese community in a hostile new world.
