Non-Fiction

Adventure
Naylor, Phyllis – Shiloh and other books in this series
Paulsen, Gary – Dogsong
Snicket, Lemony- Unfortunate Events Series
Woodruff, Elvira- George Washington’s Socks

Contemporary Fiction
DeClements, Barthe – Nothing’s Fair in Fifth
Grade
Clements, Andrew – The Report Card
Spinelli, Jerry – Maniac Magee or any title by this author

Fantasy
Colfer, Eoin – Artemis Fowl series
Coville, Bruce – Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
Dahl, Roald – The BFG or any title by this author
Eager, Edward – Half Magic or any title by this author
Jacques, Brian – Redwall and other books in this series
Levine, Gail Carson – The Wish or any title by this author
Lewis, C.S. – The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and other books in this series
Rowling, JK – Harry Potter series

Historical Fiction
Anderson, Laurie – Fever, 1793
Avi – The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Curtis, Christopher – Bud, Not Buddy
Griffin, Judith – Phoebe the Spy
Park, Linda – A Single Shard
Peck, Richard – A Long Way From Chicago
Ryan, Pam Munez – Esperanza Rising and other titles by this author

Humor
Sachar, Louis – Holes or any title by this author
Smith, Robert – Chocolate Fever

Mystery
Bellairs, John – The House with a Clock in its Walls or any title by this author
Byars, Betsy – The Dark Stairs and other books in this series
Raskin, Ellen – The Westing Game
Snyder, Zilpha – The Egypt Game
VanDraanen, Wendelin – The Sammy Keyes series

Science Fiction
Christopher, John -  The White Mountains or any title by this author
Haddix, Margaret – Among the Hidden and other books in this series
L’Engle, Madeline – A Wrinkle in Time or any title by this author

Biography
Adler, David – Heroes of the Revolution
Fradin, Dennis – The Signers
Krull, Kathleen – Lives of the Musicians and other titles in this series
Stanley, Diane – Leonardo DaVinci or any title by this author

Folklore
San Souci, Robert – Sukey and the Mermaid or any title by this author

Poetry
Prelutsky, Jack – The New Kid on the Block or any title by this author
Silverstein, Shel – The Light in the Attic