AimeeM Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 What were your 5th/6th graders favorite books? I'm not necessarily looking for classics; more something that will grab the attention of my book hating 11 year old girl child (who loves all things magic, ghouls, fantasy, blood, guts, and gore). So far I've got: Anne of Green Gables Harry Potter The Giver Any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidbits of Learning Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 My girls got really into the Hunger Games series as well as The Warrior Cat series. You could also try Percy Jackson. Mine have read the Harry Potter series as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 John Bellairs' books are pleasantly scary--lotsa ghosty things in them, and quite well written too.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Gregor the Overlander series is by Suzanne Collins and is written for that age group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 If you don't mind gruesome, dd & I are reading the forensic mysteries series by Alane Ferguson. They are about a high schooler who works part time as assistant to the coroner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Running Out Of Time, or anything else by Haddix Percy Jackson The Headless Cupid/Egypt Game/Velvet Room (Zylpha Keatley Snyder) Daddy Long Legs, maybe? It's all written in the style of letters to a mysterious benefactor. The Teacher's Funeral/Here Lies The Librarian - Gregory Peck Schooled - kid growing up homeschooled on a defunct hippy commune is thrown into modern day 8th grade. The Great Brain Charlotte Sometimes - a boarding school bed takes a girl back and forth through time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandymom Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) I loved A Wrinkle in Time and all the subsequent books in the series by Madeleine L'Engle My younger dd (as well as my 11 yr old ds) like the Sisters Grimm books by Michael Buckley. Edited August 1, 2012 by mandymom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 My kids' very favorites have included: Master Puppeteer by Kathleen Paterson* Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric Kelly* Lord of the Rings by Tolkien Hittite Warrior* is another with loads of blood and gore and the atrocities of Molech worship. It takes place in the time of (Biblical) Deborah and Judges. The Warriors series (already mentioned) is excellent too. There are several related series; if she reads this, make sure she begins with book one of the original Warriors series, Into the Wild. How are you on Harry Potter? LOL, my kids do read contemporary fiction but have an appreciation for the writing styles and more sophisticated storylines and inferences of earlier authors. However, they would n.e.v.e.r. willingly read something like Little Woman or Tom Sawyer unless forced to for school. If it makes a difference, I read the * books out loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 My kids' very favorites have included: Master Puppeteer by Kathleen Paterson* Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric Kelly* Lord of the Rings by Tolkien Hittite Warrior* is another with loads of blood and gore and the atrocities of Molech worship. It takes place in the time of (Biblical) Deborah and Judges. The Warriors series (already mentioned) is excellent too. There are several related series; if she reads this, make sure she begins with book one of the original Warriors series, Into the Wild. How are you on Harry Potter? LOL, my kids do read contemporary fiction but have an appreciation for the writing styles and more sophisticated storylines and inferences of earlier authors. However, they would n.e.v.e.r. willingly read something like Little Woman or Tom Sawyer unless forced to for school. If it makes a difference, I read the * books out loud. We're all HP buffs here. Lol. At least yours willingly read SOMETHING - this one doesn't read unless it's assigned. Every year I spend a mighty amount collecting the latest children's and preteen hits, as well as the classics. No go. Not with her :tongue_smilie:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 We're all HP buffs here. Lol.At least yours willingly read SOMETHING - this one doesn't read unless it's assigned. Every year I spend a mighty amount collecting the latest children's and preteen hits, as well as the classics. No go. Not with her :tongue_smilie:. Just to be clear, my kids do not sit around and read all day. I would not want to give anyone a false impression of what goes on at my house! 17yodd literally used to read 100s of books each school year. It may have been when she was forced to read Scarlet Letter a few years ago for lit that she decided she's never reading again and has since read very little over what is required. (On the flip side of that, she spends time researching whatever interests her online, writing creatively, and watching educational youtube videos, so all is not lost.) 13yods has never been a big reader. However, he couldn't put down LOTR a few years ago, and it's remained one of his favorites. He's totally into a new series, I brought home the second book last night, and he read 160 pages. This is NOT typical. He sounds much more like your girl in that I have to find things that interest him, otherwise he doesn't care about reading. Good for you for working hard to keep up your dd's interest. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Some of my ds11's favorites... Harry Potter (series) Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) Percy Jackson (series) Kane Chronicles (series) Sons of Olympus (series) Inkheart (trilogy) Dragon Rider Odd and the Frost Giants The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (series) Nathaniel Fludd: Beastologist (series) Aliens on Vacation He's just started The Headless Cupid (Zilpha Keatley Snyder, series), and seems to be enjoying it very much. And he is interested in The Sea of Trolls series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) Eion Colfer is a popular author many children enjoy. The Artemis Fowl series is fun. Colfer has written a number of other books as well. My 13 yr old just finished Jurassic Park, and The Lost World. There are some Crichton books that aren't appropriate for the age, but those are fine, if a bit tense. No sexual references, and kids are featured in both books. My dd spends a great deal of time looking for 'big fat books', and the look of those made her swoon even before she cracked one open. I don't know if these fall into the Twaddle category. lol I'm perfectly fine with a certain amount of Twaddle. Edited August 1, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug's Mom Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 My dd10 has been enjoying the Books of Elsewhere series by Jacqueline West. Book 3 just came out, but we don't have it...YET. She just got (and has read 3 times, I think) Haunted Histories: Creepy Castles, Dark Dungeons, and Powerful Palaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 Only Children Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 My ds (12) loved The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and has since reread it which you know is the sign of a good book. He also likes The Series of Unfortunate Events, no happy endings but he thinks they are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Some favorite 6th grade fiction from my house: Redwall series by Brian Jacques The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper Eight Days of Luke and A Tale of Time City by Diana Wynne Jones Lord of the Rings by Tolkien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 John Bellairs' books are pleasantly scary--lotsa ghosty things in them, and quite well written too.:001_smile: :iagree: Those books are great! Also, the Three Investigators series is old, but really good for kids who like creepy mysteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 John Bellairs' books are pleasantly scary--lotsa ghosty things in them, and quite well written too.:001_smile: :iagree: My kids adore his books. I appreciate the way he portrays friendships. I really enjoyed Anne Ursu's Cronus Chronicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 My 13 yr old just finished Jurassic Park, and The Lost World. There are some Crichton books that aren't appropriate for the age, but those are fine, if a bit tense. No sexual references, and kids are featured in both books. My dd spends a great deal of time looking for 'big fat books', and the look of those made her swoon even before she cracked one open. Just a heads up, Jurassic Park and The Lost World frequently use the "f" bomb. Crichton can't seem to write without it. :glare: If you are ok with the frequent use, then they are great books. At our home, they would have to be read alouds, though, where I can skip that. Dd's favorites seem to mirror much of what has been said. Harry Potter & Percy Jackson Both have also liked The Books of Bayern series, begins with The Goose Girl The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, begins with Dealing with Dragons The Tail of Emily Windsnap (dd 11 just read these this year and has already reread them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Some possibilities are: Charlie Bone series by Jenny Nimmo Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy. A good introduction to this would be to listen to the audio book of the first in the series. The narrator was excellent. Someone already mentioned Eoin Colfer—my daughters really like his book Airman. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 My son loved reading the Percy Jackson books and now is really into the Kane Chronicles books by the same author as well as the The Heroes of Olympus that is a continuation of Percy Jackson. He also enjoyed The Last Dragon Chronicles by D'Lacey. Recently he started reading The City of Ember which is a good book and I enjoyed the sequels, but the 3rd book "The Prophet of Yonwood" is a real slog and more of a prequel. My dd who is starting 4th/5th had some issues with vision so isn't really reading long books yet, but loves audio books and the above are also some of her favorites. They haven't read the actual series of the Hunger Games, but have listed to all of the audiobooks extensively. Oh and they recently asked me to do the Septimus Heap series as read alouds and so far we're all enjoying them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upward Journey Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Ranger's Apprentice Series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Percy Jackson Egypt Game Sisters Grimm The Witch of Blackbird Pond Mysterious Benedict Society Little Women Anne of Green Gables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 at that age, my bigs kids liked: (including 1dd) Lord of the rings ender's game quarilogy harry potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 Only Children Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 We are currently reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle - very sci-fi like. I read out loud as part of our going to bed ritual, my ds(12) has said that it will be hard to go to sleep after the chapter ends on a creepy note but he likes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 We are currently reading aloud Ranger's Apprentice. We loved all Rick Riordan books (Olympians, Romans, Egypt series) Fablehaven series (oldest and myself) Narnia series Artemis Fowl (oldest and myself) And a plug for my friend's first published book The Wild Wood by Julie Nelson. It's YA and nature magic based. My ds will be reading it next. He's reading Uglies series right now. Might be a bit much for 5th grader. He's an advanced reader and advanced emotionally, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Dealing with Dragons, and it's sequels. Trust me, google it and just read the back of the book to your dd. I think she might really go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAIMOM Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 My younger dd (as well as my 11 yr old ds) like the Sisters Grimm books by Michael Buckley. :iagree: My 10 yr old hated to read until her teacher last year started reading the sisters grimm to the class. They did not finish the 2nd book so she wanted me to get it. This summer I bribed her to read the series and wow...she has found a love of reading through the books. She asked the other day "mom, when I finish book 9 what series will I read next?". I have enjoyed reading them too....:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAIMOM Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 We are currently reading aloud Ranger's Apprentice.We loved all Rick Riordan books (Olympians, Romans, Egypt series) :iagree: with this too...my DH is reading the Rangers app to us after dinner....we all groan when he only reads one chapter. Very good series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAIMOM Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 We are currently reading aloud Ranger's Apprentice.We loved all Rick Riordan books (Olympians, Romans, Egypt series) :iagree: with this too...my DH is reading the Rangers app to us after dinner....we all groan when he only reads one chapter. Very good series. :bigear: I am taking notes for my dd for this year also....hope people keep them coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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