Sunshine Mama Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) I am trying to make a read aloud list for this year and I would like it to include a few classics. What are your top 5-10 must reads for 5th grade? Edited September 14, 2016 by Sunshine Mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Top five overall: Momo (Ende) Un Lun Dun (Mieville) The Secret Garden or A Little Princess The Magician's Nephew Understood Betsy Classics only: The Secret Garden The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Understood Betsy Bambi The Magician's Nephew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Top five overall: Momo (Ende) Un Lun Dun (Mieville) The Secret Garden or A Little Princess The Magician's Nephew Understood Betsy Classics only: The Secret Garden The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Understood Betsy Bambi The Magician's Nephew Not a bad list. I personally found The Secret Garden impossible to read aloud - all that dialect! I'd swap that out for The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, and I'd switch The Magician's Nephew with Zahrah the Windseeker or Ambassador. Some people might find the old-fashioned ideas about Indians and class in The Secret Garden and A Little Princess a little hard to stomach. I'd pre-read online if that's a particular worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esse Quam Videri Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Boy or girl? I might change my selections slightly depending, but these are all "don't miss"-- Narnia series A Christmas Carol Princess and the Goblin Where the Red Fern Grows The Bronze Bow Black Beauty Bambi, Life in the Woods Tom Sawyer The Secret Garden Men of Iron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Not a bad list. I personally found The Secret Garden impossible to read aloud - all that dialect! I'd swap that out for The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, and I'd switch The Magician's Nephew with Zahrah the Windseeker or Ambassador. Some people might find the old-fashioned ideas about Indians and class in The Secret Garden and A Little Princess a little hard to stomach. I'd pre-read online if that's a particular worry. Secret garden is great as an audio book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 And I'd be careful about " where the red fern grows." Some one dies via falling on an axe. That's what I remember from reading it in 5th grade :). Great book though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Secret garden is great as an audio book. Oooh, I bet it is! Just so long as somebody else is reading all the Yorkshire bits, preferably somebody who can do it without screwing it up. (Not that I would know if they did. All I know about Yorkshire is that Yorkshire Terriers are cuter than Scottish Terriers.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth 2 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Johnny Tremain Island of the Blue Dolphins Gilly Hopkins Julie of the Wolves Adam of the road We just finished one called "half moon." It's about a 12 year old Irish boy (I had to do the accents badly one we realized it) who has earned his P.I. Certificate online but gets framed into major trouble. All of these books I like for kiddos at the age since they're starting to learn about the realities of life and that perseverance is helpful, even if things don't work out like we hoped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Mama Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 Thank you! We read The Secret Garden and A Christmas Carol last year and loved them! There are some other good ones on these lists. Please keep the recommendations coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 We just finished one called "half moon." It's about a 12 year old Irish boy (I had to do the accents badly one we realized it) who has earned his P.I. Certificate online but gets framed into major trouble. Half Moon Investigations! It's a pity he didn't write a sequel. Same author who did Artemis Fowl, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth 2 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Half Moon Investigations! It's a pity he didn't write a sequel. Same author who did Artemis Fowl, right? I'm not certain, but it has been a great book story for my boys to learn about getting all the facts straight. The author was wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 for this age group (not necessarily exactly 5th grade) I've liked to do: Alice & Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass Peter Pan The Wind in the Willows The Witch of Blackbird Pond Tom Sawyer Treasure Island Around the World in 80 Days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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