Books for 5th - 6th Grade

Summer Bibliographies 2001

J/F/BARTHOLOMEW
Bartholomew, Lois Thompson - The White Dove
Traveling by the dark of night and taking refuge in hidden caves during the day, Tasha and her companions fight for democracy in a kingdom ruled by the man who overthrew her father.

J/F/COLFER
Colfer, Eoin - Artemis Fowl
In this high-action, gritty bestseller, Artemis Fowl, a 12-year-old evil genius, tries to regain his family's lost fortune by kidnapping a member of an elite fairy fighting unit. The fairies fight back with guns, bombs and magic.

J/F/DEFELICE
DeFelice, Cynthia - Death at Devil's Bridge
Ben is excited about his new summer job as first mate on a fishing boat, but when he unknowingly becomes involved with illegal drug selling and a possible murder case, his summer becomes dangerous.

J/F/DICAMILLO
Dicamillo, Kate - The Tiger Rising
Rob, an unusually quiet boy, finds a caged tiger in the woods near his home and develops a strong friendship with a spunky, but angry girl while planning how to free it.

J/F/DOWELL
Dowell, Frances O'Roark - Dovey Coe
Parnell Caraway is a snobby and rude young man who wants to marry Dovey Coe's older sister. Dovey has never liked Parnell, and when she is accused of his murder, she admits "I hated Parnell Caraway as much as the next person, but I didn't kill him."

J/F/ETCHEMENDY
Etchemendy, Nancy - The Power of UN
When Gib Finney is given a machine that "undoes" moments in the past, he is not sure which moment he should undo to stop his sister from being hit by a truck.

J/F/FOGELIN
Fogelin, Adrian - Crossing Jordan
Despite their family's firm racial prejudices, Cass and Jemmie build a strong, secret friendship around their mutual talent for running. When a horrible accident occurs, the families must decide whether to put aside their racist feelings and come together to help each other out.

J/F/GIFF
Giff, Patricia Reilly - Nory Ryan's Song
When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, Nory Ryan uses her courage and ingenuity to help her family and neighbors survive.

J/F/GUTMAN
Gutman, Dan - Babe and Me
Joe Stoshack goes back in time to Wrigley Field for the third game of the World Series on October 1, 1932, to find out if Babe Ruth really did call his home run hit to the centerfield bleachers.

J/F/HAHN
Hahn, Mary Downing - Promises to the Dead
Jesse's promise to a dying slave mother takes him on a dangerous journey to bring her son to safety during the early days of the Civil War.

J/F/HONEY
Honey, Elizabeth - Don't Pat the Wombat
Wormz, Nicko and their friends manage to have some hilarious moments at camp, despite their fear that the camping experience in the Australian bush would be ruined by the presence of their dreaded teacher, Mr. Cromwell.

J/F/IBBOTSON
Ibbotson, Eva - Island of the Aunts
The three Aunts are unusual women who have spent their lives caring for the amazing creatures that visit their secret island home. Now that they are getting older, they go looking for three children to take over the care of their selkies, mermaids, boobries and other exotic animals.

J/F/JAC
Jacques, Brian - Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
Ben and his dog, castaways from the doomed ghost ship, Flying Dutchman, wander the world righting wrongs, foiling villains and helping those in need.

J/F/JOHNSON
Johnson, Emily Rhoads - Write Me if You Dare!
Maddie finds a note attached to a popped balloon which leads to a mysterious pen pal who seems to have lived so many years ago that Maddie suspects she may be a ghost.

J/F/KORMAN
Korman, Gordon - No More Dead Dogs
Wallace Wallace, an 8th grade football hero, is sentenced to detention at the school play rehearsals, where in spite of himself, he begins to transform the sleepy play into a more modern production filled with rollerblading and rock-and-roll bands.

J/F/LEVINE
Levine, Gail Carson - The Two Princesses of Bamarre
When her courageous older sister Meryl comes down with the Grey Death, timid Princess Addie must brave the gryphons, specters and dragons of their kingdom to find a cure.

J/F/MONTES
Montes, Marisa - Something Wicked's in Those Woods
After their parents are killed in an accident, Javier and his younger brother move from Puerto Rico to California to live with their aunt. Unfortunately, a ghost from an unsolved mystery begins to haunt them.

J/F/PECK
Peck, Richard - A Year Down Yonder
At the height of the Depression, Mary Alice is sent to live with her outlandish grandmother in a rural Illinois town. Her grandmother leads Mary Alice into more outrageous adventures than she every dreamed of back in Chicago! 2001 Newbery Medal winner.

J/B/PAULSEN
Paulsen, Gary - Guts
From near-death plane crashes to crazy moose attacks, author Gary Paulson relates how his own life experiences influenced the creation of the character Brian Robeson from the book Hatchet.

J/F/PEVSNER
Pevsner, Stella - Is Everyone Moonburned but Me?
Stuck between a glamorous, self-involved older sister and a spoiled, delicate younger sister, Hannah never seems to get the attention she deserves. Life presents some examples of how much her family really does appreciate her.

J/F/WARE
Ware, Cheryl - Venola in Love
Through her diary entries, class notes and e-mail messages, Venola confides candidly and comically about her unrequited love, her life at school and her growing family.

J/F/WILSON
Wilson, Jacqueline - The Lottie Project
Charlie thinks her new school year will be as easy as ever, until her strict teacher assigns a tough school project and Charlie's mother loses her job.

J/F/WOLF
A Wolf at the Door: and Other Retold Fairy Tales
Thirteen fairy tales you thought you knew come back with a newer and sometimes twisted slant.

J/F/WRIGHT
Wright, Betty Ren - The Moonlight Man
Jenny and her family have moved from place to place since her mother died. Now she's glad to be settled into one of the five houses on Crescent Lane. It's just too bad that all of the houses are being haunted by ghosts from the past.

Prepared by JLR, SP, CM, June 2001