Another school year equals another chance to get kids excited about reading. I have the usual mixed bag of students this year: Some of you already love to read and have checked out the books I recommended for you; some of you think reading is just O.K.; some of you loathe it. It makes me sad when a student dislikes reading, because I know what great joy books can bring to an adult's life. Not only will being a skilled reader help you in nearly any job you'll have, it helps while away time spent waiting in the doctor's office, dentist's office, driver's license office, etc. If you really use your imagination, reading can be even better entertainment than a movie can--and--if you check your books out from a library--they are free!
Just in case you threw away the yellow sticky notes I gave you Week 2 of school, here are some of my often-recommended books for fifth graders:
Adventure:
"Peak", by Roland Smith
"Cryptid Hunters", by Roland Smith
The "Everest" series, by Gordon Korman
Fantasy:
"Harry Potter" 1-7, J. K. Rowling
"Children of the Lamp", P.B. Kerr
Historical Fiction
"Standing in the Light", Dear America series
"The Great Brain Series"(which is also very funny), by Fitzgerald
Realistic Fiction
"Al Capone Does My Shirts", Gennifer Choldenko
Ghost Stories
"Wait Til Helen Comes", by Mary Downing Hahn
"All the Lovely Bad Ones", by Mary Downing Hahn
"Deep, Dark, and Dangerous"by Mary Downing--OK, you get the idea--anything by Mary Downing Hahn.
Hey--I just got an idea for my next post. You can't go wrong with some authors. My next post will list my favorites. Happy reading!
i have read most of them hahahaha
ReplyDeleteMrs.GRAVES!!!!
ReplyDeleteI miss you so much.6th grade isn't the same without you, the teachers aren't that nice( only if your not on their good side)and everything isn't interesting like what you used to do. Hope you read "Slob" to your class!!!
P.S. I'm visiting you at the 5th grade talent show! :)
What happened to our OLD class frog......?
ReplyDeleteHi Julia! I have one girl in my homeroom who swallows books whole, like you do! I miss you so much :) Please don't wait until May to visit me. Sebastian got tired of being trapped in my blog, and he escaped, somehow. ?
ReplyDeletehahahahahahahaha lol
ReplyDeleteHi Mrs. Graves!
ReplyDeleteI miss you so much, sorry I haven't visited your blog in a long time!How is your new class? 6th grade isn't nearly as fun as 5th grade, especially with the loads of homework I get at times.
POOR Sebastian :( OK Mrs. Graves,I promise that I'll visit before may,maybe some time soon in December!!So keep your fingers crossed that I'll be there before winter break.
ReplyDeleteP.S.Jocelyn and I have the SAME ELA teacher, her name is Ms.Ripple,she is just like you.She loves to read, and has 2 bookshelves FULL of books!!!!!Also she save LOTS of toad-lets(she saw them in a puddle near a curb and was afraid a truck was going to squash them, so at 10 P.M.she went to go rescue them and put them in her backyard. Now alot of them are fully grown-up, so she put them in a compost pile at her family's yard, where it is moist with lots of bugs). Sometimes I wish I was still in 5th grade, I miss you!!!!
P.P.S.What is that girls name........I want to meet her.........I wonder if she looks like me too??
<3 Julia Ding
Hi mrs.graves.
ReplyDeletethe hunger games movie looks awesome!!
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