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The summer before Fifth grade can be pretty exciting and there is definitely lots to prepare for like picking out the perfect first day of school outfit and checking off all the necessary school supplies off of your supply list. We spent some time reading some books that are sure to prepare any incoming fifth grader to the new grade! Here are our top six book choices:
- President of the Whole Fifth Grade by: Sherri Winston- When Brianna Justice’s hero, the famous celebrity chef Miss Delicious, speaks at her school and traces her own success back to being president of her fifth grade class, Brianna determines she must do the same. She just knows that becoming president of her class is the first step toward her own cupcake-baking empire!
2. The Homework Machine by: Dan Gutman- Meet the D Squad, a foursome of fifth graders at the Grand Canyon School made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher’s pet, and a slacker. They are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine. Because the machine, code-named Belch, is doing their homework for them, they start spending a lot of time together, attracting a lot of attention. And attention is exactly what you don’t want when you are keeping a secret.
3. My Life as a Fifth-Grade Comedian by: Elizabeth Levy- Bobby is the class clown. He can always be counted on to crack up his friends and sometimes even the teachers. But he can’t always be counted on to stay out of trouble’and that’s no joke when you’re in danger of being shipped off to a special school for kids with ‘behavioral problems.’ Bobby’s got one last chance to prove to his teachers, his principal, and his parents’especially his super-sarcastic dad’that he can be taken seriously. His assignment: to put on a school-wide laugh-off. It’s teachers vs. students’and may the best comic win. It’s also a chance for Bobby to show his dad that mean jokes aren’t just kidding around. Packed with kid-tested jokes and riddles, this funny novel is also a thoughtful exploration of the power of laughter to hurt’and to heal.
4. Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade by: Barthe DeClements- A fifth grade class, repelled by the overweight new student who has serious home problems, finally learns to accept her
5. There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom by: Louis Sachar- “Give me a dollar or I’ll spit on you.” That’s Bradley Chalkers for you. He’s the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls, and the teachers say he has serious behavior problems. No one likes him—except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren’t afraid to try.
6. Fifth Grade Magic by: Beatrice Gormley- Another girl is selected to be the star of the fifth grade play, but Gretchen’s fairy godmother casts her magic and saves the day
