Books that I love to use in the fifth grade classroom!

Read Alouds:

• Seedfolks by Paul Fleishmen
• Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher
• Word Eater by Mary Amato
• The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
• When I Was Your Age Edited by Amy Ehrlich
• Guys Write For Guys Read Edited by Jon Scieszka
• Chicken Soup for the Soul books
• Every Living Thing by Cynthia Rylant
• The Vangogh Cafe by Cynthia Rylant
• Hey World, Here I Am! by Jean Little
• The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
• Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
• 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy
• The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
• A Nation’s Hope by Matt De La Pena
• Wonder by RJ Palacio

Poetry Books:

• Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
• Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech
• Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield
• Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman
• Big Talk by Paul Fleichman
• Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
• The Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
• Pizza, Pigs & Poetry: How to Write a Poem by Jack Prelutsky
• A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
• A Writing Type of Day: Poems for Young Poets by Ralph Fletcher

Book Club Books:

• Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
• The Report Card by Andrew Clements
• Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos
• Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
• My Name is Keoko by Linda Sue Park
• A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
• Al Capone Does My Shirts by Genifer Choldenko
• Loser by Jerry Spinelli
• Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
• Rules by Cynthia Lord
• Skellig by David Almond
• Bull Run by Paul Fleischman
• The Fighting Ground by Avi
• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
• Parvana’s Journey by Deborah Ellis

Mentor Texts:

• Eleven by Sandra Cisneros
• I Have a Dream Speech (excerpt) by Martin Luther King Jr.
• House of Mango Street (short stories) by Sandra Cisneros
• Maniac Magee (excerpts) by Jerri Spinelli
• Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats
• Fireflies by Julie Brinkoe
• Shortcut by Donald Crews
• The Paperboy by Dav Pilky
• Those Shoes by Maribeth Bolts
• Shark Attack by Cathy East Dubowski
• A Writer’s Notebook by Ralph Fletcher
• Live Writing by Ralph Fletcher
• How to Write Your Life Story by Ralph Fletcher
• How Writers Work by Ralph Fletcher
• Baseball in April and Other Stories by Gary Soto
• Fox by Margaret Wild

Professional Books I Can Read Over and Over Again!

• Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov
• Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire by Rafe Esquith
• Tools for Teaching by Fred Jones

Reading & Writing Workshop:

• The Art of Teaching Reading by Lucy Calkins
• In the Middle by Nancie Atwell
• Awakening the Heart by Georgia Heard
• When Kids Can’t Read by Kylene Beers
• Hidden Gems by Katherine Bomer
• Words Their Way by Donald Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templetone & Francine Johnston
• The Power of Grammar by Mary Ehrenworth & Vicki Vinton
• Day by Day by Ruth Ayers & Stacey Shubitz
• Craft Lessons by Ralph Fletcher & Joann Portalupi
• Nonfiction Matters by Stephanie Harvey
• How’s It Going? by Carl Anderson
• Reading in Small Groups by Jennifer Serravallo
• Notebook Connections by Aimee Buckner
• Independent Writing by Colleen Cruz