Books written for Grades 5-8 (Ages 10 – 13 years)

Title:  The Graveyard Book Author:  Neil Gaiman Illustrator:  Dave McKean Publisher:  Harper ISBN:  978-0-06-053094-5 Audience:  Ages 10 and up Summary:  “There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife.”  So begins 2009 Newberry Medal winner The Graveyard Book.  In this...

Title:  Circus Mirandus Author: Cassie Beasley Illustrator:  Diana Sudyka Publisher:  Dial Books Publication Date: June 2, 2015 ISBN: 978-0525428435 Audience: Ages 9 – 12 years Summary: Micah Tuttle feels like he is doing nothing but trying these days-trying to get along...

Title: Have you Seen Christmas? Author: Vicki Howie Illustrator: Caroline Pedler Publisher: Anno Domini ISBN: 0-687-49678-0 Audience: Older Elementary, Youth, Adults Summary: This is a story about a homeless boy who has a dog named Christmas. One day Luke woke up and Christmas...

Name of Book:  A Christmas Memory Author:  Truman Capote Illustrator:  Beth Peck Publisher:  Alfred A. Knopf ISBN:  978-0-385-39278-I Audience:  Ages 10 and up Summary:  Buddy is deposited in the care of a miscellaneous assortment of relatives to be raised and finds love and...

Name of Book: Yankee Blue or Rebel Gray: The Civil War Adventures of Sam Shaw Author: Kate Connell Illustrator: Civil War paintings from various private and public collections including the Library of Congress Publisher: National Geographic Society ISBN: 0-7922-5179 Paperback...

Name of Book:  Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Author:  Kate DiCamillo Illustrator: K.G. Campbell Publisher: Candlewick Press ISBN: 978-0-7636-6040-6 Audience: This book would appeal to people age 8 to 88 and beyond! An 8 year old will enjoy the adventure and...

Name of Book: I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery Author: Cynthia Grady Illustrator: Michele Wood Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9780802853868 (Hardcover) Audience: Ages 10 and up Summary: This book is a collection of fourteen poems that tells the...

Title:  Bone Author:  Jeff Smith Illustrator:  Jeff Smith Publisher:  Cartoon Books ISBN:  978-1-888963-14-4 Audience:  Ages 9 and up Summary:  Bone is the compilation in one volume of the series of nine graphic novels by Jeff Smith.  It tells the story(s) of the three Bone...

Name of Book:  Stone Soup Author:  Retold by Jon J Muth Illustrator:  Jon J Muth Publisher:  Scholastic Press ISBN:  0-439-33909-X Audience:  Ages 4-10 Summary:  Three monks travel to a village that has suffered the ravages of famine, floods, and war on a quest to discover...