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

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...

Title:  Brotherhood Author: A.B. Westrick Publisher:  Viking Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 12, 2013 ISBN: 978-0670014392 Audience: Ages 10 and up Summary: Two years after the Civil war has ended Yankee soldiers still patrol the streets of Richmond and...

Name of Book: I Love My Hair Author: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley Illustrator: E.B. Lewis Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (paperback) ISBN: 978-0-316-52375-2 Audience: African American girls of all ages Summary: I Love My Hair tells the story of how a young African American...

Title: Balloons Over Broadway Author: Melissa Sweet Illustrator: Melissa Sweet Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children ISBN#:978-0-547-19945-0 Audience: Ages 6 and up Summary: This book traces the story of Tony Sarg and how his love of making marionettes help him develop...

Name of Book:  In Every Tiny Grain of Sand, A Child’s Book of Prayers and Praise Author: Collected by Reeve Lindbergh Illustrator:  Christine Davenier, Bob Graham, Anita Jeram, and Elisa Eleven Publisher:  Candlewick Press ISBN:  0-7636-0176-4 Audience:  Ages 6 and up Summary:  A...

Title:  The Witch’s Boy Author: Kelly Barnhill Publisher:  Algonquin Young Readers Publication Date: September 16, 2014 ISBN: 978-1616203511 Audience: Ages 10 and up Summary: Tam and Ned, identical twins, build a raft and launch it on the Great River, heading for the sea.  The...

 Name of Book:  Lenny Loses His Lunch: A Lion’s Tale Author:  Dan Taylor & Damon J. Taylor Illustrator: Damon J. Taylor Publisher:  Kregel Kidzone ISBN:  978-0825438714 Audience:  ages 5 and up Summary: Why did the lions not eat Daniel? Lenny Loses His Lunch: A Lion’s Tale...