2005 3-5 Master List
- Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia / Barbara O'Connor.
- Frances Foster Books, 2003. 104p. $16.00.
- Unpopular sixth-grader Burdette "Bird" Weaver persuades the new boy at school, whom everyone thinks is mean and dumb, to be her partner for a spelling bee that might win her everything she's ever wanted.
- First to Fly: How Wilbur and Orville Wright Invented the Airplane / Peter Busby; David Craig, painter; Jack McMaster, diagrams.
- Crown, 2002. 32p. $19.95.
- A look at the lives of the Wright brothers, from their childhood interest in flight, through their study of successful gliders and other flying machines, to their triumphs at Kitty Hawk and beyond.
- Granny Torelli Makes Soup / Sharon Creech.
- Joanna Cotler Books, 2003. 141p. $15.99
- With the help of her wise old grandmother, twelve-year-old Rosie manages to work out some problems in her relationship with her best friend, Bailey, the boy next door.
- Hill Hawk Hattie / Clara Gillow Clark.
- Candlewick, 2003. 159p. $15.99
- Angry and lonely after her mother dies, eleven-year-old Hattie pretends to be a boy and joins her father on an adventure-filled rafting trip down the Delaware River in the late 1800s to transport logs from New York to Philadelphia.
- The Key Collection / Andrea Cheng.
- Henry Holt, 2003. 117p. $15.95
- A ten-year-old boy in the Midwest misses his Chinese grandmother, who always lived next door until her health caused her to move.
- Locomotion / Jacqueline Woodson.
- Putnam, 2003. 100p. $15.99
- In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school.
- Loser / Jerry Spinelli.
- Joanna Cotler Books, 2002. 218p. $15.99
- Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Daniel Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself.
- Made You Look / Diane Roberts.
- Delacorte, 2003. 150p. $15.95
- Twelve-year-old Jason's dream of being a contestant on a cool game show is jeopardized by his family's trip to California--a cross-country nightmare in an embarrassing camper with annoying siblings and a copycat nemesis.
- The Meanest Doll in the World / Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin.
- Hyperion, 2003. 260p. $15.99
- Annabelle and Tiffany, dolls who are best friends living in the Palmer house, have an adventure when they hide in Kate Palmer's backpack, are carried to school, mistakenly go to another house, and try to stop Princess Mimi, a doll who threatens all dollkind. Sequel to The Doll People.
- Rodzina / Karen Cushman.
- Clarion, 2003. 215p. $16.00
- A twelve-year-old Polish American girl is boarded onto an orphan train in Chicago with fears about traveling to the West and a life of unpaid slavery.
- Rosy Cole's Worst Ever, Best Yet Tour of New York City / Sheila Greenwald.
- Melanie Kroupa Books, 2003. 121p. $16.00
- Rosy plans to show her small-town cousin all the amazing sights that make New York City such a great place to live, but things do not go as she had hoped.
- Sahara Special / Esme Raji Codell.
- Hyperion, 2003. 175p. $15.99
- Struggling with school and her feelings since her father left, Sahara gets a fresh start with a new and unique teacher who supports her writing talents and the individuality of each of her classmates.
- Seeing Sugar / Cynthia L. Brinson.
- Viking, 2003. 84p. $15.99
- When she starts fourth grade, Kate loves school, until a new girl is given her front-row seat in class and Kate discovers that she needs glasses.
- The Tale of Despereaux / Kate DiCamillo.
- Candlewick, 2003. 267p. $17.99
- The adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
- A Week in the Woods / Andrew Clements.
- Simon & Schuster, 2002. 190p. $16.95
- The fifth grade's annual camping trip in the woods tests Mark's survival skills and his ability to relate to a teacher who seems out to get him.
updated: Thursday, 03-Aug-2006 14:18:10 EDT