Level III – Grades 5 and 6

ELA Required Reading: Students are required to read one book from either the Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners list or the Newbery Award Winning Novels list.  Read a second book from any source as long as it is age and grade appropriate. 

LINK TO CORETTA SCOTT KING BOOK AWARD WINNERS LIST

LINK TO NEWBERY AWARD WINNING NOVELS LIST

5TH GRADE
SOCIAL STUDIES: Students are encouraged to choose one of the following:

The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson by Ann McGovern
Any book from the Birchbark House series by Louise Erdrich (5 LISTED BELOW)

6TH GRADE
SOCIAL STUDIES: Students are encouraged to choose one of the following:

The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods,Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals by Donna Jo Napoli and Christina Balit
The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan