Reading Beyond Grades 4-5

For children in grades 4-5 reading at a 7th grade level. Books that are challenging but still appropriate for younger readers.
 

Showing 1 - 4 of 4  There are a total of 27 valid entries on the list.

1. Illegal

Book cover for "Illegal"
Star rating for Illegal
Author:
Colfer, Eoin
Average Rating:
4 stars
Formats:
Graphic Novel, Hoopla eComic, OverDrive eComic
Description:

A powerfully moving, award-winning graphic novel that explores the current plight of undocumented immigrants from New York Times bestselling author Eoin Colfer and the team behind the Artemis Fowl graphic novels. How can a human being be illegal for simply existing?

Ebo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life—the same journey

...

2. The inquisitor's tale, or, the three magical children and their holy dog

Book cover for "The inquisitor's tale, or, the three magical children and their holy dog"
Star rating for The inquisitor's tale, or, the three magical children and their holy dog
Author:
Gidwitz, Adam
Formats:
Book, CD Audiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Crossing paths at an inn, thirteenth-century travelers impart the tales of a monastery oblate, a Jewish refugee, and a psychic peasant girl with a loyal greyhound, the three of whom join forces on a chase through France to escape persecution.

3. The journey of little Charlie

Book cover for "The journey of little Charlie"
Star rating for The journey of little Charlie
Author:
Curtis, Christopher Paul
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eBook
Description:
When his poor sharecropper father is killed in an accident and leaves the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie agrees to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of people who have stolen from him; Cap'n Buck tells Little Charlie that his father's debt will be cleared when the fugitives are captured, which seems like a good deal until Little Charlie comes face-to-face with the people he is chasing.

4. Refugee

Book cover for "Refugee"
Star rating for Refugee
Author:
Gratz, Alan, 1972-
Average Rating:
5 stars
Formats:
Book, CD Audiobook, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, Large Print, Media Player, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.