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.
 

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1. Room to dream

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Author:
Yang, Kelly
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5 stars
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"After years of hard work, Mia Tang finally gets to go on vacation with her family--to China! A total dream come true. Mia can't wait to see all her cousins and grandparents again, especially her cousin Shen. As she roams around Beijing, witnessing some of the big changes China's going through, Mia thinks about the changes in her own life, like . . . 1. Lupe's taking classes at the high school! And Mia's own plans to be a big writer are . . . stuck....

2. Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story

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Author:
Stelson, Caren B.
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Read the true story of a young girl who survived the Nagasaki atomic bomb and her long journey to find peace. This compelling, well-researched narrative offers readers a remarkable new perspective on the final moments of World War II and their aftermath.

3. Samurai rising: the epic life of Minamoto Yoshitsune

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Author:
Turner, Pamela S.
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FINALIST FOR THE YALSA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICITON FOR YOUNG ADULTS! Minamoto Yoshitsune should not have been a samurai. But his story is legend in this real-life Game of Thrones. This epic tale of warriors and bravery, rebellion and revenge, reads like a novel, but this is the true story of the greatest samurai in Japanese history. When Yoshitsune was just a baby, his father went to war with a rival samurai family-and lost. His father was...