Description

Required reading:

• The Penderwicks (any from series) by Jeanne Birdsall
• Bible: A complete reading of the book of Matthew

Students should also choose at least 1 book from the recommended reading: 5th grade secondary options:

• Winnie the Horse Gentler (any in series) by Dandi Daley Mackall
• Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
• Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright
• Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
• Two Mighty Rivers by Mari Hanes
• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O’Brien
• Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery
• Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
• Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter
• Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawks
• Heidi by Johanna Spyri
• Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss