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Fifth Grade Reading Relays List
- Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer (RL 6.2; Lexile 600; GR Y)
- Among the Hidden – Margaret Peterson Haddix (RL 5.9; Lexile 800; GR W)
- Born to Fly – Michael Ferrari (RL 4.2; Lexile 670)
- Bud, Not Buddy – Christopher Paul Curtis (RL 5.2; Lexile 950; GR U)
- The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity – Mac Barnett (RL 4.1; Lexile 590)
- City of Ember – Jeanne DuPrau (RL 5.1; Lexile 680; GR U)
- Fever 1793 – Laurie Halse Anderson (RL 7.6; Lexile 580; GR X)
- Free Baseball - Sue Corbett (RL 4.8; Lexile 800; GR T)
- The Giver – Lois Lowry (RL 6.0; Lexile 760; GR Y)
- Hostage – Willow Davis Roberts (RL 5.2; Lexile 800)
- The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan (RL 4.7; Lexile 740; GR S)
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo (RL 4.5; Lexile 700; GR Q)
- The Music of Dolphins – Karen Hesse (RL 5.1; Lexile 560; GR V)
- No Talking – Andrew Clements (RL 5.0; Lexile 820)
- Number the Stars – Lois Lowry (RL 5.1; Lexile 670; GR U)
- One Handed Catch - MJ Auch (RL 6.1; Lexile 710; GR U)
- Orphan of Ellis Island – Elvira Woodruff (RL 5.5; Lexile 810; GR S)
- Out of My Mind – Sharon Draper (RL 4.0; Lexile 700; GR T)
- Rules – Cynthia Lord (RL 4.0; Lexile 780; GR R)
- Running Out of Time – Margaret Peterson Haddix (RL 6.4; Lexile 730)
- Stormbreaker – Anthony Horowitz (RL 5.4; Lexile 670; GR Z)
- Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer - John Grisham (RL 5.2; Lexile 790; GR W)
- Umbrella Summer – Lisa Graff (RL 5.4; Lexile 820; GR R)
- Wonder - R.J. Palacio (RL 5.0; Lexile 790; GR U)
2014-15 Iowa Children's Choice List
IASL Award Books for 2017-2018
- Applegate, Katherine...................................................................... Crenshaw
- Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker.................................. The War That Saved My Life
- Burg, Ann E....................................................................... Serafina’s Promise
- Cameron, W. Bruce................................... Ellie’s Story: A Dog’s Purpose Novel
- Draper, Sharon M................................................................ Stella By Starlight
- Grabenstein, Chris........................................................ The Island of Dr. Libris
- Hilton, Marilyn....................................................................... Full Cicada Moon
- Hitchcock, Shannon.................................................................. Ruby Lee & Me
- Jacobson, Jennifer Richard........................................................... Paper Things
- Larson, Kirby....................................................... Audacity Jones to the Rescue
- Lloyd, Natalie............................................................. The Key to Extraordinary
- Lord, Cynthia....................................................................... A Handful of Stars
- Lupica, Mike............................................................................ The Only Game
- McGhee, Alison........................................................................... Firefly Hollow
- Mills, Claudia.................................................................. Annika Riz, Math Whiz
- Nielson, Jennifer A.................................................................... A Night Divided
- Pennypacker, Sara..................................................................................... Pax
- Philbrick, Rodman......................................................... Zane and the Hurricane
- Pryon, Bobbie................................................................................ Lucky Strike
- Ray, Delia................................................................................. Finding Fortune
- Robinson, Sharon..................................................... The Hero Two Doors Down
- Sachar, Louis................................................................................... Fuzzy Mud