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Books for level 10 readers
Usually 5th grade. 70 to 100 words on a page, sentences up to about 38 words long.
Peabody's level 10 stories, free to read now
- A Hard Nut to Crack20 short pages
- Anansi and the Sky God16 short pages · a classic
- Anchor Leg19 short pages
- Atalanta and the Golden Apples12 short pages · a classic
- Baucis and Philemon16 short pages · a classic
- Beauty and the Beast17 short pages · a classic
- Blue Wall, Yellow Wall10 short pages
- Complaints Department14 short pages
- Could We Live on Mars?13 short pages · true
- Eye Patch Year10 short pages
- Field Guide to Room 21410 short pages
- How Caitlin Clark's Records Were Counted14 short pages · true
- How Coco Gauff Became a Grand Slam Champion14 short pages · true
- How Did a Lemonade Stand Become a Company?17 short pages · true
- How Did a Patent Examiner Change Physics?14 short pages · true
- How Did Erling Haaland Score 36 Goals?14 short pages · true
- How Did Gitanjali Rao Invent a Lead Detector?14 short pages · true
- How Did Lamine Yamal Set So Many Youngest Records?13 short pages · true
- How Did MrBeast Build a YouTube Channel?15 short pages · true
- How Did Two Bicycle Makers Learn to Fly?13 short pages · true
- How Did Usain Bolt Run So Fast?15 short pages · true
- How Did Venus Williams Become a Champion?15 short pages · true
- How Did Zendaya Go From Disney to Dune?12 short pages · true
- How Do Taxes Work?15 short pages · true
- How Do You Learn to Code?12 short pages · true
- How Does a Paycheck Work?14 short pages · true
- How Does Dude Perfect Plan a Trick Shot?14 short pages · true
- How Does Formula 1 Work?15 short pages · true
- How Does Taylor Swift Write a Song?14 short pages · true
- How Has Ronaldo Lasted So Long?14 short pages · true
- How Many Continents Are There?12 short pages · true
- How Many Planets Are There?13 short pages · true
- How Mark Rober Builds Things That Fail First14 short pages · true
- How Ryan's World Grew: From Toy Videos to a Movie13 short pages · true
- How the Bulls Won with Michael Jordan13 short pages · true
- How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin9 short pages · a classic
- How the Whale Got His Throat10 short pages · a classic
- How Thor Got His Hammer16 short pages · a classic
- King Midas and the Golden Touch12 short pages · a classic
- LeBron James and the Long Game15 short pages · true
- Marsh Light21 short pages
- Noah Lyles: Races and the Rules Behind Them13 short pages · true
- Odo Gets Measured Up15 short pages
- Otto and the Spell That Counted Backwards13 short pages
- Pandora's Box12 short pages · a classic
- Peter Pan14 short pages · a classic
- Rapunzel16 short pages · a classic
- Serena Williams and the Serve13 short pages · true
- Seven Days With Pickle9 short pages · true
- Shohei Ohtani and the Two-Way Player16 short pages · true
- Side Out18 short pages
- Simone Biles and the Vault14 short pages · true
- Sleeping Beauty17 short pages · a classic
- Stephen Curry and the Three-Point Shot16 short pages · true
- The Beginning of the Armadillos13 short pages · a classic
- The Blue Dot and the Clocks9 short pages · true
- The Bus Boycott12 short pages · true
- The Case of the Missing Mangoes13 short pages
- The Dragon's Third Riddle16 short pages
- The Emperor Penguin Dads10 short pages · true
- The Great Fire of London11 short pages · true
- The Honey Bee12 short pages · true
- The Landing That Almost Failed11 short pages · true
- The Nutcracker18 short pages · a classic
- The Rock Cycle: A Pebble's Very Long Trip11 short pages · true
- The School on the 7:1519 short pages
- The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo10 short pages · a classic
- The Snow Fort Treaty18 short pages
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses17 short pages · a classic
- The Velveteen Rabbit21 short pages · a classic
- The Wheel at Hollow Creek16 short pages
- The Wizard of Oz13 short pages · a classic
- Thistle Counts the Tides12 short pages
- Too Strong for Light11 short pages · true
- Tuppence Delivers15 short pages
- Twenty Thousand Leagues12 short pages · a classic
- Urashima Taro15 short pages · a classic
- Victor Wembanyama and the Unanimous Vote14 short pages · true
- Voyager's Golden Record11 short pages · true
- What Did Jane Goodall Discover at Gombe?13 short pages · true
- What Does a Midfielder Like Jude Bellingham Do?15 short pages · true
- Where Words Grow12 short pages
- Why Do Cats Purr?12 short pages · true
- Why Do Hamsters Sleep All Day?13 short pages · true
- Why Do We Have Wisdom Teeth?11 short pages · true
- Why Does My Leopard Gecko Hide?10 short pages · true
- Why Does My Rabbit Thump?13 short pages · true
- Why Guinea Pigs Need a Friend13 short pages · true
- William Tell14 short pages · a classic
- Yeh-Shen16 short pages · a classic
From Peabody's kids' book lists
Top 25 books for a 5th grader
- Wonder by R. J. Palacio · ages 8-12. August Pullman, who was born with a facial difference, starts fifth grade at school. Told by several voices, with a clear lesson about kindness that does not feel preachy. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling · ages 8-12. An orphan discovers he is a wizard and starts at Hogwarts. Vocabulary is accessible but the book is long, so it suits strong readers. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan · ages 9-12. A twelve-year-old finds that he is the son of Poseidon and sets out across America to prevent a war between the gods. A fast read that opens up Greek myths. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- The Giver by Lois Lowry · ages 11-14. Jonas lives in a seemingly perfect community and is chosen to hold its memories. Short, with big questions about choice; Newbery 1994. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Hatchet by Gary Paulsen · ages 10-13. After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian survives alone in the Canadian wilderness for 54 days with only a hatchet. Short, tense, a Newbery Honor book. Bookshop.org · Amazon
Books for fifth and sixth grade readers
- Hatchet by Gary Paulsen · ages 10-14. A boy survives alone in the woods. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Wonder by R. J. Palacio · ages 8-12. Auggie, a boy with a facial difference, goes to school. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Holes by Louis Sachar · ages 9-13. A juvenile detention camp and a family curse. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle · ages 9-13. A girl crosses space to find her father. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis · ages 9-13. An orphan crosses Depression-era Michigan looking for his father. Newbery Medal 2000. Bookshop.org · Amazon
Top 20 book series for 5th graders
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan · ages 9-13. Five books of a boy demigod in the modern world. Follow with Heroes of Olympus. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan · ages 10-14. Sequel series to Percy Jackson with Greek and Roman gods. Read Percy Jackson first. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling · ages 8-13. Seven books; the first two are suitable for age 8, while the later ones are darker. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger · ages 9-13. Sophie Foster, an elf. Sophie Foster, a girl who learns she is an elf, starts at a school for gifted elves. A long series. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Warriors by Erin Hunter · ages 9-13. Wild cats in competing clans. Start with Into the Wild; the series has dozens of books. Bookshop.org · Amazon
Series at this age
- Dog Man by Dav Pilkey, ages 7+: 15 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Cat Kid Comic Club by Dav Pilkey, ages 7+: 5 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey, ages 6–10: 20 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland, drawn by Mike Holmes, ages 8–12: 9 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, ages 8–12: 21 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi, ages 8–12: 9 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey, ages 6–10: 12 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Bone by Jeff Smith, ages 8–12: 9 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier, drawn by Douglas Holgate, ages 8–12: 10 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- InvestiGators by John Patrick Green, ages 7–10: 9 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels by Ann M. Martin (adapted by Raina Telgemeier and other artists), ages 8–12: 20 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Hilo by Judd Winick, ages 8–12: 12 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Narwhal and Jelly by Ben Clanton, ages 6–9: 10 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson, ages 8–12: 24 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce, ages 8–12: 8 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, ages 7–10: 20 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma, ages 6–12: 16 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Chi's Sweet Home by Konami Kanata, ages 8–12: 12 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Bunny vs Monkey by Jamie Smart, ages 8–12: 12 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- CatStronauts by Drew Brockington, ages 6–10: 8 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke, ages 8–12: 3 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Hilda by Luke Pearson, ages 7–11: 6 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Lunch Lady by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, ages 7–10: 10 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Berrybrook Middle School by Svetlana Chmakova, ages 10+: 6 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Click by Kayla Miller, ages 8–12: 7 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Cleopatra in Space by Mike Maihack, ages 8–12: 6 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- 5 Worlds by Mark Siegel and Alexis Siegel; art by Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller and Boya Sun, ages 8–12: 5 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne, adapted by Jenny Laird, art by Kelly and Nichole Matthews, ages 6–9: 8 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Smile, Sisters and Guts by Raina Telgemeier, ages 8–12: 3 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Sunny by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, ages 8–12: 6 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham, ages 9–13: 3 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke, ages 9–13: 3 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Lightfall by Tim Probert, ages 8–12: 4 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Squish by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, ages 7–10: 8 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Bird & Squirrel by James Burks, ages 7–10: 7 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Max Meow by John Gallagher, ages 7–10: 6 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Agent Moose by Mo O'Hara and Jess Bradley, ages 6–9: 3 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell (with co-writers), ages 9–12: 3 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill, ages 7–11: 3 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Sanity & Tallulah by Molly Brooks, ages 8–12: 3 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Stuntboy by Jason Reynolds and Raúl the Third, ages 8–12: 2 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Space Boy by Stephen McCranie, ages 10+: 23 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Mr. Wolf's Class by Aron Nels Steinke, ages 7+: 6 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Pea, Bee, & Jay by Brian "Smitty" Smith, ages 6–10: 6 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.
- Ham Helsing by Rich Moyer, ages 8–12: 3 books in order, with a checklist that the Series Challenge counts.