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Teaching topic: Fiction for 5th and 6th class: Full author/title listing

This page shows a range of contemporary titles that could help foster a love of reading amongst children in 5th and 6th class.

Listed A-Z by author surname

  1. Almond, David. My dad's a birdman
  2. Almond, David. The boy who swam with piranhas
  3. Applegate, Katherine. The one and only Ivan
  4. Applegate, Katherine. Crenshaw
  5. Baskin, Nora Raleigh. Anything but typical
  6. Bennett, Veronika. The broomstick bike
  7. Blackman, Malorie. Cloud busting
  8. Bawden, Nina. Carrie's war
  9. Boyne, John. the boy in the striped pyjamas
  10. Burke, Maria. The ark of Dun Ruah
  11. Burke, Maria. The ark of Dun Ruah : protectors of the flame
  12. Choldenko, Gennifer. No passengers beyond this point
  13. Colfer, Eoin. Benny and Omar
  14. Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl
  15. Cottrell Boyce, Frank. Millions
  16. Cottrell Boyce, Frank. The unforgotten coat
  17. Crossan, Sarah. The weight of water
  18. DiCamillo, Kate. The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane
  19. DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie
  20. DiCamillo, Kate. Raymie Nightingale
  21. Dowd, Siobhán. The London eye mystery
  22. Doyle, Roddy. Wilderness
  23. Draper, Sharon. Out of my mind
  24. Finn, Mary. Anila's journey
  25. Finn, Mary. No stars at the circus
  26. Flegg, Aubrey. Fugitives!
  27. Funke, Cornelia. Inkheart
  28. Gaiman, Neil. Coraline
  29. Gaiman, Neil. The graveyard book
  30. Gallagher, Brian. Friend or foe
  31. Gantos, Jack. Dead end in Norvelt
  32. Gidwitz, Adam. A tale dark and Grimm
  33. Gleitzman, Morris. Toad rage
  34. Grindley, Sally. Spilled water
  35. Grylls, Bear. Gold of the gods (Mission: survival)
  36. Hegarty, Shane. Darkmouth
  37. Hennessy, Claire. Seeds of liberty
  38. Higgins, F. E. The black book of secrets
  39. Ho-Yen, Polly. The boy in the tower
  40. Holm, Anne. I am David
  41. Holm, Jenni. The 14th goldfish
  42. Horowitz, Anthony. Stormbreaker
  43. Ibbotson, Eva. Journey to the river sea
  44. Ibbotson, Eva. One dog and his boy
  45. Jarman, Julia. The time travelling cat and the Egyptian goddess 
  46. Kiely, Kevin. A horse called El Dorado
  47. Kiely, Kevin. SOS Lusitania
  48. Kostick, Conor. Epic
  49. Laird, Elizabeth. The fastest boy in the world
  50. Landman, Tanya. The will to live
  51. Landy, Derek. Skulduggery Pleasant
  52. Leyden, Paula. The butterfly heart
  53. Llywellyn, Morgan. Cave of secrets
  54. Lowry, Lois. Number the stars
  55. Martin, A. Rain reign
  56. McGann, Oisin. Harvest tide project
  57. Messner, Kate. Marty McGuire
  58. Morpurgo, Michael. Kensuke's kingdom
  59. Morpurgo, Michael. Private Peaceful
  60. Morpurgo, Michael. Shadow
  61. Mullaly, Lynda. One for the Murphy's
  62. Mullaly, Lynda. Fish in a tree
  63. Munoz Ryan, Pam. Echo
  64. Murphy, Patricia. The Easter Rising 1916: Molly's diary
  65. Newman, John. Mimi
  66. Nolan, Alan. Conor's caveman: the amazing adventures of Ogg
  67. O'Brien, Joe. Beyond the cherry tree
  68. O'Connor, Sheila. Keeping safe the stars
  69. O'Dell, Scott. Island of the blue dolphins
  70. Oppel, Kenneth. The nest
  71. Palacio, R. J. Wonder
  72. Palmer, Tom. Foul play
  73. Park, Linda Sue. A long walk to water
  74. Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia
  75. Pennypacker, Sara. Pax
  76. Pierce, Nicola. City of fate
  77. Pierce, Nicola. Spirit of the Titanic
  78. Prendergast, Peter. Dancing in the dark
  79. Pullman, Philip. Northern lights
  80. Pullman, Philip. The subtle knife
  81. Pullman, Philip. The amber spyglass
  82. Sachar, Louis. Holes
  83. Sachar, Louis. Dogs don't tell jokes
  84. Scott, Michael. The alchemyst
  85. Scott, Michael. The magician
  86. Selznick, Brian. The invention of Hugo Cabret
  87. Serralier, Ian. The silver sword
  88. Sheinkin, Steve. Bomb : the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon
  89. Smith, Roland. Peak
  90. Smith, Roland. Storm runners
  91. Stead, Rebecca. When you reach me
  92. Taylor, Marilyn. Faraway home
  93. Taylor, Theodore. The cay
  94. Turnbull, Ann. Pigeon summer
  95. Vanderpool, Clare. Moon over Manifest
  96. Webb, Sarah. Beyond the stars
  97. Webb, Sarah. The songbird café : Mollie Cinnamon is not a cupcake
  98. Wilkinson, Sheena. Name upon name
  99. Williamson, Lara. A boy called hope
  100. Zeltser, David. Lug and the dawn of the ice age

Contact: Lecturers in literacy education, St Patrick's Campus, DCU

Dr. Bernadette Dwyer Email:bernadette.dwyer@dcu.ie

Dr. Eithne Kennedy Email:eithne.kennedy@dcu.ie

Contact for this guide

Victoria Smyth

DCU Library

Email: victoria.smyth@dcu.ie

Availability

This page points to titles on our wish list as well as in Library stock. Always check our online catalogue for availability.

If we don't have what you're looking for or our copies are already out on loan, check the online catalogue for Dublin City public libraries.