5th grade books about Friendship
97 books commonly assigned to 5th grade students explore friendship— every title’s grade range covers 5th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
Reading difficulty: the typical 5th grade text-complexity band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 35 friendship titles here with a Lexile score, 16 are grade-level, 19 are more accessible, and 0 are stretch texts. Match a book to your reader’s measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
97 5th grade books about friendship
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A Lot to Like!Derek Anderson
A Royal ConundrumLisa Yee
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry HallJasmine Warga
Because of Winn-DixieKate DiCamillo · 610L
Big Nate: In a Class by HimselfLincoln Peirce · 500L
BlubberJudy Blume
Bridge to TerabithiaKatherine Paterson · 810L
Charlotte's WebE.B. White · 680L
Chronicles of a Lizard NobodyPatrick Ness
City of GhostsVictoria Schwab
Class ActJerry Craft
Countdown to YesterdayShirley Marr
CurveballPablo Cartaya
Diary of a Wimpy KidJeff Kinney · 950L
Dog ManDav Pilkey · 390L
Dog Man UnleashedDav Pilkey
DogtownKatherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous LifeRachel Renée Russell · 890L
DramaRaina Telgemeier
El DeafoCece Bell · 420L
FablehavenBrandon Mull
Fish in a TreeLynda Mullaly Hunt · 550L
Fox Has a ProblemCorey R. Tabor
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald EyeGeronimo Stilton · 530L
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- Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House · R.L. Stine
- Grounded · Aisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Huda Al-Marashi
- Growing Home · Beth Ferry
- Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective · Janet Tashjian
- Harriet the Spy · Louise Fitzhugh
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · J.K. Rowling
- Hello, Universe · Erin Entrada Kelly
- Holes · Louis Sachar
- Hoot · Carl Hiaasen
- How to Eat Fried Worms · Thomas Rockwell
- Impossible Creatures · Katherine Rundell
- It Came from the Trees · Ally Russell
- J vs. K · Kwame Alexander & Jerry Craft
- James and the Giant Peach · Roald Dahl
- Just Keep Walking · Erin Soderberg Downing
- Just a Pinch of Magic · Alechia Dow
- Keeper of the Lost Cities · Shannon Messenger
- Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All · Chanel Miller
- Mid-Air · Alicia D. Williams
- Million-Dollar Throw · Mike Lupica
- Misfit Mansion · Kay Davault
- My Teacher Is an Alien · Bruce Coville
- New Kid · Jerry Craft
- Not Nothing · Gayle Forman
- Number the Stars · Lois Lowry
- Operation Final Notice · Matthew Landis
- Out of My Mind · Sharon M. Draper
- Pax · Sara Pennypacker
- Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet · Zanib Mian
- Powerless · Matthew Cody
- Roll for Initiative · Jaime Formato
- Roller Girl · Victoria Jamieson
- Rules · Cynthia Lord
- Sal and Gabi Break the Universe · Carlos Hernandez
- Save Me a Seat · Sarah Weeks
- Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School · Jarrett Lerner
- Smile · Raina Telgemeier
- Stuart Little · E.B. White
- Swim Team · Johnnie Christmas
- Swindle · Gordon Korman
- The 13-Story Treehouse · Andy Griffiths
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants · Dav Pilkey
- The BFG · Roald Dahl
- The Boy at the Back of the Class · Onjali Q. Raúf
- The Cay · Theodore Taylor
- The Cricket in Times Square · George Selden
- The Cybil War · Betsy Byars
- The Dragonet Prophecy · Tui T. Sutherland
- The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza · Mac Barnett
- The Giving Tree · Shel Silverstein
- The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) · Christina Soontornvat
- The Indian in the Cupboard · Lynne Reid Banks
- The Last Dragon on Mars · Scott Reintgen
- The Last Musketeer · Stuart Gibbs
- The Liars Society · Alyson Gerber
- The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) · Rick Riordan
- The Lost Library · Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass
- The Mark of Athena · Rick Riordan
- The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien · John Hendrix
- The Season of Styx Malone · Kekla Magoon
- The Sherlock Society · James Ponti
- The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale · Jon Klassen
- The Superteacher Project · Gordon Korman
- The Whipping Boy · Sid Fleischman
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond · Elizabeth George Speare
- Three Times Lucky · Sheila Turnage
- Ungifted · Gordon Korman
- Walk Two Moons · Sharon Creech
- Wayside School Is Falling Down · Louis Sachar
- When You Reach Me · Rebecca Stead
- Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy · Tui T. Sutherland
- Witchlings · Claribel A. Ortega
- Wonder · R.J. Palacio
Friendship books at other grades
Kindergarten · 1st grade · 2nd grade · 3rd grade · 4th grade · 6th grade · 7th grade · 8th grade
Other 5th grade themes
Family · Courage · Identity · Humor · Adventure · Nature · Perseverance · School
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Frequently asked questions
What friendship books are good for 5th grade students?
97 books exploring friendship have a grade range that covers 5th grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.
Are these friendship books grade-appropriate for 5th grade?
Every title's grade range covers 5th grade. The typical 5th grade text-complexity band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A); of the 35 books here with a Lexile score, 16 are grade-level, 19 more accessible, and 0 a stretch. Match a book to your reader's measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
How many friendship books are on the 5th grade list?
This page lists 97 5th grade titles about friendship, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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