AR List 2006, 5th grade books

This is a list of the acceptable Accelerated Reading books shown on the Marathon Middle/High School website. These books are for 5th grade Elementary School youngsters.

The books are grouped by “type” of book. Adventure stories are together, history stories are together, mysteries are together, & so on. If the book title has a line under it, a hyperlink, you can click on it & “Request” it from our website. So, get your library card ready (you’ll need your card number to request books) & decide which books you want to have sent to you.

Remember, when the book shows up at our library, we’ll call you at home & tell you it arrived. Be sure we have your correct telephone number so we can get in touch with you. If you want to, you can call us at 743-5156 to make sure we have your correct phone number in our computer. Otherwise, how we call you when your book comes?

Pick out a bunch of books & start reading. ENJOY!!

We have	DDC	Genre	Author	Title
Yes	J KOR	Adventure	Korman, Gordon	Dive: The deep
	J KOR	Adventure	Korman, Gordon	Everest: The Climb
		Adventure	Korman, Gordon	Everest: The contest
		Adventure	Korman, Gordon	Island Book one: Shipwreck
	J KOR	Adventure	Korman, Gordon	Island: Escape
	J KOR	Adventure	Korman, Gordon	Island: Survival
	J GAR	Adventure-Easy	Gardiner, John	Stone fox
	J Biography FRANKLIN		Fritz, Jean	What's the big idea, Ben Franklin?
Yes	J 970.01 FRI	Biography	Fritz, Jean	Where do you think you're going, Christopher Columbus?
Yes	J Biography HENRY		Fritz, Jean	Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?
		Biography	Fritz, Jean	Why don't you get a horse, Sam Adams?
Yes	J Biography HANCOCK		Fritz, Jean	Will you sign here, John Hancock?
Yes	J Biography STANTON		Fritz, Jean	You want women to vote, Lizzie Stanton?
		Biography	Henderson, Susan	African-American inventors 2
		Biography	Henderson, Susan	African-American inventors 3
		Biography	Jones, Stanley	African-American astronauts
		Biography	Jones, Stanley	African-American aviators
		Biography	Kahn, Jetty	Women in earth science careers
		Biography	Kahn, Jetty	Women in engineering careers
		Biography	Kahn, Jetty	Women in life science careers
		Biography	Kahn, Jetty	Women in physical science careers
		Biography	McCracken, Kristin	Will Smith (Celebrity Bios)
		Biography	Miller, Raymond	Kobe Bryant
		Biography	Parker, Steve	Wright Brothers & Aviation
	J 709.2 STA	Biography	Stanley, Diane	Leonardo da Vinci
		Biography	Werther, Scott P.	Dr. Jerri Nielsen: Cheating death in Antarctica
		Biography-Easy	St. John, Jetty	Hispanic scientists
		Biography-Easy	St. John, Jetty	Native American scientists
Yes	J WHI	Classic	White, E.B.	Charlotte's web
Yes	J CRE	Contemp	Creech, Sharon	Love that dog
	J GIF	Contemp	Giff, Patricia	Love, from the fifth-grade celebrity
	J HAD	Contemp	Haddix, Margaret	Girl with 500 Middle Names
		Contemp	Martin, Ann	Claudia Kishi, middle school dropout
		Contemp	Martin, Ann	Dawn's big move
		Contemp	Martin, Ann	Stacey's lie
Yes	J CLE	Contemp-Easy	Cleary, Beverly	Dear Mr. Henshaw
Yes	J CLE	Contemp-Easy	Cleary, Beverly	Ralph S. Mouse
	J CLE	Contemp-Easy	Cleary, Beverly	Socks
Yes	J DAN	Contemp-Easy	Danziger, Paula	Amber Brown is not a crayon
		Contemp-Easy	Duncan, Lois	Wonder Kid meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher
Yes	J MAC	Contemp-Easy	MacLachlan, Patricia	Baby
	J SAC	Contemp-Easy	Sachar, Louis	Wayside School gets a little stranger
		Contemp-Easy	Sachar, Louis	Wayside School is falling down
	J SAC	Contemp-Easy	Sacher, Louis	Sideways stories from Wayside School
Yes	J CLE	Contemporary	Clements, Andrew	Frindle
	J LUB	Contemporary	Lubar, David	Dog Days
	J MAN	Contemporary	Manes, Stephen	Be a perfect person in just three days!
	J MAC	Hist Fic	MacLachlan, Patricia	Caleb's story
Yes	J MAC	Hist Fic	MacLachlan, Patricia	Sarah, Plain and Tall
Yes	J TAY	Hist Fic	Taylor, Mildred	The Friendship
Yes	J TAY	Hist Fic	Taylor, Mildred	The gold cadillac
		Hist Fic	Taylor, Mildred	Song of the trees
	J FLE	Hist Fic-Easy	Fleischman, Sid	The whipping boy
		Hist Fic-Easy	Love, D. Anne	Bess's log cabin quilt
		Mystery-Easy	Giff, Patricia Reilly	The riddle of the red purse
		Nonfiction	Amsel, Sheri	Rain forests
		Nonfiction	Arnold, Caroline	El Nino: stormy weather
		Nonfiction	Carser, S. X.	Motocross cycles
	J 796.62 CAR	Nonfiction	Carstensen, Karol	BMX Bikes
		Nonfiction	Chasek, Ruth	Essential gardening for teens
	J 796.7 CON	Nonfiction	Connolly, Maureen	Dragsters
		Nonfiction	Cruise, Robin	Nuclear disaster at Chernobyl
		Nonfiction	Dregni, Michael	Indianapolis 500
		Nonfiction	Dregni, Michael	Motorcycle racing
		Nonfiction	Dregni, Michael	Stock car racing
		Nonfiction	Fitzgerald, Ron	Essential fishing for teens
		Nonfiction	George, Linda	Cobras
		Nonfiction	George, Linda	Copperheads
		Nonfiction	George, Linda	Coral snakes
		Nonfiction	George, Linda	Cottonmouths
Yes	J 599.885 GOO	Nonfiction	Goodall, Jane	Chimpanzees I love: saving their world and ours
	J 796.21 GOU	Nonfiction	Gould, Marilyn (Her name is Marilyn, not Maureen as in AR List.)	Skateboarding
		Nonfiction	Green, Michael	Amphibious ships
		Nonfiction	Green, Michael	Destroyers
		Nonfiction	Green, Michael	PT boats
		Nonfiction	Green, Michael	River patrol boats
	J 358.4 GRE	Nonfiction	Green, Michael	United States Air Force
	J 355.3 GRE	Nonfiction	Green, Michael	United States Army
	J 359.9 GRE	Nonfiction	Green, Michael	United States Marine Corps
	J 359 GRE	Nonfiction	Green, Michael	United States Navy
		Nonfiction	Guthrie, Robert	Hot dogging and snow boarding
		Nonfiction	Gutman, Bill	Bicycling
		Nonfiction	Gutman, Bill	BMX Racing
		Nonfiction	Gutman, Bill	Judo
		Nonfiction	Gutman, Bill	Karate
		Nonfiction	Gutman, Bill	Kung fu
		Nonfiction	Gutman, Bill	Mountain biking
		Nonfiction	Gutman, Bill	Roller hockey
		Nonfiction	Gutman, Bill	Sumo wrestling
		Nonfiction	Gutman, Bill	Surfing
		Nonfiction	Gutman, Bill	Tae kwon do
		Nonfiction	Halvorsen, Lisa	Letters home from Yosemite
Yes	J 382.44 HAS	Nonfiction	Haskins, James	Bound for America
	J 796.6 HAY	Nonfiction	Hays, Scott	Landsailing
		Nonfiction	Heath, David	Congress of the United States
	J 324. 6097 HEA	Nonfiction	Heath, David	Elections in the United States
		Nonfiction	Heath, David	Presidency of the United States
		Nonfiction	Heath, David	Supreme Court of the United States
		Nonfiction	Hemstock, Annie	Moose
		Nonfiction	Hemstock, Annie	Polar bear
		Nonfiction	Hooks, Kristine	Essential hiking for teens
		Nonfiction	Jay, Jackson	Skateboarding basics
		Nonfiction	Jay, Jackson	Snowboarding basics
Yes	J 796.7 JOH	Nonfiction	Johnston, Scott	Monster truck racing
		Nonfiction	Kennedy, Robert C.	Life with the Navy Seals
		Nonfiction	Kulper, Eileen	Rollerskating
		Nonfiction	Kurelek, William	They sought a new world
	J 595.789 LAS	Nonfiction	Lasky, Kathryn	Monarchs
		Nonfiction	Lovett, Sarah	Extremely weird bats
Yes	J 597.95 MAR	Nonfiction	Mara, W. P.	Iguanas
Yes	J 796.72 MAR	Nonfiction	Mara, W. P.	Pro stock car racing
		Nonfiction	Mara, W. P.	Snowmobile racing
	J 594.5 MAR	Nonfiction	Martin, James	Tentacles
		Nonfiction	Martin, John	In line skating
Yes	J 623.8 MAR	Nonfiction	Martin, John	Jet watercraft
		Nonfiction	Martin, John	World's fastest motorcycles
		Nonfiction	Mattern, Joanne	Bighorn sheep
		Nonfiction	Mattern, Joanne	Coyote
		Nonfiction	McAuliffe, Bill	ATV racing
		Nonfiction	McAuliffe, Bill	Off-road truck racing
	J 797.56 MEE	Nonfiction	Meeks, Christopher	Skydiving
Yes	J 379.263 MOR	Nonfiction	Morrison, Toni	Remember
		Nonfiction	Nabhan, Marty	White water rafting
		Nonfiction	Penny, Malcolm	Indian Ocean
	J 796.8 POT	Nonfiction	Potts, Steve	Learning martial arts
		Nonfiction	Potts, Steve	Mastering martial arts
	J 623.7 ROB	Nonfiction	Robinson Masters, Nancy	Airplanes of World War II
Yes	J 623.7 ROB	Nonfiction	Robinson Masters, Nancy	Bombers of World War II
	J 623.7 ROB	Nonfiction	Robinson Masters, Nancy	Fighter planes of World War II
	J 623.7 ROB	Nonfiction	Robinson Masters, Nancy	Training planes of World War II
		Nonfiction	Savage, Jeff	Career in professional sports
	J 796.7 SAV	Nonfiction	Savage, Jeff	Demolition derby cars
		Nonfiction	Savage, Jeff	GoKarts (Wild Rides)
		Nonfiction	Savage, Jeff	In ling skating basics
	J 796.7 SAV	Nonfiction	Savage, Jeff	Monster truck wars
	J 796.7 SAV	Nonfiction	Savage, Jeff	Mud racing
		Nonfiction	Savage, Jeff	Truck and tractor pulling
		Nonfiction	Savage, Jeff	Wrestling basics
		Nonfiction	Schwartz, Stuart	Karate blocks
		Nonfiction	Schwartz, Stuart	Karate kicks
		Nonfiction	Schwartz, Stuart	Karate punches
		Nonfiction	Schwartz, Stuart	Karate strikes
		Nonfiction	Seibert, Patricia	Discovering El Nino
		Nonfiction	Shoemaker, Joel	Skateboarding streetstyle
		Nonfiction	Sipe, Daniel	Kickboxing
		Nonfiction	Smith, Jay	Drag racing
		Nonfiction	Smith, Jay	Kart racing
	J 797.1 SMI	Nonfiction	Smith, Jay	Powerboat racing
		Nonfiction	Smith, Jay	Super sport trucks
		Nonfiction	Stephenson, Sallie	Race cars
		Nonfiction	Stewart, Gail	Horseback riding
		Nonfiction	Thompson, Luke	Tornadoes (Natural Disasters)
	J 797.35 WAL	Nonfiction	Walker, Cheryl	Waterskiing and kneeboarding
	J 597 WEL	Nonfiction	Welsbacher, Anne	Hammerhead sharks
	J 636.72 WIL	Nonfiction	Wilcox, Charlotte	Bulldog
	J 636. 7374 WIL	Nonfiction	Wilcox, Charlotte	Collie (Right now, 12/5/06, it’s missing from the shelf in KW Library.)
	J 636. 7526 WIL	Nonfiction	Wilcox, Charlotte	Irish setter
	J 636.73 WIL	Nonfiction	Wilcox, Charlotte	Siberian husky
	J 797.55 WIL	Nonfiction	Will-Harris, Toni	Hang gliding and parasailing
		Nonfiction	Wolf, Bernard	Cuba: After the Revolution
		Nonfiction	Wolf, Bernard	HIV positive
		Nonfiction	Wray, Amanda	Windsurfing
		Nonfiction	Wright, David	Story of Model T Fords
		Nonfiction	Young, Jesse	Indy cars
		Nonfiction	Young, Jesse	Motocross racing
	J CHR	Sports-Easy	Christopher, Matt	Catch that Pass!
		Sports-Easy	Christopher, Matt	Challenge at second base
Yes	J CHR	Sports-Easy	Christopher, Matt	Dirt bike racer
Yes	J CHR	Sports-Easy	Christopher, Matt	Hit-away kid
		Sports-Easy	Christopher, Matt	Miracle at the plate
	J CHR	Sports-Easy	Christopher, Matt	Shoot for the Hoop
		Sports-Easy	Christopher, Matt	Tackle without a team
Yes	J HOW	Suspense-Easy	Howe, James	Celery stalks at midnight