PLUS Booklist: Cycle 1 for Grades 5-6

NOTE: Price estimates accurate as of Jan. 25, 2026. We can make no guarantee on prices as they fluctuate. See note at bottom of chart for information about Amazon affiliate links.
SUMMER READ (June, July, August): Grace Lin’s Where the Mountain Meets the Moon ~$7.50
SEPTEMBER READ: Ascension Press’s Great Adventure Kids Catholic Bible Chronicles ~$30
OCTOBER READ: Eloise McGraw’s The Golden Goblet ~$9
NOVEMBER READ: Ingri & Edgar d’Aulaire’s D'Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths ~$11.50
DECEMBER READ: Christmas Bells (Longfellow)
JANUARY READ: Padraic Colum’s The Children’s Homer ~$7.75
FEBRUARY READ: CiRCE Institute’s Tales of Wonder, Volume I ~$17 + shipping This is not an affiliate link.
MARCH READ: Henry Winterfeld’s Detectives in Togas ~$8
APRIL READ: Brian Jacques’s Redwall (Book 1) ~$6.40

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