Top 5 Favorite Books for Tweens

Looking for summer reading recommendations from real, live people? My 5th graders each compiled a #BestBookList, which could have an overall theme or not. You can see all of their recommendations at #BestBookList. For individual book recommendations, check out our  #iLoveMG posts. If you are looking for younger readers, #3rdfor3rd features recommendations from when I taught third grade.

Top Five Favorite Books for Tweens

Recommended by Milly 

• Harry Potter- a young boy who finds out he is a wizard and has to save a bunch of people form death 
• New Dragon City- New Dragon City is about a boy and girl who are trying to survive the dragon apocalypse [Prequel, Dawn of the New Dragon, arrives September 2025!]
• Artemis Fowl- a sociopath boy who kidnaps a fairy but regrets it later 
• Sparks- is about two cats with very different personalities pretend to be a dog do they can save the day 
• Front Desk- a girl and her mom move to America and work at a motel to make money with a mean dude

Click here for all of our #BestBooks posts or click #iLoveMG for individual book recommendations. What is your favorite middle grade book for 5th graders?

A Snicker of Magic book review

#iLoveMG is my continuing series where I share middle grade books recommended by my fifth graders. (Please note that my fifth graders read a wide variety of books across a wide variety of genres, levels, and topics. Do not think that these books are "only" for fifth graders.) For younger readers, #3rdfor3rd for recommendations from when I taught third grade.

A Snicker of Magic

Recommended by Bennett

The book is called A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd and its genre is magic. 

Felicity Juniper Pickle sees words people are thinking or saying and collects the good one’s in her big blue book, but there is one word she has never seen “home”. She never has stayed in one place long enough to call it home, but as she drives with her family to Midnight gulch she hopes it might change. Her mom tells her that she once lived in Midnight gulch, but she tells Felicity that before she was there there was magic. Felicity feels like there just might be a snicker of magic. 

A Snicker of Magic has a good plot starting out by Felicity and her family driving to a town that had magic in it. If you like books that have a fast start to it with magic then you will like A Snicker of Magic. In conclusion I would give this book 7/10.

If you're curious about more books by Natalie Lloyd, read Carina's review of Hummingbird or click here for all of our #iLoveMG posts. 

Awesome Fantasy Books

"Dreamslinger is such an awesome book! I recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy, mythical creatures, and fantasy."

Looking for summer reading recommendations from real, live people? My 5th graders each compiled a #BestBookList, which could have an overall theme or not. You can see all of their recommendations at #BestBookList. For individual book recommendations, check out our  #iLoveMG posts. If you are looking for younger readers, #3rdfor3rd features recommendations from when I taught third grade.

Fantasy Books

Recommended by Fiona 

• Keepers of the Lost Cities: Awesome book for anyone who likes: Fantasy, romance, and adventure. It’s a little sad at some points, there is a LITTLE bit of death in the series but overall I rate the book/ books series 10/10 

• Casey Grimes: Cool book, it starts with a family of 5 and they eventually travel to a forest of monsters. They live in Silvin woods, helping exterminate the monsters while building friendships. I recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy books, and adventure. I rate this book 8.9/10

• WARRIORS!!!!! Warriors is an amazing book, the series is huge and there are lots of other series just like it but with Pandas, Lions, Dogs and more! It starts in a house(/ twoleg place) with a cat named Rusty. This was my favorite book series for like 2 years and I am still reading the super editions. I rate this series/ book 10/10. 

• Hookey is a really fun book for anyone who likes adventure and fantasy. This is a series of three and it is a graphic novel. Dani and Dorian explore and make friends together in their world. I rate this book 9.5/10 

• Dreamslinger: Such an awesome book! I recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy, mythical creatures, and fantasy.

Click here for all of our #BestBooks posts or click #iLoveMG for individual book recommendations. What is your favorite middle grade book for 5th graders?