4th & 5th Grade
You can find all the books on this list at the Berkeley Public Library!
Looking for ebooks and audiobooks? 3-12 graders can find hundreds of great options on Sora - use your BUSD username and password to sign in. TK-2 graders can find great ebooks and read-alouds through Tumblebooks or through Berkeley Public Library.
For more information and instructions on accessing ebooks and audiobooks, visit our Digital Books page.
Science Fiction
Grace Needs Space!
by Benjamin A. Wilgus
Format: Graphic Novel
Molly and the Machine
by Erik Slangerup
You Only Live Once, David Bravo
by Mark Oshiro
Realistic Fiction
Mirror to Mirror
by Rajani LaRocca
Format: Novel in Verse
Out There
by Saearra Miller
Format: Graphic Novel
Funny!
The Book That No One Wanted to Read
by Richard Ayoade
Format: Illustrated Fiction
The Misfits: A Royal Conundrum
by Lisa Yee & Dan Santat
Format: Illustrated Fiction
The Three Little Tardigrades: A Slightly Scientific Fairy Tale
by Sandra Fay
Sports
Sink or Swim
by Veronica Agarwal & Lee Durfey-Lavoie
Format: Graphic Novel
Tryouts
by Sarah Sax
Format: Graphic Novel
Scary & Spooky
The Cursed Moon
by Angela Cervantes
Ghost Book
by Remy Lai
Format: Graphic Novel
Things in the Basement
by Ben Hatke
Format: Graphic Novel
Nonfiction
The Deep! Wild Life at the Ocean's Darkest Depths
by Lindsey Leigh
Format: Illlustrated Nonfiction
Rocks and Minerals
by Shiho Pate
Format: Graphic Novel
Stranded! A Mostly True Story from Iceland
by Ævar Þór Benediktsson
Format: Picture Book
Looking for more summer reading? Check out our 2023 Summer Reading List and our 2022 Summer Reading List!