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District List: NYC Reads 365 - Fifth Grade
Description: NYC Reads 365 is a literacy initiative of the New York City Department of Education to create a new generation of readers. This list of high-interest titles is curated by NYC school librarians for students in Grade 5 and is updated each school year.
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Monster Science
by Helaine BeckerThere's also historical background on each monster, as well as trivia and jokes in sidebars, and fun quizzes at the end of every chapter for readers to test their knowledge. Becker uses the never-ending appetite for all things monster to engage the imaginations of children and get them excited about science.
The Island Of Beyond
by Elizabeth AtkinsonAwkward, unsocial eleven-year-old Martin knows he's going to have a terrible summer with his weird great-aunt Lenore, who lives on a tiny island called Beyond in the Maine woods. But nothing about Beyond is what Martin expects.
The Soprano's Last Song
by Irene AdlerIrene Adler, Sherlock Holmes, and Arsene Lupin plan to reunite in London, but Lupin doesn't show up ... his father, Theophraste, has been arrested for murder.
The Mystery Of The Scarlet Rose
by Irene AdlerIn London, at Christmas time in 1870, a strange message in the classified ads leads the three young detectives to murders that appear to be connected with the Scarlet Rose Gang, whose leader was killed years before.
The Dark Lady
by Irene Adler and Iacopo Bruno"While on summer vacation, little Irene Adler meets a young William Sherlock Holmes.
The two share stories of pirates and have battles of wit while running wild on the sunny streets and rooftops.
When Sherlock's friend, Lupin, joins in on the fun, they all become fast friends.
But the good times end abruptly when a dead body floats ashore on the nearby beach.
The young detective trio will have to put all three of their heads together to solve this mystery."
The Cathedral Of Fear
by Irene Adler and Iacopo Bruno and Pierdomenico Baccalario and Alessandro Gatti and Nanette McGuinnessIrene's family has moved to Evreux, Normandy. Soon after arriving at her new home, she is approached by a mysterious woman who mutters some strange words about Irene's mother being in danger, before vanishing into thin air.
It's just the first in a series of unsettling events that Irene, Sherlock, and Lupin must decipher.
The three sleuths questions will lead them to a secret crypt far beneath the streets of Paris and to an ancient relic that it is rumored to be worth a fortune.
But how far will someone go to obtain the priceless treasure? Secrets and twists await the young detectives at every turn as they solve the case of The Cathedral of Fear.