Welcome to the webpage of the Hempstead Public School District’s English Language Arts Department.  This page is linked for your information regarding the NYS ELA curriculum and assessments. 

English Language Arts Department
Director- Antoinette Campbell
185 Peninsula Boulevard, Hempstead, New York 11550
516-292-7111 ext. 1417

Grade Five Reading Book List

 1. The Door in the Wall: By Marguerite DeAngeli

 2. Flying with the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear: By Joseph Bruchac

 3. Romeo and Juliet; Together at Last: By Avi

 4. The Secret Garden: By Frances H. Burnett

 5. That Wild Berries Should Grow: By Gloria Whelan

 6. The Voyages of Dr. Doolittle: By Hug Lofting

 7. Word: By GAry Pulsen

 8. Alexander Graham Bell: By A.roy Petrie

 9. Blue Willow: By Doris Gates

 10. Come Morning: By Leslil Davis Guccione

 11. Good-Bye, Billy Radish: By Gloria Skuzynski

 12. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: By J.K. Rowling

 13. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: By J.K. Rowling

 14. Many Waters: By Madeline L’Engle

 15. My Brother, My Sister and I: By Yoko Kawashima Watkins

 16. A Pocket Full of Seeds: Marilyn Sachs

 17. Call Me Francis Tucker: By Gary Paulsen

 18. Goosebumps: It Came From Beneath the Sink: By R.L. Stine

 19. Mama’s Last Dance: By Patricia Hermes

 20. Missing May: By Cynthia Rylant

 21. Maya Angelou: Greeting the Morning: By Sarah E. King

 22. Mark Twain: By Clinton Cox

 23. Twilight in Grace Fall: By Natalie Honeycutt

 24. What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?  By Avi

 25. Year of Impossible Goodbyes: By Sook Nyui Choi