Best Adventure Books for 5th Grade

Adventure stories for fifth graders on this page range from survival in the wilderness to quests and lighthearted family escapades. Gary Paulsen's Hatchet strands a boy alone in the Canadian woods after a plane crash, and Louis Sachar's Holes sends Stanley Yelnats to a desert camp where all the digging uncovers a family mystery. The list also includes The Penderwicks and Beyond the Bright Sea, and every book has won or been honored by a major award.