Character Counts Books for 4th and 5th Grade Readers

Trustworthiness
Be honest - Don't deceive, cheat or steal - Be reliable - Do what you say you'll do - Have the courage to do the right thing - Build a good reputation - Be loyal - Stand by your family, friends and community
• Bishop, Claire. Twenty and Ten (J/F/Bishop) 76p
• Bonners, Susan. Edwina Victorious (J/F/Bonners) 131p
• Coville, Bruce. The Skull of Truth (J/F/Coville) 195p
• Fletcher, Ralph. Flying Solo (J/F/Fletcher) 138p
• Grifalconi, Ann. The Village That Vanished (J/F/Grifalconi) 40p
• Hahn, Mary Downing. Stepping on the Cracks (J/F/Hahn) 216p
• Hearne, Betsy. Seven Brave Women (J/E/Hea) 24p
• Holmes, Barbara. Charlotte Cheetham, Master of Disaster (J/F/Holmes) 117p
• Korman, Gordon. Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire (J/F/Korman) 84p
• Levy, Elizabeth. Lizzie Lies a Lot (J/F/Levy) 123p
• Lowry, Lois. Your Move, J. P. (J/F/Lowry) 122p
• Rocklin, Joanne. Jace the Ace (J/F/Rocklin) 107p
• Tripp, Valerie. Josefina Saves the Day: A Summer Story (J/F/Tripp) 69p

Respect
Treat others with respect - Follow the Golden Rule - Be tolerant of differences - Use good manners - Be considerate of others - Don't threaten, hit, or hurt anyone - Deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements
• Antle, Nancy. Tough Choices: A Story of the Vietnam War (J/F/Antle) 55p
• Blakeslee, Ann R. A Different Kind of Hero (J/F/Bla) 143p
• Byars, Betsy. The House of Wings (J/F/Byars) 142p
• Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (J/F/Curtis) 206p
• Grifalconi, Ann. The Village of Round and Square Houses (J 398.27 Gri) 32p
• Klein, Robin Enemies (J/F/Klein) 68p
• Lawson, Robert. Rabbit Hill (J/F/Lawson) 127p
• Mathis, Sharon Bell. The Hundred Penny Box (J/F/Mathis) 47p
• Paterson, Katherine. A Bridge to Terabithia (J/F/Paterson) 128p
• Peck, Richard. A Long Way From Chicago (J/F/Peck) 148p
• Sachar, Louis. There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom (J/F/Sacha)r 195p
• Walter, Mildred Pitts. Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World (J/F/Walter) 122p

Responsibility
Do what you're supposed to do - Persevere: keep on trying! - Do your best - Use self-control - Be self-disiplined - Think before you act; consider the consequences - Be accountable for your choices
• Bulla, Clyde Robert. Shoeshine Girl (J/F/Bulla) 84p
• Bunting, Eve. Our Sixth-Grade Sugar Babies (J/F/Byars) 160p
• Carris, Joan. When the Boys Ran the House (J/F/Carris) 150p
• Catling, Patrick. The Chocolate Touch (J/F/Catling) 126p
• Dana, Barbara. Young Joan (J/F/Dana) 340p
• Graeber, Charlotte Fudge (J/F/Graeber) 123p
• Hodges, Margaret. Saint George and the Dragon (J 398.2 Hod) 32p
• Karon, Jan. Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny (J/F/Karon) 80p
• Kehret, Peg. My Brother Made Me Do It (J/F/Kehret) 130p
• Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (J/F/Konigsburg) 162p
• Krull, Kathleen. Wilma Unlimited (J 796.42 Rudolph) 38p
• Speare, Elizabeth George. Sign of the Beaver (J/F/Speare) 135p
• Steig, William. Abel's Island (J/F/Steig) 117p
• Van Leeuwen, Jean. Benjy in Business (J/F/VanLeeuwen) 152p

Fairness
Play by the rules - Take turns and share - Be open-minded; listen to others - Don't take advantage of others - Don't blame others carelessly
• Bruchac, Joseph. The Arrow Over the Door (J/F/Bruchac) 80p
• Carrick, Carol. Some Friend! (J/F/Carrick) 112p
• Christopher, Matt. Center Court Sting (J/F/Christopher) 140p
• DeClements, Barthe. Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade (J/F/DeClements) 137p
• Fleischman, Sid. The Whipping Boy (J/F/Fleischman) 89p
• Harlow, Joan Hiatt. Joshua's Song (J/F/Harlow) 168p
• Hooks, William. The Girl Who Could Fly (J/F/Hooks) 53p
• Kimmel Smith, Robert. The War With Grandpa (J/F/Smith) 140p
• Kudlinski, Kathleen. Pearl Harbor is Burning! (J/F/Kudlinski) 54p
• McNamee, Graham. Nothing Wrong With a Three-Legged Dog (J/F/McNamee) 134p
• Mochizuki, Ken. Baseball Saved Us (J/F/Mochizuki) 28p
• Taylor, Mildred. The Well: David's Story (J/F/Taylor) 92 pages

Caring
Be kind - Be compassionate and show you care - Express gratitude - Forgive others - Help people in need
• Carlson, Natalie. The Family Under the Bridge (J/F Carlson) 99p
• DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie (J/F/DiCamillo) 182p
• Estes, Eleanor. The Hundred Dresses (J/F/Estes) 80p
• Foland, Constance. Flying High, Pogo! (J/F/Foland) 139p
• Giff, Patricia Reilly. Lily's Crossing (J/F/Giff) 143p
• Gilson, Jamie. Do Bananas Chew Gum? (J/F/Gilson) 158p
• Hill, Kirkpatrick. The Year of Miss Agnes (J/F/Hill) 115p
• Kudlinski, Kathleen. Hero Over Here (J/F/Kudlinski) 54p
• Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars (J/F/Lowry) 137p
• Nichol, Barbara. Beethoven Lives Upstairs (J/F/Nichol) 48p
• Park, Barbara. Mick Harte Was Here (J/F/Park) 89p
• Robinson, Barbara. Best Christmas Pageant Ever (J/F/Robinson) 89p
• Skurzynski, Gloria. The Minstrel in the Tower (J/F/Skurzynski) 60p

Citizenship
Do your part to improve your school and community - Protect the environment - Cooperate - Stay informed - Vote - Be a good neighbor - Obey laws and rules - Respect authority
• Adler, David. Andy Russell, Not Wanted by the Police (J/F/Adler) 118p
• Blume, Judy. Iggie's House (J/F/Blume) 117p
• Cole, Sheila. The Canyon (J/F/Cole) 146p
• Hiassen, Carl. Hoot (J/F/Hiassen) 292p
• Hughes, Dean. Re-Elect Nutty! (J/F/Hughes) 122p
• Hyppolite, Joanne. Ola Shakes It Up (J/F/Hyppolite) 166p
• Komaiko, Leah. Annie Bananie and the People's Court (J/F/Komaiko) 88p
• Koss, Amy. Kailey (J/F/Kai) 141p
• Makris, Kathryn The Green Team (J/PB/Mak) 149p
• Mills, Claudia. Dinah for President (J/F/Mills) 126p
• Singer, Marilyn The Case of the Fixed Election (J/F/Singe)r 68p
• Chief Seattle. Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: the Words of Chief Seattle (J 811.3 Sea) 26p

Biographies
• Anderson, Laurie Halse. Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving J/E/And unp.
• Coles, Robert. The Story of Ruby Bridges (J 921 Bridges) unp.
• Coleman, Penny. Mother Jones and the March of the Mill Children (J 331.88 Col) 47p
• Douglass, Frederick. Escape from Slavery: The Boyhood of Frederick Douglass in His Own Words (J 921 Douglass) 63p
• Freedman, Russell. Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille (J 921 Braille) 81p
• Fritz, Jean. You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? (J 324.623 Fri) 88p
• Goodman, Joan Elizabeth. Despite All Obstacles: LaSalle and the Conquest of the Mississippi (J 921 LaSalle) 44p
• Graff, Polly Anne. Florence Nightingale, War Nurse (J 921 Nightingale) 80p
• Grover, Wayne. Dolphin Adventure: A True Story (J 599.53 Gro) 70p
• Hamilton, John. Lewis & Clark: The Corps of Discovery (J 917.8042 Ham) 29p
• Haskins, Jim. I Have A Dream: The Life and Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. (J 921 King) 111p
• Johnson, Rebecca L. Ernest Shackleton: Gripped by the Antarctic (J 921 Sha) 112p
• Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. Before Columbus: The Leif Eriksson Expedition (J 970.013 Eriksson) 87p
• Lauber, Patricia. Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart (J 921 Earhart) 101p
• Markham, Lois. Helen Keller (J 921 Keller) 60p
• Old, Wendie. To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers (J 921 Wright) 44p
• Pringle, Laurence. Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures with Lewis & Clark (J 917.8042 Pri) 140p
• San Souci, Robert. Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend (J 363.122 San) 30p

Hero Tales
• Avi. Poppy (J/F/Avi) 146p
• Clifford, Eth. I Never Wanted to Be Famous (J/F/Clifford) 131p
• David, Lawrence. Horace Splattly: The Cupcaked Crusader (J/F/David) 137p
• Davis, Jim. Outrageous Origin (Garfield's Pet Force, Book 1) (J PB Davis) 86p
• Driggs, Scout. Hulk: The Beast Within (J/F/Driggs) 64p
• Grant, Alan. No Man is an Island (J/PB/Justice League) 118p
• Greenburg, Dan. MAXimum Boy, Starring in Attack of the Soggy Underwater People (J PB Greenburg) 120p
• Haber, Melissa. The Heroic Adventure of Hercules Amsterdam (J/F/Haber) 213p
• Kehret, Peg. Escaping the Giant Wave (J/F/Kehret) 151p
• Kelleher, Daria V. Defenders of the Universe (J/F/Kelleher) 121p
• Klause, Annette. Alien Secrets (J/F/Klause) 227p
• O'Brien, Robert. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (J/F/O'Brien) 233p
• Rappaport, Doreen. Victory or Death: Eight Stories of the American Revolution (J 973.3092 Rap) 120p
• Scott, Sir Walter, adapted by Jan Gleiter. Ivanhoe (J/F/Scott) 47p
• Sonenklar, Carol. Mighty Boy (J/F/Son) 118p
• Strickland, Brad. Be a Wolf! (J/F/Strickland) 142p
• Teitelbaum, Michael. Red Justice (J PB Justice League) 169p
• Vande Velde, Vivian. Wizard at Work (J/F/Vande Velde) 134p
• Yolen, Jane. Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons (J/F/Yolen) 248p

Updated: 31 December 2003 cei
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