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Kristen,
I use lots of informational texts such as National Geographic Expeditions  
books with my 5th graders.  They love non-fiction and they do not find them  
babyish.  I also subscribe to Super Science Magazine from Scholastic.   It is 
written with a variety of levels within one issue.  Another reading  genre they 
might like are biographies.  As for the guided reading time, I  could not do 
all those parts of guided reading in 30 minutes. I have 40  minute lessons and 
work on parts of the cycle.  It is my understanding that  intermediate guided 
reading can take on many forms, so I would chose the one  that best fits the 
students. Hope this helps.
Marsha