Grade 6 - Adventure ISBN: 0385327900 Title: The wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken - Set in the countryside of Victorian England, this novel tells of two children, their helpful friend, Simon, a tyrannical governess, and her strict sister Author: Aiken, Joan, 1924- ISBN: 0531084930 Title: The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi - As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious Author: Avi, 1937- ISBN: 0060219440 Title: Julie of the wolves by Jean Craighead George - While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack Author: George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012- ISBN: 9780689205866 Title: From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg - Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home Author: Konigsburg, E. L. ISBN: 9780062686206 Title: The book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock - In 1350, a boy with a large hump on his back becomes the servant of a shadowy pilgrim on his way to Rome, who pulls the boy into a dangerous expedition across Europe Author: Murdock, Catherine Gilbert, author. ISBN: 9780545027892 Title: Wonderstruck : a novel in words and pictures by Brian Selznick - Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City Author: Selznick, Brian. ISBN: 1402714602 Title: The adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century Author: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. ISBN: 9780385742092 Title: Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool - Odyssey-like adventure of two boys' incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail where they deal with pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters Author: Vanderpool, Clare. Grade 6 - Animals ISBN: 9780553511246 Title: The nine lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby - The story of cat Jacob Tibbs, runt of the litter, and his exploits on the high seas as a ship's mouser Author: Busby, Cylin, author. ISBN: 0060115459 Title: Old Yeller by Fred Gipson - Young Travis faces a test of manhood when his heroic dog is bitten by a mad wolf Author: Gipson, Fred, 1908-1973- ISBN: 9780062377029 Title: Pax by Sara Pennypacker - After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back Author: Pennypacker, Sara, 1951- author. ISBN: 9780399551239 Title: Where the red fern grows by Wilson Rawls - A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters Author: Rawls, Wilson, author. ISBN: 9780440416968 Title: The trouble with Tuck by Theodore Taylor - Helen and her dog, Friar Tuck, are inseparable for three years, but as Tuck begins going blind, Helen trains him to trust in his own seeing-eye dog Author: Taylor, Theodore, 1922- Grade 6 - Realistic Fiction ISBN: 0374336644 Title: Joey Pigza swallowed the key by Jack Gantos - To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription meds wear off and he starts acting wired Author: Gantos, Jack. ISBN: 9780375969027 Title: Wonder by R.J. Palacio - Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan Author: Palacio, R. J. ISBN: 1416901949 Title: The higher power of Lucky by Susan Patron - Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away Author: Patron, Susan, 1948- ISBN: 0060274727 Title: Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman - A number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed Author: Fleischman, Paul. ISBN: 9780375936883 Title: Turtle in paradise by Jennifer L. Holm - In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida Author: Holm, Jennifer L. ISBN: 9780374332662 Title: Holes by Louis Sachar - Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself Author: Sachar, Louis, 1954- ISBN: 0316807222 Title: Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli - After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries Author: Spinelli, Jerry. ISBN: 9780544876392 Title: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser - Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind Author: Glaser, Karina Yan, author. Title: The view from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg - Four students develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition Author: Konigsburg, E. L. ISBN: 9780399557569 Title: The Losers Club by Andrew Clements - Alec, a sixth-grade bookworm always in trouble for reading instead of listening and participating in class, starts a book club and discovers that real life can be as exciting as the stories in his favorite books Author: Clements, Andrew, 1949- author. Grade 6 - Science Fiction and Fantasy ISBN: 9781786750914 Title: The wonderful wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz Author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919, author. ISBN: 0786808012 Title: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer - When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll Author: Colfer, Eoin. ISBN: 0375822739 Title: The city of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau - In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions Author: DuPrau, Jeanne. ISBN: 0689303173 Title: The dark is rising by Susan Cooper - On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark Author: Cooper, Susan, 1935- ISBN: 0399214240 Title: Redwall by Brian Jacques - When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior Author: Jacques, Brian. ISBN: 0374386137 Title: A wrinkle in time by Madeleine L'Engle - Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government Author: L'Engle, Madeleine. ISBN: 0060275111 Title: Ella enchanted by Gail Carson Levine - Based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her Author: Levine, Gail Carson. ISBN: 9780062658760 Title: The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch Author: Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963. ISBN: 0395645662 Title: The giver by Lois Lowry - Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives Author: Lowry, Lois. ISBN: 9781442407695 Title: The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann - In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths learn magic Author: McMann, Lisa. ISBN: 9781442445932 Title: Keeper of the lost cities by Shannon Messenger - At age twelve, Sophie is brought to Eternalia to hone her elf skills and discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill Author: Messenger, Shannon. ISBN: 0316789070 Title: The dark side of nowhere by Neal Shusterman - Fourteen-year-old Jason faces an identity crisis after discovering that he is the son of aliens who stayed on earth following a botched invasion mission Author: Shusterman, Neal. Grade 6 - Historical Fiction ISBN: 0786826479 Title: Crispin : the cross of lead by Avi - Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret Author: Avi, 1937- ISBN: 9780803740815 Title: The war that saved my life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother Author: Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. ISBN: 0385321759 Title: The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis - The ordinary routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963 Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul. author. ISBN: 9780439874021 Title: Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan - Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children find themselves caught up in the same thread of destiny Author: Ryan, Pam Muñoz, author. ISBN: 9780823444946 Title: Brother's keeper by Julie Lee - Twelve-year-old Sora and her eight-year-old brother, Youngsoo, must try to escape North Korea's oppressive Communist regime on their own in 1950 Author: Lee, Julie (Children's fiction writer), author. ISBN: 9780439023443 Title: Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis - In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring justice for his family Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul. ISBN: 0525458638 Title: The Shakespeare stealer by Gary Blackwood - A young orphan boy is ordered by his master to infiltrate Shakespeare's acting troupe in order to steal the script of "Hamlet," but he discovers instead the meaning of friendship and loyalty Author: Blackwood, Gary L. ISBN: 9780810989818 Title: Heart of a samurai : based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro by Margi Preus - In 1841, rescued by an American whaler, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States Author: Preus, Margi. Grade 6 - Humorous ISBN: 9781419715174 Title: The strange case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger - Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight Author: Angleberger, Tom. ISBN: 9780316737371 Title: How to train your dragon by Cressida Cowell - Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan by catching and training a dragon Author: Cowell, Cressida. ISBN: 9780374427986 Title: The great turkey walk by Kathleen Karr - In 1860, a somewhat simple-minded fifteen-year-old boy attempts to herd one thousand turkeys from Missouri to Denver, Colorado, in hopes of selling them at a profit Author: Karr, Kathleen. ISBN: 0786805315 Title: No more dead dogs by Gordon Korman - Eighth-grade football hero Wallace Wallace is sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the school play where, in spite of himself, he becomes wrapped up in the production Author: Korman, Gordon. ISBN: 0670377295 Title: Homer Price by Robert McCloskey - Six episodes in the life of Homer Price including one in which he and his pet skunk capture four bandits and another about a donut machine on the rampage Author: McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003. ISBN: 9780316101875 Title: Middle school. The worst years of my life by James Patterson - When Rafe Khatchadorian enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct Author: Patterson, James, 1947- ISBN: 9780547152639 Title: Max Quigley : technically not a bully by James Roy - After playing a prank on one of his "geeky" classmates, sixth-grader Max Quigley's punishment is to be tutored by him Author: Roy, James, 1968- ISBN: 9781442421820 Title: Spy school by Stuart Gibbs - Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school Author: Gibbs, Stuart, 1969- ISBN: 9780061742668 Title: Ungifted by Gordon Korman - Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school Author: Korman, Gordon. Grade 6 - Mystery ISBN: 9780316113663 Title: The name of this book is secret by Pseudonymous Bosch - Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, who are searching for the secret of immortality Author: Bosch, Pseudonymous. ISBN: 0385901895 Title: Assassin by Grace Cavendish - Thirteen-year-old Lady Grace Cavendish, favorite maid of honor of Elizabeth I, must solve a murder mystery and clear the name of her betrothed Author: Cavendish, Grace. ISBN: 9780062110503 Title: The wig in the window by Kristen Kittscher - When their game of neighborhood spying takes a dark turn one night, pre-teen sleuths Sophie Young and Grace Yang find themselves caught in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with their bizarre guidance counselor Author: Kittscher, Kristen, author. ISBN: 0808593064 Title: The view from the cherry tree by Willo Davis Roberts - Rob admits having seen a murder, but no one believes him—except the murderer Author: Roberts, Willo Davis. ISBN: 0525471375 Title: The Westing game by Ellen Raskin - The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance Author: Raskin, Ellen. ISBN: 9780316057776 Title: The mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart - After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened Author: Stewart, Trenton Lee. ISBN: 9781416960652 Title: The Egypt game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder - A group of children, entranced with the study of Egypt, play their own Egypt game, are visited by a secret oracle, become involved in a murder, and befriend the Professor of the local junk shop Author: Snyder, Zilpha Keatley.
