Sixth Grade Reading List


Summer Reading Is Killing Me
by Jon Scieszka – J SCIESZK

Sam, Fred, and Joe find themselves face-to-beak with a giant, 266-pound chicken ... who, unfortunately, looks hungry. As the chicken begins to chase them, the boys realize with horror that they are smack-dab in the middle of Daniel Pinkwater's The Hoboken Chicken Emergency! How did they get there? Fred accidentally stuck the school's summer reading list between the pages of "The Book"--a time-warping, green-mist-expelling book that triggers time travel.

Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth Speare – J SPEARE

Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the cold, bleak shores of Connecticut Colony, that her new home will never be like the shimmering Caribbean island she left behind. The only place where Kit feels completely free is in the meadows, where she enjoys the company of the old Quaker woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond. But when Kit's friendship with the "witch" is discovered, she herself is accused of witchcraft!

The Giver
by Lois Lowry – J 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.

Everything on a Waffle
by Polly Horvath – J HORVATH

Primrose Squarp simply knows her parents did not perish at sea during a terrible storm, despite what the other residents of Coal Harbour believe. For all practical purposes, Primrose is an orphan, and there's no great clamoring of prospective adopters. Read as a cast of delightfully eccentric characters weaves in and out of her world.

Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls – J RAWLS

A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn. Little Ann had the brains, and Billy had the will to make them into the finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too.

The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin – J 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.

The Music of the Dolphins
by Karen Hesse – J HESSE

It was no ordinary rescue for the Coast Guard: the girl preferred to stay unrescued, running away with movements more animal than human. The young teen, called Mila for miracle, was raised by dolphins until her discovery. Now she begins her acculturation back into the world of humans, and the scene shifts to a special school-hospital in Boston, where doctors study and observe their fascinating find.

The Egypt Game
by Zelpha Keatly Snyder – J SNYDER
 
This story is about a group of children who become very interested in Egyptian history. They form a club to enact this time period. While doing this, they stumble upon a mystery that they try to solve.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne – J VERNE

Set in the 19th century, a French professor and his two companions, trapped aboard a fantastic submarine as prisoners of the deranged Captain Nemo, come face to face with exotic ocean creatures and strange sights hidden from the world above.

Loser
by Jerry Spinelli – J SPINELL

Donald Zinkoff is one of the greatest kids you could ever hope to meet. He laughs easily, he likes people, he loves school, he tries to rescue lost girls in blizzards, he talks to old ladies. The only problem is, others call him a loser, but he is too busy to notice.