Sixth Grade
Fiction
JUV FIC Ardagh
A House Called Awful End by Philip Ardagh.
119p.
When 14-year-old Eddie Dickens's ill parents become
"a bit crinkly round the edges," his great-uncle and
great-aunt, Mad Uncle Jack and Mad Aunt Maude, take
him.
YA FIC Bruchac
The Winter People by Joseph Bruchac. 168p.
As the French and Indian War rages in October of
1759, Saxso, a fourteen-year-old Abenaki boy,
pursues the English rangers who have attacked his
village and taken his mother and sisters hostage.
JUV FIC Byng
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by
Georgia Byng. 371 p.
Unlucky and unloved, Molly Moon, living in a dreary
orphanage in a small English town, discovers a
hidden talent for hypnotism and hypnotizes her way
to stardom in New York City.
JUV FIC Clements
A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements. 190p.
The fifth grade's annual camping trip in the woods
tests Mark's survival skills and his ability to
relate to a teacher who seems out to get him.
YA FIC Ferris
Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris. 266 p.
A young man with a mysterious past and a fondness
for inventing things leaves the troll who raised
him, meets an unhappy princess he has loved from
afar, and discovers a plot against her and her
father.
JUV FIC Gaiman
Coraline by Neil Gaiman. 162 p.
Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a
mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet
disturbingly different from her own, where she must
challenge a gruesome entity it order to save
herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
JUV FIC Gray
The Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool by
Margaret Gray.167 p.
Skinny and buck-toothed Princess Rose is not your
typical fairy-tale beauty. This doesn't matter to
Princess Rose until she meets a particularly
handsome prince looking for a bride.
JUV FIC Korman
The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon
Korman.154 p.
11-year-old best friends Jeff and Wiley, who like to
give nicknames to their classmates, try to find the
right one for the new girl Cassandra, while
adjusting to the football coach who has become their
new teacher.
JUV FIC Martin
A Corner of the Universe by Anne M. Martin.
189 p.
The summer that Hattie turns twelve, she meets the
childlike uncle she never knew and becomes friends
with a girl who works at the carnival that comes to
Hattie's small town.
YA FIC Mikaelsen
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. 241 p.
After his anger erupts into violence, Cole, agrees
to participate in a sentencing alternative based on
the Native American Circle Justice, and he is sent
to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a
huge Spirit Bear changes his life.
JUV FIC Rupp
The Dragon of Lonely Island by Rebecca Rupp.
160 p.
Hannah, Zachary, and Sarah Emily spend a summer with
their mystery-writer mom on a secluded island where
they learn what it means to be a Dragon Friend.
JUV FIC Ryan
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. 262 p.
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their
life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in
the labor camps of Southern California.
JUV FIC Van-Draanen
Swear to Howdy by Wendelin Van-Draanen. 126
p.
Rusty and Joey share neighborhood adventures,
complaints about their older sisters, family
secrets, and even guilt that binds them together in
a special friendship.
JUV FIC White
Tadpole by Ruth White. 198 p.
In rural Kentucky in 1955, Serilda Collins, single
mother of four lively girls, discovers that her
orphaned nephew is being subjected to brutality.
YA FIC Woodson
Hush by Jacqueline Woodson. 181 p.
Twelve-year-old Toswiah finds her life changed when
her family enters the witness protection program.
Science Fiction
JUV SF Applegate
The Mayflower Project by Katherine Applegate.
178 p.
What if you found out that a huge asteroid was about
out to collide with the earth? Or that you were one
of the few chosen to escape? See what happens in
this first book in the Remnants Series.
JUV SF Colfer
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. 277 p.
When a 12-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.
JUV SF Duprau
The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau. 270 p.
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.
JUV SF McCaffrey
Alia Waking by Laura Williams McCaffrey. 214
p.
Alia and her best friend Kay long to join the
Keentens, a sisterhood of warrior women, but after a
punishment caring for captives, Alia begins to
question everything that once was certain in her
life.
Mysteries
JUV M Roberts
Hostage by Willo Davis Roberts. 140 p.
When eleven-year-old Kaci interrupts burglars in the
process of robbing her house, she and her nosy
elderly neighbor Mrs. Banducci are kidnapped and
held hostage by the desperate and ruthless
criminals.
Non-Fiction
JUV 133.10973 C66H 2002
Hauntings and Horrors: the ultimate guide to
spooky America by Daniel Cohen. 213 p.
Describes the sighting of ghosts in various parts of
the United States, including the ghosts of the
famous, like Abraham Lincoln and Elvis Presley, the
infamous, like gangster "Bugsy" Segal, and ordinary
folks, like a young girl who haunts Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina.
JUV 332.024 K542J 2003
Jobs for Kids: A Smart Kid's Q&A Guide by Jeanne Keifer. 112p.
Answers questions about the five most popular jobs
for young people, as well as about other ways they
can make money, with advice on the planning and
marketing involved.
JUV 599.885 G61A 2001
The Chimpanzees I love: saving their world and ours
by Jane Goodall. 80 p.
A well illustrated and inspiring personal narrative
that tells about the amazing discoveries made over a
40 years period by Jane Goodall.
JUV 636.70092 P285M 1998
My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen. 137 p.
The author describes some of the dogs that have had
special places in his life, including his first dog,
Snowball, in the Philippines; Dirk, who protected
him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved his life.
JUV 910.453 SH23D 2002
Daring Pirate Women by Anne Wallace Sharp. 112 p.
Profiles pirates throughout history, especially
women pirates of Europe, America, and Asia, such as
Princess Alvilda, Ingean Ruadh, Grany Imallye,
Elizabeth Killigrew, Anne Bonny, and Lai Cho San.
JUV 920.0083 H769W 2001
We Were There Too!: Young people in U.S. history by
Phillip M. Hoose. 264 p.
Biographies of dozens of young people who made a
mark in American history, including explorers,
planters, spies, cowpunchers, sweatshop workers, and
civil rights workers.
JUV 978.02 F875I 2001
In the Days of the Vaquero: America's first true
cowboys by Russell Freedman. 70 p.
A history of the American West that highlights the
contributions made by the Mexican vaqueros.
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