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6th Grade Summer Reading List – 2007
Academic Language Arts Book Choices Students in Academic Language Arts are to choose one book from the following list. If you are an ambitious reader, you may choose a book from the Advanced Language Arts Book Choices.
Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three. Readers are enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-keeper and his quest to become a hero. He and an engaging cast of characters become involved in an epic struggle between good and evil that shapes the fate of the legendary land of Prydain. (Fantasy Fiction)
Ardagh, Philip. A House Called Awful End: the Eddie Dickens Trilogy (Book One). Eddie is forced to go live with his crazy aunt and uncle in Awful End while his parents recover from a strange disease. On his way there, Eddie finds himself in many quirky and hilarious situations. (Humorous Fiction)
Betancourt, Jeanne. My Name is Brain Brian. Brian dreads entering sixth grade, knowing his learning experiences will be fraught with the confusion and frustration of years past. But on opening day, his teacher recognizes his problem—tipped off by the boy’s reversing letters when writing his name…Brian has dyslexia. (Realistic Fiction)
Byars, Betsy. The Dark Stairs: a Herculeah Jones Mystery. Mystery is in Herculeah Jones’s blood. How could it not be, with a father on the police force and a mother who’s a private eye? So when Herculeah notices a man hanging around the “Dead Oaks” mansion, she can’t resist doing some investigating of her own. (Mystery Fiction)
Clements, Andrew. Room One: A Mystery or Two. Sixth-grader Ted Hammond puts his detective skills to work when he spies a girl’s face in the window of an abandoned farmhouse. Soon, April tells him that ever since her dad died in Iraq, someone has been stalking their family. Ted must find a way to help her before it’s too late. (Mystery Fiction)
Dahl, Roald. Boy: Tales of Childhood. This autobiographical account of the author’s childhood is both imaginative and humorous. Dahl takes the reader through many of his most important childhood events. (Non-Fiction)
Danziger, Paula. Snail Mail No More. Best friends Elizabeth and Tara Starr are corresponding regularly via e-mail. As they deal with big changes in their lives, their long distance friendship is put to the test. (Realistic Fiction)
Gaiman, Neil. Coraline. When Coraline steps through the door to find another house strangely similar to her own, things seem marvelous until she realizes that the mother and father who live in this house want her to stay and be their little girl. (Mystery Fiction)
Gutman, Dan. The Million Dollar Goal. Twins Dawn and Dusk learn to admire their old grandmother who wins the chance to shoot a goal for one million dollars. When she dies before the contest, the twins must decide who is going to take her place. (Humorous Fiction)
Hollander, Phyllis. Amazing but True Sports Stories. Contains 87 true stories about amazing moments in a wide variety of sports. (Non-Fiction)
Howe, James. Bunnicula Strikes Again! Bunnicula, the vampire rabbit, is up to his old tricks. Can Chester (the cat), Howie, and Harold (the dogs) stop Bunnicula from sucking the juice out of all the vegetables before it’s too late? (Fantasy Fiction)
Korman, Gordon. The 6th Grade Nickname Game. Jeff and Wiley are notorious for attaching nicknames to other students, teachers, and even their own class. But some of the nicknames they have invented are backfiring on them. Can they get it together before it’s too late? (Humorous Fiction)
Lasky, Kathryn. Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish immigrant girl. A young Jewish girl tells of the experiences she faces being an immigrant in New York City in 1903. (Historical Fiction)
Morgan, Melissa J. Alex’s Challenge. Eleven-year-old Alex has been attending Camp Lakeview for four years now. This summer, Alex seems different as she struggles to juggle soccer and friends. (Sports Fiction)
Morris, Gerald. The Squire’s Tale. Growing up an orphan in an isolated cottage in the woods, young Terence never expected much adventure, but upon the arrival of Gawain, his life takes a surprising turn. Terence becomes Gawain’s squire and leaves his secluded life for one of adventure in King Arthur’s court. (Adventure Fiction)
Park, Barbara. Almost Starring Skinnybones. Young Alex “Skinnybones” Frankovitch finally gets his chance to become a Big Celebrity—starring in a cat food commercial. Now he has the chance to impress his schoolmates. (Humorous Fiction)
Paterson, Katherine. Lyddie. In 1843, three years after her father abandons his failing Vermont farm, ten-year-old Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants, while the rest of the family goes off to live with relatives. (Historical Fiction)
Peel, John. Suddenly Twins! Chrissy Scott has no idea she has a twin brother, Chris Scott. One day, he grabs her from the other side of the mirror. Together, they travel magically to the far ends of the earth trying to catch the Elementals before the evil witch Lori Lee can. (Fantasy Fiction)
Rud, Jeff. In the Paint. Twelve-year-old Matt Hill struggles to make the basketball team in his new school while keeping out of trouble. Matt must make difficult moral choices. (Sports Fiction)
Sachar, Louis. Marvin Redpost #6: A Flying Birthday Cake. When Marvin and Stuart sleep over Nick Tuffle’s house for Nick’s birthday, Marvin notices a glowing green thing in the sky that looks like a flying birthday cake. The next day, a strange new kid shows up at school. Is there a connection between the two? (Humorous Fiction)
Shull, Megan. Yours Truly, Skye O’Shea. Skye Beryl O’Shea, a hockey-playing sixth grader, is the first 11-year-old to make the Ithaca Comets’ 15 and under traveling team. School is not going so well for Skye. She has to learn to live with her problems and pull up her math grades or she may have to give up hockey. (Realistic Fiction)
Smith, Roland. Sasquatch. Dylan accompanies his father to a meeting of the Bigfoot International Society. He is sure that it is just another one of his dad’s odd hobbies. Soon after, his father joins the society’s leader in an expedition to hunt down a Sasquatch specimen, and Dylan begins to suspect Sasquatch may be more than a legend; he realizes he must prevent the society from killing them. (Adventure Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The Austere Academy: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 5). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The Bad Beginning: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 1). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The Carnivorous Carnival: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 9). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The End: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 13). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The Ersatz Elevator: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 6). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The Grim Grotto: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 11). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The Hostile Hospital: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 8). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The Miserable Mill: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 4). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The Penultimate Pen: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 12). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The Reptile Room: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 2). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The Slippery Slope: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 10). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The Vile Village: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 7). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Snicket, Lemony. The Wide Window: A Series of Unfortunate Events (Book 3). Follow the humorous adventures of the Baudelaire children as they depend on their wits to survive their evil relatives. (Fantasy Fiction)
Spinelli, Jerry. Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a Kid. Spinelli’s childhood memoir, illustrated with black and white pictures, discusses important events in the author’s life. Mixes humor with imagination. (Non-Fiction)
Spinelli, Jerry. Loser. Donald Zinkoff is a kid everyone will recognize. The one with the stupid laugh who cracks up over nothing, the klutz who trips over his own feet, the overly exuberant student who always raises his hand but never has the right answers. Follow Donald through his awkward middle school years. (Realistic Fiction)
Van Dranen, Wendelin. Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief. Thirteen-year-old Sammy finds herself in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the hotel across the street from the seniors’ building where she is living with her grandmother. (Mystery Fiction)
White, Ellen Emerson. Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty, United States Marine Corps. Patrick is a U.S. Marine fighting an enemy he cannot see in a landscape he cannot conquer. Scared, but brave, he must deal with all the emotions of the war in Vietnam and keep a journal of his experiences while away from home. (Historical Fiction)
Required Reading for Students in Advanced Language Arts
Students who will be enrolled in Grade Six Advanced Language Arts are required to read the following novel as well as one novel from the Advanced Language Arts Book Choices.
Required: Alexander, Lloyd. Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth. Jason and his magic cat, Gareth, travel through time to visit countries all over the world during different periods of history.
Advanced Language Arts Book Choices Choose One: Ada, Alma Flor. Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba. Stories about a family living comfortably with aunts, uncles, and cousins in a large, shared family home in the small town of Camaguey. Here, any event beyond the ordinary becomes the focus of everyone’s attention.
Blacker, Terence. The Angel Factory. Twelve-year-old Thomas breaks into a secret computer file and uncovers two major family secrets: that he was adopted, and that his seemingly perfect family is part of a secret “project.”
Blackwood, Gary. Shakespeare Stealer. Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet” or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theater where Shakespeare’s players perform. Here, he learns the meaning of friendship and loyalty.
Creech, Sharon. Bloomability. When 13-year-old Dinnie goes from New Mexico to Switzerland to attend an international school, she discovers her world is expanding. New friendships and the beauty of Switzerland begin to unlock thoughts and dreams within her.
Creech, Sharon. Heartbeat. Twelve-year-old Annie describes a transitional year in her life in free verse. She ponders the many rhythms of life as her mother becomes pregnant, her grandfather begins faltering, and her best friend becomes distant.
Fradin, Dennis Brindell. The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence. Biographical profiles of the 56 men who put their reputations, fortunes, and their very lives on the line by signing the Declaration of Independence.
Henkes, Kevin. Olive’s Ocean. During a summer visit to her grandmother’s cottage by the ocean, 12-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.
Korman, Gordon. No More Dead Dogs. Eighth-grade football hero Wallace is sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the school play. In spite of himself, he becomes wrapped up in the production and begins to suggest changes that improve not only the play but his life as well.
Ritter, John H. The Boy Who Saved Baseball. The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory with the secrets of the now disgraced player, Dante Del Gato.
Springer, Nancy. The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery. Enola Holmes, younger sister of Detective Sherlock Holmes, travels to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother. Along the way, she becomes involved in another disappearance, the case of the young marquess, who was kidnapped.
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