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Incoming6th GradeSummer Reading
The required text forall incoming 6th
graders is
What should I read? Freak the Mighty by
Rodman Philbrick
RequiredReading
Freak the Mighty
This simple yet timeless story explores manythemes, including bullying -- an importanttopic in today's schools. Freak the Mighty is
sure to remain fresh, dramatic, andmemorable for the next twenty years and
beyond!
Ms. Stolzman suggests thefollowing titles
All incoming 6th graders are requiredto read "Freak the Mighty" as well as 1
other book from the book list.
Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meetsthree mysterious sisters and suddenly findshimself entwined in a puzzling quest involving aprophecy, a promise, and a harmonica. Decadeslater, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania,and Ivy in California each, in turn, becomeinterwoven when the very same harmonica landsin their lives.
Echo- Pam Munoz Ryan
Gr 4–6—Once a year in the Protectorate there is a Day ofSacrifice. The youngest baby is taken by the Elders and left in
the forest to die, thus appeasing the witch who threatens todestroy the village if not obeyed. Unbeknownst to the people,Xan, the witch of the forest, is kind and compassionate. Whenshe discovers the first baby left as a sacrifice, she has no idea
why it has been abandoned. She rescues the infants, feedseach one starlight, and delivers the shining infants to parents
in the Outside Cities who love and care for them.
The Girl who Drank the Moon
Raised in South Carolina andNew York, Woodson always
felt halfway home in eachplace. In vivid poems, she
shares what it was like to growup as an African American in
the 1960s and 1970s, living withthe remnants of Jim Crow andher growing awareness of the
Civil Rights movement. T
Brown Girl Dreaming
Read 25
minsnightly
Gr 4–7—A viscerally affecting story of war, loss, and thepower of friendship. Pennypacker, author of the
exuberant "Clementine" series (Disney-Hyperion) andthe charmingly morbid Summer of the Gypsy Moths
(HarperCollins, 2012), here displays not only herformidable writing skills and a willingness to stretchher storytelling into increasingly complex narrativeforms but also her ability to tackle dark and weighty
themes with sensitivity and respect for the child reader.
PAXInspired by the author's
childhood experience as arefugee�fleeing Vietnam after
the Fall of Saigon andimmigrating to Alabama�thiscoming-of-age debut novel
told in verse has beencelebrated for its touching
child's-eye view of family andimmigration.
Inside and Out and BackAgain
The Marvels by Brian SelznickGr 5–7—Eleven-year-old Ellie
Cruz's life changes dramaticallywhen her mother brings ateenage boy home one night andshe learns it is her estrangedgrandfather. Melvin is a scientistwho has figured out how toreverse aging and is now 13again. Tensions are high betweenMelvin and his adult daughter,Ellie's mother, but Ellie feels likeshe now has the opportunity toreally get to know hergrandfather.
Fourteenth Goldfish
The journey begins at sea in 1766,with a boy named Bil ly Marvel.
After surviving a shipwreck, he f indswork in a London theatre. There, hisfamily f lourishes for generations as
bril liant actors until 1900, when youngLeontes Marvel is banished from the
stage.
Raffa Santana has always loved the
mysterious Forest of Wonders. For a gifted
young apothecary like him, every leaf could
unleash a kind of magic.
When an injured bat crashes into his life,
Raffa invents a cure from a rare crimson vine
that he finds deep in the Forest. His remedy
saves the animal but also transforms it into
something much more than an ordinary bat,
with far-reaching consequences.
Adventure
Booked by Kwame Alexander
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, ISBN: 9780544570986
The thrill of a soccer tournament, the pressure of family expectations, the social minefield of crushes
and bullies, and the beauty of words are all explored in
this exciting, extraordinary novel
in verse.
Eragon by Christopher Paolini Bot Wars by J.V. Kade Above World by Jenn Reese Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly The Maze Runner by James Dashner Freakling by Lana Krumwiede Mortality Doctrine series by James Dashner The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Fantasy and Sci-Fi
Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Paper Things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Realistic Fiction
Crime Travelers by Paul Aertker
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
Rule of 3 by Eric Walters
Michael Vey series by Richard Paul Evans
House of Scorpions by Nancy Farmer
I Am The Weapon by Allen Zadoff
Historical Fiction
Wing and Claw
Hatchet ISBN: 9780689840920
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness,learning to survive initially
with only the aid of a hatchetgiven to him by his mother,and learning also to survive
his parents' divorce. A Newbery Honor Book.
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