6th Grade Extension Texts
Module 1: Hero's Journey
Grade 6-8 Texts (Lexile 925-1185)
- The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman
- The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of the Odyssey, Rosemary Sutcliff
- The Neverending Story, Michael Ende
- The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis
- So You Want to Be a Wizard, Diane Duane
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum
- The Monsters and Creatures of Greek Mythology, Don Nardo
- The Heroes and Mortals of Greek Mythology, Don Nardo
- Greek Gods and Heroes, Robert Graves
- The Blue Sword, Robin McKinley
- Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, Edith Hamilton
- The Mythology Handbook: A Course in Ancient Greek Myths, Lady Hestia Evans
- The Hero and the Crown, Robin McKinley
- The Odyssey, Homer
Lexile above 1185
- Black Ships Before Troy, Rosemary Sutcliff
- The Hobbitt, J.R.R. Tolkien
- Heroes in Greek Mythology Rock!, Karen Bornemann Spies
- The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy, Padraic Colum
- Greek Mythology for Teens: Classic Myths in Today's World, Zachary Hamby
- Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece, Gustav Schwab
- 100 Characters from Classical Mythology: Discover the Fascinating Stories of the Green and Roman Deities, Malcolm Day
- D'Aulaires' Book of Green Myths, Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
Module 2: Adversity Now and Then
Grade 6-8 Texts (925-1185)
- Timeline of the Middle Ages, Charlie Samuels
- Joan of Arc, Diane Stanley
- Under the Mesquite, Guadalupe Garcia McCall
- DK Eyewitness Books: Medieval Life, Andre Langley
- Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page, Richard Platt
- The Middle Ages: An Illustrated History, Barbara Hanawalt
- Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck, Margarita Engle
Texts Above Lexile 1185
- Outcast, Rosemary Sutcliff
- Men of Iron, Howard Pyle
- Requiem: Poems of Terezin Ghetto, Paul Janeczko
- Aleutian Sparrow, Karen Hesse
- Becoming Billie Holiday, Carole Boston Weatherford
- Home of the Brave, Katherine Applegate
- Keisha's House, Helen Frost
- Locomotion, Jacqueline Woodson
- Partly Cloudy, Gary Soto
- The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano, Margarita Engle
- Poetry Speaks Who I Am, Elise Paschen
- Ringside, 1925: Views from the Scopes Trial: A Novel, Jennifer Bryant
- Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems, Kristine O'Connell George
- Worlds Afire, Paul Janeczko
Module 3: World's Oceans
Grades 6-8 Texts (Lexile 925-1185)
- Endangered Planet, David Burnie
- Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands, Cathryn Berger Kaye and Phillipe Cousteau
- Overfishing (Habitat Havoc), Therese Shea
Texts Above Lexile 1185
- Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Motion, Loree Griffin Burns
- The River Cottage Fish Book: The Definitive Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Fish and Shellfish, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Nick Fisher
Module 4: Pesticides
Grade 6-8 Texts (Lexile 925-1185)
- None
Texts Above Lexile 1185
- Silent Spring at 50: The False Crises of Rachel Carson, Roger Meiners, Pierre Desrochers, and Andrew Morriss
- The War on Bugs, Will Allen