entering GRADE 6 Book List  

Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish, by Pablo Cartaya - When Marcus is suspended for confronting his younger brother's bully, their mother takes them on a trip to Puerto Rico to figure things out (realistic fiction).

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, by Pablo Cartaya - Arturo's summer is turned upside down when Carmen moves into his apartment complex and an unscrupulous land developer tries to change the neighborhood (realistic fiction).

Rebellion 1776, by Laurie Halse Anderson - Thirteen-year-old Elsbeth struggles to find her missing father amidst the smallpox epidemic sweeping across Boston during the revolution (historical fiction). 

The Sherlock Society, by James Ponti - First up in the cases Alex Sherlock and his gang of teenage friends set out to solve is the mystery of Al Capone and a hidden treasure (mystery). 

The Academy, (or The Academy II: the journey continues), by T.Z. Layton - Leo has never seen the ocean or been on a plane, but he has big dreams of being an international soccer player. Then Leo gets his chance to try out for The Academy. But will he be good enough? (sports)

Shipwrecked: diving for hidden time capsules on the ocean floor, by Martin W. Sandler - Adventure-filled accounts of the most captivating shipwrecks in history. Travel across time and oceans; each chapter is a new story (nonfiction).

Slugfest, by Gordon Korman- Yash is a superstar middle school athlete who is allowed to skip physical education classes to practice and play on high school teams. But when the state requires him to pass eighth grade PE, Yash has to enroll in summer school (sports, humor). 

Song For a Whale, by Lynne Kelly - Sixth grader Iris, who is deaf, will not give up her quest to connect with Blue 55, a lonely whale who hears differently. Packed with adventure, this story addresses loneliness, belonging, and the power of communication (realistic fiction). 

All Thirteen: the incredible cave rescue of the Thai Boys Soccer Team, by Christina Soontornvat - In 2018, a boys' soccer team and their coach became trapped in a flooding cave in northern Thailand. Read about their 18-day saga of desperate entrapment and miraculous rescue (nonfiction).

A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga - Built to explore Mars, Resilience develops human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists that assembled him. Blast of with Res on a Martian adventure like no other. (science fiction).

Awkward, or other selection from the Berrybrook Middle School series, by Svetlana Chmakova - Being the new kid in middle school is, well, awkward - especially when you add in social anxiety and a feud between the art and science clubs (graphic novel.) 

For each book you read, please complete the short "Book Tracker" (Google form).  

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