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Centerville City SchoolsIncoming Sixth Grade Reading List 2025 |
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Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
Headed for Canada to visit his father for the first time since his
parents' divorce, thirteen-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of a plane crash with only the clothes he has on and a hatchet to help him live
in the wilderness. For the next book in the series, see The River.
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Julie of the Wolves
by Jean Craighead George
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a
thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of
Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
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Touching Spirit Bear
by Ben Mikaelsen
After his anger erupts into violence, Cole - in order to avoid going
to prison - agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based
on the Native American Circle Justice, which sends him to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes
his life.
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Kwame Crashes the Underworld
by Craig Kofi Farmer
When he is sucked into a magical whirlpool that leads him straight to
the Ghanaian underworld, 12-year-old Kwame Powell - with a mischievous monkey by his side - finds himself in a fight to save humanity along with his late grandmother, who is somehow alive
and still a kid?
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The Sword of Summer
by Rick Riordan
Living on the streets of Boston after the death of his mother, Magnus
is told by a mysterious stranger that he is the son of a Norse god and must track down a lost ancient sword to stop a war being waged by mythical monsters. This is book one in the Magnus Chase series.
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The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon,
god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent
a war between the gods. This is book one in the Percy Jackson series.
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The Hidden Oracle
by Rick Riordan
Cast down from Olympus and transformed into a human after
angering Zeus, a weak and disoriented Apollo arrives in New York
City as a regular teen and is forced to survive in the modern world
while endeavoring to regain Zeus' favor. This is book one in
The Trials of Apollo series. Find more here.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K Rowling
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young
boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. This is the first book in the Harry Potter series.
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The Dragonet Prophecy
by Tui Sutherland
Determined to end a generations-long war among the seven dragon tribes, a secret movement called the Talons of Peace draws on a prophecy that calls for a great sacrifice, compelling five appointed dragonets to fulfill a painful destiny against their will. This is book
one in the Wings of Fire series. If you like graphic novels, be sure to check out the illustrated version of this series.
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The Manifestor Prophecy
by Angie Thomas
When her dad, a great Manifestor, is imprisoned for a crime he
didn't commit, 12-year-old Nic Blake - along with her hellhound and
two friends - hunts for a powerful magical tool that could save him.
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Small Spaces
by Katherine Arden
Finding solace in books in the wake of a tragic loss, 11-year-old
Ollie rescues a book from being destroyed and discovers within its
pages the chilling story of a girl who made a fateful bargain with a
sinister specter. For book two in the series, see Dead Voices.
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Took: A Ghost Story
by Mary Downing Hahn
Dan's family moves next door to a woman called Old Auntie who
claims she is a witch. He finds he must take action when his little
sister, Erica, is 'took' to become Auntie's slave for the next fifty years.
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Tales to Keep You Up at Night
by Dan Poblocki
Ignoring a handwritten warning from her grandmother, Amelia reads
an old book she finds in the attic, and as elements from the stories
begin to come to life around her, she realizes that she may be in a spooky story of her own.
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New Kid
by Jerry Craft
Enrolled in a prestigious private school where he is one of only a
few students of color, talented seventh-grade artist Jordan finds
himself torn between the worlds of his Washington Heights apartment home and the upscale circles of Riverdale Academy. For book two
in the series, see Class Trip.
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Continental Drifter
by Kathy Macleod
Spending most of the year in Bangkok and then the summer in
Maine, Thai American Kathy struggles to fit in and longs to find a
place where she truly belongs. She's just not sure if it's in America, Thailand…or anywhere.
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Smile
by Raina Telgemeier
An autobiography in graphic novel format describes how the author
lost two of her front teeth in an accident when she was twelve, and
her subsequent struggles with various corrective dental techniques throughout adolescence. For book two in the series, see Sisters.
Book three, Guts, is equally popular!
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Across So Many Seas
by Ruth Behar
This epic novel tells the stories of four girls from different generations
of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leaves their countries and start a new life.
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The Night War
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
In 1942, with the Nazis occupying much of France, 12-year-old
Miriam - who is Jewish - escapes to a boarding school near the
famous Chateau de Chenonceau, where she is called upon to
undertake a deadly task.
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One Big Open Sky
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
In 1879, three women who are free from slavery but bound by
poverty, access to opportunity, and patriarchal social structures,
head westward on a perilous wagon journey that could cost them everything they have - including their lives.
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Max in the House of Spies
by Adam Gidwitz
To find his way back home to his family in Germany during WWII,
Max Bretzfeld - with a kobold named Berg on one shoulder and a
dybbuk named Stein on the other - sets out to do the impossible:
become a British spy. For book two in the series, see Max in the
Land of Lies.
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Ground Zero
by Alan Gratz
A dual tale published to mark the 20th anniversary of the September
11 attacks finds a young boy struggling to find his father and escape
the World Trade Center in 2001, before a girl in battle-torn 2020 Afghanistan risks her life to help a wounded soldier.
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Prisoner B-3087
by Alan Gratz
A book based on the life of Jack Gruener relates the story of his
survival during the Nazi occupation of Krakow through a succession
of concentration camps to the final liberation of Dachau.
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Spy School
by Stuart Gibbs
Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend
the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is
told is an elite science school. This is book one in the series.
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A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall
by Jasmine Warga
When he encounters a floating girl who resembles the girl in a
painting stolen from the museum, Rami becomes determined to
solve the mystery. He teams up with a classmate and a turtle named Agatha to look for the clues all around them.
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The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
by Gennifer Choldenko
When his mom doesn't come home, 11-year-old Hank, who takes
care of his toddler sister, seeks out the stranger listed as their
emergency contact. This has consequences and could separate
them for good, but Hank is determined to keep his family together
- no matter what.
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We Still Belong
by Christine Day
Wesley's hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day (and asking her crush to the dance) go all wrong - until she finds herself surrounded
by the love of her Indigenous family and community at the intertribal powwow.
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Old School
by Gordon Korman
Twelve-year-old Dexter Foreman has lived at The Pines Retirement Village with his grandmother since he was 6 years old,
homeschooled by the residents until he's forced to attend middle
school - where he sticks out like a sore thumb.
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Wonder
by R. J. Palacio
Born with a facial deformity that initially prevented his attendance
at public school, Auggie Pullman enters the fifth grade at Beecher
Prep and struggles with the dynamics of being both new and different,
in a sparsely written tale about acceptance and self-esteem.
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Freak the Mighty
by Rodman Philbrick
At the beginning of eighth grade, Max and his new friend Freak,
whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind,
find that when they combine forces, they make a powerful team.
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Kareem Between
by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
With the school year getting off to a rough start, Syrian American
seventh grader, Kareem, finds himself stuck between friends, football, parents, right and wrong, and must find his voice amidst the chaos.
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Mid-Air
by Alicia Williams
After their friend is killed in a hit-and-run, Isaiah and Drew find their friendship fading and Isaiah - desperate to keep them together -
comes up with a plan. When it backfires and something unspeakable happens, he wonders how much he can keep inside before he
explodes.
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Shark Teeth
by Sherri Winston
Wanting to believe her mother this time - that she's stopped drinking
and can hold down a job - Kita struggles to keep her family together
as she's falling apart.
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Front Desk
by Kelly Yang
After emigrating from China, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take
a job managing a rundown motel. Despite the nasty owner, Mr. Yao,
who exploits them, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with
fitting in at her school. This is book one in the Front Desk series.
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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
by Carlos Hernandez
A teen troublemaker with a talent for sleight of hand clashes with his school's student council president when the latter accuses him of
putting a raw chicken inside a friend's locker. For book two in the
series, see Sal & Gabi Fix the Universe.
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The First State of Being
by Erin Entrada Kelly
When a teenage boy appears out of nowhere in 1999, claiming he's
the world's first time-traveler and has a book outlining the events of
the next 20 years, 12-year-old Michael wants to get his hands on the book. He must decide how far he's willing to go to do so.
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The Giver
by
Lois Lowry
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the
time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders. His
selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade. For book two in
the series, see Gathering Blue.
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Final Season
by Tim Green
When his NFL dad is diagnosed with ALS, middle school
quarterback Ben Redd is determined to have a winning season,
which may be his final as he watches the heavy toll the incurable
disease is taking on his dad.
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Defending Champ
by Mike Lupica
To save the girls' soccer team, Alex Carlisle and her teammates
hatch a plan - a battle against the sexes - to raise money for the
school's athletic program so that no one is left on the sidelines.
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The Only Game
by Mike Lupica
Sixth grade was supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan would
lead his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League
World Series, but after the death of his brother, Jack loses interest in baseball and only Cassie - star of the girls' softball team - seems to understand. For book two in the Home Team series, see
The Extra Yard.
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Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track
team, a gifted runner finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with
a violence-prone father. For book two in the Track series, see Patina.
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