Good Books for Sixth Graders

Alexander, Lloyd	The Iron Ring A young and idealistic king loses his kingdom in a game and must regain his honor in a test of his limits, both mental and physical.	J ALE
Avi	What do Fish Have to do with Anything A collection of stories featuring adolescents who experience some of bizarre things, such as ghost cats and reversals of personality.	J SC AVI (Story Collection)
Baillie, Allan	Secrets of Walden Rising When Fedder Lake begins to dry up, Brendan is amazed to see the remains of a mysterious town called Walden emerging from its depths.	J BAI
Conford, Ellen	Frog Princess of Pelham When a kiss from Danny turns Chandler, a wealthy but lonely orphan, into a frog, Danny's attempts to changer her back land them on a TV show.	J CON
Cooper, Susan	The Boggart Twelve-year-old Emily finds that she has accidentally brought back a boggart, an invisible and mischievous spirit, when she returns home from Scotland.	J COO
Draanen, Wendelin	Van Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man On Halloween night, Sammy stumbles onto a mystery involving a twenty-year-old family feud and some stolen heirlooms.	JM DRA (mysteries)
Gantos, Jack	Heads or Tails: Stories from the sixth Grade Jack's diary helps him deal with his sixth grade problems that include a strict teacher, a bossy older sister, a pesky younger brother and dog-eating alligators.	J GAN
Griffin, Peni R.	Switching Well Be careful what you wish for. In the blink of an eye it may be 100 years in the future or past!	J GRI
Hesse, Karen	Out of the Dust A gripping story, told in free-verse poetry, about a girl's struggle to deal with her mother's death during the Dust Bowl years during the Great Depression.	J HES
Holt, Kimberly Willis	My Louisiana Sky Growing up in the 1950s in a small town, Tiger Ann struggles with her feelings about her stern grandmother and mentally slow parents.	J HOL
Levine, Gail Carson	Ella Enchanted Ella truly lives in an enchanted time, but she was cursed from birth!	J LEV
Rees, Douglas	Lightning Time Theodore Worth struggles with the decision to leave his home to join the controversial abolitionist John Brown in the fight against slavery.	J REE
Reiss, Kathryn	Paperquake: a puzzle After being drawn into the lives of people from almost one hundred years ago, Violet searches for clues in an old diary to avert an imminent tragedy.	J REI
Rocklin, Joanne	For Your Eyes Only The entries in the journals of several sixth grade students reveal much about their personal feelings, family lives and their growing interest in poetry.	J ROC
Snyder, Zilpha	The Gypsy Game Six students embark on a game in which they pretend to be gypsies but when one boy runs away, the game threatens to be too real.	J SNY
Tamar, Erica	Alphabet City Ballet Marisol's life long dream is to be a dancer, but she quickly learns the love and sacrifice her family will need to make for her dreams to come true.	J TAM
Voigt, Cynthia	Bad Badder Baddest "Bad girls" Mikey and Margalo try to devise a plan to prevent Mikey's parents from divorcing but a really bad girl, Gianette, gets in the way.	J VOI
Wisler, G. Clifton	The Drummer Boy of Vicksburg During the Civil War, thirteen-year-old Orion leaves home to find his father and brother and ends up taking part in the Battle of Vicksburg.	J WIS
Woodruff, Elvira	Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail Twelve-year-old Austin Ives writes letters to his younger brother, Levi, describing his 3,000 mile journey from their Pennsylvania home to Oregon.	J WOO

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