LibGuides: 2025 FWCD Summer Reading: Grade 6

6th Grade Summer Reading 2025

Summer Reading for Students Entering the 6th Grade

· All 6th graders will read at least three books.

· During the summer AR points do not count. Teachers take grades instead.

· Points will begin on the first day of school.

· All students will read the required book, One for The Murphys, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, and take the AR quiz.

· Students will have two more grades taken from the choice book list. Students may read as many books as they would like and take as many AR quizzes as they would like. The two highest grades will be entered into the grade book.

· The Sora app will have most books from the summer reading list in ebook or audiobook form.

· Quizzes will be taken at school in the Moncrief Library. The Moncrief Library will be open most Wednesdays from 10:00 - 1:00.

· All AR quizzes are due Wednesday, August 27, 2025.

Required Book

One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
ISBN: 9780142426524
Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Carley uses humor and street smarts to keep her emotional walls high and thick. But the day she becomes a foster child, and moves in with the Murphys, she's blindsided. This loving, bustling family shows Carley the stable family life she never thought existed, and she feels like an alien in their cookie-cutter-perfect household. Despite her resistance, the Murphys eventually show her what it feels like to belong--until her mother wants her back and Carley has to decide where and how to live. She's not really a Murphy, but the gifts they've given her have opened up a new future.

Choice Books

Choose two books from this list.

Ali Cross by James Patterson
ISBN: 9780316530415
Publication Date: 2019-11-25
Mystery
When his best friend Abraham is reported missing, Ali Cross sets out to find him, but he soon learns that being a kid sleuth isn't easy and clues aren't always what they seem.
Alone by Megan E. Freeman
ISBN: 9781534467569
Publication Date: 2021-01-12
A book in verse.
When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone-left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten. As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie's most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day.
And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps
ISBN: 9780593406328
Publication Date: 2024-05-07
Book in verse
Poverty-stricken Joseph bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him.
City Spies by James Ponti
ISBN: 9781534414914
Publication Date: 2020-03-10
Mystery adventure
Sara Martinez is facing years in the juvenile detention system for hacking into the foster care computer system to prove that her foster parents are crooks. But then she gets a second chance when a mysterious man offers her a chance to join a group of MI6 affiliated spies.
Deep Water by Watt Key
ISBN: 9780374306540
Publication Date: 2018-04-17
Adventure
When a dive off the coast of Alabama goes horribly wrong, twelve-year-old Julie and one of her father's scuba clients struggle to survive.
The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
ISBN: 9780063337312
Publication Date: 2024-03-05
Science fiction
When Ridge, a time-traveling teenager from the future, gets trapped in 1999, he befriends Michael, a lonely twelve-year-old boy, changing the course of their lives forever.
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
ISBN: 9781416936473
Publication Date: 2006-12-26
Survival adventure
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 hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell; Ashley Mackenzie (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593809891
Publication Date: 2025-08-26
Fantasy
Christopher discovers the Archipelago, a world where mythological creatures were secreted away by magic long ago, but those creatures are now dying, and it is up to Christopher and Mal, a girl from the Archipelago, to save both of their worlds.
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
ISBN: 9781454923459
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
Realistic fiction
Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country knowing that she'll have to answer the question over and over again. Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also feels isolated because of his own disability, and they discover a room at Stagecoach Pass that holds bigger secrets than Aven ever could have imagined. It's hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. But Aven's about to discover she can do it all . . . even without arms.
In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers by Don Brown (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780063360983
Publication Date: 2024-08-13
Graphic novel
Chronicles the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City through moving individual stories that bear witness to history and the ways it shapes the future.
Keeper of the Lost Cities, book 1 by Shannon Messenger
ISBN: 9781442445932
Publication Date: 2012-10-02
Fantasy
Twelve-year-old Sophie discovers the abilities that have always caused her to stand out are because she is actually an elf and, after she is brought to Eternalia where she can hone her skills, Sophie learns she harbors certain secrets that others would kill to learn.
My Not-So-Great French Escape by Cliff Burke
ISBN: 9780358701507
Publication Date: 2023-03-14
Realistic fiction
Hoping to reconnect with his best friend, Rylan accompanies him on a month-long stay at a working farm in France, where he navigates new friendships and anticipates meeting his estranged father.
Sea Legs: a Graphic Novel (Sea Legs #1) by Jules Bakes; Niki Smith (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781338835861
Publication Date: 2025-02-04
Graphic novel
Set sail for adventure! Dive in to this hilarious and moving middle grade graphic memoir about friendship, growing up, and life at sea.
Uprising by Jennifer A. Nielsen
ISBN: 9781338795080
Publication Date: 2024-03-05
Historical fiction
Twelve-year-old Lidia's life is forever changed by the Nazi occupation of Poland, leading her to join the resistance movement to fight against the Nazis and aid Jewish people in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
ISBN: 9780803740815
Publication Date: 2015-01-08
Historical fiction
A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson (Illustrator); Omar Mohamed; Iman Geddy (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780525553915
Publication Date: 2020-04-14
Graphic novel
Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--Provided by publisher.