LibGuides: 2023 FWCD Summer Reading: Grade 6

6th Grade Summer Reading 2021

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 audio book form.

· Quizzes will be taken at school in the Middle School computer lab this summer. The lab will be open every Wednesday during the summer from 10:00 – 1:00. Books will be available for checkout in the lab.

· All AR quizzes are due Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

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.

Alone by Megan E. Freeman
ISBN: 9781534467569
Publication Date: 2021-01-12
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.
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN: 9780399545436
Publication Date: 2020-09-01
ZJ's friends Ollie, Darry and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career.
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander; Dawud Anyabwile (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780544935204
Publication Date: 2019-03-05
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
ISBN: 9781368077927
Publication Date: 2021-10-26
In this story inspired by Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," Ana Dakkar, a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world, makes astounding discoveries about her heritage and puts her leadership skills to the test against deadly enemies from a rival school.
Game Changer by Tommy Greenwald
ISBN: 9781419731433
Publication Date: 2018-09-11
While thirteen-year-old Teddy fights for his life after a football injury at training camp, his friends and family gather to support him and discuss events leading to his coma. Told through dialogue, text messages, newspaper articles, transcripts, an online forum, and Teddy's inner thoughts.
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
ISBN: 9781481465809
Publication Date: 2019-01-15
Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.
Journey of the Pale Bear by Susan Fletcher
ISBN: 9781534420779
Publication Date: 2018-10-02
Twelve-year-old Arthur forms a bond with a polar bear given by King Haakon IV of Norway to King Henry III of England in 1252 while traveling as her handler. Includes historical notes.
Linked by Gordon Korman
ISBN: 9781338629118
Publication Date: 2021-07-20
When swastikas begin appearing all over town, Link, Michael, and Dana, the only Jewish girl in town, must face crimes both past and present to find the truth.
The List by Patricia Forde
ISBN: 1492647969
Publication Date: 2017-08-01
Letta, charged with collecting and saving words, uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language, robbing the people of Ark of the power of speech, and realizes she must also save the culture, itself.
Starfish by Lisa Fipps
ISBN: 9781984814500
Publication Date: 2021-03-09
Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies
Unstoppable by Tim Green
ISBN: 9780062089564
Publication Date: 2012-09-18
Harrison, a foster kid in a cruel home, knows his dream of playing for the NFL is a long shot. Then his luck changes. He is brought into a good home, and his big build and determination quickly make him a football star. But his good luck ends when a cancerous tumor on his knee causes his leg to be amputated.
The Van Gogh Deception by Deron R. Hicks
ISBN: 0544759273
Publication Date: 2017-08-29
When a young boy is discovered in Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art without any recollection of who he is, he must piece together the disjointed clues of his origins while using his limited knowledge to stop one of the greatest art frauds ever attempted.
We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad
ISBN: 9781665904223
Publication Date: 2022-03-08
When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of World War II, the Wolf family flees, but Liesl, Otto, and their baby sister Mia are separated from their mother and they are forced to do dangerous things in order to survive.
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson (Illustrator); Omar Mohamed; Iman Geddy (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780525553915
Publication Date: 2020-04-14
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.

2023 FWCD Summer Reading: Grade 6

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