Chenery Middle School 6th grade reading list
Dear Incoming Sixth Graders, For your summer reading pleasure, we are sharing a list of some favorite books and authors suggested by teachers and students. Reviewed by librarians at Chenery Middle School and Belmont Public Library, these titles and authors are recommendations, not requirements. You are expected to read 3 books over the summer and to keep a list of the titles. The choice of reading material is up to you and your parents. We hope you will enjoy the time you spend reading over the summer.
Inkheart or Dave at Night by Cornelia Funke Flush or Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
The Boy on the Porch by Sharon Creech The Great Fire by Jim Murphy
The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohota
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine
Far, Far Away by Tom McNeal The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
Heat by Mike Lupica Lily’s Crossing by Patricia Reilly
Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney Run Boy Run by Uri Orlev
The Lightning Thief and Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox Belle Prater’s Boy by Ruth White
The Redwall series by Brian Jacques Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Blizzard! The Storm that Changed America by Jim Murphy Phineas Gage by John Fleishman
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko We Were There Too by Philip Hoose
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
Hold Fast by Blue Balliet The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatly Snyder
Good Brother, Bad Brother by James Cross Giblin Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Race to Save the Lord God Bird by Philip Hoose Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins
90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis The Red Umbrella by Christina Dias Gonzalez
Voice that Challenged a Nation by Russel Freedman Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick One Crazy Summer series, Rita Williams-Garcia
Guardians of Ga’Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry
The Cherub series by Robert Muchamore The Guys Read series edited by Jon Scieszka
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall III Wonder by R.J. Palacios
Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert by Marc Aronson
The Mighty Mars Rover: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity by Elizabeth Rusch
The Finest Hours: The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman
These and other books are available from the public library and local bookstores. Have a great summer!
Language Arts Teachers Lindsey Rinder
Grade 6 Director of English
Reading Log Summer 2016 (List 3 titles you have read)
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Student’s Signature Parent’s Signature
Please return this sheet to your grade 6 English Language Arts teacher in September 2015.