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Centerville City SchoolsIncoming Sixth Grade Reading List 2023 |
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The Last Mapmaker
by Christina Soontornvat
Joining an expedition to chart the southern seas, 12-year-old mapmaker's assistant Sai, posing as a well-bred young lady with a glittering future, realizes she's not the only one on board harboring secrets when she discovers the ship's true destination.
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Two Degrees
by Alan Gratz
While each experiencing three climate disasters, four kids discover they are connected in shocking ways that could alter their destinies forever, in this edge-of-your-seat adventure tackling the urgent topic of climate change.
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Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl
by Julie Kagawa
When a magical guardian uses him as a conduit to awaken its power, Shinji Takahashi must turn to the esteemed Society of Explorers and Adventurers for help to elude the Hightower Corporation, that wants the magic for their own nefarious purposes, before it's too late.
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Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
by A. F. Steadman
When a mysterious figure tells him he must save an island where bloodthirsty unicorns roam free, Skandar Smith answers the call and, along with newfound friends and a community of riders, engages in an epic battle that will tear his world apart.
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The Marvellers
by Dhonielle Clayton
The first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute along with Marvellers from around the world, 11-year-old Ella must prove her innocence, with the help of a new friend, when a dangerous criminal escapes and her mentor disappears.
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Wings of Fire Series
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.
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Whispering Pines Series
by Heidi Lang
Relocated to a new community a year after her father's unexplained disappearance, a girl who is convinced her father left against his will races to uncover secrets about the eerie transformations of several local kids.
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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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Frizzy
by Claribel A. Ortega
Tired of going to the salon to have her curls straightened every weekend, Marlene slowly learns to embrace her natural curly hair with the help of her best friend and favorite aunt.
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Invisible
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
When five overlooked students are forced to complete their school's community service hours, they meet someone in need but must decide if they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help...or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school.
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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.
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Freewater
by Amina Luqman-Dawson
After escaping Southerland Plantation with his little sister, 12-year-old Homer becomes part of a secret community called Freewater, where he finally finds a place to call home and the courage to go back and free his mother from enslavement.
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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, when he was 11 years old, through a succession of concentration camps, to the final liberation of Dachau.
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When the Sky Falls
by Phil Earle
In 1940, with his father off to war, Joseph begins spending time at a rundown zoo where he forms a special bond with Adonis, a huge silverback gorilla.
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Winterkill
by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
In 1930s Russia, where food is scarce, Alice discovers that the people suffering the most are all ethnically Ukrainian, including a boy named Nyl, and together they come up with a daring plan to save themselves and their community.
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The Midnight Children
by Dan Gemeinhart
When lonely Ravani Foster discovers his new friend Virginia and her six mysterious runaway companions are in danger, he must fight to keep them safe, or lose the only person who has ever understood him.
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From the Desk of Zoe Washington
by Janae Marks
Receiving an unexpected letter on her 12th birthday from the incarcerated father she has never met, a courageous young baker prepares for a cooking-show competition while scrambling to determine her father's innocence.
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Iveliz Explains It All
by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Twelve-year-old Iveliz is trying to manage her mental health and advocate for the help and understanding she deserves, but in the meantime her new friend calls her crazy and her abuela Mimi dismisses the therapy and medicine Iveliz needs to feel like herself.
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Maizy Chen's Last Chance
by Lisa Yee
In Last Chance, Minnesota, Maizy spends her time at the Golden Palace, the restaurant that's been in her family for generations, where she makes some discoveries requiring her to go on a search for answers.
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New From Here
by Kelly Yang
Moving from Hong Kong to California due to the coronavirus, 10-year-old Knox Wei-Evans and his family struggle to stay together and stand up to racism, all while trying to find his place in his new community.
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Starfish
by Lisa Fipps
A debut novel-in-verse follows the experiences of a girl who tries to change her habits after she is bullied for her weight. Help through a swimming hobby, a kind therapist, and an accepting new neighbor assists her to embrace her true self.
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The Fort
by Gordon Korman
When a tight-knit group of friends discover a trap door in the woods that leads to a completely intact bomb shelter, they vow to keep the place a secret to build the safest space possible.
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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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Daughter of the Deep
by Rick Riordan
Attending a high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world, Ana Dakkar must put her leadership skills to the test when she and her classmates face deadly enemies during their weekend trial at sea.
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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe Series
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.
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Becoming Muhammad Ali: A Novel
by James Patterson
Before he was a household name, Cassius Clay was a kid with struggles like any other. Readers will learn about Cassius' family and neighbors in Louisville, Kentucky, and how, after a thief stole his bike, Cassius began training as an amateur boxer at age twelve. Before long, he won his first Golden Gloves bout and began his transformation into the unrivaled Muhammad Ali.
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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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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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Home Team Series
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.
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Freak the Mighty
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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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Front Desk Series
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.
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Harry Potter Series
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.
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Hatchet
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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.
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Julie of the Wolves
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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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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Series
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.
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
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.
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Spy School Series
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.
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The Giver Quartet
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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, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
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Track Series
by Jason Reynolds
Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves.
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The Trials of Apollo Series
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's favor.
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Touching Spirit Bear
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Ben Mikaelsen
After his anger erupts into violence, Cole avoids going to prison by agreeing to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the Native American Circle Justice. He is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life.
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Centerville Library
111 W. Spring Valley Rd.
Centerville, OH 45458
(937) 433-8091
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Woodbourne Library 6060 Far Hills Avenue Centerville, OH 45459
(937) 435-3700
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