6th Grade Reading List
Reading Suggestions for 6th Graders from the Weber County Library

Learn about the successful efforts of scientists to bring threatened animals back from the brink of extinction.

An early twentieth-century paleontologist named after the famous circus icon discovered the first documented skeletons of the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.



Read about seventeen architectural and engineering marvels, from the Erie Canal to Boston's Big Dig.

Jack’s plans for vacation are shot down when he is "grounded for life" by his feuding parents.

Eleven-year-old Elijah, born free, feels as if he's in over his head when he sets out to recover stolen money.

Emily's little Oregon town needs a library, and Emily decides to help create one.

A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926.

Growing up in rural Texas in 1899, twelve-year-old Callie spends her time exploring the river and observing animals.


The true story of two girls who believed they saw real fairies and created photographs with paper cutouts to “prove” it.

Sixth-grader Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out that she still doesn't know how to read.