6th Grade Reading List

Reading Suggestions for 6th Graders from the Weber County Library

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Secrets of the Sphinx
Artist/Author/Cast:
Giblin, James Cross; Ibatoulline, Bagram (Illustrator)
Call Number:
J932 G4464s
Description:

Discusses some of Egypt's most famous artifacts and monuments, including the pyramids, the Rosetta Stone, and, especially, the Great Sphinx, presenting research and speculation about their origins and their future.

The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1
Artist/Author/Cast:
Haarsma, P. J.
Call Number:
JF Haarsma
Description:

Johnny is the first human "softwire"—that is, he can communicate telepathically with computers.

Splendors and Glooms
Artist/Author/Cast:
Schlitz, Laura Amy
Call Number:
JF Schlitz
Description:

Grisini and his two assistants are chased out of London and fall into a trap set by an evil witch.

Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May or May Not Exist
Artist/Author/Cast:
Halls, Kelly Milner; Young, Roxyanne
Call Number:
J001.944 H1934t
Description:

An introduction to cryptozoology: the study of animals that may or may not be real.

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
Artist/Author/Cast:
Montgomery, Sy; Grandin, Temple
Call Number:
J636.00929 M7886t
Description:
Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story
Artist/Author/Cast:
Hahn, Mary Downing
Call Number:
JF Hahn
Description:
Andrew can feel the presence of his ancestors in Great-Aunt Blythe's old house, including another Andrew who lived at the beginning of the century.
Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale
Artist/Author/Cast:
Hale, Nathan
Call Number:
GN J940.3 T7847
Description:
Ugly
Artist/Author/Cast:
Hoge, Robert; Robinson, Keith (Illustrator)
Call Number:
J362.4092 H7157u
Description:
The Vermeer Interviews: Conversations with Seven Works of Art
Artist/Author/Cast:
Raczka, Bob; Vermeer, Johannes
Call Number:
J759.9492 R1232v
Description:

In this look at seven paintings by Jan Vermeer, author Bob Raczka takes on the role of interviewer and the people in the paintings become his willing subjects.

We Are the Ship : The Story of Negro League Baseball
Artist/Author/Cast:
Nelson, Kadir (Author, Illustrator)
Call Number:
J796.35764 N4276w
Description:
We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance
Artist/Author/Cast:
Hopkinson, Deborah
Call Number:
J940.5318092 H7972w
Description:

This narrative nonfiction book shares the stories of survivors of the Holocaust through oral histories, interviews, and other primary sources.

Whittington
Artist/Author/Cast:
Armstrong, Alan W.; Schindler, S. D. (Illustrator)
Call Number:
JF Armstrong
Description:
A battered, storytelling tomcat comes to live in a barnful of rescued animals.
Will Sparrow's Road
Artist/Author/Cast:
Cushman, Karen
Call Number:
JF Cushman
Description:

In 1599 England, twelve-year-old lying, thieving Will Sparrow runs away, meets many colorful characters on the road, and then reluctantly joins a traveling "oddities" exhibit, where he learns to see beyond appearances.

Wolf Hollow
Artist/Author/Cast:
Wolk, Lauren
Call Number:
JF Wolk
Description:

Annabelle must stand up for what's right in the face of a bully who targets people she cares about.

A Wrinkle in Time
Artist/Author/Cast:
L'Engle, Madeleine
Call Number:
JF/YP F L'Engle
Description:

Three children travel through space and battle an evil power to find their missing physicist father.

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