SIXTH GRADE ENTERING SEVENTH GRADE

Assassin - Anna Myers ©2005 In alternating passages, a young White House seamstress named Bella and the actor John Wilkes Booth describe the events that lead to the latter's assassination of AbrahamLincoln. Age Range: 12 - 17 years

Dragonwings – Laurence Yep ©1975 In the early twentieth century a young Chinese boy joins his father in San Francisco and helps him realize his dream of making a flying machine. Newbery Honor Book andCCS Age Range: 8 – 12 years

Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie – Jordan Sonnenblick ©2005 When his younger brother is diagnosed with leukemia, thirteen-year-old Steven tries to deal with his complicated emotions, his school life, and his desire to support his family. Age Range: 8 – 12 years

Football Genius – Tim Green ©2008 Troy White can predict any football play before it happens. And when his single mom gets a job with the Atlanta Falcons, Troy knows it's his big chance to help them out of their slump—and finally prove his football genius. Age Range: 8 – 12 years

Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth – James Giblin ©2005

Most people know the name John Wilkes Booth, but few likely have heard of his elder brother Edwin. Find out about the brothers through first-hand accounts. Learn how alike and how different they were, and how each made a lasting impression on American history. Age Range: 10 – 14 years

The Great Fire – Jim Murphy ©2006 Vivid firsthand descriptions by persons who lived through the 1871 Chicago fire are woven into a gripping account that is absorbing and riveting reading. Newbery Honor Book and CCS Age Range: 8 – 12 years

Heartbeat - Sharon Creech ©2004 RUN, RUN, RUN that’s what twelve-year-old Annie loves to do. When she’s barefoot and running she can hear her heart beating. Age Range: 8 – 12 years

Jesse Bowman: A Union Boy's War Story – Tom McGowen ©2008 In this action-packed historical fiction novel, Jesse Bowman joins the Union Army in hopes of finding adventure. However, this teenage soldier learns that victory comes at a great cost. He discovers the hardships of war, the horror of battle, and the loss of friendship on his journey through the Civil War. Age Range: 10 and up

Kids With Courage - Barbara A. Lewis ©1995 These exciting true stories will inspire teens to believe in themselves and the ability of determined young people to make a difference in the world. As fun to readas fiction, the stories are engaging and accessible—a great way to encourage reluctant readers. Age Range: 11 and up

Locomotion - Jacqueline Woodson ©2003 In this touching story of love, loss, and hope, fifth-grader Lonnie’s poetry reveals the heartbreaking loss of his parents in a house fire, his disappointment at being separated from his sister Lilli, and his determination to reunite the family he has left. International Book

Award Finalist Age Range: 12 and up Math Trek: Adventures in the Math Zone - Ivars Peterson ©2000 Explores various mathematical concepts--such as knots, fractals, secret codes, and chaos theory--and relates them to everyday life. CCSAge Range: 10 and up

Paul Revere's Ride – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ©1990 The famous narrative poem recreating Paul Revere's midnight ride in 1775 to warn the people of the Boston countryside that the British were coming. CCS Age Range: 8 - 12 years

Ranger’s Apprentice Book One: The Ruins of Gorlan – John Flanagan ©2006 He had always wanted to be a warrior. The Rangers, with their dark cloaks and shadowy ways, made him nervous. The villagers believe the Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people. And now fifteen year old Will, always small for his age, has been chosen as a Ranger’s apprentice. Age Range: 10 and up

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry – Mildred D. Taylor ©2004 A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand. Newbery Medal Book and CCS Age Range: 11 and up 17

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Secret Within - Theresa Martin Golding ©2002 Carly Chambers spends her summer days delivering mysterious packages for her harsh father but when she sneaks out at night to find some freedom, she faces danger from all sides. Age Range: 12 - 17 years

Shooting the Moon – Frances O’Roark Dowell ©2009 When twelve-year-old Jamie Dexter's brother joins the Army and is sent to Vietnam, Jamie is plum thrilled. She can't wait to get letters from the front lines describing the excitement of real-life combat: the sound of helicopters, the smell of gunpowder, the exhilaration of being right in the thick of it. Age Range: 10 - 14 years

A Single Shard – Linda Sue Park ©2001 Tree-ear, an orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch'ulp'o, a potters' village famed for delicate celadon ware. He has become fascinated with the potter's craft; he wants nothing more than to watch master potter Min at work, and he dreams of making a pot of his own someday. Age Range: 9 - 12 years

So B. It: a novel – Sarah Weeks ©2004 After spending her life with her mentally retarded mother and agoraphobic neighbor, twelve-year-old Heidi sets out from Reno, Nevada, to New York to find out who

she is. Age Range: 8 - 12 yearsThe Trial – Jennifer Bryant ©2004 Living in Flemington, New Jersey, in 1935, a 12year old court observer describes, in a series of poems, the trial of Bruno Hauptmann for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby. Age Range: 8 - 12 years

The Voice That Challenged A Nation : Marian Anderson And The Struggle For Equal Rights - Russell Freedman ©2004 In the mid-1930s, Marian Anderson was a famed vocalist who had been applauded by European royalty and welcomed at the White House. But, because of her race, she was denied the right tosing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Newbery Honor Book and the Sibert Medal Age Range: 9 - 12 years

The Wednesday Wars - Gary D. Schmidt ©2007 Seventh-grader, Holling Hoodhood, is convinced his teacher hates him. Through their Wednesday afternoon Shakespeare sessions she helps him cope with events both wildly funny and deadly serious. Newbery Honor Book Age Range: 10 - 14 years

Wonder - R. J. Palacio ©2007 August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Age Range: 8 - 12 years 18

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