Summer Reading Suggestions
Sixth Grade Favorites
Chatham Middle School - 2014
Alcott
Alexander
Anderson
Avi
Bellairs
Brittain
Buckley & Ferguson
Burnett
Burnford
Carter
Creech
Clements
Colfer
Collier
Curtis
Curtis
Dahl
Dahl
DeFoe
DuPrau
Farmer
Feinstein
Funke
Giff
Gilbreth
Gipson
Gutman
Grahame
Hamilton
Hesse
Hesse
Hiaason
Hobbs
Horowitz
Horowitz
Horvath
Hunt
Little Women
The Book of Three
Fever 1793
Wolf Rider
The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn
Dr. Dredd’s Wagon of Wonders; Wish Giver
The Sisters Grimm
The Secret Garden
The Incredible Journey
I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You
Absolutely Normal Chaos; Chasing Redbird
Frindle
Artemis Fowl and sequels
My Brother Sam is Dead
The Watsons go to Birmingham – 1963
Bud, Not Buddy
The BFG; Matilda; The Witches;
Boy; Going Solo
Robinson Crusoe
The City of Ember
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
The Last Shot; Vanishing Act; Cover Up
The Thief Lord
Lily’s Crossing
Cheaper by the Dozen
Old Yeller
Jackie and Me; Million Dollar Shot
The Wind in the Willows
Soul Surfer
Out of the Dust; A Time of Angels
Music of Dolphins
Hoot; Flush; Chomp
Down River
Alex Rider series
Diamond Brothers series
Everything on a Waffle
Across Five Aprils
Classic
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Mystery/Fantasy
Fantasy
Mystery/Fantasy
Classic
Animal Story
Adventure
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Adventure/Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction
Fantasy; Humor
Biography
Classic
Science Fiction
Sci.Fic./Mystery
Sports/Mystery
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Biography
Animal Story
Sports
Fantasy
Biography
Historical Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Adventure
Adventure
Mystery
Adventure/Humor
Historical Fiction
Hunter
The Warrior series
Jacques
Redwall series
Juster
Phantom Tollbooth
Kehret
Escaping the Giant Wave
Kehret
Small Steps
King-Smith
Harry’s Mad
King-Smith
Martin’s Mice
Konigsburg
Journey to an 800 Number
Konigsburg
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Korman
Dive series; Everest series; Island series
Korman
Kidnapped series
L’Engle
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Levine
Ella Enchanted
Lewis
Narnia series
London
Call of the Wild; White Fang
Lore
I am Number Four
Lupika
Travel Team; Heat
Lupika
Summer Ball; Miracle on 34th Street
Mass
A Mango Shaped Space
Mass
Thirteen Gifts
Merrill
The Pushcart War
Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables series
Muchamore
The Recruit and sequels
Norton
The Borrowers
O’Dell
The Black Pearl
Paolini
Eragon and sequels
Patterson
Maximum Ride series
Paterson
Bridge to Terabithia; The Great Gilly Hopkins
Paulsen
Hatchet; The River; Lawn Boy; Brian’s Return
Pseudonymous Bosch The Name of this Book is Secret
Pullman
The Golden Compass and sequels
Rawls
Where the Red Fern Grows
Riordan
The Lightning Thief series
Riordan
The Son of Neptune
Roberts
The Girl With the Silver Eyes
Rowling
Harry Potter series
Scroeder
It’s Raining Cupcakes
Sewell
Black Beauty
Snicket
The Series of Unfortunate Events
Spinelli
Maniac Magee; Loser; Stargirl; Love, Stargirl
Steinbeck
The Red Pony
Stevenson
Treasure Island
Stevenson
Kidnapped
Stewart
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Taylor, M.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Call
Tolkien
The Hobbit
Fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy
Adventure
Biography
Animal Story
Animal Story
Adventure
Adventure
Adventure
Mystery
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Fantasy
Classic
Science Fiction
Sports
Sports
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Humor/Adventure
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Fantasy
Adventure
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Adv./Realistic Fic.
Fantasy
Fantasy
Animal Story
Fantasy
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Fiction
Animal Story
Melodrama
Realistic Fiction
Classic
Classic
Classic
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Twain
Urban
Van Draanen
Verne
Voigt
Wells
Wyss
Zevin
The Prince and the Pauper
A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Flipped
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Homecoming
The Time Machine
Swiss Family Robinson
Elsewhere
Classic
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Classic
Realistic Fiction
Classic
Classic
Fiction
Updated June 2013