Students Entering Grade 6
September 2013
Narrative Choices
• Star Girl by Jerry Spinelli
• The Lion’s of Little Rock by Kristen Levine
• Middle School: The Worst Year of My Life by
James Patterson
• The Books of Elsewhere-Book #1 “The
Shadows” by Jacqueline West
• I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by
Lauren Tarshis
Non-Fiction Choice
• Angry Birds: 50 Stories of the Fed Up,
Feathered and Furious by Mel White &
Peter Vesterbacka
Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli
The first day Leo Borlock sees
Stargirl he is filled with disbelief.
She's the new girl who showed up to
her first day in an antique, off-white
gown that could have been a
wedding dress. Then at lunch time
she did the unthinkable, she took her
ukulele off her back and sang "I'm
looking for a four leaf clover." You just
don't do things like that if you want to
fit in. Things continue like this, getting
more outrageous, until the students
rebel and the shunning begins. Leo
and Stargirl try to go about their lives,
and pretend that the others don't
matter. But life is difficult enough
when you're in high school and ten
times worse if you don't "fit in".
The Lions of Little Rock
by Kristin Levine
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As twelve-year-old Marlee starts
middle school in 1958 Little
Rock, it feels like her whole
world is falling apart. Until she
meets Liz, the new girl at
school. Liz is everything Marlee
wishes she could be: she's brave,
brash and always knows the
right thing to say. But when Liz
leaves school without even a
good-bye, the rumor is that Liz
was caught passing for white.
Marlee decides that doesn't
matter. She just wants her friend
back. And to stay friends,
Marlee and Liz are even willing
to take on segregation and the
dangers their friendship could
bring to both their families.
Middle School: The Worst Year of My Life
by James Patterson
It's Rafe Khatchadorian's first day at Hills
Village Middle School, and it's shaping up
to be the worst year ever. He has enough
problems at home without throwing his first
year of middle school into the mix, but
luckily he's got an ace plan for the best year
ever--if only he can pull it off. With his best
friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him
points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his
school's oppressive Code of Conduct.
Chewing gum in class--5,000 points!
Running in the hallway--10,000 points!
Pulling the fire alarm--50,000 points! But
not everyone thinks Rafe's plan is a good
idea, especially not the teachers, parents,
and bullies who keep getting in his way.
Will Rafe decide that winning is the only
thing that matters?
The Books of Elsewhere – Book #1 ‘The Shadows”
by Jacqueline West
When eleven-year-old Olive moves into a
crumbling Victorian mansion with her
parents, she knows there's something
strange about the house - especially the
odd antique paintings covering the walls.
And when she puts on a pair of old
spectacles, she discovers the strangest
thing yet: She can travel inside the
paintings, to a spooky world that's full of
dark shadows. Add to that three talking
cats, who live in the house and seem to be
keeping secrets of their own, and Olive
soon finds herself confronting a dark and
dangerous power that wants to get rid of
her by any means necessary. It's up to
Olive to save the house from the dark
shadows, before the lights go out for good.
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
by Lauren Tarshis
The most terrifying events in history
are brought vividly to life in this new
fictional series! In book 1, ten-year-old
George is trapped on the Titanic -- how
will he survive? Ten-year-old George
Calder can't believe his luck -- he and
his little sister, Phoebe, are on the
famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with
their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of
exciting places to explore, but when
George ventures into the first class
storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes
the entire boat. Suddenly, water is
everywhere, and George's life changes
forever. Lauren Tarshis brings history's
most exciting and terrifying events to
life in this new fictional series. Readers
will be transported by stories of
amazing kids and how they survived!
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Angry Birds: 50 Stories of the Fed Up, Feathered and Furious
by Mel White & Peter Vesterbacka
This hilariously eye-popping book
showcases real-world angry birds and
50 fantastic stories peppered with tips
to avoid them, as well as fascinating
facts about angry bird behavior. In
addition to the funny and lighthearted real-life angry bird stories,
will tell, for the first time ever, the
story of the Angry Birds we all know
and love from the hit game. Angry
Bird fans will finally get to learn the
personality, name, and all the details
of each of the iconic Angry Birds.
The Angry Birds' stories have been
TOP SECRET until now, and will
only be revealed in this book!