6th Grade Curriculum-based Reading List:​

• The Giver (Lowry) [Novel]

• Refugee (Gratz) or Inside Out & Back Again (Lai) [Novel/Verse]

• The Lightning Thief (Riordan) [Myth/Novel]

• Nonfiction: Trapped (Aronson) or topic set on water/energy [NF]

• Poetry Pack: myths & ekphrastic poems

• Media: documentary short + data table

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6th Grade Supplementary Reading: ​

• The Inquisitor’s Tale — Adam Gidwitz [Historical/Fantastical]

• A Wrinkle in Time — Madeleine L’Engle [Sci-Fi]

• The Parker Inheritance — Varian Johnson [Mystery]

• Chains — Laurie Halse Anderson [Historical]

• Roller Girl — Victoria Jamieson [Graphic]

• Brown Girl Dreaming — Jacqueline Woodson [Verse Memoir]

• Hidden Figures (Young Readers) — Shetterly [NF]

• The Breadwinner — Deborah Ellis [✳️ Realistic]

•  Poetry pack: myths, persona poems (ekphrasis)

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