SUMMER 2010 READING LIST
Grade 6
The Marblehead elementary summer reading lists are the collaborative effort of Marblehead Public Schools and The Abbot Public Library. They are designed to encourage Marblehead students to read often and for enjoyment. Your support and involvement will enable your child to achieve this goal. Remember that reading aloud and listening to audio books with your child are great ways to enjoy the many wonderful books that are available.
Grades four, five, and six each have a “required read” for incoming students. Incoming sixth graders will be required to choose one book from a small list, and read that book before coming to school in September. This will give new classmates something in common before they even walk through the door! Children are also encouraged to read at least one other book. To help you and your child choose appropriate books, we have included recommendations
that span a wide range of reading levels and genres. To read summaries and listen to student reviews of the books, please refer to our library catalog at:
We encourage you to visit your public library often this summer to find books and to participate in their summer reading programs. The Abbot Public Library has chosen "Be a Star" for the children's Summer Reading Program theme this year. Each week they will be showing free movies related to a book in the collection. Refreshments included! Record the books you read and participate in entertainment, raffles and prizes!
Please read one book from the titles below:
The Red Kayak by Pricilla Cummings (Realistic Fiction, Mature Content)
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (Mystery, Newbery Medal)
Holes by Louis Sachar (Adventure)
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko (Realistic Fiction)
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (Fantasy)
Please read at least one additional book. Select from this list of
Sixth Grade Favorites or choose your own. Just keep on reading!
AVI. Seer of Shadows (Horror)
ALLISON, Jennifer. Gilda Joyce: The Dead Drop (Mystery, Series)
BARRY, Dave and Pearson, Ridley. Peter and the Starcatchers (Fantasy, Series)
BASKIN, Nora Raleigh. Anything but Typical (Realistic Fiction)
BOYCE, Frank Cotrell. Cosmic (Science Fiction, Humor)
BROACH, Elise. Shakespeare’s Secret (Mystery)
BUCKLEY, Michael. NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society (Humor)
CLEMENTS, Andrew. Extra Credit (Realistic Fiction)CREECH, Sharon. Walk Two Moons (Realistic Fiction)
CURTIS, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton (Historical Fiction, Newbery Honor Book)
De FOMBELLE Timothee. Toby Alone (Fantasy)
DEE Barbara. Solving Zoe (Realistic Fiction)
DOWD, Siobhan. The London Eye Mystery (Mystery, Adventure)
DuBOIS, William Pene. The Twenty-One Balloons (Classic)
FLANAGAN, John. Ranger’s Apprentice: Erak’s Ransom (Fantasy Series)
FRENCH, F Terrell. Operation Redwood (Realistic Fiction)
GAIMAN, Neil. The Graveyard Book (Fantasy, Newbery Award Winner)
GANTOS, Jack. Heads or Tales (Realistic Fiction)
HADDIX Margaret Peterson. Double Identity (Science Fiction)
HAHN, Mary Downing. Deep Dark and Dangerous (Horror)
HALE, Shannon. Calamity Jack (Graphic Novel)
HENNESSY, Carolyn. Pandora Gets Jealous (Mythology, Adventure)
HOBBS, Will. Go Big or Go Home (Science Fiction, Adventure)
JANECZKO, Paul. A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms (Poetry)
KELLY Jacqueline. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Historical Fiction)
LAW, Ingrid. Savvy (Fantasy)
LAWRENCE, Iain. The Giant Slayer (Historical Fiction)
LUBAR, David. Invasion of the Road Weenies (Horror, Humor)
LUPICA, Mike. Batboy (Sports Fiction)
MONTGOMERY, Sy. Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition among Snow Leopards in Mongolia (Nonfiction)
MORPURGO, Michael. Kensuke’s Kingdom (Survival Fiction)
MORTENSEN, Greg. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time (Nonfiction)
NELSON, Kadir. We are the Ship: The Story of the Negro Baseball League. (Nonfiction)
PAULSEN, Gary. Lawn Boy (Humor)
PATTERSON James. The Angel Experiment (Adventure, Science Fiction)
PHILBRICK, Rodman. Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
(Historical Fiction, Humor)
RIORDAN, Rick. The Red Pyramid (Fantasy, Adventure)
RYAN, Pam Munoz. The Dreamer (Historical Fiction)
SCIESZKA, Jon. Guys Write for Guys Read: Boys' Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys (Short Stories)
SLY, Alexandra. Cars on Mars: Roving the Red Planet (Nonfiction)
STANLEY, Diane. The Mysterious Case of Allbright Academy (Mystery)
STEAD, Rebecca. When you Reach Me (Mystery, Science Fiction, and Newbery Award Winner)
STROUD, Jonathan. The Bartimeus Trilogy (Fantasy)
SMITH, Roland. Tentacles (Mystery, Adventure, Science Fiction)
TOWNSEND, Mike. Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders (Mythology, Graphic Novel)
TURNER, Pamela. Life on Earth and Beyond: An Astrobiologist’s Quest.
(Nonfiction)
WOOD, Don. Into the Volcano (Adventure, Graphic Novels)
WOODSON, Jacqueline. Peace Locomotion (Realistic Fiction)
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
KEEP READING!
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