6th Grade Reading List
* = books we have at WJA
Popular Fiction Series
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*Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan (adventure, myth)
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The Lightning Thief
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The Sea of Monsters
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The Titan’s Curse
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The Battle of the Labyrinth
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The Last Olympian
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The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan (adventure, fantasy, myth)
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The Lost Hero
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The Son of Neptune
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The Mark of Athena
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The House of Hades
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The Blood of Olympus
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*The Underland Chronicles series by Suzanne Collins (fantasy, adventure)
(We will read the first book of this series together as a class)
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Gregor the Overlander
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Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
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Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods
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Gregor and the Marks of Secret
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Gregor and the Code of Claw
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*The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins (adventure, sci-fi)
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The Hunger Games
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Catching the Fire
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Mockingjay
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Janie Johnson series by Caroline B. Cooney (mystery)
(We will read the first book of this series together as a class)
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*The Face on the Milk Carton
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Whatever Happened to Janie?
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*The Voice on the Radio
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What Janie Found
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What Janie Saw
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Janie Face to Face
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*The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling (fantasy)
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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*Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer (adventure, fantasy, sci-fi)
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Artemis Fowl
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Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
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Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
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Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
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Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
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Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox
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Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex
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Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian
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*Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney (realistic fiction, comic/graphic novel)
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
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Middle School series by James Patterson (realistic fiction, comic/graphic novel)
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Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
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Middle School: Get Me Out of Here
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Middle School: My Brother is a Big Fat Liar
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Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill
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I Funny: A Middle School Story
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I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story
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The Maximum Ride series by James Patterson (adventure, fantasy)
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The Angel Experiment
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School’s Out—Forever
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Maximum Ride Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
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The Final Warning
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Max
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The Everest series by Gordon Korman (adventure)
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*Everest Book One: The Contest
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Everest Book Two: The Climb
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Everest Book Three: The Summit
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*Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer (fantasy, horror, romance)
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Twilight
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New Moon
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Eclipse
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Breaking Dawn
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The Wake trilogy by Lisa McMann
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Wake
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Fade
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Gone
Additional Fiction Series
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The Kane Chronicles series by Rick Riordan
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The 39 Clues series by Rick Riordan
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*The Mysteries Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart
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*A Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
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Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
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Animorph series by K.A. Applegate
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Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz
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Shadow Children series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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The Logan Family series by Mildred D. Taylor
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The Tillerman Cycle series by Cynthia Voigt
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Life As We Knew It series by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Popular Fiction Authors
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Walter Dean Myers (sports; realistic fiction dealing with growing up & city life)
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*Hoops
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The Outside Shot
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*Slam!
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*Sunrise Over Fallujah
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*Somewhere in the Darkness
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*Scorpions
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*Fallen Angles
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*Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid
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*The Dream Bearers
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Jerry Spinelli (adventure, mystery)
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Crash
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Eggs
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Smiles to Go
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*Wringer
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*Stargirl
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*Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?
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Carl Hiaasen (adventure; mystery)
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*Hoot
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Chomp
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*Scat
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Flush
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Skink—No Surrender
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Gary Paulsen (adventure)
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*Hatchet
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*Brian’s Winter
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*Brian’s Return
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*Brian’s Hunt
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*The River
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*The Island
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Crush
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*Fast Break
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*Fantasy League
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Travel Team
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*Heat
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*The Big Field
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Two Minute Drill
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Batboy
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Safe at Home
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Hero
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True Legend
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John Feinstein (sports)
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Cover Up—Mystery at the Super Bowl
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Last Shot
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A Final Four Mystery
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Change Up—Mystery at the World Series
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Matt Christopher (sports)
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*The Kid Who Only Hit Homers
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*Miracle at the Plate
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*The Homerun Kid Races On
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*Power Pitcher
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*Soccer Hero
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*Soccer Duel
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*Football Double Threat
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*Tough to Tackle
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*Catch That Pass!
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*Hot Shot
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Caroline B. Cooney (mystery, horror, romance)
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*Flash Fire
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The Lost Songs
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Three Black Swans
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*Enter Three Witches
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They Never Came Back
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Freeze Tag
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*Mummy
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*Diamonds in the Shadow
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*Hush Little Baby
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Burning Up for Love
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Two Twins
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*The Terrorist
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*Operation: Homefront
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Christopher Paul Curtis (historical)
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*Bud, Not Buddy
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*The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
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*Elijah of Buxton
Other Great Fiction Books
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*Wonder by R.J. Palacio
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*The Last Shot by Darcy Frey
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High Heat by Carl Deuker
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*Holes by Louis Sachar
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*The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
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*Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
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Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth
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Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
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Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
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*The B.F.G. by Roald Dahl
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Criss Cross by Lynne Ray Perkins
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Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
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The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch
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The Legend of Buddy Bush by Sheila P. Moses
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The View from the Cherry Tree by Willo Davis Roberts
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*Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
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*Boy 21 by Matthew Quick
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Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
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*Nothing But The Truth by Avi
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The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
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*A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle
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*The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
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*When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimerly Willis Holt
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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
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*Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
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Witness by Karen Hesse
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The Maze Runner by James Dashner
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The Lost World by Michael Crichton
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Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
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The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick
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*Rules by Cynthia Lord
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*Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
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Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
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The Name of the Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
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The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson
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My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
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Nothing to Fear by Jackie French Koller
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Bird In a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney
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Dive!: My Adventures in the Deep Frontier by Sylvia Earle
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I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
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When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
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Hidden Talents by David Lubar
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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
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Moses in Egypt by Lynne Reid Banks
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The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
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Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
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Because of Winn-Dixie by Katie DiCamillo
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Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon
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Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
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The Invention of Huge Cabret by Brian Selznick
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China Boy by Gus Lee
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Firegirl by Tony Abbott
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Am I Blue? Coming Out of the Silence by Marion Dane Bauer (collection of short stories)
Non-Fiction
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The McElderry Book of Greek Myths retold by Eric A. Kimmel
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Birmingham Sunday by Larry Dane Brimmer
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Master George’s People: George Washington, His Slaves, & His Revolutionary Transformation by Marfe Ferguson Delano
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*Michael Jordan: Legends in Sports by Matt Christopher
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Peyton Manning by Samuel Willard Crompton
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*Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend by Bill Russell with Alan Steinberg
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No Limits: The Will to Succeed by Michael Phelps with Alan Abrahamson
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Tony Hawk: Professional Skateboarder by Tony Hawk
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It’s Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong
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Believe: The Victorious Story of Eric LeGrand by Mike Yorkey
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Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life by Eric LeGrand
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Jesse Owens: A Biography by Jacqueline Edmondson
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Jim Thorpe by Ellen Labrecque
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Babe Ruth: A Twentieth-Century Life by Wilborn Hampton
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Apolo Anton Ohno by Rebecca Aldridge
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Through My Eyes: A Quarterback’s Journey by Tim Tebow
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Michelle Obama by Michael V. Uschan
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Oprah Winfrey: Global Media Leader by Katherine Krohn
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Spike Lee by Dennis Abrams
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Michael Jackson: King of Pop by Mark K. Pratt
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The Beatles by David M. Haugen
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Ray Charles: Musician by Janet Hubbard-Brown
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Frederick Douglass by John R. McKivigan
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*Langston Hughes: A Biography by Milton Meltzer
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Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
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Albert Einstein: The Miracle Mind by Tabatha Yeatts
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Walter Dean Myers by Myrna Dee Marler
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Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers
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Jerry Spinelli by Tracey Baptiste
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Knots in My Yo-Yo Strings: The Autobiography of a Kid by Jerry Spinelli
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My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
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