Reading Log Book List

Reading Log Book List

6th Grade

You must read three books from this list each quarter for your reading logs. Read each of the three books in its entirety. After you have fulfilled your two books from the book list, you may have your choice of reading material for the remainder of the reading logs for that quarter, as long as it is continuous print (no comic books or graphic novels).

Note: Any books you read after the two required books each quarter must be on or near grade level appropriateness. For example, you may not read from the Goosebumps series or from A Series of Unfortunate Events novels. If you have any questions, please see Miss Rothschild.

Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson
Call Me Henri: A Memoir by Lorraine Lopez
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
Dairy Queen: A Novel by Catherine Murdock
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Harlem Hustle by Janet McDonald
Brother Hood by Janet McDonald
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami
Kiss Me Tomorrow by Susan Shreve
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones
Poison by Chris Wooding
When I Was a Soldier: A Memoir by Valerie Zenatti
A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Life as We Knew ItLife as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (all books by this author are approved)
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (all books by this author are approved)

Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman
Fat Charlie finds out his dad is dead and meets a brother he never knew he had.
Bucking the Sarge Christopher Paul Curtis
Only Luther T. Farrell can stop his shrewd, slumlord mother, The Sarge.
Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jackey Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady L. A. Meyer “Bloody Jacky” finds that ship life is not as dangerous as the Lawson Peabody School.
Dread Locks Neal Shusterman
After kids at school start disappearing, Parker wonders if his new neighbor is involved.
Dust Arthur G. Slade
None of the adults seem to care that the town’s children are disappearing.
Hawksong Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Is this a love story about shapeshifters, or a look at a world on the verge of ruin?
Keeper Mal Peet
El Gato tells his incredible life story about becoming a World Cup-winning soccer star.
Malibu Carmie Leah Komaiko
Carmie finds out there’s more to her mom – and summer – than she thought.
Monsoon Summer Mitali Perkins
Jazz’s mother’s pet project takes the whole family to India for the summer.

My Friend the Enemy J. B. Cheaney
Hazel must make sense of the war and the Japanese orphan hidden in her neighbor’s basement.
North Donna Jo Napoli
A runaway searches for evidence of his hero, Arctic explorer Matthew Henson.
Plastic Man: On the Lam Kyle Baker
This hysterical graphic novel has more twists and turns than its rubbery hero!
Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States Lori M. Carlson
Poems by famous authors, in both English and Spanish, on love, memories and victory.
Sarah’s Ground Ann Rinaldi
Find out why we owe our access to Mount Vernon to the courage of one young woman.
Sleeping Freshman Never Lie David Lubar
Scott Hudson outgrows his freshman insecurities in this funny, upbeat look at high school.
Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board Bethany Hamilton
Learn more about shark-attack survivor Bethany Hamilton.
Uglies Scott Westerfeld
Discover the future cost of beauty in the first installment of this fascinating dystopia trilogy.

Pretties Scott Westerfeld

Second installment of this fascinating dystopia trilogy.

After by Francine Prose.
Following a high school shooting, a newly hired counselor becomes increasingly restrictive, and students who do not conform to his rules mysteriously disappear.

Bindi Babes by Narinder Dhami.
After the death of their mother, three sisters are thoroughly indulged by their father until their no-nonsense aunt arrives from India to manage their household, with hilarious results.

Blue Fingers: A Ninja’s Tale by Cheryl Aylward Whitesel.
When Koji, a stubborn twelve-year-old boy, is kidnapped by a secret ninja clan, he desperately wants to return home, but that is forbidden. He must forget his old life and become a ninja—or die.

Cuba 15: A Novel by Nancy Osa.
Violet Paz is celebrating her quincea ero, a traditional coming-of-age party for 15-year old girls. She learns to embrace her Cuban culture and plans a unique party.

Curse of the Pharaohs: My Adventures with Mummies by Zahi A Hawass.
Zahi Hawass knows all about Egyptian mummies and their curses. But are they really dangerous?

For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
Based on a true story, thirteen-year-old Suzanne risks her life to spy for the French Resistance in 1940.

Full Tilt: A Novel by Neal Shusterman.
Have you been watching Fear Factor? Sixteen-year-old Blake and his younger brother must ride seven deadly carnival rides (each worse than the one before) by dawn in this edge of the seat thriller! Fear is definitely a factor here.

Hannah’s Garden by Midori Snyder.
Two supernatural clans are coming together over Cassie’s grandfather and Cassie is caught in the middle.

High Heat by Carl Deuker.
Shane, star pitcher on a private high school’s baseball team, finds his world radically changed when his father is arrested and he transfers to public school.

Jackie’s Wild Seattle by Will Hobbs.
While visiting their uncle in Seattle, Shannon and Cody volunteer at the wildlife rescue center. When Uncle Neal is injured by a trapped falcon, Shannon steps in as the lead animal rescuer.

Leaping Beauty: and Other Animal Fairy Tales by Gregory Maguire.
Little Red Robin Hood, Cinderelpehant, Rumplesnakeskin and other twisted tales are sure to fracture your funny bone.

A Mango Shaped Space: A Novel by Wendy Mass.
Afraid that she is crazy, thirteen-year-old Mia, who sees a special color with every letter, number, and sound, keeps this a secret until she becomes overwhelmed by school, changing relationships, and the loss of something important to her.

Owly: the Way Home & the Bittersweet Summer by Andy Runton.
Join Owly, a kind, but lonely little owl, on his search for new friends and adventure.

Pagan’s Crusade by Catherine Jinks.
A sixteen-year-old orphan with attitude is assigned to serve a Templar knight as
enemy armies prepare to lay siege to twelfth century Jerusalem.

Shadows on the Sea by Joan Hiatt Harlow.
It is the summer of 1942, 14-year-old Jill is staying with her Grandmother in Maine. German U-boats patrol the shore near their home. Rumors are circulating and maybe the war is closer than they think.

Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman.
When the son of a mob boss falls in love with the daughter of the FBI agent trying to put his father in prison, a modern day Romeo and Juliet tale unfolds.