DOVER-SHERBORN MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUMMER 2010 RECOMMENDED READING LIST
For Entering 6th GRADERS
REALISTIC FICTION
Beaty, Andrea Cicada Summer
Burnford, Sheila The Incredible Journey
Cleaver, Bill + Vera Where the Lilies Bloom
Cole, Brock The Goats
De Guzman, Michael Finding Stinko
DiCamillo, Kate The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Fenner, Carol Yolonda's Genius
Frost, Helen Diamond Willow
Gregory, Nan I’ll Sing You One-O
Hesse, Karen Music of Dolphins
Key, Watt Alabama Moon
Lord, Cynthia Rules
Robinson, Barbara The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Rylant, Cynthia The Islander
Spinelli, Jerry Wringer
Springer, Nancy Separate Sisters
Stauffacher, Sue Donuthead
Tarshis, Lauren Emma Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree
Urban, Linda A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Wolff, Virginia Bat 6
Woodson, Jacqueline Feathers
Zucker, N.F. Benno’s Bear
Yee, Lisa Millicent Min, Girl Genius
Yohalem, Ever Escape Under the Forever Sky
NONFICTION
Brewster, Hugh Anastasia's Album
Hacking, Sue Muller Mount Everest and Beyond
Johnson, Dolores She Dared to Fly: Bessie Coleman
Dahl, Roald Boy
Paulsen, Gary Puppies, Dogs and Blue Northers
Paulsen, Gary How Angel Peterson Got His Name
Uchida, Yoshiko The Invisible Thread
MYSTERY
Bellairs, John Any title
Klise, Kate Regarding the Fountain
Lawrence, Caroline Roman Mysteries series
Peck, Richard The Ghost Belonged to Me
Shafer, Audrey The Mailbox
Van Draanen, Wendelin Sammy Keyes series
SHORT STORIES
Fleischman, Paul Seedfolks
Paterson, Katherine Angels and Other Strangers
Pearson, Gayle One Potato, Tu
Rylant, Cynthia Children of Christmas
Every Living Thing
FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION
Alexander, Lloyd The Book of Three
Collins, Suzanne Gregor the Overlander series
Cross, Gillian The Dark Ground trilogy
Duprau, Jeanne City of Ember
Haddix, Margaret Among the Hidden
Hulme, John The Glitch in Sleep
Jonell, Lynne Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
Levine, Gail Fairest
Lowry, Lois The Giver
McGraw, Eloise The Moorchild
Napoli, Donna Jo Prince of the Pond
Pullman, Philip The Golden Compass
Reeve, Philip Mortal Engines
Schmidt, Gary Straw into Gold
Sleator, William Singularity
Stead, Rebecca When you Reach Me
HISTORICAL FICTION
Arrington, Frances Prairie Whispers
Avi Crispin: Cross of Lead
Carbone, Elise Blood on the River
Curtis, Christopher Bud, Not Buddy
DeFelice, Cynthia Weasel
Dorris, Michael Sees Behind Trees
Fox, Paula Slave Dancer
Gaeddert, Louann Hope
Giff, Patricia Nory Ryan's Song
Graham, Harriet A Boy and His Bear
Koller, Jackie Nothing to Fear
McMullan, Margaret When I Crossed No Bob
Nuzum, K.A. The Leanin’ Dog
Osborne, Mary Adaline Falling Star
Pearsall, Shelley Crooked River
Peck, Richard The Teacher’s Funeral
Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Smothers, Ethel Down in the Piney Woods
Taylor, Mildred any title
Books are available all summer at the Middle School Library, and through your local public library network. Compiled by Olive Woodward, Librarian.