SUMMER READING for Grade 6
SUMMER READING for Grade 6 For summer reading, students entering each grade are required to read one book and encouraged to read a minimum of three books in preparation for their English classes. Summer reading books should be read deeply and students should be able to speak intelligently about the plot, characters, and themes found within the literature. The summer reading book will be discussed thoroughly in class when students return to school and will be the first novel students are formally held accountable for. Students should expect to be tested, write thoughtfully, or complete projects or other activities relevant to their book. The required reading book is pictured below. Additional books may be chosen from the Recommended Reading List. Good reading skills are critical for success in the Middle School. There is no better way to keep sharp or improve your reading ability than to practice. If none of the recommended books suit you, you may find better options at bookstores, the library, or even on bookshelves at home. You may feel free to download your books and read them on electronic reading devices. Such devices offer a wide range of advantages over traditional books such as built-in dictionaries and note-taking and underlining capabilities to facilitate a student’s understanding of a given novel. Electronic readers are welcome in Middle School classrooms as long as the student’s name is on the device.
Required Summer Reading Book for Grade 6 Under a Worn Torn Sky by L. M. Elliott. ISBN-10: 0-78-680755-5 ISBN-13: 978-078681753-5 The year is 1944. The air above France is torn by the world’s greatest war. Henry, just 19 years old, is a top pilot in his Air Force Unit. But Hitler’s dangerous Luftwaffe strikes his plane, and his survival is only the beginning of his struggles to dodge Nazis. As a survivor, Henry discovers the goodness of the people of the French Resistance. Further, Henry discovers more about his strength, his perseverance, and the depth of his humanity. Read on to discover more about the striking action of WWII and the enduring human spirit that rests in all of us. Students are expected to know, discuss, and analyze the setting, the overall plot, including parts of the plot, and the theme of human perseverance and personal discovery when they return to school in the fall. Recommended Reading list on Page 2
SUMMER READING for Grade 6 Page 2 of 2 Recommended Summer Reading for Grade 6 Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls This is a love story about Billy Coleman and two redbone coonhounds during the Great Depression.
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli In this story about both the perils of popularity and nonconformity, a new student named Stargirl changes Mica High forever.
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Sam Gribley spends a winter alone in the Catskill Mountains.
Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen A 14-year-old boy strays from his family's wagon on the Oregon Trail and ends up with the Pawnees. A trapper helps him escape and teaches him much about life and survival.
Anastasia at This Address by Lois Lowry The Newbery Medalist's irrepressible heroine is in top form as, deciding she's ready for romance, she answers a personal ad, with typically hilarious results. The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Sixth-grader Alice is motherless and longing for a female role model, which she finally finds in her teacher, Mrs. Plotkin, whom she hates.
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham. He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. Who steals food for himself and the orphans. Who believes in bread and mothers and angels. He's a boy who wants to be a Nazi someday, with tall, shiny jackboots and a gleaming eagle hat of his own. Until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind.
Happy Reading & Happy Summer!
Required Summer Reading Book for Grade 6 Under a Worn Torn Sky by L. M. Elliott. ISBN-10: 0-78-680755-5 ISBN-13: 978-078681753-5 The year is 1944. The air above France is torn by the world’s greatest war. Henry, just 19 years old, is a top pilot in his Air Force Unit. But Hitler’s dangerous Luftwaffe strikes his plane, and his survival is only the beginning of his struggles to dodge Nazis. As a survivor, Henry discovers the goodness of the people of the French Resistance. Further, Henry discovers more about his strength, his perseverance, and the depth of his humanity. Read on to discover more about the striking action of WWII and the enduring human spirit that rests in all of us. Students are expected to know, discuss, and analyze the setting, the overall plot, including parts of the plot, and the theme of human perseverance and personal discovery when they return to school in the fall. Recommended Reading list on Page 2
SUMMER READING for Grade 6 Page 2 of 2 Recommended Summer Reading for Grade 6 Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls This is a love story about Billy Coleman and two redbone coonhounds during the Great Depression.
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli In this story about both the perils of popularity and nonconformity, a new student named Stargirl changes Mica High forever.
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George Sam Gribley spends a winter alone in the Catskill Mountains.
Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen A 14-year-old boy strays from his family's wagon on the Oregon Trail and ends up with the Pawnees. A trapper helps him escape and teaches him much about life and survival.
Anastasia at This Address by Lois Lowry The Newbery Medalist's irrepressible heroine is in top form as, deciding she's ready for romance, she answers a personal ad, with typically hilarious results. The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Sixth-grader Alice is motherless and longing for a female role model, which she finally finds in her teacher, Mrs. Plotkin, whom she hates.
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham. He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. Who steals food for himself and the orphans. Who believes in bread and mothers and angels. He's a boy who wants to be a Nazi someday, with tall, shiny jackboots and a gleaming eagle hat of his own. Until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind.
Happy Reading & Happy Summer!
