2016 Summer Reading List for Students Entering 6th Grade Required for all students: Penny from Heaven, Jennifer L. Holm In addition to the required book, you must read two additional books of your choice from the following list: Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Blue Balliett, Chasing Vermeer Karen Cushman, Catherine Called Birdy Allyson Birthwaite Condie, Matched Sharon Creech, Absolutely Normal Chaos Walk Two Moons Replay Ruby Holler The Wanderer Eleanor Estes, Ginger Pye Nancy Farmer, A Girl Named Disaster Jean Fritz, Brady Jack Gantos, Dead End in Norvelt Kevin Henkes, Olive’s Ocean Margaret Haddix, Among the Imposters; Among the Barons Virginia Hamilton, The Mystery of Drear House The House of Dies Drear Jennifer Holm, Turtle in Paradise E.L. Konigsburg, The View from Saturday Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (any book by Madeline L'Engle) Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue, Gossamer, Silent Ann M. Martin, A Corner of the Universe Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

Sing Down the Moon Katherine Paterson, The Same Stuff as Stars Bread and Roses, Too Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows Ann Rinaldi, (Any of her historical fiction) Rick Riordan, (Any YA book written by this author)) J. K. Rowling,(Any Harry Potter book is acceptable) Pam Munoz Ryan, Echo Anna Sewell, Black Beauty Suzanne Staples, Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind Rebecca Stead,Goodbye Stranger Zilpha Keatley Snyder, The Gypsy Game Jerry Spinelli, (any Jerry Spinelli book appropriate for Middle School) Amy Timberlake, One Came Home Jacqueline Woodson, Brown Girl Dreaming Wendelin Van Draanen, Flipped