The following is the list of adopted titles used for the Sixth Grade Reading program. Although certain titles are assigned to specific grades, when necessary, teachers may use a list of titles above or below their grade. It is desired that at least 5 adopted books are read each year. (Outside recreational reading is highly encouraged for the students. However, that reading is not included in the number above.) Every effort has been made to pick the best available literature. As with everything, each book must be read with scripture as our final standard. All Landmark books are acceptable on the literature list.
Adams, Richard Watership Down
Alcott, Louisa Little Women
Alexander, Lloyd The Prydain Chronicles +
Barrie, James Peter Pan
Baum, Frank L. The Wizard of Oz
Bishop, Claire Twenty and Ten
Blos, Joan A Gathering of Days
Collodi, Carlo Adventures of Pinocchio
De Angeli, Marguerite Door in the Wall
Dickens, Charles A Christmas Carol
Dodge, Mary Hans Brinker
Eareckson, Joni Joni
Fisher, Dorothy Understood Betsy
Fritz, Jean Around the World in a Hundred Years: From Henry the Navigator to Magellan
Fritz, Jean The Cabin Faced West
Gamnel, Patricia Undying Glory: True Story of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment - L,V
George, Jean My Side of the Mountain
Gray, Elizabeth Adam of the Road
Hanes, Mari Two Mighty Rivers
Holm, Ann North to Freedom
Irving, Washington Rip Van Winkle
Irving, Washington The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Jacques, Brian Tales from Red Wall Series +
Kjelgaard, James Big Red
Lester, Julius The Tales of Uncle Remus
Levitin, Sonia Journey to America
Lowry, Lois Number the Stars
MacLean, Alistair The Guns of Navarone - L
Marshall, Catherine Christy
Morey, Walt Gentle Ben
O'Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphin
O’Hara, Mary My Friend Flicka
Sharp, Margery The Rescuers
Sharp, Margery Miss Bianca at the Saltmines
Speare, Elizabeth Sign of the Beaver
Stratton-Porter, Gene Freckles
Stratton-Porter, Gene A Girl of the Limberlost
Swift Gulliver’s Travels
Taylor, Mildred Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings +
Twain, Mark Adventures of Tom Sawyer +
Twain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - L
Twain, Mark The Prince and the Pauper - L
Verne, Jules Around the World in Eighty Days
Verne, Jules 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Wells, H.G. War of The Worlds
Wilder, Laura Little House on the Prairie +
Wyss, Johann The Swiss Family Robinson
(Editor’s note: “+” = any title in that series would be acceptable)
Parent’s Note: L - Language, V - Violence, C - Coarse actions, M - Mature theme
SIXTH GRADE HISTORY LITERATURE LIST
Four books must be read from the following list:
Chaucer, translated by Barbara Cohen Canterbury Tales – H, YC
Daugherty, James The Magna Charta – H
DK Eyewitness, Baquedano, Elizabeth Aztec, Inca, and Maya – H, YC
DK Eyewitness Viking – H
Gravett, Christopher The World of the Medieval Knight – H, YC
Stanley, Diane Joan of Arc – H, YC
Anholt, Laurence Leonardo and the Flying Boy – H, YC
Bulla, Clyde Robert Squanto, Friend of the White Men – H
Bunyan, John Pilgrim’s Progress – CRPC
Conrad, Pam Pedro’s Journal – YC
Corrain, Lucia The Art of the Renaissance – YC
DK Eyewitness, Langley, Andrew Medieval Life – H, YC
DK Eyewitness, Margeson, Susan Viking – YC
DK Eyewitness, Cole, Alison Renaissance – YC
DK Eyewitness, Gravett, Christopher Castle – H
DK Eyewitness, Gravett, Christopher Knight – YC
DK Eyewitness, Byam, Michelle Arms and Armor – YC
Macaulay, David Cathedral – H, YC
Macaulay, David Ship – H, YC
Macaulay, David Castle – H, YC
Maccaulay, David Ship – YC
Macdonald, Fiona A Medieval Castle: The Inside Story – H, YC
Macdonald, Fiona How Would You Survive in the Middle Ages? – H
McPherson, Joyce The River of Grace – YC
Platt, Richard Castle Diary – YC
Romei, Francesca Leonardo Da Vinci – H, YC
Staiger, Ralph C. Thomas Harriot: Science Pioneer – H
Venezia, Mike Rembrandt – YC
Wingate, Philippa The Usborne Book of Kings and Queens – H
Wright, Rachel The Viking News – YC
If our own CCS library does not carry the above books, they can be found at the three following libraries:
H = Hampton Public Library
YC = York County Public Library
CRPC = Calvary Reformed Presbyterian Church library
Four books must be read from the original CCS reading list.
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