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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 10 adopted books are read each year. Some books will be assigned and read in class, and others will be assigned for outside reading. 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
Alexander, Lloyd The Prydain Chronicles +
Barrie, James Peter Pan
Baum, Frank L. The Wizard of Oz
Bishop, Claire Twenty and Ten
Bradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451
Bradbury, Ray The Martian Chronicles
Dickens, Charles A Christmas Carol
Eareckson, Joni Joni
Fisher, Dorothy Understood Betsy
Fritz, Jean The Cabin Faced West
George, Jean My Side of the Mountain
Hanes, Mari Two Mighty Rivers
Irving, Washington Rip Van Winkle
Irving, Washington The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Jacques, Brian Tales from Red Wall Series +
Kipling, Rudyard The Jungle Book
Kjelgaard, James Big Red
Lester, Julius The Tales of Uncle Remus
Lewis, C.S. The Magician’s Nephew
Lewis, C.S. The Last Battle
London, Jack The Call of the Wild – L
London, Jack White Fang
MacLean, Alistair The Guns of Navarone - L
Marshall, Catherine Christy
O’Hara, Mary My Friend Flicka
Orwell, George Animal Farm
Rawlings, Marjorie The Yearling
Sharp, Margery The Rescuers
Sharp, Margery Miss Bianca at the Saltmines
Stevenson, Robert Louis Kidnapped
Stratton-Porter, Gene Freckles
Stratton-Porter, Gene A Girl of the Limberlost
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
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 LIST
This year in history the students will be studying 1815 to Present. Students will be reading numerous books from this time period in class. Outside reading is also encouraged, especially historical fiction which engages the imagination and makes the time period come alive. We encourage you to read aloud with your children from books that may be above their reading level. Suggestions for reading are offered below. We are endeavoring to purchase as many of these titles as possible for the classroom.
Abernathy, Alta Bud & Me: The True Adventure of the Abernathy Boys
Ambrose, Stephen The Good Fight: How WWII Was Won – H, YC
Bailer, Darice The Last Rail
Bliven, Bruce The Story of D-Day – H
Bowman, James Cloyd Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time – H
Carr, Mary Jane Children of the Covered Wagon – H
Cousins, Margaret The Boy in the Alamo
Cornelissen, Cornelia Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears – NN, YC
Crane, Stephen The Red Badge of Courage – CCS, H, NN, YC
Crockett, Davy Davy Crockett: His Own Story
Davis, Robert The Girl of Pierre’s
De Vries, Anne Journey Through the Night
Doswell, Paul War Stories: True Stories from the First and Second World Wars
Driscoll, Laura George Washington Carver: The Peanut Wizard – NN
Du Bois, William Twenty and Ten – CCS, H
Erickson, Paul Daily Life in a Covered Wagon – H, YC
Farenhorst, Christine A Cup of Cold Water
Frank, Anne Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl – H, NN, YC
Freedman, Russell Cowboys of the Wild West – H, NN, YC
Grant, George Carry a Big Stick: The Uncommon Heroism of T. Roosevelt – CRPC
Harness, Cheryl The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal
Hautzig, Esther Rudomin The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia – H, YC
Henty, G.A. With Lee in Virginia -- CRPC
Hersey, John Hiroshima – H, NN, YC
Hess, Donna Lynn A Father’s Promise
Hunt, Irene Across Five Aprils – H, NN, YC
Ingold, Jeanette Hitch – NN, YC
Irwin, James Destination: Moon
Kantor, MacKinlay Gettysburg – H
Levitin, Sonia Journey to America – H, YC
Linnea, Sharon Raoul Wallenberg: The Man Who Stopped Death – NN
Lutz, Norma Jean War’s End (American Adventures Series) + -- CCS, NN
MacLeod, Elizabeth Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life – NN, YC
Marrin, Albert Stalin: Russia’s Man of Steel – NN
Marrin, Albert The Yanks Are Coming – H, YC
Marrin, Albert America and Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger – H, NN
Marsh, Carole The Mystery of the Underground Railroad – YC
McMurdie, Jean McAnlis Land of the Morning
McMurdie, William Hey, Mac!
McSwigan, Marie Snow Treasure – H, NN
Nolan, Peggy The Spy Who Came in from the Sea
North, Sterling Abe Lincoln: Log Cabin to White House (Landmark)
O’Grady, Captain Scott Basher Five-Two – NN, YC
Prins, Piet The Shadow Series (The Lonely Sentinel)
Raven, Margot Theis Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot – H, NN, YC
Reynolds, Quentin The Wright Brothers – H, NN
Serraillier, Ian Escape From Warsaw
Steele, William We Were There on the Oregon Trail – NN
Steele, William We Were There with the Pony Express
Taylor, Theodore Air Raid—Pearl Harbor! – H, NN
ten Boom, Corrie The Hiding Place – H, NN, YC
Van Leeuwen, Jean Bound for Oregon – YC
Velde, Vivian A Coming Evil
Wilkins, J. Stephen Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee
York, Alvin Sergeant York and the Great War -- CCS
If our own CCS library does not carry the above books, they can be found in these library systems:
CRPC – Calvary Reformed Presbyterian Church Library H – Hampton Public Library
NN – Newport News Library YC – York County Public Library
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