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(ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO READ ONE OF THESE BOOKS)

Any of the following books:

Jack Adrift

Jack on Tracks

Heads or TailsJacks New PowerJacks Black Book

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

Joey Pigza Loses Control

What Would Joey Pigza Do?I am Not Joey Pigza

Dead End in Norvelt

All students are required to read the 6th Grade Core Summer Reading Book

as well as one other book on the following list.

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Wonderby R.J. Palacio

Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facialabnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being

home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school inManhattan, which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his

classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.

Icefallby Matthew Kirby

Princess Solveig and her siblings are trapped in a hidden fortresstucked between towering mountains and a frozen fjord, along with her

best friend and an army of restless soldiers, all awaiting news of the

king's victory in battle, but as they wait for winter's end and the all-

encompassing ice to break, acts of treachery make it clear that atraitor lurks in their midst.

Something to Holdby Katherine NoeIn the early 1960s, Kitty is one of only two white children in her class

on Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon, where her father is a

government forester, and although past injustices and pain are still

very much alive there, she eventually finds friendships andopportunities to make a difference.

The Mighty Miss Maloneby Christopher Paul Curtis

Deza Malone, the smartest girl in her class in Gary, Indiana,accompanies her mother and older brother on a trip to find her father,

an African American man who left to find work after the Great

Depression hit. They end up in a Hooverville outside of Flint, Michigan,

and her brother attempts to be a performer while Deza and hermother search for a home.

Black Radishesby Susan MeyerGustave, having been forced to move from Paris to the countryside

after his parents decided it was not safe for Jews to live in the city

during World War II, meets a Catholic girl named Nicole, whose family

is part of the French Resistance, and together they devise a plan torescue his friend and family members from the Nazi occupied territory.

Because of Winn-Dixieby Kate DiCamillo

Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the townof Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because

of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.

Anne of Green Gablesby L.M. Montgomery

Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live withlonely middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island fa

and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone arou

her.

Shilohby Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Marty finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia hom

and tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mea

spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat hdogs.

Little House in the Big Woodsby Laura Ingalls WilderA year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wiscons

frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy th

father's stories and singing, and share special occasions when th

get together with relatives or neighbors.

The Great Molasses Flood: Boston 1919by Deborah Kops

Chronicles the events surrounding the Great Molasses Flood, duri

which a large storage tank burst in a Boston neighborhood in 19

and caused a deadly wave of molasses to flood the streets.

Freedom Walkersby Russell Freedman

Presents the story of the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 and tmajor persons and events that contributed to the year-long strugg

for equal rights on Montgomery's city buses.

Case Closed?by Susan HughesExamines how developments in modern science, such as DNA analy

and spectroscopy, have helped to reopen archaeological mysteri

about ancient cities, Egypt's first female pharaoh, a missing expediti

to find the Northwest Passage, and more, with illustrations, maps, aphotographs.

Oh, Rats!by Albert MarrinDescribes rat behavior and survival skills and aspects of th

relationship with humans, including disease, rats as food, rats

pests, and the training of rats as rescuers.

Six-Million Paperclipsby Peter W. Schroeder & Dagmar Schoeder-Hildebrand

In rural Whitwell, Tennessee, the community middle school decided

teach diversity by focusing on the Holocaust. To help them grasp tnumbers of people who died, they collected 11 million paper cli

which they placed in a memorial made from a German World War

railcar.

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Neil Armstrong is My Uncleby Nan Marino

Ten-year-old Tamara Ann Simpson thinks she has finally found achance to prove Muscle Man McGinty is a liar when he brags he can

beat anyone in the neighborhood at kickball, but as she awaitsMcGinty's downfall, she begins to understand his motives for lying.

Buttermilk Hillby Ruth White

Ten-year-old Piper's worries about fitting in with her dad's new family

and about her mother's dating ring true as she tries to build her ownsense of family amid the rancor and change

Pieby Sarah Weeks

Alice's Aunt Polly passes away and entrusts the recipe for her world-famous pie crust to her cat, which she leaves in Alice's care, and as

everyone, including Alice, tries to discover the secret ingredients, Alice

learns some important lessons about faith, love, and family.

The Watsons go to Birminghamby Christopher Paul Curtis

The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an

African-American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drasticallychanged after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of

1963.

Nory Ryans Songby Patricia Reilly GiffWhen a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-

year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and

neighbors survive.

Because of Mr. Teruptby Rob Buyea

It is the beginning of fifth grade, and Mr. Terupt is a brand newteacher. He has his hands full with seven distinctive voices in his class.

Only Mr. Terupt seems able to reach his students, and things are

beginning to look up for each of them until a fateful winter day whenan accident occurs that will change everything and everyone.

Out of my Mindby Sharon Draper

Eleven-year-old Melody is one of the smartest people around, butnobody knows it. Melody has cerebral palsy and can't talk, can't walk,

can't write. When she discovers something that will allow her to speak

for the first time ever, at last Melody has a voice . . . but not everyone

around her is ready to hear it.

Middle School is Worse than Meatloafby Jennifer Holm

Ginny makes a to do list for her seventh grade year, which includlanding a role in the school play, trying to make friends, ignoring h

horoscope, and going to see her grandpa Joe in Florida; but s

always seems to come up short in accomplishing any of it.

Saffys Angelby Hillary McKay (series)

Meet the Cassons, an artistic and eccentric family, whose ups a

downs are charmingly told in the four books of this series. Saffy

Angel, the first in the series, tells of Saffron Cassons quest to find hreal parents once she finds out that unlike her brother and siste

she is adopted.

Becoming Naomi Leonby Pam Munoz Ryan

When Naomi's absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Naomi ru

away to Mexico with her great-grandmother and younger brother

search of her father.

Rick Riordan (any title)

Cosmicby Frank Cottrell Boyce

Twelve-year-old Liam, who looks like he is thirty and is tired of beitreated like he is older than he actually is, decides he is going to po

as the adult chaperone on the first spaceship to take civilians in

space, but when he ends up in outer space with a group of kids a

no adult supervision, he must think fast to make things right.

Airbornby Kenneth OppelMatt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealt

young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for texistence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundre

of feet above the Earth's surface.

Jack Blank and the Imagine Nationby Matt Myklusch

Twelve-year-old Jack, freed from a dismal orphanage, makes his w

to the elusive and impossible Imagine Nation, where a mentor sav

him from dissection and trains him to use his superpower, despite tvirus he carries that makes him a threat.

Heroes of the Valleyby Jonathan StroudHalli Sveinsson, a mischievous young man who does not fit in with peers and siblings, plays a trick on Ragnor that goes too far, forci

him to embark on a hero's quest in which he will face highw

robbers, monsters, an intriguing girl, and truths about his family athe legends he grew up with.

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Science Fairby Dave BarryThe president of Kprshtskan is plotting to infiltrate the science fair at

Hubble Middle School in Maryland in order to take over the United

States government, but when Toby Harbinger, an ordinary student,makes up his mind finally to win the fair, the terrorists' plans go awry.

School of Fearby Gitty Daneshvari

Twelve-year-olds Madeleine, Theo, and Lulu, and thirteen-year-oldGarrison, are sent to a remote Massachusetts school to overcome

their phobias, but tragedy strikes and the quartet must work together

with no adult assistance to face their fears.

Guys Read: Funny Businessby multiple authors

A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenaged mummy, a

homicidal turkey, and the world's largest pool of chocolate milk.

As if Being 12 3/4 Isn't Bad Enough My Mother is Running for

President!by Donna Gephart

Preparing for spelling bees, having a secret admirer, and waiting forher chest size to catch up with her enormous feet are pressure

enough, but twelve-year-old Vanessa must also deal with loneliness

and very real fears as her mother, Florida's governor, runs for

President of the United States.

The Fourth Stallby Chris Rylander

Sixth-graders Mac and Vince operate a business chargingschoolmates for protection from bullies and for help to negotiate

conflicts peacefully, with amazing challenges and results.

Belly Upby Stuart Gibbs

Twelve-year-old Teddy's life is somewhat unconventional, as he liveson a theme park/zoo where both of his parents work. When the park's

mascot, Henry the Hippo, goes belly up, Teddy suspects foul play. It

turns out the list of suspects who might have wanted him dead is long.The search for Henry's killer heats up as Teddy starts to fear for hisown life!

Pish Poshby Ellen PotterEleven-year-old Clara Frankofile sits in her parents' elegant New York

City restaurant, Pish Posh, and passes judgment on each customer as

a Somebody or a Nobody, but her all-seeing eyes fail to observe the

mysterious events occurring right under her nose.

Half-Minute Horrorsby multiple authors

An anthology of very short, scary stories by an assortment of authoand illustrators including Chris Raschka, Joyce Carol Oates, N

Gaiman, Jack Gantos, and Lane Smith.

The Westing Gameby Ellen RaskinThe mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together

unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances

his death before they can claim their inheritance.

The View from the Cherry Treeby Willo Davis Roberts

Rob's family is pre-occupied with his sisters upcoming wedding. R

stays out of their way, up in his favorite spot, his cherry tree where sees old Mrs. Calloway get murdered. No one likes the old woma

and everyone seems to think it was an accident. But Rob knows

wasn't and hell prove it too.

The Stonekeeper(Amuletseries) by Kazu Kibuishi

After moving to their ancestral home, Emily and Navin's mother

kidnapped by a tentacled creature in the basement that leads t

children on a deadly chase into the magical world below their home.

Smileby Raina Telgemeier

The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injurher two front teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassi

braces and headgear, all while also dealing with the trials atribulations of middle school.

The Lost Keyby Melinda Thielbar (Math Manga series)

Joy, Sam, and their friends from the kung fu school use th

knowledge of mathematics and whole numbers to discover who sto

the keys to the school and used them to steal all the kung equipment.

Lost and Foundby Shaun TanCollects three stories by Shaun Tan that explore how people lose a

find what matters most to them, as a girl finds a bright spot in a da

world, a boy leads a strange, lost being home, and a group peaceful creatures loses its home to cruel invaders.

Robot Dreamsby Sara Varon

This wordless graphic novel depicts an enduring friendship between

dog and his robot. Dog wants a friend, so he orders and constructsmail-order robot. The two are the best of friends until a rust-induci

trip to the beach. After that fateful visit, dog and robot are able

see what true friendship it.

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Million Dollar Shotby Dan GutmanEddie Ball has the chance of a lifetime: to win a million dollars by

sinking a foul shot during halftime at the NBA finals, but someone

really wants Eddie to shoot an air ball on the big day and will doanything to sabotage the million dollar shot.

Stumptown Kidby Carol Gorman

In a small Iowa town in 1952, eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska,

whose father died in the Korean War, learns the meaning of bothracism and heroism when he befriends Luther Peale, a young man

who once played for the old Negro Baseball League.

Two Hot Dogs with Everythingby Paul Haven

Although everyone credits him and his superstitions for the S luggers

first winning streak in 108 baseball seasons, eleven-year-old Danny

Gurkin believes that his discovery of a secret from the team's pastmay be the real reason behind the ball club's success.

Travel Teamby Mike Lupica

Danny Walker is crushed when he doesn't make the seventh gradebasketball team because he is too short; he suspects that the real

reason has something to do with a feud between his father and the

father of the team's best player. Then Danny's father announces thathe is starting his own youth team, but unexpected setbacks sideline

his dad and the team.

Madcatby Kathy Mackel

Fast-pitch softball catcher MadCat Campione's love for the sport isstrained when her team competes on a national level and her best pal

Jess puts the game before her friends.