Reading Lists by Grade Level

Sixth Grade

The reading lists by grade level for 6th grade is compiled from:

• Caldecott Medal & Honor books since 1923
• The Newberry Award and Honor books since 1923
• Reliable books chosen and used by homeschoolers

Be sure and check the books in lower and higher grade levels also for more selection.

To see only the Caldecott books, click here.

To see only the Newberry books, click here.

The books are listed by name, followed by the author's last name.

Reading Lists by Grade Level - 6th Grade

White Fang - London

Fahrenheit 451 - Bradbury

The Jungle Book - Kipling

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - Tolkein

Yearling - Kinman

Kidnapped - Stevenson

Beyond the Desert Gate - Ray

Favorite Poems Old and New - Ferris

Flame Over Tara - Polland

God King - Williamson

The Golden Goblet - McGraw

I, Juan de Pareja - De Trivino

Master Cornhill - McGraw

Otto of the Silver Hand - Pyle

The Secord Mrs. Glaconda - Konigsburg

The Shakespeare Stealer - Blackwood

The Trojan War - Coolidge

Eagle of the Ninth - Sutcliff

A Single Shard - Park

The Westing Game - Raskin

Adam of the Road - Gray

Archimedes and the Door of Science - Bendick

The Beduln's Gazelle - Temple

The Bronze Bow - Speare

Catherine Called Birdy - Cushman

D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths - D'Aulaire

The Great & Terrible Quest

Hittite Warrior - Williamson

Black Horses for the King - McCaffery

The Ides of April - Ray

Leonardo da Vinci - Hahn

Luther - Biography of a Reformer - Nohl

Mara, Daughter of the Nile - McGraw

Mary, Bloody Mary - Meyer

The Mystery of the Roman Ransom - Winterfield

The Phantom Tollbooth - Juster

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver - Konisburg

The Samurai's Tale - Haugaard

Shadow of a Bull - Wojciechowska

Theras and His Town - Snedeker

I hope you enjoy reading these books. Be sure and check out the other reading lists by grade level for more choices.

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