6th Grade Summer Reading List

 

 

Please see the book list below and choose a book to read for this assignment. As you read, you must log your reading time. Use the reading log sheet provided on the attached page and continue another sheet if needed. You are expected to read at least 3 days per week throughout the summer. 

Book List:

●    The Wild Robot by Peter Brown 
●    The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
●    The Moon Within by Aida Salazar
●    Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech 
●    Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah 
●    Twerp by Mark Goldblatt 
●    Tournament of Champions by Phil Bildner
●    As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds 
●    It ain’t so Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
●    Mick Harte was Here by Barbara Park 
●    Turtle Boy by Evan M. Wolkenstein
●    Another Way to Dance by Martha Southgate
●    Land of the Forgotten Girls by Erin Entrada Kelly
●    Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 
●    Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
●    Travel Team Mike Lupica
●    Wonder by R.J. Palacio
●    Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

• Once you finish reading your book, answer the following questions in paragraph form using two pieces of evidence. Use the writing space included in this packet or write your answers on looseleaf. 
• These questions only need to be answered once.  All additional reading just needs to be logged on the reading log page below.  
  • Question 1: Conflict: What was the major problem in the story, and how was it resolved?  Answer the question and cite two pieces of text evidence to support your response.
  • Question 2: Connection: How can this story be connected to yourself, your own culture, another culture, or current events? Answer using two pieces of evidence.

Additional Notes:

• Heading:  Please write your full name, grade 6, the book title and the author on all relevant pages.
• In 6th grade, you may be reading these novels: A Long Walk to Water Linda Sue Park and Posted by John David Anderson.  Please keep that in mind as you make your reading selections over the summer, and do NOT read those ahead of time. 
• It is very important that you complete this assignment with care because it will be collected by your ELA teacher during the first week of school.  It will count towards your first marking period grade.

 

Name: _______________________________________  Grade: _________                       Reading Log 

Your goal is to read 3 days a week this summer. Fill in this sheet while you read, and read more books of your choice if needed to reach your goal.

Date	Title & Author	Pages read __ to__	Amount  of time read