| Mrs. Williams's
Favorite Books for Sixth Graders |
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In no particular
order...
- Red Moon at Sharpsburg by Rosemary Wells (historical fiction; set during the Civil War)
- Miss Spitfire by Sarah Miller (historical fiction; told by Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller's teacher)
- Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli (historical fiction; set in the Warsaw ghetto during WWII)
- Bloomability by Sharon Creech
- Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
- The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
- The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed by Heather Frederick
- The Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck
- A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck
- A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
- Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
- The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
- Catherine Called Birdie by Karen Cushman
- The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
- Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
- Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
- Call of the Wild by Jack London
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
- Fever 1793 by Laura Halse Anderson