Fabulous Fiction for Grade 6
These titles can be found in WTPL's YA Section

My Teacher is an Alien
Coville, Bruce
There is something very strange about Susan and Peter's new teacher. When Susan sees him peel off his face she knows her class is in for trouble! But who will believe that her teacher is an alien? It's up to Susan and Peter to save their school... and maybe even the planet!
JFICTION COV, JPBK COV

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Lewis, C.S.
Opening the door to a magic wardrobe brings four siblings to the land of Narnia where their adventures begin and their lives change forever. An evil witch has cruely ruled the land for 100 years. It is up to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy to fulfill a prophecy, meet Aslan, and save Narnia.
JFICTION LEW, JPBK LEW

Tuck Everlasting
Babbitt, Natalie
Is living forever a blessing or a curse? Winnie faces this question when she learns the Tuck family's secret.
JFICTION BAB, JPBK BAB

The City of Ember
DuPrau, Jeanne
The City of Ember was built as a last underground refuge for the human race. Now, 200 years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker and no one remembers how to escape to the land above. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she's sure it holds a secret that will save the city.
JFICTION DUP, JPBK DUP

Because of Winn-Dixie
DiCamillo, Kate
Unusual friendships and the unexpected happen during India Opal Buloni's first summer in Naomi, Florida...and all because of a big, ugly dog named Winn-Dixie.
JFICTION DIC, JPBK DIC

The Tale of Despereaux: Being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread
DiCamillo, Kate
The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
JFICTION DIC

Among the Hidden
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Government regulations limit families to two children each, so Luke, an illegal third-born, must live his life in secret, hidden in his family's farmhouse. Luke is frustrated but doesn't think there is anything he can do until he meets Jen, another "shadow child," who wants to fight for their right to exist.
YAFICTION HAD, YAPBK HAD

Hoot
Hiaasen, Carl
As soon as Roy moves into a small Florida town he finds himself involved in an adventure that involves saving a colony of owls, potty trained alligators, a sinister pancake PR man, a renegade eco-avenger, and several extremely poisonous snakes with unnaturally sparkling tails.
YAFICTION HIA, YAPBK HIA

Number the Stars
Lowry, Lois
In 1943 Denmark, Annemarie learns how to be brave when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
JFICTION LOW, JPBK LOW

The Ravenmaster's Secret
Woodruff, Elvira
It's 1735, and Forrest Harper lives inside the Tower of London with his family where his father is a guard. Forrest finds life in the Tower to be boring and lonely. He is excited to learn that he will be helping his father guard a vicious Scottish rebel. Except things don't turn out quite as he planned....
JFICTION WOO

The Two Sisters of Bamarre
Levine, Gail Carson
Princess Meryl has always been the brave sister who dreams of daring adventures while timid Princess Addie prefers a quiet life. But things change when Meryl is struck with a deadly sickness and Addie is faced with a dangerous quest to save her sister.
YAFIC LEV, JFIC LEV

The Hobbit
Tolkien, J.R.R.
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit- hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.
YAPBK TOL, JPBK TOL, YAFIC DIXON (Graphic Novel)

Holes
Sachar, Louis
Stanley Yelnats experiences his family's curse first hand when he is falsely accused, arrested, and sent to cruel correctional camp in the Texas desert. Despite the poor living conditions and the hard manuel labor, Stanley finds some surprises including his first real friend, a treasure, and an a new sense of self.
YAFIC SAC, YAPBK SAC

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Matt Christopher Books
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JSERIES MY NAME

Sammy Keyes
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Series of Unfortunate Events
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