Teen Summer Reading 2025: 6th Grade RecommendationsLike this list

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• Impossible Creatures

  Rundell, Katherine,

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  Christopher is visiting his grandfather when he witnesses an avalanche of mythical creatures come tearing down the hill. This is how Christopher learns that his grandfather is the guardian of one of the ways between the non-magical world and a place…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The First State of Being

  Kelly, Erin Entrada

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  When a teenage boy appears out of nowhere in 1999, claiming he's the world's first time-traveler and has a book outlining the events of the next 20 years, 12-year-old Michael wants to get his hands on the book and must decide how far he's willing to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Max in the House of Spies

  Gidwitz, Adam

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  To find his way back home to his family in Germany during World War II, Max Bretzfeld sets out to do the impossible--become a British spy. The first in the Max Bretzfeld duology! Excellent for historical fiction lovers.

• Max in the Land of Lies

  Gidwitz, Adam

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  Max Bretzfeld has become a British spy and is returning to Germany with two missions: to infiltrate the Funkhaus, the center of Nazi radio and propaganda; and to find his parents. The second in the Max Bretzfeld duology.

• Heroes

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

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  Frank and Stanley are aboard the battleship,USS Utah, with their Navy pilot fathers during WWII when the ship is attacked by the Japanese. Suspenseful and thrilling.

• It Found Us

  Currie, Lindsay

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  When her brother's best friend Everett vanishes during a game of hide-and-seek in the cemetery, 12-year-old Hazel Woods must unravel the terrifying clues that started appearing since that night to save Everett before he's gone forever.

• Trex

  Morrell, Christyne

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  A mystery following Trex, a boy with an experimental implant, Mellie, a reclusive girl training to be a spy, and their adventures together as they're pitted against middle school bullies, their own parents, and an evil, brain-hacking corporation.

• The Carrefour Curse

  Salerni, Dianne K.

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  When twelve-year-old Garnet finally gets to meet her magical extended family she discovers they're all trapped in the ruins of their crumbling manor and Garnet must break a curse that has decimated three generations of Carrefours.

• Frizzy

  Ortega, Claribel A.

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  Marlene loves three things: books, her cool Tía Ruby and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother the only thing she needs to focus on is school and "growing up." That means straightening her hair every weekend so she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A First Time for Everything

  a True Story

  Santat, Dan

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  In this feel-good coming-of-age memoir, Dan Santat shares his life-changing middle school trip to Europe during which he experiences a series of firsts, including the first time being away from this parents, his first fondue, and the first time…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dogtown

  Applegate, Katherine

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  When Chance, a real dog, and Metal Head, a robot dog, break out of the Dogtown shelter, they embark on an adventure to find their fur-ever homes, encountering both danger and unexpected kindness along the way.

• Lifeboat 12

  Hood, Susan, 1954-

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  In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed.

• Rebellion, 1776

  Anderson, Laurie Halse

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  In 1776, 13-year-old Elspeth is alone in a city ravaged by the smallpox epidemic and finds work taking care of a large, wealthy family as they await a turn at inoculation, as she also tries to find her father who went missing during the Siege of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Trouble With Sunshine

  Méndez, Yamile Saied

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  Dorani's mom taught her to be bold, but after her mom dies, Dori loses her voice and moves to Wyoming where she befriends a horse, Sunshine, and is reminded that the best parts of her mother live on through her.

• The Strongest Heart

  Faruqi, Saadia,

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  Mohammad and his abbu move from Queens to Houston to stay with Abbu’s widowed sister and her son while Mo’s mother is away working in a refugee camp in Greece for two years. Life has been difficult for Mo, with Abbu’s raging episodes and his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest

  Hartman, Aubrey

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  Clare, a silver-tailed fox, was run over as a kit six years ago, but he didn’t go on to the Afterlife. Instead, he resides in Deadwood Forest, where he serves as Usher to the four realms: Peace, Pleasure, Progress, and Pain. Clare tells the woodland…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tear This Down

  Dee, Barbara

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  When twelve-year-old Freya discovers that her town's historical hero had problematic views towards women, she advocates to replace his statue with a lesser-known suffragette.

• One Wrong Step

  Nielsen, Jennifer A.

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  Twelve-year-old Atlas Wade has been climbing mountains for years, but after being forced to stay behind as his father joins a team of Mount Everest climbers, he sees an avalanche trapping his father's expedition. Along with their Sherpa Chodak and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Isle of Ever

  Calonita, Jen

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  Shortly after her 12th birthday, Everly "Benny" Benedict learns she's the heir to a fortune, but to collect it she must win a game following clues her ancestor left to locate a small island that vanished long ago.

• Sea Legs

  Bakes, Jules

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  Janey's family is sailing to the Caribbean in their boat, but it means Janey has to leave all her friends behind for a life at sea, and she discovers that when you are constantly on the move it can be difficult to connect to people.