CRRL Teens: Good Reads for 6th Grade 2022-2023Like this list

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• All Thirteen

  the Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

  Soontornvat, Christina

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  The daring rescue of a Thai boys' soccer team from a flooded cave is retold through photos, interviews, and background information. JNF 796.52 So

• Amari and the Night Brothers

  Alston, B. B.

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  When Amari discovers her brother's disappearance is related to his secret work for the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she vows to uncover what happened to him by becoming an agent herself, despite the discrimination she faces.

• Another Kind

  May, Cait

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  Six cryptid runaways are on their way to find a sanctuary for irregularities like themselves, while the evil Collector's men hunt them down. J 741.5973 Ma

• Before the Ever After

  Woodson, Jacqueline

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  A star NFL player, ZJ’s father has always been beloved. When his numerous head injuries begin to take their toll, ZJ and his mother have to navigate the fallout.

• Blood and Germs

  the Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease

  Jarrow, Gail

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  Rich in archival photographs, this well-researched book of little known medical history explores the diseases that ravaged Civil War soldiers and the 19th century nurses, doctors, and medical practices that tried to save them.

• Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls

  Rivera, Kaela

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  When Cece's sister is kidnapped by a criatura, a dangerous spirit that roams the desert, Cece must go against everything her parents have taught her and team up with a criatura to save her.

• Class Act

  Craft, Jerry

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  This light-hearted graphic novel, a follow up to New Kid, portrays how Drew relates to his friends at Riverdale Academy Day School without losing his individuality in the process. J 741.5973 Cr

• Daughter of the Deep

  Riordan, Rick

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  Ana Dakkar and her classmates are on the run after a disaster strikes from a rival school in this novel that reimagines the classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

• The Dragon Path

  Young, Ethan, 1983-

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  After he is separated from his clan on a journey, Prince Sing teams up with a mystic and a warrior beast to save two warring tribes from mutual destruction. J 741.5973 Yo

• Echo Mountain

  Wolk, Lauren, 1956-

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  When the Great Depression forces Ellie and her family to move into a small mountain cabin, she discovers the healing power of the land in this moving story of survival, loss, and perseverance.

• Everything Sad Is Untrue

  (a True Story)

  Nayeri, Daniel

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  Jhosrou tells the story of his family’s escape from Iran, through refugee camps to trying to fit in in a middle school classroom in Oklahoma.

• Fallout

  Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown

  Sheinkin, Steve

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  As the rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union ramps up, espionage, superbombs, the space race and stubborn leaders nearly bring on a third world war. J 972.91 Sh

• The Genius Under the Table

  Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

  Yelchin, Eugene

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  The touching and funny story of the author's childhood growing up in a cramped apartment in Cold War Russia, hoping to find a talent that will make his parents proud. J 921 Yelch

• Gone to the Woods

  Surviving a Lost Childhood

  Paulsen, Gary

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  Paulsen became the man he was in part because of a caring librarian and his experience growing up in the woods despite neglect as a child. J 921 Pauls

• How to Become a Planet

  Melleby, Nicole

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  Pluto Timoney, recently diagnosed with anxiety and depression, is trying to pull her life back together with the help of friends, medication, and the Hayden Planetarium Astronomy Hotline. Will it be enough to let her enter 8th grade at the end of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Hall With the Knife

  Peterfreund, Diana

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  In this take on the classic board game Clue, six students are stranded at Blackbrook Academy when their headmaster is murdered and everyone is a suspect, including some of the staff.

• The Insiders

  Oshiro, Mark

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  While avoiding a bully at his new school, Héctor Muños stumbles across a magical sanctuary where he makes friends with kids from other schools hiding from their own bullies.

• I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001

  the Graphic Novel

  Tarshis, Lauren

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  The day Lucas visits Uncle Benny at the firehouse, planes crash into the World Trade Center and he has to fight for his life. J 741.5973 Ta

• Jacky Ha-Ha

  a Graphic Novel

  Rau, Adam

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  Can Jacky's sense of humor help her solve her troubles at home, or will her jokes just get her into more trouble? J 741.5973 Ra

• King and the Dragonflies

  Callender, Kacen

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  King struggles to come to terms with who he is in the wake of his older brother’s unexpected death.