Entering Grade 6

Classics

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Not a fan of being cold or dirty, Claudia decides when she and her brother run away from home that they will stay in New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.  She didn’t plan on getting caught up in a mystery involving art treasures.
The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Puffin Classics version by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(also The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes, Puffin Classics version)
Tales featuring the greatest detective of all. Some versions of these editions feature a glossary and information about the author, setting, and characters.
Logan Family Saga by Mildred Taylor
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Cassie and the rest of the Logans are having a tough time surviving during the Great Depression and the era of Jim Crow, even with the advantage of owning their own land. But despite racism and social injustice, she and her brothers have a strong, loving family to help them endure the challenges.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien  
A widowed mother mouse is so desperate to help her sickly son that she risks asking the rats in a mysterious nearby colony for help.
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
A shipwreck strands a family on a desert island.
The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White
Before there was a great king Arthur, there was a boy named Wart.  The great wizard Merlyn teaches Wart many life lessons including turning him into a snake to learn history, and a hawk to learn courage.
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing’s will. Only one thing is sure. Sam Westing may be dead, but that won’t stop him from playing one last game!
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
(also by this author: A Wind in the Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet)
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father.
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