Entering Grade 6

Historical Fiction

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Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
Valentina and Oksana are enemies at school. But one morning the nuclear reactor where both their fathers work blows up causing the lagest nuclear accident in history. In the chaos as the girls are evacuated from Chernobyl, they both are sent to stay with Valentina's grandmother. Amid the worry about their fathers and secrets and lies they discover about the past, they must learn to live together and trust each other.
Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
Even though authorities deny the Plague is loose in San Francisco in 1900, science-minded Lizzie is beginning to wonder why part of town is quarantined and angry mobs are trying to burn down Chinatown.
An Eagle in the Snow by Michael Morpurgo
In World War II Britain, when the train Barney and his mom are riding on shelters from German planes in a dark tunnel, a stranger tells of a history changing encounter between two soldiers in a previous war.
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
In 1946, young Langston moves from the American South to a big Northern city. Although he misses his family and friends, he does not miss the Whites-only libraries of Alabama. In the Chicago Public Library, which welcomes everyone, he learns about a famous Black man who shares his name--Langston Hughes.
How I Became a Spy: A Mystery of WWII London by Deborah Hopkinson
(also by this author: The Great Trouble)
Bertie finds himself racing to decode clues in war-torn London, trying to prevent a Nazi double agent from revealing a vital Allied secret.
I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011
When Ben visits his uncle in Japan, a massive earthquake strikes, followed by a massive wave that separates him from everyone he knows.
In the Tunnel by Julie Lee
Myung-gi's family is preparing to flee communist North Korea. Their plans are shattered when Myung-gi's father is arrested by the secret police--and Myung-gi feels that it's his fault.  Gentle, quiet, bookish Myung-gi has plans to find his father at any cost—even if it means joining the army and being sent to the front lines, where his deepest fears await him.
Mexikid by Pedro Martín
It's 1977 and Pedro's whole family is piling into the Winnebago to fetch his abuelito from Mexico. Pedro's not sure how they'll fit him in their house with eight kids, However, he is looking forward to meeting his legendary crime-fighting grandfather who was once a part of the Mexican Revolution! (memoir in graphic novel form)
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool
(also by this author: Moon Over Manifest)
Just after World War II, two boys go on an incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail, and encounter pirates, buried secrets, and a black bear.
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
In the upheaval of the 1947 Partition, when Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan split violently, twelve-year old half-Muslim, half-Hindu Nisha doesn't know where she belongs anymore. She only knows that she and her family must take a dangerous journey across the border to find a new home, leaving behind all that they know.
Northwind by Gary Paulsen
When a plague forces Leif to take to his canoe and flee into the coastal wilderness, he must learn to survive on his own.
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
In medieval Korea, an orphan boy struggles to prove to the exacting master potter that he is worthy to learn the secrets of making Celadon ware fine enough for the royal court.
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