Entering Grade 6

Historical Fiction

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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.
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.
City of Orphans by Avi
It’s 1893 in New York City and 13-year-old Maks is getting by as a newsie--until he has to go on the run from the dangerous Plug Ugly Gang and his sister is jailed for a theft she didn’t commit.
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.
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.
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.