Entering Grade 6
Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Angel and Bavar by Amy Wilson
Bavar is a boy living in two worlds, wishing that his family understood things like lunchboxes and potato chips, and trying to conceal the secrets of his home from his classmates. When Angel moves into the neighborhood, she sees Bavar's hunched back and fearful posture. But more than that, what she senses swirling around Bavar are some of the supernatural forces she felt the night her parents were killed. |
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Chronicle of the Dark Star series by Kevin Emerson
Book 1: Last Day on Mars The sun is about to go supernova and Liam and Phoebe must race to alert the last starliner to leave the solar system about the key to saving humanity. |
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Earthfall by Mark Walden
Several months after aliens brainwashed humans into being their slaves, Sam emerges from an underground bunker and is rescued by a resistance movement, for which he becomes a commando. |
 
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The Eighth Day series by Dianne K. Salerni
Book 1: The Eighth Day Jax doesn't expect much on his thirteenth birthday, but when he discovers himself in an extra day squeezed between Wednesday and Thursday that only certain people can experience, it's clear his life will never be the same. |
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The List by Patricia Forde
In order to survive, the rulers of the City of Ark declare that all must speak List, a language of only 500 words, that does not include the words love, hope or freedom. |
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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series by Rick Riordan (and other books by this author)
Book 1: The Sword of Summer Magnus is living on the streets of Boston when his mysterious uncle contacts him with the news that his destiny is linked to that of the Norse gods. |
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Sweep: The Story of a Girl and her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
When ophan Nan started as a chimney sweep in Victorian London, she had a kind mentor. When he disappeared, she was left to the mercies of a dangerous boss--until her Monster came to save her. |
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
On his first night at his grandfather's house in Alabama, Tristan chases a weird creature into the woods and accidentally rips open a passage to a land with a burning sea, haunted bone ships, and iron monsters. In order to get home, he'll have to team up with John Henry and Brer Rabbit to get Anansi the trickster to intervene. But can you ever trust a trickster? |
 
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The Unwanteds and Unwanteds Quests series by Lisa McMann
Book 1: The Unwanteds Every year in Quill, 13-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, and the artistic Unwanteds are sent to their deaths. Or so they're told. |