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6th Grade Complete List (pdf) | Pick of the Decade Complete List (pdf)
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Pick of the Decade 1995-2005: Best Fiction Dalkey, Kara. Little Sister , 1996. Fujiwara no Mitsuko, daughter of a noble family in the imperial court of twelfth century Japan , enlists the help of a shape-shifter and other figures from Japanese mythology in her efforts to save her older sister's life. Dorris, Michael. Window , 1997. When Rayona's Native American mother enters a treatment facility, her estranged father, a Black man, finally introduces her to his side of the family, who are not at all what she expected. Dygard, Thomas. Second Stringer , 1998. When Kevin replaces the quarterback and football hero who suffers a knee injury, the second stringer needs to prove that he can do the job and is not just a substitute. (See also: The Rebounder and Infield Hit .) Farmer, Nancy. A Girl Named Disaster , 1996. While fleeing from Mozambique to Zimbabwe to escape an unwanted marriage, Nhamo, an eleven-year-old Shona girl, struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits. Farrell, Mame. Bradley and the Billboard , 2002. When Brad, a baseball hero, gets a job as a fashion model, he must come to terms with his ideas of what it is to be a real guy.
Ferris, Jean. Once upon a Marigold , 2002. Chris, a child of six, who is both strong-willed and clever, runs away from home. He's determined to live on his own in the forest, but Eldric the troll gives him shelter, and Chris grows up inventing things and watching a princess from afar, never dreaming that one day he might meet her, or that his inventions could save the entire kingdom. Fine, Anne. Tulip Touch , 1997. Natalie, who lives in the large hotel managed by her father, has a dangerous friendship with Tulip, the wildly uncontrollable girl on a neighboring farm. (See also: Up on Cloud Nine .) Fleischman, Sid. Bandit's Moon , 1998. Annyrose relates her adventures with Joaquin Murieta and his band of outlaws in the California gold-mining region during the mid-1800s. Fletcher, Ralph. Flying Solo , 1998. Rachel, having chosen to be mute following the sudden death of a classmate, shares responsibility with the other sixth-graders who decide not to report that the substitute teacher failed to show up. Franklin, Kristine. Lone Wolf , 2002. When a large family moves into the house near where he and his father live in the woods, Perry's friendship with the oldest girl helps him come to terms with his sister's death and his parents' divorce. Funke, Cornelia. The Thief Lord , 2002. Prosper and Bo are orphans, on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. They find shelter in Venice with the Thief Lord and his band of young followers. The brothers just want to stay together, but they encounter a mysterious magic that changes their world forever. Funke, Cornelia. Inkheart , 2003. Twelve-year-old Meggie lives a quiet life with her father until the mysterious stranger, Dustfinger disturbs their peace. Gradually Meggie uncovers the implausible truth about her father. He is not just an ordinary bookbinder. He can read characters to life. When Meggie was three, he released several characters from the book Inkheart into the world while at the same time he lost his wife in the world of the novel. Now, danger abounds from these characters and Meggie must help find a way to put things right. George, Jean Craighead. Julie's Wolf Pack , 1997. Continues the story of Julie and her wolves in which Kapu must protect his pack from famine and disease while uniting it under his new leadership. (Previous titles: Julie of the Wolves and Julie .) Giff, Patricia Rielly. Nory Ryan's Song , 2000. When a terrible blight attacks Ireland 's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive. (Sequel: Maggie's Door .)
Gordon, Amy. When JFK Was My Father , 2001. Feeling neglected by her father in Brazil and her mother in Washington , D.C. , Georgia Hughes tries to cope with life at a boarding school in Connecticut by imagining relationships with John Kennedy and Miss Beard, the ghost of the former headmistress of the school. Griffin, Adele. Amandine , 2001. Her first week at a new school, shy, plain Delia befriends Amandine, not anticipating the dangerous turns their friendship would take. |
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