Westerville City Schools Grade 6 Summer Reading Kickoff! This is an OPTIONAL list of book titles and a SUMMER READING BINGO CARD to help you kick of f your summer reading! Click on the BLUE TITLE of the book for a link to a summary and reviews. Need help getting a library card? Not seeing a book that's right for you? No problem! Librarians are happy to help! Westerville Public Library httos:/Awww.westervillelibrary.org/ (614-882-7277) Columbus Metropolitan Library httos://www.columbuslibrary.org/ (614-645-6275)‘SUMME Directions: Complete as many reading activities as you can this summer Step I: Use the list below or get recommendations from your friends for each title. Step 2: As you read this summer and after you finish your book, cross off or color in the boxes of the book youread. Be sure you have the title written in the box. Step 3: OPTIONAL: Print your completed Bingo card or email it to your language arts teacher the first week of school for a special treat! ‘A book in series ‘Abook with a female hero ‘A book that is more than 200 pages D ‘Anonfiction book ‘realistic fiction book ‘An autobiography or ‘A book that won an ‘A book about sports OR a biography award book where animals can (Newbery Award, tok Coretta Scott King Award) ‘book about science | Agraphicnovel | Abookrecommended | A book with magic (fiction/nonfiction) by a friend ‘A book that became movie ‘A book sot in the future ‘AbOOK by your favorite author Ahistorical fiction book (set before 1980) “Fivake sure if you check off a box, you finished the book that you said you reac™* ©GRAPHIC NOVELS . Primer by Jennifer Muro and Thomas Krajewski Cucumber Quest I: The Doughnut Kingdom by Gigi D.C. When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed Class Act by Jerry Craft Act by Kyla Miller Brave by Svetlana Chmakova FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS If you like fantasy and sci-fi chapter books, you'll like: * The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill © Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coat! by Julie Kagawa * Amari and the Night Brothers by BB. Alston * Dungeoneer Adventures by Ben Costa and James Parks ‘* Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan The Adventurers Guild by Zach Loran Clark and Nick Eliopulos © Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts by Erika Lewis * Last Mapmaker by Christina SoontornvatHa . i It you like mystery and adventure, you'll love: * The Van Gogh Deception by Deron Hicks * 96 Miles by J.L. Esplin * Framed! A T.O.A.S.T. Mystery by James Ponti * The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling * City Spies by James Ponti Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibb ‘* The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters Ali Cross by James Patterson If you like your stories to be a little creepy, try: © Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie Coraline by Neil Gaiman Lockwood & Co The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud A Tale of Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz Ophie’s Ghost by Justina Ireland oeHISTORICAL FICTION It you like stories set in past time periods, you'll love: . . . . . Allies by Alan Gratz Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis and Traci Sorell Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant Traitors Among Us by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch REALISTIC FICTION If you enjoy reading realistic books, read: Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist Starfish by Lisa Fipps From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling Unsettled by Reem Farugi Omar Rising by Aisha SaeedIf you like funny books, try: eee eeee Wink by Rob Harrell The Last Last Day of Summer by Lamar Giles The Jolly Regina, The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters by Kara LaReau Strange Case of the Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger Middle Schoo The Worst Years of my Life by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts The Croc Ate My Homework by Stephan Pastis The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff If you'te looking for a good nonfiction book, try these’ Awesome Achievers in Technology by Alan Katz * Making a Difference: Using Your Talents and Passions to Change the World cece (American Girl) by Melissa Seymour The Boy Who Became a Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story by Jim Di Bartolo The Mayflower (History Smashers) by Kate Messner The Superpower Field Guide Eels by Rachel Poliquin Wild Outside Around the World with Survivorman by Les Stroud