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RecommendedReads 6thGrade
Unfadeable
Maurice Broaddus
Bella"Unfadeable"Fadesisdeterminedtostay outoftroubleAwiser-than-her-yearsgraffiti artist,Bellaplanstospendhersummerlaying lowandsteeringclearofanyonewhomighttip offtosocialservicesthatshe'slivingonher own.Butkeepingalowprofileisallbut impossiblewhenBelladiscoverspeopleinhigh placesaretryingtodefundherneighborhood.
Valentina Salazar is Not a Monster Hunter
Zoraida Córdova
Eleven-and-a-half-year-oldValentinaSalazar grewupasamonsterprotectoruntilherfather's loss,butwhenavideoofamythicalegg appears,Valentinaconvincesherolderbrother andsistertohelpherfindandsaveit--allwhile avoidingthemonsterhunterswhowantto destroyit
Sneaks
Catherine Egan
Aschoolprojecttakesanalienturnwhen threekidsuncoverasecretsocietywhoseaim istokeepsneaks--mischievous interdimensionalsprites--fromslippingintoour universe
The Last Beekeeper
Pablo Cartaya
Toprovethatshebelongsinaplacewhereonly thesmartestandmostusefularewelcomed, twelve-year-oldYolandalearnsthathersurvival restsontherediscoveryofalong-extinct beehivethatcouldbetheanswertoeverything
Undercover Latina Aya De León
Fourteen-year-old Andréa HernándezBaldoquín hails from a family of spies working for the Factory, an international organization dedicated to protecting people of color For her first solo mission, Andréa straightens her hair and goes undercover as Andrea Burke, a white girl, to befriend the estranged son of a dangerous white supremacist Can Andréa keep her head, her geek cred, and her codeswitching on track to trap a terrorist?
If You Read This
Kereen Getten
WhenBriewasyounger,hermamausedto surpriseherwithtreasurehuntsaroundtheir islandtownAftershediedthreeyearsago, thesebecameBrie'sfavoritememoriesNow, onhertwelfthbirthday,hermamahasanother surprise:aseriesoflettersleadingBrieonone lasttreasurehuntThefirstletterguidesBrieto aspecialplace.Thenexturgeshertounlocka secretAndthelastletterwillchangelifeasshe knowsit.
The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
Michael Leali
WhenacutenewvolunteerarrivesathisLiving HistoryPark,Amosfindshimselfwonderingif there'ssomethingmissingfromhistoryAmosis suretheremusthavebeenLGBTQ+peoplein nineteenth-centuryIllinoisHissearchturnsup AlbertDJCashier,aCivilWarsoldierwho mighthaveidentifiedasatransmanifhe'dlived todaySoonAmosstartsconfidinginhis newfoundfriendbywritinglettersinhisjournal-andhatchesaplantoshareAlbert'sstorywith hisdividedtwenty-firstcenturytown.
The Keeper
Guadalupe García McCall
JamesalwaysknewmovingfromTexasto Oregonwasgoingtobehorrible.Butnosooner haveheandhisfamilyarrivedthathestarts gettingmysteriouslettersfromsomeonecalled theKeeperSomeonewhoclaimstobe watchinghimJamesandhissister,Ava,are obviouslyindangerButtheproblemwith havingahistoryofplayingpracticaljokesisthat noonebelievesJames--notevenhisparents
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Treasure Tracks
S.A. Rodriguez
Twelve-year-old Fin drags his reluctant father on a diving hunt for a missing treasure, hoping that finding the family legacy will help his ailing Abuelo
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Vaccines Change the World
Gillian King-Cargile
FromsmallpoxtoCovid-19,thisbookexamines thehistoriesoftheworld'spandemics, explainingwhatvaccinesareandwhyweneed themToldwithastory-likenarrativethatholds readers'interest,thisbookisadefinitiveguide tovaccines
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Amazing Night Sky Atlas
Nancy Dickmann
Featuringamixtureofphotographyandillustration, thisbookexploresboththescienceofstargazing andthepracticalities,withhandytipssuchashow touseatelescopeItalsocoversthebackground andhistoryofastronomy,travellingaroundthe worldtodiscoverthedifferentstoriescultureshave toldaboutthenightskyandtheinfluencethe Moon,thestarsandthemovementoftheplanets havehadontheirpeople
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Booked
Kwame Alexander
Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams, now in a graphic novel edition .
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Ultimate Book of the Future
Stephanie Warren Drimmer
Thisspectacularguidetotheworldof tomorrowshowcasesthecoolestinventions, technology,andideasthatareshapingour future--allbackedupbyrealscience.Takea peekintohowwemightliveinthefuture-how we'llgetaround,whatwe'llwear,andwhat kindofworldwe'lllivein
This Promise of Change
Jo Ann Allen Boyce
In1956,oneyearbeforefederaltroops escortedtheLittleRock9intoCentralHigh School,fourteenyearoldJoAnnAllenwasone oftwelveAfrican-Americanstudentswhobroke thecolorbarrierandintegratedClintonHigh SchoolinTennesseeThisistheheartbreaking andrelatablestoryofherfourmonthsthrustinto thenationalspotlightandasatrailblazerin history
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