Reading is the fastest and cheapest way to future success. The sooner we read books, the more knowledge we gain and advantages over others. The period from 11 to 15 years old is when we are very interested in discovering and discovering everything around us. The following top 60 great books for 6th graders will satisfy the above needs of young readers.
The “pre-teen” age is associated with explosive rebellious emotions, cognitive changes, and countless troubles, from school and friends to first love. With the following good books for middle school students, teens can see themselves through the characters and, from there, draw their outlook on life. Let’s see it now!
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1. Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island, written by Robert Louis Stevenson – the name that sounds like a fairy tale is a story about British society in the 18th century, the century of “blood and mud” of the London dynasty is expanding its journey of conquest and colonization to turn England into an empire “where the sun never sets.” Hidden Gold Island is an adventure story with vivid and fascinating situations, mixing the thrill with reality, which will bring readers interesting experiences.
2. Harry Potter – J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter is one of the good books for 6th graders written by J.K. Rowling; with dramatic details and a unique plot, this good book to read for students attracts readers to every page. The series consists of 7 volumes corresponding to 7 books. The book series promises to bring readers exciting adventures in the mysterious magical world. From there, enhance your imagination and great creativity.
3. Ask A Scientist – Robert Winston
This fantastic book for 6th graders combines 100 questions about everyday life written to physicist Robert Winston from children all over the world. Through questions collected from children in the UK, Canada, the United States, India, China, and Japan, the book demonstrates children’s general curiosity about the world around them. The questions span a wide range of scientific areas, including the human body, physics, chemistry, space, natural sciences, and the Earth.
4. I Am Gifted, So Are You – Adam Khoo
Every person, no matter where they are or what they’re studying, can discover the answers they’re looking for in this one book. I’m talented, you too! – the book contains the secrets that helped author Adam Khoo create miracles. I Am Gifted, So Are You! became one of the best-selling books for middle school students nationwide after only two months of release.
5. An Encouragement of Learning – Yukichi Fukuzawa
An Encouragement of Learning is not the most massive and profound work of Yukichi Fukuzawa, but it is the work that has had the most profound influence on the Japanese public. When it was first printed, this book had a record number of copies, 3.4 million copies, while Japan’s population at the time was only about thirty-five million. That alone shows that this is really the bedside book of every Japanese during the Meiji Restoration period. From 1942 to 2000, Iwanami Bunko Publishing House alone reprinted it seventy-six times.
6. The Little Prince – Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
For more than half a century, “The Little Prince – Le Petit Prince” by author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry has remained the most loved and most translated French book in the world. Curiously, because the implication, purpose, and subject matter of this allegory may seem distant to many readers, even nearly eighty years after its first appearance. But over time, the choice and love of readers is the truest measure of value that proves the special position of the work.
7. Stargazing – Jen Wang
Moon and Christine are two odd companions who become close after they are forced to live next door to each other in this graphic novel. Christine follows in Moon’s footsteps, but when Moon becomes ill, will Christine be able to step up and be the one who encourages the others?
8. El Deafo – Cece Bell
On the first day of school for Cece, she rapidly realizes that her enormous hearing aid serves two purposes: it repels other children and allows her to hear her teacher from anywhere in the classroom. Will her newfound power be beneficial or detrimental to her desire to find a real friend?
9. The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist is like a simple, benevolent, poetic fairy tale imbued with the mystical wisdom of the East. When it was first published in Brazil in 1988, the book sold only 900 copies. But, with the book’s special fate for all of humanity, beyond national borders, The Alchemist has touched millions of souls, becoming one of the best-selling books of all time, and can change the life of the reader.
10. The Rainbow Troops: A Novel – Andrea Hirata
A good book by Andrea Hirata. On an opening day, thanks to the last-minute appearance of the mentally retarded boy Harun, Muhammadiyah school was fortunate to escape the danger of closing. Where will the dreams of teaching and learning in that Islamic school go when the dilapidated school seems ready to collapse at any moment when the threat of closure from the education inspector always hovers over the sky?
11. Once Upon a Cow – Camilo Cruz
Starting with an allegory that is both brief and easy to understand, the book draws a profound but simple lesson for those who are still struggling to find success in life: excuses, excuses, making excuses, blaming never help us to be more successful; On the contrary, daring to face our stagnation bravely and ready to find new solutions is the path to sustainable progress.
12. How to Be More Tree: Essential Life Lessons for Perennial Happiness – Potter Gift, Annie Davidson
The book was inspired by Potter Gift and Annie Davidson. Plants don’t have brains to think or nervous systems to create emotions, but we can’t deny that they are incredibly intelligent and admirable. Grow hard in harsh conditions, quietly defend against uninvited guests, or simply do your best to enjoy the sun. Forget internet celebrities! The wisdom and inspiration for the endless source of happiness in life are always near you.
13. The Lightning Thief – Rick Riordan
What if the Olympians were still alive in the 21st century? What if they fell in love and had a child with a mortal? And can those children become great heroes – like Theseus, Jason, and Hercules? This great book written by Rick Riordan that should be read to students is copyrighted in 34 countries. People who read this book have turned it into a movie that was made by Chris Columbus, who directed the movie.
14. The Stonekeeper: A Graphic Novel – Kazu Kibuishi
The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi is a graphic novel that continues the trend of graphic novels by telling the narrative of Emily and Navin, two youngsters who have suffered a tremendous deal of grief. In order to save their mother, they must go to a new planet and confront a slew of terrifying monsters while also learning to be brave along the way.
15. Holes – Louis Sachar
Stanley Yelnats has a curse that has been passed down through the generations. His “disgusting-useless pig-stealing great-grandfather” is the source of the curse. One day, Stanley was hit on the head by a famous baseball player’s shoe; everyone thought it was stolen; the judge gave Stanley a choice: go to prison or go to the Blue Lake camp. Stanley doesn’t want to go to jail.
16. Smile – Raina Telgemeier
One of the best-selling, best-illustrated books about Raina Telgemeier’s childhood, which won an Eisner Award. Braces are inconvenient for everyone, but Raina appears to have it far worse—false teeth, headgear, and surgery! Students will like the artwork and how Raina handles topics that many of them will experience in sixth grade and beyond.
17. New Kid – Jerry Craft
Jordan Banks, a seventh-grader, is obsessed with sketching cartoons about his life. Rather than enrolling him in the art school of his aspirations, his parents enroll him in a prominent private school renowned for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few students of color in his year. Can Jordan negotiate his new school culture while maintaining relationships with his neighborhood buddies and remaining loyal to himself?
18. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise – Dan Gemeinhart
Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise is Dan Gemeinhart’s best book yet, and that’s a lot to say about a book. It’s what your heart needs to be happy. Coyote and her father, Rodeo, have been living on the road in an old school bus for more than a decade, traveling across the country. When Coyote travels for a long time, she will learn that going home can be the most difficult journey of all with friends; she might be able to make “once upon a time” into “happily ever after.”
19. The Apothecary – Maile Meloy
Students in the sixth grade will love the way The Apothecary combines history, action, and drama. A kidnapped apothecary must be rescued by two tweens while escaping Russian spies and learning about new medicines.
20. The Someday Birds – Sally J. Pla
Almost immediately after his father, a war correspondent, was injured in Afghanistan, Charlie’s seemingly typical existence began to fall apart. Sally J. Pla’s debut novel is equal parts crazy road trip, a coming-of-age story for an autistic youngster who believes he doesn’t understand the world, and an inspiring depiction of a family overcoming a crisis.
21. Invisible Emmie (Emmie & Friends) – Terri Libenson
This is the story of two completely different girls, Emmie, who is quiet, shy, and artistic, and Katie, who is popular, outgoing, and athletic, and how their lives unexpectedly collide one day when an embarrassing note slips into the wrong hands.
22. Ten Thousand Tries – Amy Makechnie
Golden Maroni, twelve, is determined to embody his hero, soccer Lionel Messi, and ascend to the position of captain of his soccer team and ruler of his eighth-grade universe, especially now that his home universe is falling out of orbit. Off the pitch, Golden’s father, a former professional soccer player, is currently facing ALS, a disease that affects his muscles, gradually reducing his physical ability to move his body. And while Mom claims there is no cure, Golden is certain that his father, like any opponent, can overcome this.
23. Grenade – Alan Gratz
It’s here, right here! The eagerly awaited sequel to Alan Gratz’s highly acclaimed and New York Times bestselling blockbuster REFUGEE. A young Japanese teenager is drafted and assigned the task of assassinating an American soldier. Unsure of what to anticipate, a Marine arrives in Okinawa. What decisions will they make as they travel across the island and when they eventually meet?
24. Coraline – Neil Gaiman
If you want to read Neil Gaiman’s modern classic Coraline, this edition has a preface written by the author. The fourteenth door is locked, and on the other side is merely a brick wall until Coraline unlocks it and discovers a corridor to another flat in another house similar to her own. Only this time, it’s different.
25. Real Friends – Shannon Hale
If you like Shannon Hale’s books, you’ll love this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find true friends and why it’s worth it. Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends since they were little, and they haven’t changed that at all! As time goes on and Jen, the class’ most popular and leader of a group of friends called The Group, starts hanging out with Adrienne, things start to change for the better.
26. Hatchet – Gary Paulsen
When Brian’s plane crashes while en route to see his father, he is distraught. He is the only one who has survived. Among the outcomes of Brian’s 54-day experience on his own are the realizations that he has gained not only in terms of survival skills but also in terms of dealing with the implications of his parent’s divorce. Gary Paulsen’s Newberry Honor novel will both inspire and challenge pupils in the middle grades.
27. Diary of a Wimpy Kid – by Jeff Kinney
Jeff Kinney, the author/illustrator, recounts the growing pains of elementary school and portrays a new kind of hero that embodies the difficulties of being a child. Fortunately for us, what Greg Heffley promises he will not do and what he actually does are diametrically opposed.
28. Every Missing Piece – Melanie Conklin
Maddy Gaines sees threat everywhere she makes it look: at the bus stop, at the roller rink, in the woods, and beside the seashore. When Maddy comes across a mysterious child who appears to be setting booby traps in the forests of North Carolina, she immediately assumes it is Billy Holcomb, the boy who mysteriously disappeared in the fall.
29. Pashmina -Nidhi Chanani
For Priyanka Das, the reasons her mother left India so long ago remain a mystery. When you were there, how did the environment feel to you? Finally, who is her father, and why was he left behind by her mother? In contrast, Pri’s mother evades questions about India because the subject is off-limits. Pri’s mother’s homeland exists only in her mind. That is until she discovers a fascinating pashmina hidden in an abandoned suitcase.
30. Bridge to Terabithia – Katherine Paterson
Bridge to Terabithia is an interesting, touching story about the friendship between the boy Jess Aarons and the girl Leslie Burke. Together, the two friends built Terabithia, a forest fairy kingdom where only the two of them reigned as king and queen with their imaginations. One morning, disaster struck. Only when Jess had to face this disaster did she understand the strength and courage Leslie had bestowed on her.
31. Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir – Robin Ha
A great deal may be learned from Robin Ha’s memoir about her sudden relocation from South Korea to Alabama. Students will learn about immigration, dealing with difficult emotions, and the necessity of finding something they are enthusiastic about through her story.
32. Number the Stars – Lois Lowry
Annemarie Johansen, 10, and Ellen Rosen, her best friend, often daydream about life before World War II. In 1943, the girls’ lives revolved around school, food shortages, and Nazi troops marching through town. When the Jewish “resettlement” took place, Ellen had to move into the Johansens and pretend to be a member of their family. And Annemarie risked her life to go on a journey to rescue her best friend.
33. See You in the Cosmos – Jack Cheng
“Joy,” “optimism,” “determination,” and “incredible heart” characterize Jack Cheng’s debut novel. Read Alex’s story from the first page, and you’ll fall in love with him and his perspective on our vast, gorgeous, and complex world. You will remember him and his story for a long, long time if you read the concluding chapter in the series.
34. Listen, Slowly – Thanhhà Lai
Mai and her grandmother take a journey to Vietnam over their summer vacation, despite the fact that Mai has little interest in going. Once she arrives, though, she gradually starts to recognize the significance of knowing where she came from, and she meets people who both challenge and encourage her in her journey.
35. The Magician’s Nephew: The Chronicles of Narnia – C.S. Lewis
The Magician’s Nephew, the opening of the famous Chronicles of Narnia series written by C.S.Lewis, was voted a good book for middle school students to read. In this mythical adventure book, readers will come to Narnia, a land of talking beasts, a lurking witch, and where a new world is about to be created.
36. Other Words for Home – Jasmine Warga
Jude had no idea she would be leaving her adored elder brother and father behind in Syria, all the way across the ocean. However, when the situation in her community deteriorates, Jude and her mother are moved to live with relatives in Cincinnati. A beautifully written, hopeful middle-grade story in verse by Jasmine Warga about a young girl forced to flee Syria for the United States.
37. A Good Kind of Trouble – Lisa Moore Ramée
Lisa Moore Ramée, a new author, has written a funny and heartfelt middle-grade book about friendship, home, and standing up for what’s right. Shayla, twelve, is allergic to trouble. All she desires is to adhere to the rules. However, in junior high, it’s as if all the rules have been altered. Now she’s beginning to doubt who her true pals are, and some classmates are claiming she’s not black enough. What?
38. Matilda – Roald Dahl
Matilda was five years old when she first learned to multiply two numbers and read Dickens’ works. Even her classmates adore her, despite the fact that they often mock her as “eccentric.” But not everything in her life is perfect. Her folks used to call her nasty names. And a nasty headmistress, but Matilda has her own ways of dealing with her, remaining exceedingly calm and patient. This novel is based on Roald Dahl’s best-selling classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This new novel comes from Roald Dahl, the best-selling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
39. The Inexplicable Logic Of My Life – Benjamin Alire Saenz
From the best-selling author of Aristotle and Dante, Benjamin Alire Saenz comes a wonderfully humanistic look at universal themes of belonging, spiced with humor. Take a look at the mysteries of the cosmos. As a child, Sal had a strong sense of belonging in the household he shared with his adoptive gay father and his best friend, Samantha. In his senior year, Sal finds himself throwing punches, doubting everything, and realizing he has lost touch with who he is longer. Who is Sal if he isn’t who he believed he was??
40. The Fellowship of the Ring – J. R. R. Tolkien
Young Frodo must defeat the One Ring in this first installment of the popular Lord of the Rings trilogy, which introduces children to a world of elves, dwarves, and mankind that they will come to love. Intermediate and advanced readers will benefit much from this book’s content and style.
41. Squad Goals – Erika J. Kendrick
Magic Olive Poindexter has a lot of ground to make up in her absence. As a result of her mother’s career as a professional cheerleader, her father’s legendary status in the NBA, and her older sister’s role as the face of the Laker Girls, she comes from a long line of accomplished cheerleaders. For Magic, it’s all about following in their footsteps. The HoneyBee squad auditions at a cheer camp called Planet Pom Poms, but first, she has to get through summer camp and survive Planet Pom Poms.
42. The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
Another entry in the series, The Hunger Games, establishes the world of Panem, in which the Capitol forces the districts to send children to fight to the death in a national spectacle that is broadcast across the country. Readers will be captivated by the narrative of Katniss Everdeen, whose courage and skill serve her well when she is forced to compete in the Hunger Games arena.
43. The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl is an ordinary diary in an unusual circumstance. And that has turned the seemingly very personal, very personal diary into a book for every living person, every generation, especially this is a good book for middle school students to read. The Diary of Anne Frank shook the world with the daily notes of a teenage girl in the middle of a war. Anne and her words were like a lamp shining brightly from the small cabin her family lived in under the brutal fascist regime.
44. Front Desk – Kelly Yang
Mia Tang is a woman with a lot of secrets. She resides in a motel, not a large house. Her parents conceal illegal immigration. She aspires to be a writer. This year will require all of Mia’s courage, generosity, and determination. Will she be able to keep her employment, assist the immigrants and visitors, evade Mr. Yao, and pursue her dreams?
45. Counting by 7s – Holly Goldberg Sloan
Willow is a smart 12-year-old medical prodigy who enjoys counting by sevens as well as spending time with her adoptive family. Immediately following the death of her parents in a vehicle crash, Willow is forced to seek out a different form of community as she learns to cope with her grief. Holly Goldberg Sloan authored a fascinating story of transformation in achingly poetic language that is a joyous celebration in all its wondrous, amusing, and perplexing magnificence.
46. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a story about a poor boy Charlie with pure wishes; recommended by British teachers to all children of middle school age, especially this is a good book for 11-year-olds to read. Little Charlie Bucket lives with his grandparents, poor father, and bedridden mother in a dilapidated small house. Charlie has always been fascinated by the famous chocolate factories in his hometown owned by the Willy Wonka Company.
47. Okay For Now – Gary D. Schmidt
As first featured in Gary D. Schmidt’s The Wednesday Wars, the character of Doug Swieteck, a dissatisfied “teenage gangster,” finds solace and a sense of hope through friendship and art. Doug’s family has a reputation for being troublemakers, and he can’t seem to get out of it. Despite his rough exterior, he eventually learns that the kindest people in town really do care for him.
48. The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
Write about the second world war on the narration of the God of Death, about the ferocity of what man has caused to his own kind. With humorous narration and a witty little warning at the beginning of the story that “You will die.” This is a very gripping story of Markus Zusak with too many deaths but also full of love and imbued with humanity.
49. Stargirl – Jerry Spinelli
This book by author Jerry Spinelli revolves around a very different girl, different from the name – Stargirl, the way she dresses, behaves, and is educated to live. From childhood to 10th grade, she was educated at home, so when she entered Mica High School, she was different from everyone else. Appearing in a quiet place, no one cares, cares about anyone; her special way of life (being herself and caring for others) at first made everyone surprised, then delighted. complete welcome.
50. Bad Best Friend – Rachel Vail
No one does tween fiction better than Rachel Vail, as her stunning middle-grade novel demonstrates once more. Before high school, Niki Ames couldn’t wait to get started in eighth grade. Their year ahead is already jam-packed with ideas they’ve discussed with one another and Ava, their best friend. After all of this, Ava does the unthinkable: she chooses someone else to be her partner in the exercise class pair-up. Niki is in a state of complete disbelief.
51. Anne of Green Gables – L. M. Montgomery
In this renowned children’s classic by L. M. Montgomery, fall in love with vivacious, redheaded orphaned Anne Shirley as she steals the hearts of everybody in the smallish village of Avonlea. An international audience enjoys this story of Anne Shirley, an orphan with a beautiful yet precocious personality, who goes to live with her elder brother and sister in Green Gables, Ontario. Because of her tendency for mischief, her fiery temper, and her unwavering devotion, Anne has been a cherished heroine for decades.
52. Under the Mesquite Hardcover – Guadalupe Garcia Mccall
Lupita’s mother is ill with cancer, and she is responsible for her seven siblings. She finds refuge under a mesquite tree, where she can think and write without being disturbed. The story’s emotional impact demonstrates the significance of perseverance and hope.
53. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Mark Twain
Born in 1876, more than a hundred years now, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been loved by readers of many ages and different nationalities. Author Mark Twain not only tells a happy story about mischievous Uncle Tom and wandering Uncle Huck but also creates a realistic picture of the environment surrounding the small characters, especially going into the world. the inner world of man, simply and accurately depicting the child’s psyche.
54. Black Beauty – Anna Sewell
Anna Sewell’s novel Black Beauty, published in 1877, is a work of literature by an English novelist. Known as “Black Beauty,” another popular middle school novel, it relates the narrative of a horse who is loved one moment and tormented and mistreated the next as he is handed from owner to owner throughout his life.
55. The Green Glass Sea – Ellen Klages
Dewey moves in with her father, who is involved in a top-secret government project known as the Manhattan Project. She begins to make friends with others at the compound, despite the fact that she is unaware of the scope of what her father is trying to do. Their parents are working to alter the course of history.
56. Greenglass House – Kate Milford
At Greenglass House, it is wintertime. The creaking smuggler’s inn is perpetually silent during this time of year, and 12 years old Milo, the innkeepers’ adopted son, intends to spend his holidays relaxing. However, the guest bell rings unexpectedly on the first frigid night of vacation. Following that, it rings once more. Furthermore. Milo’s home quickly fills up with unusual, mysterious guests, each with a fascinating story tied to the rambling old house in some way.
57. Tuck Everlasting – Natalie Babbit
The famous tale by Natalie Babbit is about a young girl who discovers a family’s amazing secret while she is just a child. It’s important for Winnie to answer this question: “Would I want to live forever?” When she reads this book, she learns about the power of choice, consequences, and greed.
58. Little Women: The Original Classic Novel – Louisa May Alcott
Alcott’s classic novel was released in 1868 and 1869 in two parts, making it one of the most popular works of literature in the world. Little Women is one of Louisa May Alcott’s most beloved works, a classic coming-of-age story about four sisters’ childhood, growing away, and figuring out their ambitions as they negotiate the world around them.
