# 6th grade Children's Fiction books

**3** children's fiction books commonly assigned to 6th grade students in US schools. Every title's grade range covers 6th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 6th grade band is 925–1185L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 2 titles here with a Lexile score, 0 are grade-level, 2 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 6th grade  ·  **Genre:** Children's Fiction
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 6th grade Children's Fiction reading list

- [Bridge to Terabithia](https://readinglist.school/book/bridge-to-terabithia) by Katherine Paterson _(810L · Grades 4–6 · pub 1977)_
- [Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/fudge) by Charlotte Towner Graeber _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Where the Red Fern Grows](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-red-fern-grows) by Wilson Rawls _(700L · Grades 4–7 · pub 1961)_

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