Juvenile Fiction Books for 6th Graders
74 books in the juvenile fiction genre commonly assigned to 6th grade students — every title’s grade range covers 6th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
Most assigned 6th grade juvenile fiction book
Time for Andrew
Mary Downing Hahn · on 7 reading lists
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74 6th grade juvenile fiction books
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Time for AndrewMary Downing Hahn
The Doll in the GardenMary Downing Hahn
The Report CardAndrew Clements
King of the WindMarguerite Henry
Jennifer Murdley's ToadBruce Coville
Kavik the Wolf DogWalt Morey
Ramona the BraveBeverly Cleary
The Castle in the Attic (35th Anniversary Edition)Elizabeth Winthrop
The Girl with the Silver EyesWillo Davis Roberts
The Man Who Loved ClownsJune Rae Wood
The Mystery of Locked RoomsLindsay Currie
Fallen AngelsWalter Dean Myers
102 Days of Lying About LaurenMaura Jortner
A Boy at WarHarry Mazer
Bones on Black Spruce MountainDavid Budbill
ClementineAnn Hood
DonutheadSue Stauffacher
Dork in DisguiseCarol Gorman
Eb & FlowKelly J. Baptist
FifteenBeverly Cleary
Half Moon SummerElaine Vickers
How to Talk to Your SucculentZoe Persico
It's All or Nothing, ValeAndrea Beatriz Arango
It's Boba Time for Pearl Li!Nicole Chen
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- Kid Power · Susan Beth Pfeffer
- Land of Broken Promises · Jane Kuo
- Landry News · Andrew Clements
- Lasagna Means I Love You · Kate O'Shaughnessy
- Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II · Adam Gidwitz
- NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society · Michael Buckley
- Ruptured · Joanne Rossmassler Fritz
- Tagging Freedom · Rhonda Roumani
- The Boggart and the Monster · Susan Cooper
- The Curse of Eelgrass Bog · Mary Averling
- The Ghost Sitter · Peni R. Griffin
- The Hand-Me-Down Kid · Francine Pascal
- The Toothpaste Millionaire · Jean Merrill
- The Trouble with Heroes · Kate Messner
- Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novel · Natalie Babbitt
- Where It Stops, Nobody Knows · Amy Ehrlich
- White Bird: A Wonder Story (A Graphic Novel) · R. J. Palacio
- A Year Down Yonder · Richard Peck
- All the Blues in the Sky · Renée Watson
- Caddie Woodlawn's Family · Carol Ryrie Brink
- Carry On, Mr. Bowditch · Jean Lee Latham
- Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters · Pat McKissack
- Crispin: The Cross of Lead · Avi
- Criss Cross · Lynne Rae Perkins
- Dicey's Song · Cynthia Voigt
- Gay Neck, The Story of a Pigeon & Ghond The Hunter · Dhan Gopal Mukerji
- Ginger Pye · Eleanor Estes
- Hitty Her First Hundred Years · Rachel Field
- It's Like This Cat · Emily Neville
- Jacob Have I Loved · Katherine Paterson
- Johnny Tremain · Esther Hoskins Forbes
- Let the Circle Be Unbroken · Mildred D. Taylor
- Miracle's Boys · Jacqueline Woodson
- Miracles on Maple Hill · Virginia Sorensen
- Miss Hickory · Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
- Onion John · Joseph Krumgold
- Secret of the Andes · Ann Nolan Clark
- Shadow of a Bull · Maia Wojciechowska
- Slam · Walter Dean Myers
- Strawberry Girl · Lois Lenski
- Tales from Silver Lands · Charles J. Finger
- The Cat Who Went to Heaven · Elizabeth Coatsworth
- The Dark-Thirty · Patricia McKissack
- The Grey King · Susan Cooper
- The High King · Lloyd Alexander
- The People Could Fly · Virginia Hamilton
- The Trumpeter of Krakow · Eric P (Eric Philbrook) Kelly
- The Twenty-One Balloons · William Pene du Bois
- The View from Saturday · E. L. Konigsburg
- Thimble Summer · Elizabeth Enright
Juvenile Fiction books at other grades
Kindergarten · 1st grade · 2nd grade · 3rd grade · 4th grade · 5th grade · 7th grade · 8th grade
Other 6th grade genres
Children's · Realistic Fiction · Science Fiction & Fantasy · Middle Grade Fiction · Fantasy · Mystery · Historical Fiction · Humor
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Frequently asked questions
What juvenile fiction books are good for 6th grade students?
74 juvenile fiction books have a grade range that covers 6th grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.
Are these juvenile fiction books grade-appropriate for 6th grade?
Every title's grade range covers 6th grade, so each is age-appropriate by curriculum placement. Check each book's themes and content notes before assigning.
How many juvenile fiction books are on the 6th grade list?
This page lists 74 6th grade juvenile fiction titles, most-assigned first (ties alphabetical). The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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