# 6th grade books about brothers and sisters

**12** books commonly assigned to 6th grade students in US schools that explore brothers and sisters. 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.

**Grade:** 6th grade  ·  **Theme:** brothers and sisters
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 6th grade brothers and sisters reading list

- [A Family Apart](https://readinglist.school/book/a-family-apart) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–8 · pub 1987)_
- [All About Sam](https://readinglist.school/book/all-about-sam) by Lois Lowry _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1988)_
- [Drive-By](https://readinglist.school/book/drive-by) by Lynne Ewing _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1996)_
- [Jake and Lily](https://readinglist.school/book/jake-and-lily) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2012)_
- [Loch](https://readinglist.school/book/loch) by Paul Zindel _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1994)_
- [Loot](https://readinglist.school/book/loot) by Jude Watson _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2014)_
- [Sisters](https://readinglist.school/book/sisters) by Raina Telgemeier _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2012)_
- [The Best Christmas Pageant Ever](https://readinglist.school/book/the-best-christmas-pageant-ever) by Barbara Robinson _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1972)_
- [The Lemonade War](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lemonade-war) by Davies, Jacqueline _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2007)_
- [The Sea of Trolls](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sea-of-trolls) by Nancy Farmer _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2004)_
- [The Wishing Spell](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wishing-spell) by Chris Colfer _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1990)_
- [There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around](https://readinglist.school/book/theres-a-dead-person-following-my-sister-around) by Vivian Vande Velde _(Grades 6–8 · pub 1999)_

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