6th grade books about Family
116 books commonly assigned to 6th grade students explore family— 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.
Reading difficulty: the typical 6th grade text-complexity band is 925–1185L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 33 family titles here with a Lexile score, 8 are grade-level, 25 are more accessible, and 0 are stretch texts. Match a book to your reader’s measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
116 6th grade books about family
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A Corner of the UniverseAnn M. Martin
A Night DividedJennifer A. Nielsen
All About SamLois Lowry
All the Lovely Bad OnesMary Downing Hahn
Amari and the Night BrothersB. B. Alston
Amir and the Jinn PrincessM. T. Khan
Attaboy, Sam!Lois Lowry
Between Two BrothersCrystal Allen
BlendedSharon M. Draper · 610L
BookedKwame Alexander
Boy 2.0Tracey Baptiste
Brick Dust and BonesM.R. Fournet
Brown Girl DreamingJacqueline Woodson · 990L
Bud, Not BuddyChristopher Paul Curtis · 950L
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryRoald Dahl · 810L
City of GhostsVictoria Schwab
Code Name KingfisherLiz Kessler
Countdown to YesterdayShirley Marr
CrenshawKatherine Applegate
Cryptid HuntersRoland Smith
Dear Mr. HenshawBeverly Cleary
Diary of a Wimpy KidJeff Kinney · 950L
Double FudgeJudy Blume
Doña Quixote: Rise of the KnightRey Terciero
Show all 116 titles
- Dragonwings · Laurence Yep
- Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie · Jordan Sonnenblick
- Duel · Jessixa Bagley
- Echo · Pam Muñoz Ryan
- Fablehaven · Brandon Mull
- Ferris · Kate DiCamillo
- Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1) · Janet Sumner Johnson
- Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel · Rex Ogle
- Fowl Play · Kristin O'Donnell Tubb
- Front Desk · Kelly Yang
- Ghost Boys · Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House · R.L. Stine
- Gregor the Overlander · Suzanne Collins
- Hope in the Valley · Mitali Perkins
- Ida B. and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World · Katherine Hannigan
- In the Beautiful Country · Jane Kuo
- Inside Out & Back Again · Thanhha Lai
- Invisible Isabel · Sally J. Pla
- Jawbreaker · Christina Wyman
- Just a Pinch of Magic · Alechia Dow
- Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain God · Karla Arenas Valenti
- Loser · Jerry Spinelli
- Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All · Chanel Miller
- Maniac Magee · Jerry Spinelli
- Merci Suárez Changes Gears · Meg Medina
- Mick Harte Was Here · Barbara Park
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH · Robert C. O'Brien
- Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy · Angie Thomas
- Nothing Else But Miracles · Kate Albus
- Number the Stars · Lois Lowry
- Old Yeller · Fred Gipson
- One Crazy Summer · Rita Williams-Garcia
- Onyx & Beyond · Amber McBride
- Operation Final Notice · Matthew Landis
- Other Words for Home · Jasmine Warga
- Out of My Mind · Sharon M. Draper
- Parachute Kids · Betty C. Tang
- Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet · Zanib Mian
- Puzzleheart · Jenn Reese
- Rascal · Sterling North
- Rebound · Kwame Alexander
- Refugee · Alan Gratz
- Rewind · Lisa Graff
- Roll for Initiative · Jaime Formato
- Ruby Lost and Found · Christina Li
- Sal and Gabi Break the Universe · Carlos Hernandez
- Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- So B. It · Sarah Weeks
- Something Like Home · Andrea Beatriz Arango
- Stand Up, Yumi Chung · Jessica Kim
- Stuntboy, In-Between Time · Jason Reynolds
- Summer of the Monkeys · Wilson Rawls
- Surviving the Applewhites · Stephanie S. Tolan
- The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) · Lemony Snicket
- The Best School Year Ever · Barbara Robinson
- The Crossover · Kwame Alexander
- The Cursed Moon · Angela Cervantes
- The Dollhouse Murders · Betty Ren Wright
- The Firefly Summer · Morgan Matson
- The Labors of Hercules Beal · Gary D. Schmidt
- The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell · Chris Colfer
- The Last Hope in Hopetown · Maria Tureaud
- The Last Straw · Jeff Kinney
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe · C.S. Lewis
- The Lost Heir · Tui T. Sutherland
- The Lost Year · Katherine Marsh
- The Partition Project · Saadia Faruqi
- The Pearl · John Steinbeck
- The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise · Dan Gemeinhart
- The Season of Styx Malone · Kekla Magoon
- The Sherlock Society · James Ponti
- The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman · Gennifer Choldenko
- The Thing About Leftovers · C.C. Payne
- The Trumpet of the Swan · E.B. White
- The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street · Karina Yan Glaser
- The War I Finally Won · Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- The War That Saved My Life · Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 · Christopher Paul Curtis
- The Wild Robot · Peter Brown
- The Wild Robot Escapes · Peter Brown
- The Witching Wind · Natalie Lloyd
- The Wrong Way Home · Kate O'Shaughnessy
- Three Times Lucky · Sheila Turnage
- Wait Till Helen Comes · Mary Downing Hahn
- Walk Two Moons · Sharon Creech
- When Sea Becomes Sky · Gillian McDunn
- When Stars Are Scattered · Victoria Jamieson
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon · Grace Lin
- Where the Red Fern Grows · Wilson Rawls
- Wildful · Kengo Kurimoto
- Willa of the Wood · Robert Beatty
- Wonder · R.J. Palacio
Family books at other grades
Kindergarten · 1st grade · 2nd grade · 3rd grade · 4th grade · 5th grade · 7th grade · 8th grade
Other 6th grade themes
Friendship · Courage · Identity · Humor · Adventure · Nature · History · Mystery
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Frequently asked questions
What family books are good for 6th grade students?
116 books exploring family 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 family books grade-appropriate for 6th grade?
Every title's grade range covers 6th grade. The typical 6th grade text-complexity band is 925–1185L (Common Core Appendix A); of the 33 books here with a Lexile score, 8 are grade-level, 25 more accessible, and 0 a stretch. Match a book to your reader's measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
How many family books are on the 6th grade list?
This page lists 116 6th grade titles about family, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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