# 6th grade books about immigration

**5** books commonly assigned to 6th grade students in US schools that explore immigration. 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 5 titles here with a Lexile score, 1 is grade-level, 4 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 6th grade  ·  **Theme:** immigration
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 6th grade immigration reading list

- [Dragonwings](https://readinglist.school/book/dragonwings) by Laurence Yep _(870L · Grades 6–8 · pub 1975)_
- [Front Desk](https://readinglist.school/book/front-desk) by Kelly Yang _(640L · Grades 3–7 · pub 2018)_
- [Inside Out & Back Again](https://readinglist.school/book/inside-out-and-back-again) by Thanhha Lai _(800L · Grades 4–8 · pub 2011)_
- [Other Words for Home](https://readinglist.school/book/other-words-for-home) by Jasmine Warga _(930L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2019)_
- [Save Me a Seat](https://readinglist.school/book/save-me-a-seat) by Sarah Weeks _(780L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2016)_

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