# 6th grade books about orphans

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

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

## 6th grade orphans reading list

- [Eight Keys](https://readinglist.school/book/eight-keys) by Suzanne M. LaFleur _(Grades 4–6 · pub 2011)_
- [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban) by J. K. Rowling _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1999)_
- [The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bad-beginning) by Lemony Snicket _(1010L · Grades 4–7 · pub 1999)_
- [The Secret Funeral of Slim Jim the Snake](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-funeral-of-slim-jim-the-snake) by Elvira Woodruff _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1993)_

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