# 6th grade books about people with disabilities

**3** books commonly assigned to 6th grade students in US schools that explore people with disabilities. 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:** people with disabilities
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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 people with disabilities reading list

- [Freak the Mighty](https://readinglist.school/book/freak-the-mighty) by W. R. Philbrick _(Grades 6–9 · pub 1989)_
- [Tangerine](https://readinglist.school/book/tangerine) by Edward Bloor _(Grades 2–8 · pub 1997)_
- [The Giant Slayer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giant-slayer) by Iain Lawrence _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2009)_

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