2020 - 6th Grade: HMS READS!
Our students were asked to name the best books they've read this school year. Here are the results! (Most - but not all - titles are available in the HMS Library. Please keep in mind that the maturity level of some titles may be higher than the recommending grade level.)
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ADVENTURE/SURVIVAL
Alabama moon, by Watt Key
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
Deep Water, by Watt Key (5 votes)
I am Still Alive, by Kate Marshall
Peak, by Roland Smith
The Raft, by S.A. Bodeen
Scar Island, by DanGemeinhart
Small as an Elephant, by Jennifer Jacobson (2 votes)
ANIMALS (FICTION)
The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein
Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
Whippoorwill, by Joseph Monninger
Wish, by Barbara O'Connor
A Wolf Called Wander, by Rosanne Parry
FANTASY
The Alchemyst (part of series), by Michael Scott
A Bad Night for Bullies (part of series), by Gary Ghislain
Between the Lines, by Jodi Picoult
Bob, by Wendy Mass
The Brightest Night (part of series), by Tui Sutherland
Broken Pride (part of series), by Erin Hunter
Caraval (part of series), by Stephanie Garber (3 votes)
The City of Ember (part of series), by Jeanne DuPrau
Destroying Magic, by David Meyer
Dragon Rider (part of series), by Cornelia Funke
The Dragonet Prophecy (part of series), by Tui Sutherland (2 votes)
Eragon (part of series), by Christopher Paolini
Finale (part of series), by Stephanie Garber
The Golden Compass (part of series), by Philip Pullman
Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince (part of series), by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (part of series), by J.K. Rowling (3 votes)
Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke
The Island of Dr. Libris, by Chris Grabenstein
Keeper of the Lost Cities (part of series), by Shannon Messenger
The Kingdom of Back, by Marie Lu
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, by Julie Edwards
The Last Olympian (part of series), by Rick Riordan
Legendary (part of series), by Stephanie Garber
The Lightning Thief (part of series), by Rick Riordan (3 votes)
Matilda, by Roald Dahl
The Menagerie, by Tui Sutherland
Mistress of All Evil, by Serena Valentino
Moon Rising (part of series), by Tui Sutherland
The Mysterious Benedict Society (part of series), by Trenton Lee Stewart
Ollies Odyssey, by William Joyce
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate
Over Sea, Under Stone (part of series), by Susan Cooper
Redwall (part of series), by Brian Jacques
The Rose Legacy, by Jessica Day George
The Sea of Monsters (part of series), by Rick Riordan
The Search for WondLa, by Tony DiTerlizzi
The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee (part of series), by Tom Angleberger
The Selection (part of series), by Kiera Cass (3 votes)
Sisters Red, by Jackson Pearce
Small Spaces, by Katherine Arden
Stepsister, by Jennifer Donnelly
A Tale Of Magic (part of series), by Chris Colfer
The Titan's Curse (part of series), by Rick Riordan (2 votes)
Toys Go Out (part of series), by Emily Jenkins
Twilight (part of series), by Stephenie Meyer
Whittington, by Alan Armstrong
Wild Magic, by Tamora Pierce
Wildwood, by Colin Meloy
Winter Turning (part of series), by Tui Sutherland
Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Babymouse: Beach Babe (part of series), by Jennifer Holm
Babymouse: Our Hero (part of series), by Jennifer Holm
Babymouse: Queen of the World (part of series), by Jennifer Holm
Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book, by Bill Watterson
Compass South, by Hope Larson
Karen's Witch, by Katy Farina
The Tests of the Ninja (part of series), by Masahi Kishimoto
White Bird, by R.J. Palacio
Wires and Nerves, by Marissa Meyer
HISTORICAL FICTION
Allies, by Alan Gratz
Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys (2 votes)
Echo, by Pam Munoz Ryan
The Liberation of Gabriel King, by K.L. Going
Lifeboat 12, by Susan Hood (2 votes)
The Paper Cowboy, by Kristin Levine
Prisoner B-3087, by Alan Gratz
Projekt 1065, by Alan Gratz (5 votes)
Refugee, by Alan Gratz (3 votes)
Resistance, by Jennifer Nielsen (5 votes)
Salt To The Sea, by Ruta Sepetys (2 votes)
Stella by Starlight, by Sharon Draper
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (2 votes)
The War I Finally Won, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The War that Saved My Life, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (3 votes)
Words On Fire, by Jennifer Nielsen (2 votes)
HUMOR
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal (part of series), by Jeff Kinney
Slacker, by Gordon Kormon
MYSTERY
Chomp, by Carl Hiaasen
Dreamland Burning, by Jennifer Latham
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein
Framed (T.O.A.S.T. series), by James Ponti
The Maze of Bones (part of series), by Rick Riordan
One of Us is Lying, by Karen McManus (2 votes)
The Recruit (part of series), by Robert Muchamore
Spy School (part of series), by Stuart Gibbs (2 votes)
Stormbreaker (part of series), by Anthony Horowitz
Theodore Boone: The Accused (part of series), by John Grisham
Theodore Boone: The Activist (part of series), by John Grisham
The Tower Treasure (Hardy Boys series), by Franklin Dixon
Trapped (part of series), by James Ponti
Two Can Keep a Secret, by Karen McManus
When, by Victoria Laurie (2 votes)
Who Could That Be at This Hour (part of series), by Lemony Snicket
NONFICTION
Beautiful Scars, by Kilee Brookbank
Free Lunch, by Rex Ogle
Rising Above, by Gregory Zuckerman
REALISTIC FICTION
Boys Without Names, by Kashmira Sheth
Every Last Word, by Tamara Stone
Every Shiny Thing, by Cordelia Jensen
Everything, Everything, by Nicola Yoon
The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green (3 votes)
Fish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Five Feet Apart, by Rachael Lippincott (5 votes)
Frindle, by Andrew Clements
From You to Me, by K.A. Holt
George, by Alex Gino
Hate That Cat, by Sharon Creech
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
The Last True Poets of The Sea, by Julia Drake
Letters To The Lost, by Brigid Kemmerer
Love & Gelato, by Jenna Evans Welch
Love That Dog, by Sharon Creech
A Mango-Shaped Space, by Wendy Mass
The Memory of Light, by Francisco Stork
A Monster Like Me, by Wendy Swore
Moo, by Sharon Creech (2 votes)
My Mother is a Rock Star, by Tammy Hoidal & Laura Farraher
On the Come Up, by Angie Thomas (2 votes)
Other Words for Home, by Jasmine Warga
Out of My Mind, by Sharon Draper (3 votes)
Redwood and Ponytail, by K.A. Holt
Restart, by Gordon Kormon
Rules, by Cynthia Lord
Sand Dollar Summer, by Kimberly Jones
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, by Becky Albertalli
So B. It, by Sarah Weeks
Speechless, by Adam Schmitt
The Stars Beneath our Feet, by David Moore
Stealing Our Way Home, by Cecilia Galante
The Sun is Also a Star, by Nicola Yoon (2 votes)
Swim That Rock, by John Rocco & Jay Primiano
The Thing About Jellyfish, by Ali Benjamin
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, by Karina Yan Glaser
Wonder, by R.J. Palacio
SCIENCE FICTION
The 5th Wave (part of series), by Rick Yancey (2 votes)
Divergent (part of series), by Veronica Roth (2 votes)
Elsewhere, by Gabrielle Zevin
The Giver, by Lois Lowry
Gone (part of series), by Michael Grant
The Hunger Games (part of series), by Suzanne Collins (7 votes)
I Am Number Four (part of series), by Pittacus Lore (2 votes)
The Infinite Sea (part of series), by Rick Yancey
The Last Star (part of series), by Rick Yancey
The Maze Runner (part of series), by James Dashner
The Merchant of Death (part of series), by D.J. MacHale (2 votes)
Pulse (part of series), by Patrick Carman
Scythe (part of series), by Neal Shusterman (2 votes)
Star Wars: Rebel Rising, by Beth Revis
The Testing (part of series), by Joelle Charbonneau
The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown
Wilder Girls, by Rory Power
SPORTS (FICTION)
Ghost (part of series), by Jason Reynolds
The Running Dream, by Wendelin Van Draanen (3 votes)
Unstoppable, by Tim Green
