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6th Grade
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
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Darnell Rock Reporting
Darnell Rock Reporting by Walter Dean Myers
Darnell is getting poor grades in school and his teachers don't like his attitude. But things take a turn for the better when he reluctantly joins the school newspaper and discovers his talent as a reporter.
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Earth to Matthew
Earth to Matthew by Paula Danziger
Matthew is completing sixth grade and everything around him is changing. He has a sister who bosses him and parents who embarrass him. He battles with his classmates, Vanessa and Amanda, and he notices a change in his feelings about girls. Where will Spaceship Earth take Matthew next?
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Earth to Matthew
Earth to Matthew by Paula Danziger
Matthew is completing sixth grade and everything around him is changing. He has a sister who bosses him and parents who embarrass him. He battles with his classmates, Vanessa and Amanda, and he notices a change in his feelings about girls. Where will Spaceship Earth take Matthew next?
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Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California. There they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
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