Reluctant Reader Quick Pick Reluctant Reader Quick Picks Grade 6: Action & Adventure The lightning thie he lightning thief by Rick Riordan Aft After learning that the f er learning that the father he ather he ne never kne er knew is Poseidon, God of w is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is sent t the Sea, Percy Jackson is sent to Camp Half-Blood, a summer Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp f amp for demigods, and or demigods, and bec becomes in omes involv olved in a quest t ed in a quest to pre prevent a c ent a catastrophic w atastrophic war ar betw between the gods een the gods Sanity & Tallulah Sanity & Tallulah by Molly Brooks When Sanity's illegally creat When Sanity's illegally created ed three-headed kitt three-headed kitten esc en escapes, apes, she and her best friend Tallulah she and her best friend Tallulah turn their spac turn their space station home e station home upside do upside down t n to find her o find her The f he false princ alse prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen In the c In the countr ountry of Carth y of Carthya, a a, a de devious nobleman engages f vious nobleman engages four our orphans in a brutal c orphans in a brutal competition ompetition to be select o be selected t ed to impersonat o impersonate the king's long-missing son in an the king's long-missing son in an ef effort t ort to a o avoid a civil w oid a civil war ar Maximum Ride : the Maximum Ride : the angel e angel experiment xperiment by James Patterson Aft After the mutant Er er the mutant Erasers abduct asers abduct the y the youngest member of their oungest member of their group, the "bird kids," who are group, the "bird kids," who are the result of genetic the result of genetic experimentation, tak xperimentation, take of e off in f in pursuit and find themselv pursuit and find themselves es struggling t struggling to understand their o understand their own origins and purpose n origins and purpose The School f he School for Good or Good and Evil and Evil by Soman Chainani Best friends Sophie (princ Best friends Sophie (princess ess wannabe) and A annabe) and Agatha (wit gatha (witch chy loner) are headed (via loner) are headed (via kidnapping) t kidnapping) to the School f o the School for or Good and Evil, but their Good and Evil, but their assumed destinies are re assumed destinies are reversed: ersed: Sophie's dumped int Sophie's dumped into the o the School f School for Evil f or Evil for Uglific or Uglification ation and Henchmen T and Henchmen Training, while aining, while Agatha att gatha attends Princ ends Princess Etiquett ess Etiquette at the School f e at the School for or Good. Good. Laf Lafayett ette! : a e! : a Re Revolutionar olutionary W y War tale ar tale by Nathan Hale Designed f Designed for particular appeal or particular appeal to y o young Hamilt oung Hamilton f on fans, a liv ans, a lively ely introduction t introduction to the French o the French nobleman who helped sa nobleman who helped save the e the Americ American Re an Revolution tr olution trac aces his es his rise from an orphan t rise from an orphan to a major o a major contribut ontributor t or to hist o histor ory. Pembroke Public Library 142 Center St. Pembroke, Massachusetts 02359 | (781) 293-6771 pembrokepubliclibrary.org
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Reluctant Reader Quick PickReluctant Reader Quick PickssGrade 6: Action & Adventure
TThe lightning thiehe lightning thieffby Rick RiordanAftAfter learning that the fer learning that the father heather henenevver kneer knew is Poseidon, God ofw is Poseidon, God ofthe Sea, Percy Jackson is sent tthe Sea, Percy Jackson is sent tooCamp Half-Blood, a summerCamp Half-Blood, a summerccamp famp for demigods, andor demigods, andbecbecomes inomes invvolvolved in a quest ted in a quest toopreprevvent a cent a catastrophic watastrophic wararbetwbetween the godseen the gods
Sanity & TallulahSanity & Tallulahby Molly BrooksWhen Sanity's illegally creatWhen Sanity's illegally creatededthree-headed kittthree-headed kitten escen escapes,apes,she and her best friend Tallulahshe and her best friend Tallulahturn their spacturn their space station homee station homeupside doupside dowwn tn to find hero find her
TThe fhe false princalse princeeby Jennifer A. NielsenIn the cIn the countrountry of Carthy of Carthyya, aa, adedevious nobleman engages fvious nobleman engages fourourorphans in a brutal corphans in a brutal competitionompetitiontto be selecto be selected ted to impersonato impersonateethe king's long-missing son in anthe king's long-missing son in anefefffort tort to ao avvoid a civil woid a civil warar
Maximum Ride : theMaximum Ride : theangel eangel experimentxperimentby James PattersonAftAfter the mutant Erer the mutant Erasers abductasers abductthe ythe youngest member of theiroungest member of theirgroup, the "bird kids," who aregroup, the "bird kids," who arethe result of geneticthe result of geneticeexperimentation, takxperimentation, take ofe off inf inpursuit and find themselvpursuit and find themselvesesstruggling tstruggling to understand theiro understand theiroowwn origins and purposen origins and purpose
TThe School fhe School for Goodor Goodand Eviland Evilby Soman ChainaniBest friends Sophie (princBest friends Sophie (princessesswwannabe) and Aannabe) and Agatha (witgatha (witchchyyloner) are headed (vialoner) are headed (viakidnapping) tkidnapping) to the School fo the School fororGood and Evil, but theirGood and Evil, but theirassumed destinies are reassumed destinies are revversed:ersed:Sophie's dumped intSophie's dumped into theo theSchool fSchool for Evil for Evil for Uglificor Uglificationationand Henchmen Tand Henchmen Trraining, whileaining, while
AAgatha attgatha attends Princends Princess Etiquettess Etiquette at the School fe at the School fororGood.Good.
LafLafaayyettette! : ae! : aReRevvolutionarolutionary Wy War talear taleby Nathan HaleDesigned fDesigned for particular appealor particular appealtto yo young Hamiltoung Hamilton fon fans, a livans, a livelyelyintroduction tintroduction to the Frencho the Frenchnobleman who helped sanobleman who helped savve thee theAmericAmerican Rean Revvolution trolution tracaces hises hisrise from an orphan trise from an orphan to a majoro a majorccontributontributor tor to histo histororyy..
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Reluctant Reader Quick PickReluctant Reader Quick PickssGrade 6: Friends & Family
TThe withe witch boch boyyby Molly OstertagWhen a boWhen a boy goes missing duringy goes missing duringa night of shape-shifting,a night of shape-shifting,thirtthirteen-yeen-year-old Astear-old Astor risksor risksgoing against fgoing against family tramily tradition badition byyusing his magic tusing his magic to help loco help locatateehimhim
Al Capone does mAl Capone does myyshirtsshirtsby Gennifer CholdenkoA twA twelvelve-ye-year-old boear-old boy namedy namedMoose moMoose movves tes to Alco Alcatratraaz Islandz Islandin 1935 when guards' fin 1935 when guards' familiesamilieswwere housed there, and has tere housed there, and has tooccontontend with his eend with his extrxtraordinaraordinaryynenew enw environment in addition tvironment in addition tooliflife with his autistic siste with his autistic sisterer
ListListen, sloen, slowlywlyby Thanhha LaiAssisting her grAssisting her grandmother'sandmother'sininvvestigation of her grestigation of her grandfandfather'sather'sffatate during the Vietnam We during the Vietnam War,ar,Mai struggles tMai struggles to adapt to adapt to ano anunfunfamiliar culture whileamiliar culture whileredefining her sense of fredefining her sense of familyamily
Hello univHello universeerseby Erin Entrada KellyLivLives of fes of four misfits areour misfits areintintertwined when a bully's prertwined when a bully's prankanklands shlands shy Virgil at the botty Virgil at the bottom ofom ofa wa well and Vell and Valencia, Kaori, andalencia, Kaori, andGen band tGen band together in an epicogether in an epicquest tquest to find and rescue himo find and rescue him
One fOne for the Murphor the Murphyyssby Lynda Mullaly HuntAn aAn awward-winning first noard-winning first novvelelffolloollows the ews the experiencxperiences of fes of fostostererkid Carlekid Carley, who uses humor andy, who uses humor andstreet smarts tstreet smarts to co cope with herope with herunpredictable lifunpredictable life until thee until theloloving, bustling Murphving, bustling Murphy fy familyamilyofofffers her more stability and aers her more stability and agreatgreater sense of belonging thaner sense of belonging thanshe eshe evver thought possible.er thought possible.
BookBookededby Kwame AlexanderTTwwelvelve-ye-year-old Nick loear-old Nick lovves soces socccererand hatand hates books, but soon learnses books, but soon learnsthe pothe powwer of wer of words as heords as hewwrestles with problems at home,restles with problems at home,stands up tstands up to a bully, and tries to a bully, and tries tooimpress the girl of his dreamsimpress the girl of his dreams
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Reluctant Reader Quick PickReluctant Reader Quick PickssGrade 6: Funny Stories
HootHootby Carl HiaasenRoRoy, who is ney, who is new tw to his smallo his smallFlorida cFlorida community, becommunity, becomesomesininvvolvolved in another boed in another boy'sy'sattattempt tempt to sao savve a ce a colonolony ofy ofburroburrowing owing owls from a proposedwls from a proposedcconstruction sitonstruction sitee
El DeafEl Deafooby Cece BellTThe author reche author recounts in grounts in graphicaphicnonovvel fel format her eormat her experiencxperienceseswith hearing loss at a ywith hearing loss at a young age,oung age,including using a bulkincluding using a bulky hearingy hearingaid, learning hoaid, learning how tw to lip read, ando lip read, anddetdetermining her "superpoermining her "superpowwer."er."
Field trippedField trippedby Allan WoodrowTThe fifth grhe fifth graders of Liberty Fallsaders of Liberty FallsElementarElementary hay havve a reputation fe a reputation forortrouble, but thetrouble, but they still hay still havve a fielde a fieldtrip ttrip to the mansion of Edwo the mansion of EdwardardMinks (locMinks (local inal invvententor, for, founder ofounder ofthe tthe toowwn, and great-great-greatn, and great-great-greatgrgrandfandfather of fifth-grather of fifth-graderaderEddie). While there, theEddie). While there, theysearchysearchffor secret inor secret invventions that areentions that arerumored trumored to be hidden in theo be hidden in the
mansion--but themansion--but they find that they find that they are not the only onesy are not the only onessearching, and somehosearching, and somehow this class of trouble-makw this class of trouble-makersersmust wmust work tork together together to tho thwwart the thieart the thievveses
FunnFunny girl : fy girl : funniest.unniest.ststories. eories. evver.er.by Betsy BirdPresents a collection ofhumorous stories from over twodozen contemporary femalewriters, as well asautobiographical essays, comics,poems, and comic strips
My big fMy big fat zat zombieombiegoldfishgoldfishby Mo O'HaraA first entrA first entry in this laugh-out-y in this laugh-out-loud series finds Tloud series finds Tom's goldfishom's goldfishhorrifichorrifically trally transfansformed aftormed after hiser hiseevil scientist big brother'svil scientist big brother'seexperiment goes wxperiment goes wrong, anrong, anacaccident that imbues thecident that imbues thegoldfish with hgoldfish with hypnotic poypnotic powwersersand a thirst fand a thirst for reor revvenge.enge.
Nothing but troubleNothing but troubleby Jacqueline DaviesTTwwo smart girls in one smallo smart girls in one smallttoowwn use their cn use their combined geniusombined geniustto livo liven up their wen up their world--oneorld--oneprprank at a timeank at a time
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Reluctant Reader Quick PickReluctant Reader Quick PickssGrade 6: Nonfiction & Facts
AmaAmazzon advon adventure :enture :HoHow Tinw Tiny Fish arey Fish areSaSaving the Wving the World'sorld'sLargest RainfLargest Rainforestorestby Sy MontgomeryExplores hoExplores how tinw tiny fish cy fish calledalledpiaba are harpiaba are harvvestested from theed from the
AmaAmazzon basin ton basin to support sustainable pro support sustainable practicactices in thees in theregion, and horegion, and how thew they cy can help preseran help preservve not only thee not only therrainfainforest but the forest but the fatate of the entire ene of the entire environment.vironment.
BreakBreakaawwaay: Bey: Beyyond theond theGoalGoalby Alex MorganTThe Olyhe Olympic gold medal-mpic gold medal-winning socwinning socccer plaer playyer details herer details herpath tpath to suco succcess, from heress, from herchildhood in Califchildhood in California tornia to hero hertime on the Unittime on the United Stated States'es'National tNational team.eam.
TTreasurreasury oy of Norsef NorseMythology: StMythology: Stories oories offIntrigue, TIntrigue, Trickrickerery, Loy, Lovve,e,and Reand Revvengeengeby Donna Jo NapoliA laA lavishly illustrvishly illustratated anthology ofed anthology ofNorse mNorse myths includes the classicyths includes the classicststories of the thunder god Tories of the thunder god Thor,hor,the one-ethe one-eyyed Allfed Allfather Odin andather Odin andtricksttrickster Loki.er Loki.
HoHow Tw Thehey Croaky Croaked: Ted: TheheAAwfwful Ends oul Ends of thef theAAwfwfully Famousully Famousby Georgia BraggA look at the deaths of seA look at the deaths of sevvereralalffamous people throughoutamous people throughouthisthistorory and the circumstancy and the circumstancesessurrounding those deaths.surrounding those deaths.
No Summit Out oNo Summit Out offSight: TSight: The The True Strue Storory oy offTThe Yhe Youngest Person toungest Person tooClimb the SeClimb the SevvenenSummitsSummitsby Jordan RomeroA recA record-setting tord-setting teeneenmountaineer recmountaineer recounts the stounts the stororyyof hoof how he sucw he succcessfully climbedessfully climbedMount EvMount Everest at the age of 13erest at the age of 13and cand completompleted all seed all sevvenensummits twsummits two yo years latears later,er,
describing the inspirdescribing the inspiration, tration, training and challengingaining and challengingwwork that enabled his achieork that enabled his achievvements.ements.
Human Body THuman Body Theatheatererby Maris WicksA humorous and infA humorous and informativormativeeskskeleteleton introducon introduces each systes each systememof the human body, gaining aof the human body, gaining alalayyer of her "cer of her "costume" bostume" by the endy the endof each act, becof each act, becoming a fullyoming a fullyfformed human bormed human by the end ofy the end ofthe plathe playy..
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