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AR BookGuide™ Page 1 of 109 6th Grade Recommended Reading Friday, November 25, 2011 6:36:02 PM Emmaus Lutheran School Sorted by: Title Quiz Word Title Author Number Lang IL BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP RV LS VP Description 1634: The Galileo Affair Flint, Eric 86429 EN UG 6.5 31.0 F 189329 N N - - - Mike Stearns, leader of a group of West Virginians accidentally plunged into seventeenth-century Germany in the midst of the Thirty Years War, spearheads the formation of the United States of Europe. The coauthor is Andrew Dennis. The Abduction Newth, Mette 6030 EN UG 6.0 8.0 F 50015 N N - - N Two Inuit young people are abducted by traders, and another girl awaits the return of her father who is on a trade mission. This story is based on the actual kidnapping of Inuit Eskimos by European traders in the 17th century. Abyss Denning, Troy 132766 EN UG 6.7 17.0 F 104138 N N - - - Sojourning among the mysterious Aing- Tii monks has left Luke and his son Ben with no real answers, only the suspicion that the revelations they seek lie in the forbidden reaches of the distant Maw Cluster. Book #3 Across Five Aprils Hunt, Irene 102 EN MG 6.6 10.0 F 61778 N N - N N A moving story of the Civil War and one boy who grew up at home. Across Frozen Seas Wilson, John 45006 EN MG 6.0 5.0 F 30279 N N - - - This book explores the vast territory of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, travelling aboard the ill-fated vessel H.M.S. Erebus from London en route to Canada's frozen and uncharted north. Across the Lines Reeder, Carolyn 18801 EN UG 6.3 10.0 F 58885 N N - - - Edward, the son of a white plantation owner, and his black house servant and friend Simon, witness the siege of Petersburg during the Civil War. Across the Wall: A Tale of the Nix, Garth 88997 EN MG 6.5 12.0 F 72181 N N - - - This book is a collection of fantasy short Abhorsen and Other Stories stories plus a novella that is set in the world of the Abhorsen trilogy. AR BookGuide™ Page 1 of 109 AR BookGuide™ Page 2 of 109 6th Grade Recommended Reading Friday, November 25, 2011 6:36:02 PM Emmaus Lutheran School Sorted by: Title Quiz Word Title Author Number Lang IL BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP RV LS VP Description Adam of the Road Gray, Elizabeth Janet 1 EN MG 6.5 9.0 F 57357 N N - N N This book describes the adventures of eleven-year-old Adam as he travels the open roads of thirteenth-century England searching for his missing father, a minstrel, and his stolen red spaniel, Nick. Adrenalin Ride Withers, Pam 86696 EN MG+ 6.0 7.0 F 40814 N N - - - It's summer vacation, and when Ron, a former guide with Sam's Adventure Tours, invites Jake and Peter to help develop a mountain bike trail in British Columbia, near the American border, the boys can't believe their luck, or so they think. Book #3 The Adventures of Blue Avenger Howe, Norma 29526 EN UG 6.2 7.0 F 43543 N N - - - On his sixteenth birthday, still trying to cope with the unexpected death of his father, David Schumacher decides--or does he?--to change his name to Blue Avenger, hoping to find a way to make a difference in his Oakland neighborhood and in the world. The Adventures of Huckleberry Twain, Mark 501 EN MG 6.6 18.0 F 105590 N N - N N Huck and Jim encounter life on the Finn (Unabridged) Mississippi in one of the great works of American Literature. After This McDermott, Alice 115276 EN UG 6.9 15.0 F 89280 N N - - - John and Mary Keane and their four children battle the tumultuous political, social, and spiritual upheavals of the 1950s and 1960s. The Alchemist's Daughter Kernaghan, Eileen 82805 EN MG 6.5 7.0 F 44205 N N - - - This story is about Sidonie, an intelligent, spunky heroine whose task is to save England by "creating" gold at Elizabethan Glastonbury. The Alchemyst Scott, Michael 115134 EN MG 6.4 14.0 F 85926 N N - - - While working at summer jobs, 15-year- old twins, Sophie and Josh, find themselves caught up in a deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of secret formulas. Book #1 AR BookGuide™ Page 2 of 109 AR BookGuide™ Page 3 of 109 6th Grade Recommended Reading Friday, November 25, 2011 6:36:02 PM Emmaus Lutheran School Sorted by: Title Quiz Word Title Author Number Lang IL BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP RV LS VP Description Alice I Have Been Benjamin, Melanie 136782 EN UG 6.5 16.0 F 98957 N N - - - Nearing her 81st birthday, Alice Liddell Hargreaves regrets that her life has been defined by the adventures she had 70 years ago after falling down the rabbit hole and wonders how she can leave a more profound legacy for her children and grandchildren. Alice, I Think Juby, Susan 69832 EN UG 6.3 10.0 F 62118 N N - - - Fifteen-year-old Alice keeps a diary as she struggles to cope with the embarrassments and trials of family, dating, school, work, small town life, and a serious case of "outcastitis." All Hallows' Eve: 13 Stories Vande Velde, Vivian 109690 EN MG 6.2 6.0 F 38507 N N - - - This book presents thirteen tales of Halloween horrors, including ghosts, vampires, and pranks gone awry. All Quiet on the Western Front Remarque, Erich 701 EN UG 6.0 10.0 F 61922 N N - N N Bewildered German soldiers fight and Maria suffer through the chaos of World War I. Allies Golden, Christie 138958 EN UG 6.0 18.0 F 114303 N N - - - Luke Skywalker and Ben must face the fleet of Sith frigates summoned by Sith apprentice Vestara Khai, but the rising of an ancient evil will force Jedi and Sith to fight side-by-side. Meanwhile, Han and Leia attempt to rescue imprisoned Jedi. Book #5 The Amber Spyglass Pullman, Philip 44562 EN UG 6.7 26.0 F 156664 N N - - N Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel. Book #3 American Dragons Yep, Laurence 11545 EN UG 6.3 9.0 F 54944 N N - - - Stories, poems, and dramatic pieces that capture the crises and questions of Asian American teenagers. American Tall Tales Osborne, Mary Pope 70185 EN MG 6.1 3.0 F 19251 N N - - N This collection of tall tales includes such American folk heroes as Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan. AR BookGuide™ Page 3 of 109 AR BookGuide™ Page 4 of 109 6th Grade Recommended Reading Friday, November 25, 2011 6:36:02 PM Emmaus Lutheran School Sorted by: Title Quiz Word Title Author Number Lang IL BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP RV LS VP Description The Amethyst Ring O'Dell, Scott 9999 EN MG 6.1 10.0 F 62956 N N - - N This is the conclusion to the story of Julian Escobar, a young seminarian who has adventures among the Mayan Aztecs and Incas. Amy and Isabelle Strout, Elizabeth 69115 EN UG 6.6 19.0 F 112579 N N - - - This is a story of a teenager's alienation from her distant mother and a parent's rage at the discovery of her daughter's sexual secrets. Anahita's Woven Riddle Sayres, Meghan 112883 EN UG 6.0 12.0 F 77370 N N - - - In Iran, a young girl with three suitors Nuttall gets permission from her father and a holy man to weave into her wedding rug a riddle to be solved by her future husband, which will ensure that he has wit to match hers. The Ancient One Barron, T.A. 6685 EN UG 6.1 14.0 F 87356 N N - - N While helping her Great-Aunt Melanie try to protect an Oregon redwood forest from loggers, thirteen-year-old Kate goes back five centuries through a time tunnel and faces the evil creature Gashra, who is bent on destroying the same forest. Book #3 And in the Morning Wilson, John 69405 EN UG 6.1 7.0 F 43779 N N - - - Jim Hay is fifteen, thinks war is a glorious adventure and cannot wait for his turn to fight. While his longing for adventure is replaced by a basic need to survive, the final tragic outcome is one he never dreamed of. The Andromeda Strain Crichton, Michael 17803 EN UG 6.6 11.0 F 66103 N N - - N Scientists race against the clock to find a way to stop a very deadly plague from outer space before it infects everyone. Angel Isle Dickinson, Peter 117926 EN UG 6.3 26.0 F 158937 N N - - - While seeking the Ropemaker to restore the ancient magic that will protect their valley, Saranja, Maja, and Ribek must outwit twenty-four of the empire's most powerful and evil magicians. AR BookGuide™ Page 4 of 109 AR BookGuide™ Page 5 of 109 6th Grade Recommended Reading Friday, November 25, 2011 6:36:02 PM Emmaus Lutheran School Sorted by: Title Quiz Word Title Author Number Lang IL BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP RV LS VP Description Angel Time Rice, Anne 134245 EN UG 6.5 14.0 F 82867 N N - - - Contract killer Toby O'Dare encounters a seraph who offers him the chance to save lives instead of destroy them.