The Altamont School



ALTAMONT READING LIST: GRADES 5-6OUTSIDE READING 2020-2021The Altamont School has a rich tradition of graduating students who are well-read, curious, and committed to the life-long habit of reading. In addition to the texts and material covered in class, Altamont students are expected to read on their own, outside of class. In keeping with the mission and core values of our school, we believe that reading is one the most vital ways our students gain exposure to worlds and people different than themselves. Thus, The Altamont School maintains high and rigorous expectations when it comes to reading because we believe that reading is critical to producing “compassionate, well-educated individuals who are capable of independent thinking and innovative ideas.”Holes – Louis SacherThe Giver Quartet (excluding The Giver, which will be read as a class in 6th grade) – Lois Lowry Number the Stars – Lois LowryThe Girl Who Drank the Moon – Kelly BarnhillRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry – Mildred D. TaylorBrown Girl Dreaming - Jacqueline WoodsonTom Sawyer – Mark TwainLittle Women – Louisa May AlcottPercy Jackson and the Olympians (start from the beginning!) – Rick RiordanAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis CarrollOut of My Mind – Sharon M. DraperWonder – R.J. Palacio The Graveyard Book – Neil GaimanHello Universe – Erin Entrada KellyBud, Not Buddy – Christopher Paul CurtisThe Crossover – Kwame AlexanderThrones and Bones Series – Lou AndersLucky Broken Girl – Ruth BeharThe Breadwinner – Deborah EllisMy Side of the Mountain – Jean Craighead GeorgeHoot – Carl HiassenThe Jungle Book – Rudyard KiplingCountdown – Deborah WilesRevolution – Deborah WilesJeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life – Wendy MassA Mango Shaped Space – Wendy MassMrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh – Robert C. O’BrienA Long Walk to Water – Linda Sue ParkMerci Suárez Changes Gears – Meg MedinaBridge to Terabithia – Katherine PatersonWhere the Red Fern Grows - Wilson RawlsMoon Over Manifest – Clare VanderpoolKira-Kira – Cynthia KadohataHatchet – Gary PaulsonThe Invention of Hugo Cabret – Brian SelznickEsperanza Rising - Pam Mu?oz RyanThe Dreamer - Pam Mu?oz RyanEcho – Pam Mu?oz RyanStargirl – Jerry Spinelli The Hobbit – J.R.R. TolkeinThe Westing Game – Ellen RaskinThe Time Quartet (after you’ve read A Wrinkle in Time) – Madeline L’EngleIndian No More – Charlene Willing McManis ................
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