Community Corner
MNSD 6th Grade Summer Reading List
Find out the list of required reading for Marple Newtown School District's sixth-grade student and which libraries in town have the books listed in their circulation.
Marple Newtown School District's sixth-grade required summer reading list has been announced. Find out below if the books are listed in or public libraries. Check shelf or call each library for availability. Read the attached PDFs for a synopsis of each book.
Students entering sixth-grade must read two books from the following list, including fiction or non-fiction selections:
FICTION
Find out what's happening in Marple Newtownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli
- Marple: 6 books listed
- Newtown: 2 books listed
Among the Hidden, by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Find out what's happening in Marple Newtownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
- Marple: 8 books listed
- Newtown: 2 books listed
Any book by Mike Lupica
- Marple: 41 Mike Lupica books listed
- Newtown: 18 Mike Lupica books listed
Everest or Kidnapped, by Gordon Korman (or any book from the series)
- Marple: 49 Gordon Korman books listed
- Newtown: 42 Gordon Korman books listed
NON-FICTION
33 Things Every Girl Should Know About Women’s History by Tonya Bolden
- Marple: 3 books listed
- Newtown: 1 book listed
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science by John Fleischman
- Marple: 2 books listed
- Newtown: 1 book listed
Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
- Marple: 3 books listed
- Newtown: 1 book listed
Students entering sixth-grade reading-enriched classes must read the following book:
Something for Joey by Richard Peck
- Marple: 3 books listed
- Newtown: 2 books listed
Students entering sixth-grade reading-enriched classes must read one of the following books:
Redwall by Brian Jacques
- Marple: 4 books listed
- Newtown: 3 books listed
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Marple: 3 books listed
- Newtown: 7 books listed
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Marple: 1 book listed
- Newtown: 4 books listed
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Marple: 2 books listed
- Newtown: 4 books listed
The Giver by Lois Lowry
- Marple: 5 books listed
- Newtown: 3 books listed
Peak by Roland Smith
- Marple: 5 books listed
- Newtown: 0 books listed
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
- Marple: 6 books listed
- Newtown: 4 books listed
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
- Marple: 1 book listed
- Newtown: 2 books listed
The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll's History and Her Impact on Us by Tanya Lee Stone
- Marple: 1 book listed
- Newtown: 1 book listed
Million Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica
- Marple: 3 books listed
- Newtown: 2 books listed
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Marple: 1 book listed
- Newtown: 1 book listed
October Sky by Homer Hickam
- Marple: 0 books listed
- Newtown: 2 books listed
Rebecca by Daphne d'Maurier
- Marple: 1 book listed
- Newtown: 2 books listed
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
- Marple: 2 books listed
- Newtown: 1 book listed
Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick
- Marple: 1 book listed
- Newtown: 1 book listed
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
- Marple: 3 books listed
- Newtown: 2 books listed
Trouble with Lemons by Daniel Hayes
- Marple: 3 books listed
- Newtown: 1 book listed
The Third Eye by Lois Duncan
- Marple: 0 books listed
- Newtown: 0 books listed
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
- Marple: 2 books listed
- Newtown: 3 books listed
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John Ritter
- Marple: 2 books listed
- Newtown: 1 book listed
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
