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6th Grade (Age 11)

The following is a compact list of books chosen for eleven year olds. For a complete list of top recommendations please see Recommended and Highly Recommended 6th Grade books.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow Highly Recommended
A Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and illustrated by Tasha Tudor Highly Recommended
Children's Homer by Padraic Colum and illustrated by Willy Pogany Highly Recommended
Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper and illustrated by Margery Gill Highly Recommended
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes Highly Recommended
Gifts from the Sea by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock and illustrated by Judy Pederson Highly Recommended
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling Highly Recommended
The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittany Ryan and illustrated by Laurel Long Highly Recommended
A Child's Anthology of Poetry by Elizabeth Hauge Sword Highly Recommended
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne Highly Recommended
Twenty and Ten by Claire Huchet Bishop and illustrated by William Pene Dubois Recommended
D'Aulaires Book of Norse Myths written and illustrated by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire Recommended
Powder Monkey by Paul Dowswell Recommended
Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes Recommended

Casting the Gods Adrift by Geraldine McCaughrean and illustrated by Patricia Ludlow Recommended (Out of Print)

The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. Nesbit Recommended
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel Recommended
The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney Recommended
D'Aulaires Book of Trolls written and illustrated by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire Suggested
Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray and illustrated by Robert Lawson Suggested
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare Suggested

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