Curious Picks for Grades 6-7

Top picks for grades 6-7 inspired by the Summer Reading Club 2024 theme: World of Curiosities

Updated July 4, 2024
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library
Grabenstein, Chris.
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller Kyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teachers), and an ardent fan of all games- board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative gamemaker in the world,...

Intermediate fiction

Ghost
Reynolds, Jason
Paper Book
A National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this...

Intermediate fiction

Pax
Pennypacker, Sara
Paper Book
The moving story of the extraordinary friendship between a boy and his fox and their epic journey to be reunited. Beautifully illustrated by multi-award winner, Jon Klassen. Now available in Paperback! Pax was only a kit when his family was killed and he was rescued by 'his boy', Peter....

Intermediate fiction

Wildwood
Meloy, Colin
Paper Book
Prue McKeel's life is ordinary. At least until her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows. And then things get really weird. You see, on every map of Portland, Oregon, there is a big splotch of green on the edge of the city labeled 'I.W.' This stands for 'Impassable...

Intermediate fiction

A wrinkle in time
L'Engle, Madeleine. 
Paper Book
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER * TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME * NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY Read the ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted children for over 60 years! "A Wrinkle in Time<...

Intermediate fiction

Fablehaven
Mull, Brandon, 1974- author. 
Paper Book
Brandon Mull's New York Times bestselling series about siblings Seth and Kendra who discover their grandparents are the caretakers of a sanctuary for magical creatures! For centuries mystical creatures of all description were gathered into a hidden refuge called Fablehaven...

Intermediate fiction

Peanut Jones and the illustrated city
Biddulph, Rob, author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
Harold and the Purple Crayon meets The Train to Impossible Places in the first title in a brand new adventure series for boys and girls ages 8 and up.Some legends are born, some are drawn...Drawing feels like magic to Peanut Jones. But art can't fix her problems. Her dad has...

Intermediate fiction

Orphan Island
Snyder, Laurel
Paper Book
A National Book Award Longlist title! "A wondrous book, wise and wild and deeply true." --Kelly Barnhill, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon "This is one of those books that haunts you long after you read it. Thought-provoking and magical." --Rick...

Intermediate fiction

The Pear affair
Eagle, Judith
Paper Book
The highly anticipated second novel from the author of acclaimed The Secret Starling - a spectacular adventure set through and under the streets of Paris.

Intermediate fiction

Rabbit chase
LaPensée, Elizabeth 
Paper Book
Anishinaabe culture and storytelling meet Alice in Wonderland in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass. Aimée, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, is on a class trip to offer gifts to ...

Graphic novel

Lunar boy
Wibowo, Jessica, author, artist. 
Paper Book
For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic novel about a young boy from the moon who discovers a home in the most unlikely places, from debut twin creators Jes and Cin Wibowo. Indu, a boy from the moon, feels like he...

Graphic novel

A first time for everything : a true story
Santat, Dan
Paper Book
*Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature* A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a...

Graphic novel (memoir)

Eragon
Paolini, Christopher 
Paper Book
Don't miss the eagerly anticipated epic new fantasy from Christopher Paolini--Murtagh! A new adventure hatches in Book One of the Inheritance Cycle, perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings! This New York Times bestselling series has sold over 40 million copies and is...

Teen fiction

Stargirl
Spinelli, Jerry 
Paper Book
This beloved celebration of individuality is now an original movie on Disney+! A modern-day classic and New York Times bestseller from Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new novel, Dead Wednesday! ...

Teen fiction

The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, Book One): Book One
Dashner, James.
Paper Book
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MAZE RUNNER SERIES * A teenager with no memory must navigate a deadly maze to survive in book one of this post-apocalyptic phenomenon. "[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of...

Teen fiction

History comics. The Stonewall Riots making a stand for LGBTQ rights
Bongiovanni, Archie 
Paper Book
Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this graphic novel, experience the Stonewall Riots firsthand and meet iconic activists like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Three teenagers--Natalia, Jax, and Rashad--are magically transported from their modern lives to the...

Graphic novel, Non-fiction

The power of style how fashion and beauty are being used to reclaim cultures
Allaire, Christian, 1992- author. 
Paper Book
Style is not just the clothes on our backs--it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he looked to for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for...

Teen Non-fiction


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