1. 6th Grade Book Talks: Favorite Authors!
October 2016

2. Bud, not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Genre: (Hysterical) Historical Fiction
This book won the Newbery Medal (given to books for the most distinguished contribution to children’s literature)
The story centers around a young orphan who sets off to find his family during the great depression
Bud lives by rules…what rules do you live by? (pgs. 11, 18, 42, 133)
Excerpt on pg. 12

3. Gregor The Overlander by Suzanne Collins Genre: Fantasy
Hunger Games writer Suzanne Collins has also written this 5-book fantasy series that has a setting in the “Underland”, an entire world that resides below ours
Our main characters is Gregor, an average 11 year old boy who is tasked with babysitting his little sister Boots for the summer
On day one Boots falls through a grate in the laundry room and Gregor follows…which is where the adventure begins!
If you like stories with overprotective cockroaches and bats, who have to battle evil rats, this is the story for you.
Great for Percy Jackson fans

4. The Prophecy
The hunters are hunted, white waters run red The gnawers will strike to distinguish the rest The hope of the hopeless resides in a quest An overland warrior, a son of the sun May bring us back light, he may bring us back none. But gather your neighbors and follow his call Or rats must surely devour us all. Two over, two under, of royal descent, Two fliers, two crawlers, two spinners assent.

5. Notes From the Midnight Driver: by Jordan Sonnenblick Genre: Realistic Fiction
Alex’s parents are on the verge of a divorce and his dad is dating his 3rd grade teacher!!!
Alex has had enough….so he decides to drive (without a license) to confront his dad, which results in the grisly death-by-decapitation of an innocent (and expensive) French garden gnome!
A guilty plea gets Alex community service at a nursing home where he meets Sol (named after the author’s own grandfather)
The result? A begrudging friendship turns into something much, much more.

6. Hoot by Carl Hiassen Genre: Fiction
Book Trailer
The main character of this novel is Roy, a middle school student who is forced to constantly move due to his dad’s job
This book has a story within a story: focus on Rory and his problems and also Officer Delinko who is trying to solve the Pancake House job site mystery
If you like books about middle school students and their problems, who are also willing to fight for a worthy cause, check out (literally) Hoot!

7. How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous By Georgia Bragg Genre: Nonfiction
Preview text features (book jacket, table of contents & intro)
Features King Tut…exhumed 5 times between and his mummy is now on display for public viewing
The first recorded forensic autopsy was performed on Julius Caesar as before the 1400’s it was a crime to dissect a human body
Find out who died from poison, strep throat, the guillotine, pneumonia, tuberculosis…and even murder!!!
Also…famous last words!