6th grade books about Family

111 books commonly assigned to 6th grade students explore family— every title’s grade range covers 6th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.

Reading difficulty: the typical 6th grade text-complexity band is 925–1185L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 33 family titles here with a Lexile score, 8 are grade-level, 25 are more accessible, and 0 are stretch texts. Match a book to your reader’s measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.

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Echo · Pam Muñoz Ryan
Fablehaven · Brandon Mull
Ferris · Kate DiCamillo
Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1) · Janet Sumner Johnson
Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel · Rex Ogle
Fowl Play · Kristin O'Donnell Tubb
Front Desk · Kelly Yang
Ghost Boys · Jewell Parker Rhodes
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House · R.L. Stine
Gregor the Overlander · Suzanne Collins
Hope in the Valley · Mitali Perkins
In the Beautiful Country · Jane Kuo
Inside Out & Back Again · Thanhha Lai
Invisible Isabel · Sally J. Pla
Jawbreaker · Christina Wyman
Just a Pinch of Magic · Alechia Dow
Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain God · Karla Arenas Valenti
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All · Chanel Miller
Maniac Magee · Jerry Spinelli
Merci Suárez Changes Gears · Meg Medina
Mick Harte Was Here · Barbara Park
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH · Robert C. O'Brien
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy · Angie Thomas
Nothing Else But Miracles · Kate Albus
Number the Stars · Lois Lowry
Old Yeller · Fred Gipson
One Crazy Summer · Rita Williams-Garcia
Onyx & Beyond · Amber McBride
Operation Final Notice · Matthew Landis
Other Words for Home · Jasmine Warga
Out of My Mind · Sharon M. Draper
Parachute Kids · Betty C. Tang
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet · Zanib Mian
Puzzleheart · Jenn Reese
Rascal · Sterling North
Rebound · Kwame Alexander
Refugee · Alan Gratz
Rewind · Lisa Graff
Roll for Initiative · Jaime Formato
Ruby Lost and Found · Christina Li
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe · Carlos Hernandez
Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
So B. It · Sarah Weeks
Something Like Home · Andrea Beatriz Arango
Stand Up, Yumi Chung · Jessica Kim
Stuntboy, In-Between Time · Jason Reynolds
Summer of the Monkeys · Wilson Rawls
Surviving the Applewhites · Stephanie S. Tolan
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) · Lemony Snicket
The Best School Year Ever · Barbara Robinson
The Crossover · Kwame Alexander
The Cursed Moon · Angela Cervantes
The Dollhouse Murders · Betty Ren Wright
The Firefly Summer · Morgan Matson
The Labors of Hercules Beal · Gary D. Schmidt
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell · Chris Colfer
The Last Hope in Hopetown · Maria Tureaud
The Last Straw · Jeff Kinney
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe · C.S. Lewis
The Lost Heir · Tui T. Sutherland
The Lost Year · Katherine Marsh
The Partition Project · Saadia Faruqi
The Pearl · John Steinbeck
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise · Dan Gemeinhart
The Season of Styx Malone · Kekla Magoon
The Sherlock Society · James Ponti
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman · Gennifer Choldenko
The Thing About Leftovers · C.C. Payne
The Trumpet of the Swan · E.B. White
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street · Karina Yan Glaser
The War I Finally Won · Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The War That Saved My Life · Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 · Christopher Paul Curtis
The Wild Robot · Peter Brown
The Wild Robot Escapes · Peter Brown
The Witching Wind · Natalie Lloyd
The Wrong Way Home · Kate O'Shaughnessy
Three Times Lucky · Sheila Turnage
Wait Till Helen Comes · Mary Downing Hahn
Walk Two Moons · Sharon Creech
When Sea Becomes Sky · Gillian McDunn
When Stars Are Scattered · Victoria Jamieson
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon · Grace Lin
Where the Red Fern Grows · Wilson Rawls
Wildful · Kengo Kurimoto
Willa of the Wood · Robert Beatty
Wonder · R.J. Palacio

Family books at other grades

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Other 6th grade themes

Friendship · Courage · Identity · Humor · Adventure · Nature · Perseverance · Mystery

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Frequently asked questions

What family books are good for 6th grade students?

111 books exploring family have a grade range that covers 6th grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.

Are these family books grade-appropriate for 6th grade?

Every title's grade range covers 6th grade. The typical 6th grade text-complexity band is 925–1185L (Common Core Appendix A); of the 33 books here with a Lexile score, 8 are grade-level, 25 more accessible, and 0 a stretch. Match a book to your reader's measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.

How many family books are on the 6th grade list?

This page lists 111 6th grade titles about family, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.

6th grade books about Family

111 6th grade books about family

Family books at other grades

Other 6th grade themes

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