6th grade books about Friendship

86 books commonly assigned to 6th grade students explore friendship— 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 27 friendship titles here with a Lexile score, 1 is grade-level, 26 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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Show all 86 titles

Hello, Universe · Erin Entrada Kelly
Heroes · Alan Gratz
Holes · Louis Sachar
Hoot · Carl Hiaasen
How to Eat Fried Worms · Thomas Rockwell
Impossible Creatures · Katherine Rundell
It Came from the Trees · Ally Russell
James and the Giant Peach · Roald Dahl
Just Keep Walking · Erin Soderberg Downing
Just a Pinch of Magic · Alechia Dow
Keeper of the Lost Cities · Shannon Messenger
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All · Chanel Miller
Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 · Richard Paul Evans
Mid-Air · Alicia D. Williams
Million-Dollar Throw · Mike Lupica
My Teacher Is an Alien · Bruce Coville
New Kid · Jerry Craft
Not Nothing · Gayle Forman
Number the Stars · Lois Lowry
Operation Final Notice · Matthew Landis
Out of My Mind · Sharon M. Draper
Pax · Sara Pennypacker
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet · Zanib Mian
Posted · John David Anderson
Powerless · Matthew Cody
Roll for Initiative · Jaime Formato
Roller Girl · Victoria Jamieson
Rules · Cynthia Lord
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe · Carlos Hernandez
Save Me a Seat · Sarah Weeks
Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School · Jarrett Lerner
Simon Sort of Says · Erin Bow
Skyriders · Polly Holyoke
Smile · Raina Telgemeier
Swim Team · Johnnie Christmas
Swindle · Gordon Korman
The BFG · Roald Dahl
The Boy at the Back of the Class · Onjali Q. Raúf
The Cay · Theodore Taylor
The Cybil War · Betsy Byars
The Dragonet Prophecy · Tui T. Sutherland
The First State of Being · Erin Entrada Kelly
The Indian in the Cupboard · Lynne Reid Banks
The Last Dragon on Mars · Scott Reintgen
The Last Musketeer · Stuart Gibbs
The Liars Society · Alyson Gerber
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) · Rick Riordan
The Lost Library · Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass
The Mark of Athena · Rick Riordan
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien · John Hendrix
The Parker Inheritance · Varian Johnson
The Season of Styx Malone · Kekla Magoon
The Sherlock Society · James Ponti
The Superteacher Project · Gordon Korman
The Whipping Boy · Sid Fleischman
The Witch of Blackbird Pond · Elizabeth George Speare
Three Times Lucky · Sheila Turnage
Ungifted · Gordon Korman
Walk Two Moons · Sharon Creech
When You Reach Me · Rebecca Stead
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy · Tui T. Sutherland
Wonder · R.J. Palacio

Friendship books at other grades

Kindergarten · 1st grade · 2nd grade · 3rd grade · 4th grade · 5th grade · 7th grade · 8th grade

Other 6th grade themes

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

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Frequently asked questions

What friendship books are good for 6th grade students?

86 books exploring friendship 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 friendship 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 27 books here with a Lexile score, 1 is grade-level, 26 more accessible, and 0 a stretch. Match a book to your reader's measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.

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

This page lists 86 6th grade titles about friendship, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.

6th grade books about Friendship

86 6th grade books about friendship

Friendship books at other grades

Other 6th grade themes

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