Please note that this page is for the 2024-2025 school year. 

At Trickum our students are required to read throughout the school year and over the summer. Below is a suggested list of novels. Students may choose a book that is not listed as well! 

Directions: Rising 6th grade students are asked to read at least one book over the summer. When students return to school in the fall, they will be asked to complete a variety of writing tasks and activities related to their summer reading selection. The 6th grade language arts teachers will provide direct instruction and model for students how to respond to the prompts and complete the activities. 

Extension Activities

• Read more books by participating in the TMS Summer Reading Celebration using GCPL’s Beanstack program. (There will be a celebration!)

As Brave As You, Jason Reynolds - Realistic Fiction

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, Kwame Mbalia - Fantasy

Lost Boys, Darcey Rosenblatt - Historical Fiction

Amal Unbound, Aisha Saeed - Realistic Fiction

The Crossover, Kwame Alexander - Verse

The Canyons Edge, Dusti Bowling - Realistic Fiction

When the World Turned Upside Down, K. Ibura - Realistic Fiction

Us, In Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos, Lulu Delacre - Short Stories

Marley Dias Gets it Done: And So Can You! Marley Dias - Autobiography

This Kid Can Fly: It’s About Ability (Not Disability), Aaron Philip - Memoir

Classic Novels (Anne of Green Gables, A Wrinkle in Time, The Giver, Little Women, etc.)