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BKLYN BookMatch- Fun and Interesting Reads for Grades 5-6

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The last kids on Earth
Max Brallier & Douglas Holgate.
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An action-packed hybrid graphic novel with zombies! After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan builds a team of friends to help slay the eerily intelligent monster known as Blarg.

Middle school, the worst years of my life
Patterson, James, 1947-
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When Rafe Kane enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct. This book is full of awkward and funny situations just like Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Josephine
words by Patricia Hruby Powell ; pictures by Christian Robinson.
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Presents an introduction to the life of the passionate performer and civil rights activist that traces her journey from the slums of St. Louis to the world's most famous stages. The words sound almost like poetry.

One crazy summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia.
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In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.

Merci Su?rez Changes Gears
Medina, Meg
Format: PRINTED MATL

This is a realistic fiction book is funny at times but focuses on important issues the main character is facing. Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci Suarez navigates difficult changes with friends, family, and everyone in between.