Georgia 6th grade reading list

Books with a Georgia citation for 6th grade include The Crossover, Mexikid and The Mona Lisa Vanishes. This list has 726 total books, 11 of them with a Georgia-specific citation. Each book shows its reading level and a cited source. Lexile levels on the list run from 410L to 1120L.

Top Georgia 6th grade pick: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander — on 1 Georgia list

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Total books726Lexile410L–1120LSourceGeorgia Standards of Excellence✓ sources cited per book

Most-assigned on state lists: across every US state’s official reading and award lists, the Middle (6–8) titles appearing in the most states are The Giver (20 states), The Hunger Games (14 states), and Ground Zero (8 states). From our 2026 study of 13,258 source-cited assignments (as of 2026-07-13).

Our pick to start — most-cited for Georgia 6th grade

These are the 11 titles named in Georgia’s own curriculum documents for this grade — everything below is the wider national list. Read against the Common Core Appendix A complexity band; reading level is not thematic maturity, and several sit below the band because they are assigned for discussion.

  1. The Crossover

    Kwame Alexander

    Cited in 1 Georgia curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 5 to 8. Covers family, brotherhood and basketball. At 750L it sits just under the 925–1185L band for this grade.

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  2. Mexikid

    Pedro Martín

    Cited in 1 Georgia curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 6 to 8.

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  3. The Mona Lisa Vanishes

    Nicholas Day

    Cited in 1 Georgia curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 6 to 8.

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  4. A Work in Progress

    Jarrett Lerner

    Cited in 1 Georgia curriculum document, taught from grade 4 to 8. Covers mental health, identity and resilience.

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  5. Farther Than the Moon

    Lindsay Lackey

    Cited in 1 Georgia curriculum document, taught from grade 6 to 8.

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  6. Hands

    Torrey Maldonado

    Cited in 1 Georgia curriculum document, taught from grade 6 to 8.

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  7. Hoops

    Matt Tavares

    Cited in 1 Georgia curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 5. Covers courage, perseverance and history.

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  8. Not an Easy Win

    Chrystal Giles

    Cited in 1 Georgia curriculum document, taught from grade 6 to 8.

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  9. The Door of No Return

    Kwame Alexander

    Cited in 1 Georgia curriculum document, taught from grade 6 to 8.

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  10. Two Tribes

    Emily Bowen Cohen

    Cited in 1 Georgia curriculum document, taught from grade 6 to 8.

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  11. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

    Claire Swinarski

    Cited in 1 Georgia curriculum document, taught from grade 6 to 8. Covers mystery, school and courage.

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11 books cited for Georgia 6th grade

Assignments tied directly to Georgia’s Georgia Standards of Excellence with a Georgia-specific citation.

715 additional grade-appropriate books for 6th grade readers

The 726-book total above includes 11 titles with direct Georgia citation; these 715 additional titles cover 6th grade in the broader canon. They don't have a Georgia-specific citation yet but are commonly taught at this level.

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About the Georgia 6th grade reading list

This list combines books cited in Georgia Standards of Excellence with books from national sources that list titles for 6th grade: the Common Core State Standards (ELA), plus awards such as the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction, the Golden Kite Award and the Newbery Medal. ReadingList currently tracks 726 titles for 6th grade in Georgia, of which 11 carry a direct Georgia citation and 715 are grade-appropriate titles whose reading level overlaps 6th grade. Across the list, Lexile measures span 410L–1120L.

6th grade sits in the 6-8 grade band, where students are middle-grade readers. At this stage the emphasis is on analyzing theme, character, and author's craft across full-length novels and their first classics. Assigned reading skews toward full-length novels, plays, memoir, and frequently-challenged contemporary titles, with text complexity that, per Common Core’s Appendix A reading bands, typically falls around roughly 700L to 1010L. Measured against that 925–1185L range, of the 56 titles here with a Lexile score 8 are grade-level, 48 are more accessible (often assigned for theme over challenge), and 0 are stretch texts that may need scaffolding. Because readers in a single 6th grade classroom can span several hundred Lexile points, this list is best read as a starting point rather than a fixed requirement.

Georgia’s English Language Arts requirements are set by Georgia Standards of Excellence (gadoe.org). Most states pair their own standards with the Common Core text-complexity framework. The 6th grade list below blends Georgia-specific assignments with widely taught national titles. Every title links to its primary source on the book’s detail page, so you can confirm exactly where and why it is assigned.

How to use this list:match a title to your child’s most recent Lexile or guided-reading level rather than to the grade alone. Teachers building a 6th grade unit can pair a Georgia-cited core text with a grade-appropriate companion novel; parents previewing summer or supplemental reading can check each book’s content notes and challenge history before assigning it.

Common questions

What books do 6th grade students read in Georgia?
Books with a Georgia-specific citation for 6th grade include The Crossover, Mexikid, The Mona Lisa Vanishes, A Work in Progress and Farther Than the Moon. Individual schools and districts choose their own titles, so check with your child's teacher for the exact list.
How many books are assigned to 6th grade students in Georgia?
This list has 726 books for 6th grade students in Georgia. 11 of them have a Georgia-specific citation; the other 715 are grade-appropriate titles from national reading lists and awards.
What's the Lexile range for 6th grade reading in Georgia?
Lexile measures across the 6th grade Georgia reading list range from 410L to 1120L. Books without a published Lexile (poetry, drama, picture books) are not included in this range.
Where does this reading list come from?
Georgia-specific entries reference Georgia Standards of Excellence (published at www.gadoe.org). The other books come from national sources that list books for 6th grade: the Common Core State Standards (ELA), plus awards such as the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction, the Golden Kite Award and the Newbery Medal. Each book's page links the primary source for every listing.

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