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Novels for 6th Grade:
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. Historical fiction, set in Denmark during WWII. Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are " relocated, " Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life. "From the Paperback edition."
Jim Cornish has an excellent web site with activities, study guides, and research links for students: http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/number_the_stars.htm
"16 individuals, of all ages, races, and socioeconomic classes, most of whom live or work in the Sunset Towers apartment building, are summoned to the reading of the will of wealthy industrialist Samuel W. Westing. The will is in the form of a puzzle, dividing up the sixteen heirs into eight pairs, giving each pair a unique set of clues, and challenging the heirs to solve the mystery of which of the sixteen of them killed Westing; whoever solves the mystery will inherit Westing's $200,000,000 fortune. Even though Sam Westing is dead it won't stop him from playing the game! Friendships between the sixteen heirs are made, broken, and mended as each pair attempts to pursue the solution in their own way. As the participants' wild accusations fly, only one heir keeps a cool head and solves the puzzle." From Wikipedia.
