English Language Arts / 6th Grade / Unit 4: Finding Connection: The Outsiders / Independent Reading Suggested Books

Independent Reading Suggested Books for Finding Connection: The Outsiders

Additional Texts by the Author

Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton (680L)
That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton (780L)

Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics

As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds (750L)
Blended by Sharon M. Draper (610L)
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (580L)
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams (670L)
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks by Jason Reynolds (750L)
Monster by Walter Dean Myers (670L)
New Kid by Jerry Craft (320L)
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
Songs for a Whale by Lynne Kelly (800L)
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya (750L)
The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon (510L)
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore (650L)
When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds (740L)
Wonder by R.J. Palacio (790L)

Note: Some of the links below are Amazon affiliate links. This means that if you click and make a purchase, we receive a small portion of the proceeds, which supports our non-profit mission.

Dive Deeper with ELA Professional Learning

Join our Summer Institutes in July and August 2023.