{"title":"WCA Rising Sixth Grade","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWashington Christian Academy requires rising Sixth Grade students choose 1 of the summer reading books from the following selections.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"21sr079","title":"Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Paperback, 464 pages, first published in 1908)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor generations, readers have been charmed by the special world of Green Gables, an old-fashioned farm outside a town called Avonlea. Eleven-year-old Anne Shirley has arrived in this verdant corner of Prince Edward Island only to discover that the Cuthberts—elderly Matthew and his stern sister, Marilla—want to adopt a boy, not a feisty redheaded girl. But before they can send her back, Anne—who simply must have more scope for her imagination and a real home—wins them over completely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCautions:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Ages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyglory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45104218276162,"sku":"FMONTGL_M___ANNEOFGREENGABLES___9780141321592","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3457\/4658\/products\/Anne_of_Green_Gables_Puffin.jpg?v=1683778584"},{"product_id":"orl022","title":"A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Paperback, 256 pages, first published in 1962)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother have come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they are upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger who tells them about a thing called a tesseract. A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell much more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the tesseract problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCautions:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAges:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10-14\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyglory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45156421960002,"sku":"FLENGLMA____AWRINKLEINTIME______9780312367541","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3457\/4658\/products\/A_Wrinkle_in_Time.jpg?v=1684384707"},{"product_id":"9780440412670","title":"Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Paperback, 304 pages, first published in 1961)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead the beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and man’s best friend. This edition also includes a special note to readers from Newbery Medal winner and Printz Honor winner Clare Vanderpool.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBilly has long dreamt of owning not one, but two, dogs. So when he’s finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own—Old Dan and Little Ann—he’s ecstatic. It doesn’t matter that times are tough; together they’ll roam the hills of the Ozarks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon Billy and his hounds become the finest hunting team in the valley. Stories of their great achievements spread throughout the region, and the combination of Old Dan’s brawn, Little Ann’s brains, and Billy’s sheer will seems unbeatable. But tragedy awaits these determined hunters—now friends—and Billy learns that hope can grow out of despair, and that the seeds of the future can come from the scars of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Cautions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beware, this is a very sad but wonderful book. It contains depictions of violence on hunts and a graphic fight between a mountain lion and the dogs, an accidental death, and some bullying. See PluggedIn's review \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pluggedin.com\/book-reviews\/where-the-red-fern-grows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10+ for independent reading or 8+ as a read-aloud \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyglory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47892896940354,"sku":"FRAWLSWI____WHERETHEREDFERNGROWS9780440412670","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3457\/4658\/products\/Where_the_Red_Fern_Grows.jpg?v=1709057290"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3457\/4658\/collections\/Blue_collection_square_d778fc78-1818-40ba-9737-9775cc8ed15e.jpg?v=1773202230","url":"https:\/\/www.storyglorykids.org\/collections\/wca-rising-sixth-grade.oembed","provider":"Storyglory Kids Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}