These texts were specifically chosen by Booksource to support sixth grade-level instruction based on the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. The range of selected texts includes books narrated in first-person point of view (RL6.6), stories and dramas that lend themselves to a study of plot (RL.6.3), and texts from many different genres (RL.6.9) including literary nonfiction (RI.6.1).