Elijah is currently finishing up his 8th grade year, so I am going to go ahead and share his 8th grade reading list. As always we both chose books for this list. I give him a list at the beginning of the year, and he adds to it based on his interests and authors he enjoys.
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8th Grade Reading Comprehension and Writing Skills urges students to find out where to focus their study efforts in order to prepare for state assessments in English language arts and increase test-taking confidence on all standardized exams. This targeted guide gives students the additional practice they need to succeed. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Schools opened this year in Phase 1 – virtual learning for all students. As CCPS moves through its reopening phases, parents of students who are identified to return to school for in-person learning (see reopening plan for who can return during which phase) can opt to send their child back to school for in-person learning or continue virtual.
Please use PluggedIn and Common Sense Media to find reviews that include specific details about sex, profanity, violence, spiritual beliefs presented, etc. The 7th and 8th grade reading lists include more mature content than the elementary lists, but I still try to find living books that are wholesome and worthy of discussion.
Biography
Earthquake at Dawnby Kristina Gregory
Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevoby Zlata Filipovic
The Great Little Madisonby Jean Fritz
Journey to Topaz: A Story of the Japanese-American Evacuation by Yoshiko Uchida
Jonathan Goforth: An Open Door in Chinaby Janet & Geoff Benge
C. S. Lewis: Master Storyteller by Janet & Geoff Benge
Nonfiction
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin*
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793by Jim Murphy*
The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplaneby Russell Freedman*
Washington at Valley Forge by Russell Freedman
Historical Fiction
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt*
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare*
Johnny Tremain by Esther Hoskins Forbes*
Dragon's Gateby Laurence Yep
Stowaway by Karen Hesse
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse*
The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope
A Murder for Her Majesty by Beth Hilgartner
The Prospering by Elizabeth George Speare
The King’s Fifth by Scott O’Dell*
Heart of a Samuraiby Margi Preus*
Nory Ryan’s Song by Patriica Reilly Giff
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberiaby Esther Hautzig
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The War That Saved My Lifeby Kimberly Brubaker Bradley*
War Horse and Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo (two books, same story, different points of view)
Realistic Fiction
A Day No Pigs Would Dieby Robert Newton Peck
Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt*
The Garbage King by Elizabeth Laird
Adventure
Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman*
The Cayby Theodore Taylor
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Eldest by Christopher Paolini
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Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
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When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead*
The White Mountains by Christopher John
Savvy by Ingrid Law*
Scumble by Ingrid Law
Switch by Ingrid Law
Classic Literature
Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White
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*denotes a Newbery Award or Honor Book
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What books has your 8th grader enjoyed?
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If you are looking for more reading lists for kids who love to read, please check out my Reading Lists for Voracious Readers page.