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[8th Gr Books] [9th Gr Books] [10th Gr Books] [11th Gr Books] [12th Gr Books] [Difficulty Levels] [Genres] [Title List]
Eighth-Grade Reading
over eighty-five selections
J = Readers who recommended the book
Eighth-grade students may choose any book on this page. Advanced students may also choose from the 9th-grade page.
Ask about reading other Newberry medal winners and Newberry Honor Books.
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Aaseng, Nathan. 148 pgs J in the library at 355 |
Amery, Heather. Greek Myths for Young People. 126 pgs, 780L J $ In the English Room, on top shelf because of its size |
Anderson, Laurie. Speak. Printz Award Finalist National Book Award Finalist 198 pgs, 690L JJJJJ $ In English Room. |
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Catalyst. 231 pgs, 580L J In English Room. |
Avi. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Newberry Honor Book 225 pgs, 740L Be the first student to read it!$ In English Room. |
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Bagnold, Enid. National Velvet. 252 pgs, 700 L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
Barrett, William. The Lilies of the Field. 127 pgs, 770L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
Bauer, Joan. Rules of the Road. 850L J In school library under fiction
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Bauer, Joan. Squashed. 930L Be the first to read it! In school library under fiction |
Buckley, Michael. The Sisters Grimm. 790L |
Bunting, Eve. Jumping the Nail 630L JJJJ In the English Room |
Brink, Carol Ryrie. Caddie Woodlawn. Newberry Medal 284 pgs, 890L Be the first to read it! In the English Room. |
Carter, Forrest The Education of Little Tree. pgs, 890L Be the first to read it! in our library, 813.53 |
Choi, Sook Nyul. Year of Impossible Goodbyes. 168 pgs, 840L Be the first to read it! in English Room.
and its sequel, Echoes of the White Giraffe 870L Be the first to read it! in English Room. |
Christopher, John. The White Mountains. 213 pgs, 920L and sequels The City of Gold and Lead and The Pool of Fire JJJ $ all three are in English Room |
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Cole, Brock. The Goats. 180 pgs, 550L J !$ In English Room. |
Cox, Clinton. Houdini. 188 pgs, 1090L Be the first to read it! In our Library under Biography |
Collier & Collier. The Bloody Country. 181 pgs, 780L J In English Room. |
Collier & Collier. My Brother Sam is Dead. Newberry Honor Book 211 pgs, 770L JJJJJ In English Room. |
Collier & Collier. The Winter Hero. 152 pgs, 750L JJ In English Room. |
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Cooper, Susan. Over Sea, Under Stone. 243 pgs, 830 L Be the first to read it!$ In English Room. |
Creech, Sharon. Walk Two Moons. Newberry Medal 280 pgs, 770L JJJJ $ In English Room. |
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy. Newberry Medal 242 pgs, 950L Be the first to read it!$ In English Room. |
Cushman, Karen. Catherine, Called Birdy. Newberry Honor Book 205 pgs, 1170L; AR 6.4 Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
Cushman, Karen. The Midwife's Apprentice. pgs, 1240L; AR 6.0 Be the first to read it! In our library under fiction |
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Draper, Sharon. Tears of a Tiger. 180 pgs 700L Be the first to read it! In English Room |
Duncan, Lois, 186 pgs, 750L J In English Room |
Elliott, L.M. Under a War-Torn Sky. 284 pgs JJJJ $ In English Room. |
Evslin, Evslin, & Hoopes. Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myths. 107 pgs, 870L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
Evslin, Evslin, & Hoopes. The Greek Gods. 113 pgs, 840L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
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Feinstein, John. Last Shot. 251 pgs, 760L J In English Room. |
Fleischman, Paul. 133 pgs, 760L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves. Newberry Medal. 170 pgs, 860L Be the first to read it! In English Room |
George, Jean Craighead. My Side of the Mountain. Newberry Honor Book. also its sequels: Other Side of the Mt, etc. 176 pgs, 810L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
Gipson, Fred. Old Yeller. A Classic Youth Novel 117 pgs, 910L J In English Room. |
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Gordon, Amy. When JFK was My Father. 201 pgs, 770L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
Giff, Patricia Reilly. Pictures of Hollis Woods. Newberry Honor Book 166 pgs, 650L JJ $ In English Room. |
Hamilton, Bethany. Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Bet Back on the Board. 186 pgs, 960L Be the first to read it! In our Library under Biography |
Hautman, Pete. Godless. National Book Award. 198 pgs, 700L $ In English Room. |
Hautman, Pete. No Limit. JJJJ In English Room. |
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Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders. 180 pgs, 750L JJJ $ In English Room. |
Hinton, S.E. That was Then, This is Now. 154 pgs, 780L JJJJ In English Room. |
Jacques, Brian. Redwall. 351 pgs, 800L Be the first to read it! in the English Room
Jacques, Brian. Mossflower. 376 pgs Be the first to read it! in the English Room |
Klause, Annette Curtis. Blood and Chocolate. 264 pgs, 720L J In English Room |
Klavan, Andrew. The Last Thing I Remember.
376 pgs J in the English Room |
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l'Engle, Madeline. A Wrinkle in Time. 210 pgs, 740L and its sequel, A Swiftly Tilting Planet. National Book Award, 256 pgs, 850L and its sequel, A Wind in the Door. 202 pgs, 770L Be the first to read them! All three are in English Room |
Levine, Karen. Hana's Suitcase. 106pgs, illustrated; 730L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
Lipsyte Robert. One Fat Summer. 172 pgs, 670L JJJJJ $ In school library under fiction |
Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Newberry Medal 179 pgs, 760L Be the first to read it!$ In English Room.
also its sequel, Messenger |
Martin, Ann M.. A Corner of the Universe. Newberry Honor Book 189 pgs, 750L JJJ In English Room. |
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Martin, Rafe. Birdwing. 358 pgs, 720L J In English Room |
Myers, Walter Dean. Bad Boy. Printz Award, National Book Award Finalist 205 pgs, 970L In English Room. |
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. Printz Award, National Book Award Finalist 279 pgs, 670L JJJJ In English Room. |
O'Brien, Robert. Z is for Zechariah. 250 pgs, 820L J $ In school library under fiction |
O'Dell, Scott. The Black Pearl. Newberry Honor Book 100 pgs, 980L In English Room. |
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O'Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins. Newberry Medal 184 pgs, 1000L JJ $ In English Room. |
O'Dell, Scott. Sarah Bishop. 229 pgs, 760L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
O'Dell, Scott. Sing Down the Moon. 123 pgs, 820L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
Oppel, Michael. Airborn. Printz Award Finalist. 501 pgs, 760L J $ In English Room |
Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved. Newberry Medal 244 pgs, 880L Be the first to read it!$ In English Room. |
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Paulsen, Gary. Harris and Me. 157 pgs, 1060L JJJJJJ $ In English Room. |
Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. Newberry Honor Book 195 pgs, 1020L JJJJJJ $ in English Room. |
Paulsen, Gary. sequel to Hatchet 960L in English Room. |
Paulsen, Gary. Brian's Hunt. sequel to The River 1180L JJJ $ in English Room. |
Paulsen, Gary. Woods Runner. 164 pgs, 870 L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
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Paulsen, Gary. Woodsong. 132 pgs Be the first to read it! In Our Library under biography |
Peck, Richard. A Day No Pigs Would Die. a classic youth novel 139 pgs, 690L J In English Room |
Peck, Richard. The River Between Us. National Book Award Finalist 740L J In School Library under fiction |
Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows. A Classic Youth Novel 249 pgs, 700L JJ $ In English Room |
Picoult, Jodi. Keeping Faith. JJJ 780L |
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Picoult, Jodi. Keeping Faith. 780L In School Library under fiction
Picoult, Jodi. Plain Truth. 780L In School Library under fiction
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Rawlings. The Yearling. Pulitzer Prize 428 pgs, 750L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
Razzi, Jim. Custer and Crazy Horse: A Story of Two Warriors. 168 pgs Be the first to read it! In our Library under Biography |
Richter, Conrad. The Light in the Forest. 117 pgs, 870L J In English Room. |
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone. (1) 309 pgs, 880L J $ In English Room. |
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. (2) 341 pgs, 940L J $ In English Room. |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. (3) 435 pgs, 880L J $ In English Room. |
Rivers, Francine. The Last Sin Eater. 324 pgs Be the first to read it! In English Room |
Ryan, Pam Muņoz. Esperanza Rising. 262 pgs, 750L Be the first to read it! In English Room |
Shulman, Polly. Enthusiasm. 198 pgs, 820L $ In English Room |
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Shreve, Susan Under the Watson's Porch. 198 pgs J In English Room. |
Sleator, William. The House of Stairs. 157 pgs, 810L JJJ $ In English Room. |
Sloane, Eric. Diary of an Early American Boy. 108 pages with illustrations J $ in English Room |
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. The Witches of Worm. 183 pgs, 920L Be the first to read it!$ In English Room |
Sorensen, Virginia Miracles on Maple Hill 180 pgs, 750L Newberry Medal Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
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Speare, Elizabeth. Sign of the Beaver. Newberry Honor Book 770L JJJ Stolen from English Room. |
Speare, Elizabeth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Newberry Medal 248 pgs, 850L Be the first to read it! In English Room. |
Tregaskis, Richard. John F. Kennedy and PT-109 185 pgs Be the first to read it! In our Library under Biography |
Twain, Mark. Tom Sawyer. A Classic Youth Novel 319 pgs, 830L Be the first to read it!$ In English Room. |
Voigt, Cynthia. Homecoming. 317 pgs, 630L Be the first to read it! in English Room. |
Voigt, Cynthia. Dicey's Song. Newberry Medal Winner sequel to Homecoming 211 pgs, 710L J in English Room. |
Westerfield, Scott. Leviathan. 790L in English Room. |
Weyn, Suzanne. The Barcode Tattoo. 250 Pages JJJJJ in English Room. |
Whelan, Gloria. Homeless Bird. National Book Award. 800L J In School Library under fiction |
White, Ryan, & Ann Marie Cunningham. Ryan White: My Own Story. 296 pgs, 860L Be the first to read it! In our Library under Biography |
Wulffson, Don. Soldier X. 226 pgs, 740 L Be the first to read it! in English Room. |
Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland. A Classic Youth Novel 950L Be the first to read it! $ Not yet available in our school |
Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking Glass A Classic Youth Novel the sequel to Alice in Wonderland. 890L Be the first to read it! Not yet available in our school |
Reading already assessed to be 6th grade or lower:
Berg, Elizabeth. Joy School. 660L
Bishop, Claire. Twenty and Ten. 630L
Bonham, Frank. Durango Street. 640L
Funke, Cornelia. Thief Lord. 650L
Horvath, Polly. Everything on a Waffle. 950L
Hyde, Catharine Ryan. Pay It Forward. 630L
Lenski, Lois Strawberry Girl 650L
Spinellli, Jerry. Stargirl. 590L
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