How many 1980s books are assigned in 8th grade?

59 books written between 1980 and 1989 appear on 8th grade reading lists tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, district list, or AP/IB syllabus.

What Lexile range do these 1980s books cover?

Lexile measures for the 1980s titles assigned in 8th grade run from 870L to 1020L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.

Are these assigned nationally or in a few states?

14 states assign at least one 1980s title at 8th grade in the lists tracked here, so this is a broad pattern rather than a single state's canon. Per-state lists are on each state page.

1980s books assigned in 8th grade

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US schools assign 59 books written in the 1980s to 8th grade students, across 14 states, spanning 870L–1020L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 1980s

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Judy Blume · on 16 reading lists

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Titles: 59
Written: 1980–1989
Lexile range: 870L–1020L
States assigning: 14

The list — 1980s, 8th grade

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Most-assigned 1980s authors in 8th grade

Joan Lowery Nixon (6) · Virginia Hamilton (3) · Lois Duncan (3) · Mary Downing Hahn (2) · Walter Dean Myers (2) · Mildred D. Taylor (2)

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How many 1980s books are assigned in 8th grade?: 59 books written between 1980 and 1989 appear on 8th grade reading lists tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, district list, or AP/IB syllabus.
What Lexile range do these 1980s books cover?: Lexile measures for the 1980s titles assigned in 8th grade run from 870L to 1020L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.
Are these assigned nationally or in a few states?: 14 states assign at least one 1980s title at 8th grade in the lists tracked here, so this is a broad pattern rather than a single state's canon. Per-state lists are on each state page.

1980s books assigned in 8th grade

The list — 1980s, 8th grade

Most-assigned 1980s authors in 8th grade

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