8th grade reading list
12 books commonly assigned in 8th grade across US schools
New Kid
Jerry Craft
Grades 4–8
Restart
Gordon Korman
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 730L
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Grades 6–9 · Lexile 810L
The Giver
Lois Lowry
Grades 6–8 · Lexile 760L
Refugee
Alan Gratz
Grades 5–9 · Lexile 800L
Ghost
Jason Reynolds
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 730L
Smile
Raina Telgemeier
Grades 4–8 · Lexile 410L
When Stars Are Scattered
Victoria Jamieson
Grades 5–8
The Crossover
Kwame Alexander
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 750L
Mick Harte Was Here
Barbara Park
Grades 5–8
Ground Zero
Alan Gratz
Grades 6–8
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 1020L
