# 8th grade Juvenile Fiction books

**8** juvenile fiction books commonly assigned to 8th grade students in US schools. Every title's grade range covers 8th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 8th grade  ·  **Genre:** Juvenile Fiction
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 8th grade Juvenile Fiction reading list

- [Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters](https://readinglist.school/book/christmas-in-the-big-house-christmas-in-the-quarters) by Pat McKissack _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1994)_
- [Fallen Angels](https://readinglist.school/book/fallen-angels) by Walter Dean Myers _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1988)_
- [Hand in Hand](https://readinglist.school/book/hand-in-hand) by Andrea Pinkney _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2012)_
- [Let the Circle Be Unbroken](https://readinglist.school/book/let-the-circle-be-unbroken) by Mildred D. Taylor _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1981)_
- [Miracle's Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/miracles-boys) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2000)_
- [Slam](https://readinglist.school/book/slam) by Walter Dean Myers _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1996)_
- [The Dark-Thirty](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dark-thirty) by Patricia McKissack _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1992)_
- [The People Could Fly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-people-could-fly) by Virginia Hamilton _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1985)_

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