# 8th grade books about best friends

**3** books commonly assigned to 8th grade students in US schools that explore best friends. 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  ·  **Theme:** best friends
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 8th grade best friends reading list

- [Real Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/real-friends) by Shannon Hale _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2017)_
- [Skeleton Creek](https://readinglist.school/book/skeleton-creek) by Patrick Carman _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2009)_
- [When Zachary Beaver Came to Town](https://readinglist.school/book/when-zachary-beaver-came-to-town) by Kimberly Willis Holt _(Grades 2–8 · pub 1999)_

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