# 8th grade books about death

**3** books commonly assigned to 8th grade students in US schools that explore death. 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:** death
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 8th grade death reading list

- [Blackwater](https://readinglist.school/book/blackwater) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 6–8 · pub 1999)_
- [Drive-By](https://readinglist.school/book/drive-by) by Lynne Ewing _(Grades 3–8 · pub 1996)_
- [Perfect](https://readinglist.school/book/perfect) by Natasha Friend _(Grades 6–9 · pub 2004)_

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