# 8th grade books about fear

**3** books commonly assigned to 8th grade students in US schools that explore fear. 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:** fear
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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 fear reading list

- [The Doom Stone](https://readinglist.school/book/the-doom-stone) by Paul Zindel _(Grades 6–9 · pub 2012)_
- [The Ghost of Graylock](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-graylock) by Dan Poblocki _(Grades 5–8 · pub 2014)_
- [White Water](https://readinglist.school/book/white-water) by P. J. Petersen _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1997)_

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