# 8th grade books about growing up

**4** books commonly assigned to 8th grade students in US schools that explore growing up. 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.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 8th grade band is 925–1185L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 2 titles here with a Lexile score, 1 is grade-level, 1 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 8th grade  ·  **Theme:** growing up
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 8th grade growing up reading list

- [Guts](https://readinglist.school/book/guts) by Raina Telgemeier _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2019)_
- [Hatchet](https://readinglist.school/book/hatchet) by Gary Paulsen _(1020L · Grades 5–8 · pub 1987)_
- [Smile](https://readinglist.school/book/smile) by Raina Telgemeier _(410L · Grades 4–8 · pub 2010)_
- [The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pants) by Ann Brashares _(Grades 7–10 · pub 2001)_

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