# 8th grade books about humor

**5** books commonly assigned to 8th grade students in US schools that explore humor. 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 1 titles here with a Lexile score, 0 are grade-level, 1 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

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

## 8th grade humor reading list

- [Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody](https://readinglist.school/book/chronicles-of-a-lizard-nobody) by Patrick Ness _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Confessions of a Class Clown](https://readinglist.school/book/confessions-of-a-class-clown) by Arianne Costner _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Popcorn](https://readinglist.school/book/popcorn-harrell) by Rob Harrell _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2024)_
- [Simon Sort of Says](https://readinglist.school/book/simon-sort-of-says) by Erin Bow _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2023)_
- [Smile](https://readinglist.school/book/smile) by Raina Telgemeier _(410L · Grades 4–8 · pub 2010)_

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