# 8th grade books about orphans

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

- [Alabama Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/alabama-moon) by Watt Key _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2006)_
- [Greetings from Witness Protection!](https://readinglist.school/book/greetings-from-witness-protection) by Jake Burt _(Grades 6–8 · pub 2017)_
- [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban) by J. K. Rowling _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1999)_
- [The Root Cellar](https://readinglist.school/book/the-root-cellar) by Janet Lunn _(Grades 6–8 · pub 1981)_
- [Worth](https://readinglist.school/book/worth) by A. LaFaye _(Grades 4–8 · pub 2004)_

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