# 8th grade books about refugees

**3** books commonly assigned to 8th grade students in US schools that explore refugees. 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 3 titles here with a Lexile score, 0 are grade-level, 3 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 8th grade  ·  **Theme:** refugees
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/grade/8/refugees
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 8th grade refugees reading list

- [Inside Out & Back Again](https://readinglist.school/book/inside-out-and-back-again) by Thanhha Lai _(800L · Grades 4–8 · pub 2011)_
- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9 · pub 2017)_
- [Salt to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-to-the-sea) by Ruta Sepetys _(560L · Grades 8–12 · pub 2016)_

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