# Utah 8th grade reading list

**17** books assigned or referenced for 8th grade students in Utah schools under Utah Core Standards, plus applicable national curricula (Common Core, AP, IB).

**State:** Utah
**Grade level:** 8th grade
**Citation source:** Utah Core Standards
**Lexile range:** 410L–1300L
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/state/utah/grade/8
**Primary source (state DOE):** https://www.schools.utah.gov/
**Primary source (Common Core ELA):** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Other Utah grades

- [7th grade](https://readinglist.school/state/utah/grade/7)
- [9th grade](https://readinglist.school/state/utah/grade/9)
- [6th grade](https://readinglist.school/state/utah/grade/6)
- [10th grade](https://readinglist.school/state/utah/grade/10)

## Same 8th grade in other states

- [Alabama](https://readinglist.school/state/alabama/grade/8)
- [Alaska](https://readinglist.school/state/alaska/grade/8)
- [Arizona](https://readinglist.school/state/arizona/grade/8)
- [Arkansas](https://readinglist.school/state/arkansas/grade/8)
- [California](https://readinglist.school/state/california/grade/8)
- [Colorado](https://readinglist.school/state/colorado/grade/8)

## 17 books cited for Utah 8th grade

Assignments tied directly to Utah's Utah Core Standards or national curricula with a Utah-specific citation.

- [Dragonwings](https://readinglist.school/book/dragonwings) by Laurence Yep _(870L · Grades 6–8)_
- [Hatchet](https://readinglist.school/book/hatchet) by Gary Paulsen _(1020L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Little Women](https://readinglist.school/book/little-women) by Louisa May Alcott _(1300L · Grades 7–10)_
- [One Crazy Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/one-crazy-summer) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(750L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Out of the Dust](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-the-dust) by Karen Hesse _(740L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Rebound](https://readinglist.school/book/rebound) by Kwame Alexander _(780L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry](https://readinglist.school/book/roll-of-thunder-hear-my-cry) by Mildred D. Taylor _(920L · Grades 6–8)_
- [Smile](https://readinglist.school/book/smile) by Raina Telgemeier _(410L · Grades 4–8)_
- [Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You](https://readinglist.school/book/stamped-racism-antiracism-and-you) by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi _(1000L · Grades 7–12)_
- [The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian](https://readinglist.school/book/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian) by Sherman Alexie _(600L · Grades 7–10)_
- [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer) by Mark Twain _(950L · Grades 5–8)_
- [The Call of the Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/the-call-of-the-wild) by Jack London _(1120L · Grades 6–10)_
- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_
- [The Diary of a Young Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-diary-of-a-young-girl) by Anne Frank _(1080L · Grades 7–10)_
- [The House on Mango Street](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-on-mango-street) by Sandra Cisneros _(870L · Grades 7–10)_
- [The Hunger Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hunger-games) by Suzanne Collins _(810L · Grades 6–9)_
- [The Parker Inheritance](https://readinglist.school/book/the-parker-inheritance) by Varian Johnson _(610L · Grades 6–8)_

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