Suggested Reading

Here are some of my favorite books to share with my 8th Graders


Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Non-Fiction)

Deathwatch by Rob White (Realistic Fiction)

Define Normal by Julie Anne Peters (Realistic Fiction)

Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass (Realistic Fiction)

The Giver by Lois Lowry (Science Fiction)

Harry Potter books 1-7:  (Fantasy)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chanber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Holes by Louis Sachar (Fiction)

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (Fantasy)

The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins (Fiction/Fantasy)
     The Hunger Games
     Catching Fire
     Mocking Jay

A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah (Non-Fiction)

Maximum Ride by James Patterson (Fiction/Fantasy)

My Sister's Keeper by Jodie Picoult (Fiction)

Night by Elie Wiesel (Non-Fiction)

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (Fiction)

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Fiction)

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Fiction)

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Stuck in Neutral by Terry Truman (Fiction)

That Was Then This is Now by S.E. Hinton (Fiction)

Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelson (Fiction)

Twilight Series: (Fantasy)
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Uglies Series: (Fantasy)
Uglies  by Scott Westerfield
Pretties  by Scott Westerfield
Specials  by Scott Westerfield
Extras  by Scott Westerfield


Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (Fiction)

Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Patillo Beals (Non-Fiction)

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (Fiction)