entering GRADE 8 Book List

Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson - Separated from her sick mother, Mattie is forced to confront the horror of  a yellow fever epidemic as she fights to survive (historical fiction).

The Inheritance Games, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - In order to inherit vast wealth and an eccentric estate from a rich man she has never met, Avery must agree to one condition: move in and solve a puzzling mystery  (mystery).

Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card - Young Ender Wiggin may just be the military genius the Earth needs in a desperate battle against an alien race (science fiction).

All Better Now, by Neal Shusterman - What would happen in a world where happiness is a contagious virus but the risks of catching it may be as dangerous as the cure? Fans of dystopian novels will not be disappointed (dystopian). 

Hanged! Mary Surratt & the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln,  by Sarah Miller - A true-crime story about the first woman to be executed by the US government for her alleged involvement in the  assassination of President Lincoln. Guilty or not? (nonfiction). 

Matched, by Ally Condie - Cassia has always had complete trust in the Society to make decisions for her. But when a second face accidently appears when she is being "matched." she must decide who she really loves (dystopian).

Rapunzel's Revenge, by Shannon Hale - In this retelling of the fairy tale, Rapunzel is a spunky, hair-whip-toting cowgirl determined to end her wicked stepmother's reign. And Jack helps just a bit  (graphic novel).

Spirit Sleuths: how magicians and detectives exposed the ghost hoaxes, by Gail Jarrow - Dive into the history of parlor tricks and how Harry Houdini and other magicians exposed fake mediums (narrative nonfiction). 

Give Me a Sign, by Anna Sortino - Lilah, who wears a hearing aid, returns to her childhood summer camp as a counselor hoping to help others and improve her ASL. But finding romance was something she did not expect (realistic fiction). 

The Pecan Sheller, by Lupe Ruiz-Flores - After her father's death, thirteen-year-old Petra must quit school to work at a pecan shelling factory where dangerous conditions and low wages push her to take a stand for change (historical fiction). 

Impossible Escape: a true story of survival and heroism in Nazi Europe, by Steve Sheinkin - The accounts of two Jewish teenagers from Slovakia and their efforts to survive the Holocaust - one in a concentration camp; the other hiding in Budapest (nonfiction). 

Long Way Down, by Jason Reynolds - Enveloped in grief after his brother's fatal shooting, Will steps on to the elevator intent on his three truths - don't cry, don't snitch, and seek revenge. But on the way down, new truths are revealed (realistic fiction).

The Windeby Puzzle: history and story, by Lois Lowry - In a fusion of history and storytelling, the mystery of a 2,000--year-old small teen found in a bog unrolls in the fictional imagining of Estrild - an unexpected warrior (historical fiction and nonfiction). 

It Wasn't Me, by Dana Alison Levy - When Theo’s photography project is vandalized, the five students nearby all claim it wasn’t them. So Theo’s favorite teacher suggests they all spend vacation week together and get to the truth"-- Publisher  (realistic fiction). 

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