ENGLISH 8 SUMMER BOOKLIST
Below is a list of books for summer reading enjoyment for all students entering eighth
grade. All students who will be in English 8 classes should read at least two (2) books
from this list. Those students who will be in Enriched 8 English class will have a project
to complete on a third book. This project will be given directly to these students. One
book review will be due in English class on September 20, 2010 and the other one will
be due in class on September 30, 2010. Take good NOTES on the characters, conflicts
and resolution of the story as you read. You will be able to use these notes when you
write your book report during class on a form given in class.
TITLE
Chains
Prom
Wintergirls
Blue Heron
Crispin
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Best Foot Forward
Hope was Here
Rules of the Road
Stand Tall
Peeled
Forever in Blue
Do You Know the Monkey Man
The Ghoats
The Empty Mirror
The Steps
Burning Up
What Janie Found
The Voice on the Radio
Ironman
Keeping the Moon
That Summer
Under a War Torn Sky
Last Shot
Whirligig
Breakout
Tending to Grace
Hope’s Crossing
Morning is a Long Time Coming
Football Champ
Football Hero
Baseball Great
The Old Willis Place
Goose Girl
AUTHOR
Anderson, Laurie Halse
Avi
Bauer, Joan
Brashares, Ann
Butler, Dori Hillestad
Cole, Brook
James Lincoln Collier
Cohn, Rachel
Cooney, Caroline
Crutcher, Chris
Dessen, Sarah
Elliott, L.M.
Feinstein, John
Fleischman, Paul
Fusco, Kimberly Newton
Goodman,Joan
Green, Tim
Hahn, Mary Downing
Hale, Shannon
Godless
Trouble with Lemons
Kissing Doorknobs
Flush
Operation Titanic
California Blue
No More Dead Dogs
The Messenger
Miracle on 49th Street
Horsefeathers
A Corner of the Universe
After the Rain
Cut
Acceleration
Waiting for Anya
The Candy Shop War
Hoops
Peeling the Onion
The Final Warning
Canyons
The River
Woodsrunner
A Season of Gifts
Ghosts I Have Been
Here Lies the Librarian
The Teacher’s Funeral
Wings of Heroes
Extra Innings
The Deadly Curse of Toco-Rey
The Pity Party
Amelia’s War
An Acquaintance with Darkness
Numbering All the Bones
Blizzard’s Wake
Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince
Lily’s Ghosts
Steal Away Home
Esperanza Rising
Small Steps ( sequel to Holes)
Surviving the Applewhites
A Solitary Blue
The Calendar Papers
Loch
Reef of Death
Hautman, Pete
Hayes, Daniel
Hesser, Terry Spencer
Hiaason, Carl
Keene, Carolyn
Klass, Davis
Korman, Gordon
Lowry, Lois
Lupica, Mike
Mackall, Dandi Daly
Martin, Ann
Mazer, Norma Fox
McCormick, Patricia
McNamee, Graham
Morpurgo, Micharel
Mull, Brandon
Myers, Walter Dean
Orr, Wendy
Patterson, James
Paulsen, Gary
Peck, Richard
Peck, Robert Newton
Peretti, Frank
Pollet, Allison
Rinaldi, Ann
Reynolds, Phyllis
Rowling, J.K.
Ruby, Lois
Ryan, Pam Munoz
Sachar, Louis
Tolan, Stepahnie
Voight, Cynthia
Zindel, Paul