Grade 8 Reading Recs

If you liked some of these books, try a read-alike suggestion!

What should i read Next?

INDEX

Click on the Follett book for physical copies, the Sora logo for audio and e-books.

What kind of book are you looking for?

Library page

Mystery/Horror

Fantasy

Realistic Fic

Bad Dad

Why Nations Fail

Who Was

The Giver

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

A Dog's Purpose

I Survived

The Outsiders

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie

If you enjoyed The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, try one of these titles next!

The Perks of Being a Wallflowerby Stephen Chbosky

The Chocolate Warby Robert Cormier

Long Way Downby Jason Reynolds

Looking for Alaskaby John Green

Eleanor & Parkby Rainbow Rowell

The Outsiders

Books like I survived

Hazardous Talesby Nathan Hale

Missing Seriesby Margaret Peterson Haddix

Everest seriesby Gordon Korman

My Side of the Mountainby Jean Craighead George

Chasing King's Killerby James L. Swanson

Island seriesby Gordon Korman

Far Northby Will Hobbs

Sabotageby Neal Bascomb

Hatchetby Gary Paulsen

Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

Wildfireby Rodman Philbrick

The Nazi Hunters by Neal Bascomb

If you liked A Dog's Purpose, try...

I Funny

Joey Pigza

Last Kids on Earth

Amulet

Dork Diaries

Big Nateby Linoln Peirce

Brave New Worldby Aldous Huxley

Unwindby Neal Shusterman

City of Bonesby Cassandra Clare

Wonderstruckby Brian Selznick

The City of Emberby Jeanne DuPrau

Fahrenheit 451by Ray Bradbury

BrazenGraphic novel section

Wicked History seriesBiography section

Browse nonfiction

• In Sora:
• Scroll to Popular Subjects section
• Select "Explore All Subjects >"
• Select Nonfiction of Sociology (or any other subject that interests you!)

• In person:
• 330-370 for economics-related books
• 973 for history
• Steve Sheinkin as an author

Tom gatesby Liz Pichon

Funny Businessby jon Scieszka and mac barnett

Belly Upby Stuart Gibbs

Slackerby Gordon Korman

The Paranormalists series

Megan Atwood

Wait Till Helen ComesDeep and Dark and DangerousAll the Lovely Bad Ones

Mary Downing hahn

popular mystery / horror authors

Cirque Du Freak series

Darren Shan

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