8th Grade Book Recommendations by Keeley Cornell

Payback Time by Carl Deuker - Realistic Fiction

kcornell — 2016-11-22 14:14:12 UTC

High school journalist Mitch True is positive new student Angel Marichal is keeping a secret, and Mitch is determined to find the truth. As he and his friend Kimi investigate, Mitch starts to receive strange phone calls and is tailed by a black Honda Civic. Has he really uncovered a dangerous plot with Angel at the center?

Mrs. Cornell The War that Saved My Life

kcornell — 2017-01-10 14:36:36 UTC

by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Historical Fiction
Ten-year old Ada has never left her apartment in London. As the threat of Hitler dropping bombs on the city increases, Ada's mom refuses to let her escape the city because of her crippled foot. Ada and her younger brother devise a daring plan to flee in the middle of the night. Here their adventure begins as Ada teachers herself to walk, to ride a pony, watch for German spies, and be a friend. Will this new life keep them safe or will they fall back into the clutches of their cruel mother.

kcornell — 2017-01-10 14:38:57 UTC

Gravediggers-Logan Ross

2017-01-10 14:43:55 UTC

Gravediggers Mountain of Bones is by far the best mystery book that I've read and is filled with creepiness, scary, and adventure.

Jon Butler

21bujo — 2017-01-10 14:44:38 UTC

Unstoppable by Tim Green
Unstoppable is by far the best realistic fiction I've read all year. This book is the best book I've read because it builds up a great background of the main character Harrison. he is a foster child that has been hit er beaten by his former parents but then he gets new foster parents and his life starts to take off. Then this book also comes up with a suspenseful problem and it has a great solution to that problem.

The Detour by S.A. Bodeen - Realistic Fiction - Devin Posvic

2017-01-10 14:44:47 UTC

Young author Olivia Flynn is on her way to authors convention and she runs into a detour. She takes the road not knowing what will be ahead of her. As she goes down the road she sees a little girl on a log across the road playing a flute. Not paying attention to the road she flies off the side of the road. She wakes up with the little girl standing in front of her and she hits her with a stick when she wakes up she is in the basement of a person she may have had past conflicts join her on her journey to escape the basement of her captor. Will she escape alive?What will she go through to escape? Perfect read if you like a book to have surprises and big twists.

Orbiting Jupiter Trinity Metz

2017-01-10 14:44:55 UTC

Gary D. Schmidt
Fiction
this is a realistic fiction story about a young boy who had a child named Jupiter but has never seen her before. Hes been a juvenile delinquent and almost killed his old teacher, but he is now in a good home with his new foster brother jack.

Gavin Junk

2017-01-10 14:45:09 UTC

Gym Candy
By Carl Dueker

It is a realistic fiction. This book is about a kid who likes playing football.He has his big chance to fill his dads shoes can he do it or will he blow it. He started working out with a personal trainer. His trainer thinks he should try something he is faced with a tough decision.

mikey cline furnace

2017-01-10 14:45:10 UTC

alex is accused of murder and gets sent to prison full of monsters

Taylor Weger Orbiting Jupiter

2017-01-10 14:45:17 UTC

by: Gary D. Schmidt
Realistic Fiction
After one of the main characters, Joseph moves into his foster parents house, he tells their son that he has a child named Jupiter. Joseph has never met Jupiter he then decides to go find her himself. In his journey, a unique sequence of events happen that leaves Joseph with a feeling he never had before.

Joe Desotelle Salt and Stone

2017-01-10 14:45:47 UTC

By: Victoria Scott
Genre: Science Fiction
This book is the second of the Fire and Flood series. There is a young girl names Tess. She has made it through 2 parts of the Brimstone bleed. She has now entered the 3rd and the 4th. She is trying to win so she can save her brother. She allies with many other contenders. She even falls in love with a boy named Guy Chambers. Will she come in first?

Ugly by Robert Hoge - Memoir - Sam Anhalt

2017-01-10 14:46:01 UTC

Ugly tells the story of Robert Hoge's childhood. Robert was born with facial tumors, and his legs were not fully developed. Doctors were quick to start operations on his face, building him a nose from one of his toes, amputating his legs below the knee, giving him two artificial legs. But while the operations were going on Robert's mom did not know if she wanted him. Eventually his mom agrees to take him home. Robert starts school and makes friends, but there are always people who stare at him and bully him. He goes through middle school and then high school facing challenges along the way. But now Robert has to decide if he wants to have a final surgery on his face that is risky, but will make him look "normal". This book is very similar to the book "Wonder" but it is a real life version with different challenges.

Callyn

2017-01-10 14:46:06 UTC

Soar by Joan Bauer -Realistic Fiction
Soar is about a 12 year old boy named Jeremiah that lives in Indianapolis. He knows everything about baseball but he cant play because he has an operation on his heart. He was found by a guy named Walt. He was found at Computer Partners Ltd. Jeremiah and Walt moved to Hillcrest. In the town there is a championship baseball team. The team is thinking about giving up on baseball. Jeremiah has to help the team together and keep playing baseball.

Eliza Griffey

2017-01-10 14:46:07 UTC

Far From You By: Lisa Schroeder - Poetry
When Alice's mother is lost to cancer, she is devastated, but has to cope as best she can. She thought it was going to be just her and her dad, until Victoria, her dads new wife comes along. Alice does not like Victoria, but then Alice gets a new step sister, Ivy, who is part of a family that Alice isn't. Her dad then thinks it is a good idea to go on a family road trip to Florida, but when he has to leave early Alice is stuck with Victoria. Then the weather changes, and a small snow storm turns into a blizzard trapping Alice, Victoria, and Ivy in the snow with little food and water. Eventually Victoria leaves to find help leaving Alice with the baby. After multiple days Alice starts to get visions of her mother and thinks she is dying, and hoping for Victoria to come back soon.

Savageballerhar

21sejo — 2017-01-10 14:46:34 UTC

Forged by Fire is a realistic fiction where a kid lights his house on fire with a lighter. And his mom goes to jail for child neglection. So he goes to live with his grandma, and she treats him way better than his mom did, but when he gets home she had a heart attack. So he has to go live with his mom, abusive step dad, and sister he never knew about.

Chloe Cherney

2017-01-10 14:46:49 UTC

Almost Home by Joan Bauer - Realistic Fiction

Almost Home is about a 12 year old year named Sugar who doesn't like her parents. Her dad gambles all the time and only lives with her and her mom once in a while. Sugar is really close with her grandpa and when he dies her dad leaves again. Her parents struggle to pay bills at home so when her dad leaves again her and her mom lose their house and become homeless so have to go to Chicago for the mom to find work.

Kaden Walske

21waka — 2017-01-10 14:46:51 UTC

Crossover
By Kwame Alexander
Poetry
Crossover is the best poetry book i have read before it is a really good book that tells a story about a boys life and at the same time uses poetry in the story and the way he writes is very cool to because it could be slanted or big or small because its telling what the character is doing in his game Filthy and his brother JB
are the sons of an NBA star who had an injury in his carrier and couldn't play so he tought his kids starting when they were baby's.

Grace Mathison

2017-01-10 14:47:11 UTC

Wonder by Raquel J. Palacio. Realistic fiction. The main character August was born with a face that is deformed which has it's challenges. After being home schooled for many years his parents decide it is time for him to go to a normal school. Throughout the story you get to see the different perspectives of August's sister, mom, friends and his peers.

Eli Benfield

2017-01-10 14:47:30 UTC

Into The Killing Sea
by Micheal Spradlin
by: Eli Benfield

This book is a historical fiction book about word war 2. These two boys who are brothers are send around the world to escape the war. they find a navy solder in the jungle and they enter his ship with him. Then there ship is blown apart and they waited in the water to be saved.

Brendan

2017-01-10 14:47:48 UTC

(Yes I know 1/4 of the class already read this)
Eleven is a story about a boy who is the average mid-teenager crisis, when suddenly he has an actual crisis to deal with.

Riley Kelliher Woodlawn

2017-01-10 14:48:12 UTC

By: Todd Gerelds
Genre: Informational Text
This book tells the story of Woodlawn High School in the segregated state of Alabama in the 1970's where a football team has to deal with the segregation and the unfair treatment. Little do they all know they have a future superstar on their team waiting for his chance.

A Night Divided

2017-01-10 14:49:32 UTC

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Biography

A Night Divided is about a
8 year old girl that woke up to officers making a wall to split people up. As soon as she wakes and looks through the window she runs to her parents bed room to see if they know what happened. When she realized that he father was not their.

Baseball Great: Dominic ducat

21dudo — 2017-01-10 14:50:39 UTC

Baseball great by Tim green is a realistic fiction story about a good base ball player that has to make a choice what to do when so much is at stake? Read to find out.

Camille Nelson

2017-01-10 14:51:17 UTC

The Seventh Most Important Thing
By: Shelly Pearsall
After the main character, Alex throws a brick at a mans face, he finds himself serving a probation sentence for him to prevent himself from ending up in jail again. Later, he becomes invested in the work he does as a punishment

The Enemy - By Charlie Higson

2017-01-10 14:52:15 UTC

The Enemy is a great series that follows kids in a post apocalyptic London. A new disease turns adults into flesh eating zombies. Its a intense with a great story line and will keep you wanting to read more

Justin Vandenhouten

Audrey Lopez

2017-01-10 14:54:41 UTC

Pax
Sara PennyPacker
Realistic Fiction
This book is about a 12 year old boy named Peter and a fox named Pax that get separated because of a war thats about to begin. The boy ends up running away to try to look for Pax.

2017-01-10 14:59:11 UTC

It's All Your Fault by: Paul Rudnick

2017-01-10 14:59:31 UTC

It's a hilarious book about a christian teen who realizes life is to short, and take risks, steal cars, have your first kiss with a model. Live with excitement and never ever let your cousin lead the way or then you will get caught. It was all Heller's fault!

Naruto

21komi — 2017-01-10 15:04:48 UTC

new bookd

kcornell — 2017-01-18 20:30:31 UTC