8th Grade Books

Eighth grade is the last stop before high school, and the right book at this age can shape a reader for life. These picks are sophisticated enough to challenge and honest enough to earn the trust of a fourteen-year-old who can smell condescension from a mile away. ---

3,019 books for ages 13–14

The Dating Game

Natalie Standiford

Ages 12–18

Boston Jane #3

The Creek

Jennifer L. Holm, Jennifer L Holm

Ages 10–14

Speed Dating

Natalie Standiford

Ages 12–18

Warden's Daughter

Jerry Spinelli

Ages 10–14

The Last Dragon on Mars

Scott Reintgen

Ages 10–14

The Agency #2

Rivals in the City

Y. S. Lee

Ages 12–18

Far from Xanadu

Julie Anne Peters

Ages 14–18

Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin #2

Warriors Graphic Novel: The Prophecies Begin

Erin Hunter

Ages 10–14

Amulet

A. L. McAuley

Ages 12–16

Bones of Hilo

Eric Redman

Ages 12–16

Alex Rider #10

Alex Rider: Secret Weapon

Anthony Horowitz

Ages 10–14

Bigfoot and Dogman Sightings

Richard Hunt

Ages 9–13

The Sadie Jones Series #1

A Promise on the Windy Shores

Chantal J. MacDonald

Ages 14–18

Everything Sad Is Untrue #1

Everything Sad Is Untrue

Daniel Nayeri

Ages 10–14

Gravity Falls #3

Gravity Falls: Journal 3

Alex Hirsch

Ages 10–14

You've Reached Sam

Dustin Thao

Ages 12–18

Press Start to Play

Daniel H. Wilson, John Joseph Adams

Ages 10–16

Fever Beach: A Novel

Carl Hiaasen

Ages 14–18

Misfit #1

Misfit

Jon Skovron

Ages 12–16

Gallant

Victoria Schwab

Ages 12–18

Fighting Ruben Wolfe

Markus Zusak

Ages 10–14

The Screwtape Letters #1

The Screwtape Letters

C. S. Lewis

Ages 12–18

Inheritance: A Visual Poem

Elizabeth Acevedo

Ages 12–18

Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf

Sonya Hartnett

Ages 12–18