8th Grade

In eighth grade, kids will evaluate arguments in written text, interpret the use of language, grasp similes and metaphors.

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Resources for 8th Grade

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Amos Fortune, Free Man

Newbery Medal biography of an African-born man enslaved in colonial New England who bought his freedom and that of others.

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Across Five Aprils

Newbery Honor novel following an southern Illinois farm family through the five Aprils of the American Civil War.

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Newbery Medal novel about a Black family holding onto their Mississippi land during the Depression and Jim Crow.

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Johnny Tremain

Newbery Medal historical novel following a Boston silversmith's apprentice into the events of the American Revolution.

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Newbery Medal novel about a Barbados-raised girl adjusting to Puritan Connecticut in 1687 and the witchcraft accusation that follows.

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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Newbery Medal biography-novel of Nathaniel Bowditch, the self-taught sailor-mathematician who rewrote the book on navigation.

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The Golden Goblet

A Newbery Honor novel set in ancient Egypt, commonly paired with ancient-history studies for grades 5-8.

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The Bronze Bow

Elizabeth George Speare's Newbery Medal novel set in Roman-occupied Galilee, a mainstay of ancient-history literature lists.

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The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of the Odyssey

Sutcliff's companion volume to Black Ships Before Troy, retelling Homer's Odyssey for middle-grade and early high school readers.

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Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad

Rosemary Sutcliff's vivid prose retelling of Homer's Iliad, widely used to introduce middle-grade students to the Trojan War.

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The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond

Donna Goldberg's practical system for teaching organisation — binders, backpacks, planners and workspaces — for the bright student who loses everything.

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Sean Covey's teen adaptation of the classic habits framework — goal-setting, prioritisation and personal responsibility, aimed at ages 12-17.