Hi. I just accepted a Grade 8 position. I am used to Grades 4-6. Can anyone please recommend novels that your students have enjoyed? Thanks so much!
The Outsiders Hope Was Here (by Joan Bauer) Speak (topic is rape) Here's a nice list from Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/8th-grade
She is a great author. I didn't know that Twisted was from another perspective. I'll have to look into that. Speak just came out as a graphic novel, too.
I think Stargirl is more a 5th grade level, but would be good for low readers. So would The Giver and Walk Two Moons.
Yeah I wasn't sure about actual grade levels, but I know those are the three our 8th graders read. We did The Outsiders in 6th grade when I was in school, but it's still one of my favorites. Our 7th graders do Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, Number the Stars, and Romiette and Julio.
I used Number the Stars in 5th grade while we studied WWII. I used the book Lily's Crossing which told the story of a similar year with the same age girl but set in the U.S. It was wonderful for them to learn about the war from the perspective of children. I also read The Outsiders with 6th graders in tutoring and it worked well. I think it might be even better for 8th graders.