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SUPPLEMENTAL READING LIST FOR LANGUAGE ARTS

GRADE 8

Teachers may use any material in their primary textbook, any book or selection listed below that is designated for their grade level, and any material that is not used at other levels.

TITLE

AUTHOR

GRADE

     

Across Five Aprils

Hunt

8

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (English)

Twain

8

Banner in the Sky (SMMS)

Ullman

8

The Bracelet (English)

Uchido

8

Call of the Wild (English or Reading)

London

8

"Casey at the Bat" (English)

Thayer

8

The Diary of Anne Frank (English)

Goodrich/Hackett

8

Flowers for Algernon (excerpt) (English)

Keyes

8

Freedom Songs

Moore

8

Johnny Tremain (English or Reading)

Forbes

8

The Light in the Forest (English or Reading) *(high level only)

Richter

8

The Miracle Worker (English)

Gibson

8

"The Raven" (English)

Poe

8

"The Tell-tale Heart" (English)

Poe

8

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Speare

8

A Year Down Yonder

Peck

8

 
* This book is used for lower ability 11th grade students and should not be used with students who are likely to advance to lower level junior classes.

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