Entering Grade 8
REALISTIC FICTION
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Dear Martin
by Nic Stone Justyce attends an elite private school but has begun to question the effect the school is having on his identity as a black American teenager. He feels caught between two worlds, and to process it he begins to write a journal to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
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Speak (novel or graphic novel version) by Laurie Halse Anderson
Melinda has been a social outcast ever since she called the cops on an end of summer party so she retreats into herself, but there is something bigger consuming her, and she needs to confront it. |
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On the Come up
by Angie Thomas Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. |
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Darius The Great is Not Ok
by Adib Kohrram Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He’s a Fractional Persian—half, his mom’s side—and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. |
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by Benjamin Alire Saenz Ari’s brother is in jail and he is angry at the world, Dante’s a know it all with a heart of gold. The story of how friendship helps these friends navigate the difficulties of growing up. |
 
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Simon Vs. the Homosapiens Agenda
by Becky Albertalli Simon leaves his computer for a minute and finds that his private email has been read, screenshot, and is now being used to blackmail him. |
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This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
Told from 4 perspectives over the course of 54 minutes; a school shooter locks the students and teachers of an Alabama high school in the auditorium and opens fire. |
 
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All American Boys
by Jason Reynolds Rashad is the victim of a brutal beating by a police officer. Another boy, Quinn, witnesses the beating and the two alternate telling their stories. |
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The Sun is Also A Star
by Nicola Yoon Natasha is about to be deported back to Jamaica with her family. Daniel is facing pressure from his parents to become a doctor. Their converging paths might change everything. |