At 8th Grade Reading Level Books

50 American heroes every kid should meet

Denenberg, Dennis, 1947-,


Profiles fifty American men and women throughout history who have made positive contributions to the world, including activists, aviators, scientists, musicians, inventors, athletes, and more.
Date Published:2017

Adolf Hitler

Buckley, James, Jr., 1963-,


Childhood -- Teenage years -- Life in Vienna -- Hitler goes to war -- World War I -- A soldier -- After the war -- Leader of the Nazis -- Jail -- The rise to power -- Night of the Long Knives -- Hitler in charge -- The Berlin Olympics -- Expanding Germany -- Kristallnacht -- The eve of war -- Blitzkrieg! -- Taking France -- Aiming at England -- Attacking the Soviet Union -- The Final Solution -- Hitler starts losing -- D-Day -- One last battle -- The death of Hitler. School Library Journal, May 2017. Library Media Connection, November 2017. A biography of Adolf Hitler, focusing on what it takes to be considered one of the worst figures in history.
Date Published:2017

Childhood -- Teenage years -- Life in Vienna -- Hitler goes to war -- World War I -- A soldier -- After the war -- Leader of the Nazis -- Jail -- The rise to power -- Night of the Long Knives -- Hitler in charge -- The Berlin Olympics -- Expanding Germany -- Kristallnacht -- The eve of war -- Blitzkrieg! -- Taking France -- Aiming at England -- Attacking the Soviet Union -- The Final Solution -- Hitler starts losing -- D-Day -- One last battle -- The death of Hitler. School Library Journal, May 2017. Library Media Connection, November 2017. A biography of Adolf Hitler, focusing on what it takes to be considered one of the worst figures in history.

Date Published:2017

Alex & Eliza : a love story /

De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-,


Library Media Connection, August 2017. "When Alex and Eliza meet one fateful night, so begins an epic love story that would forever change the course of American history"--OCLC.
Date Published:2019

All for one

De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-,


Kirkus Review, February 2019. "Alex & Eliza's household continues to expand as they prepare for an arrival of their own, but new developments in their lives bring unforeseen consequences"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

Archenemies

Meyer, Marissa,


Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2018. "As Nova, Adrian, and the rest of their crew face escalating crime in Gatlon City, covert weapons and conflicting missions have Nova and Adrian questioning not only their beliefs about justice, but also their feelings for each other"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

The assassin's blade : the Throne of glass novellas /

Maas, Sarah J.,


Contains four previously published e-books: The assassin and the pirate lord, The assassin and the desert, The assassin and the underworld, and The assassin and the empire, plus one never-before-published novella, The assassin and the healer. Based on the Throne of glass novels. Horn Book, October 2014. In these five prequel novellas to "Throne of Glass," feared assassin Celaena embarks on daring missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and avenge tyranny.
Date Published:2015

Contains four previously published e-books: The assassin and the pirate lord, The assassin and the desert, The assassin and the underworld, and The assassin and the empire, plus one never-before-published novella, The assassin and the healer. Based on the Throne of glass novels. Horn Book, October 2014. In these five prequel novellas to "Throne of Glass," feared assassin Celaena embarks on daring missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and avenge tyranny.

Date Published:2015

Atomic women : the untold stories of the scientists who helped create the nuclear bomb /

Montillo, Roseanne,


A European beginning -- All that glitters -- A shy and quiet girl -- A life in learning -- Power couple -- In exile -- A secret project -- Bomb making in America -- Of a kind -- The general and the atheist -- American life -- Recruiting -- Leona -- Coworkers -- The reactor -- Diz -- The professor and the apprentice -- Chicago pile 1 -- The Los Alamos visit -- Coming to America -- Trinity -- The end and the beginning. School Library Journal, January 2020. Booklist, May 2020. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2020. Kirkus Review, March 2020. Library Media Connection, March 2020. "Explores the critical steps taken toward building a successful nuclear bomb and the female scientists who grappled with the destructive aftermath of their own creation, all while striving to be recognized for their work"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

A European beginning -- All that glitters -- A shy and quiet girl -- A life in learning -- Power couple -- In exile -- A secret project -- Bomb making in America -- Of a kind -- The general and the atheist -- American life -- Recruiting -- Leona -- Coworkers -- The reactor -- Diz -- The professor and the apprentice -- Chicago pile 1 -- The Los Alamos visit -- Coming to America -- Trinity -- The end and the beginning. School Library Journal, January 2020. Booklist, May 2020. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2020. Kirkus Review, March 2020. Library Media Connection, March 2020. "Explores the critical steps taken toward building a successful nuclear bomb and the female scientists who grappled with the destructive aftermath of their own creation, all while striving to be recognized for their work"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2020

Attack vehicles at sea : ships, submarines, and patrol boats /

Boutland, Craig,


"Edge Books"--Front cover. "Describes the various sea vehicles that western nations are using to fight the war on terrorism"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

Attacked at sea : a true World War II story of a family's fight for survival /

Tougias, Michael J., 1955-,


"An adaptation for young readers of 'So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II." A tired old workhorse -- Ina and the South American venture -- War worries and thinking of home -- Admiral Donitz and his Grey Wolves -- Harro Schacht and U-507 -- The Grey Wolves and the Mississippi -- Moving ever closer -- Closer to home or something unusual in the water -- An uneasy feeling -- Torpedoes in the night -- Ina, Lucille and a sinking ship -- The raft -- A most hopeless night -- Battling the cold -- Dawn -- Desperation -- Running Out of Time -- Sharks, Dolphins and Birds Far Away -- Something in the sky -- A silent vigil -- A wavering light -- Triumphant return to Lorient -- Morgan City, Louisiana and the hospital -- Recovery -- The family's resilience & the move to St. Augustine, Florida. School Library Journal, October 2020. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2020. "A WWII account of survival at sea, this . . . historical narrative tells the story of the Downs family as they struggle against sharks, hypothermia, blinding oil, drowning, and dehydration in their effort to survive the aftermath of this deadly attack off the American coast"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

"An adaptation for young readers of 'So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II." A tired old workhorse -- Ina and the South American venture -- War worries and thinking of home -- Admiral Donitz and his Grey Wolves -- Harro Schacht and U-507 -- The Grey Wolves and the Mississippi -- Moving ever closer -- Closer to home or something unusual in the water -- An uneasy feeling -- Torpedoes in the night -- Ina, Lucille and a sinking ship -- The raft -- A most hopeless night -- Battling the cold -- Dawn -- Desperation -- Running Out of Time -- Sharks, Dolphins and Birds Far Away -- Something in the sky -- A silent vigil -- A wavering light -- Triumphant return to Lorient -- Morgan City, Louisiana and the hospital -- Recovery -- The family's resilience & the move to St. Augustine, Florida. School Library Journal, October 2020. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2020. "A WWII account of survival at sea, this . . . historical narrative tells the story of the Downs family as they struggle against sharks, hypothermia, blinding oil, drowning, and dehydration in their effort to survive the aftermath of this deadly attack off the American coast"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2020

The austere academy

Snicket, Lemony,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, New York Times Review of Books, School Library Journal, As their outrageous misfortune continues, the Baudelaire orphans are shipped off to a miserable boarding school, where they befriend the two Quagmire triplets and find that they have been followed by the dreaded Count Olaf.
Date Published:2018

Battles of the clans

Hunter, Erin,


Onestar, leader of WindClan, introduces two young kittypets to the warrior code, the history of each of the Clans, and legendary battles that have been fought.
Date Published:2010

Blood and germs : the Civil War battle against wounds and disease /

Jarrow, Gail,


School Library Journal, November 2020. Kirkus Starred, August 2020. Horn Book, March 2021. "Explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

Blood of Wonderland

Oakes, Colleen,


Originally published as: The wonder. Based on: Alice's adventures in Wonderland. School Library Journal, December 2016. Booklist, December 2016. Horn Book, October 2017. "Dinah, the former Princess of Wonderland Palace, has been chased into the wilds of Wonderland after the murder of her brother and the ruin of her coronation. Now, as her half-sister Vittiore sits on the throne beside her father, the brutal King of Hearts, Dinah finds herself alone in the forbidding Twisted Wood with only Morte, a homicidal beast, for company ..."--Back cover.
Date Published:2017

Originally published as: The wonder. Based on: Alice's adventures in Wonderland. School Library Journal, December 2016. Booklist, December 2016. Horn Book, October 2017. "Dinah, the former Princess of Wonderland Palace, has been chased into the wilds of Wonderland after the murder of her brother and the ruin of her coronation. Now, as her half-sister Vittiore sits on the throne beside her father, the brutal King of Hearts, Dinah finds herself alone in the forbidding Twisted Wood with only Morte, a homicidal beast, for company ..."--Back cover.

Date Published:2017

Boca Juniors

Whiting, Jim, 1943-,


The birth of Boca -- Gaining recognition -- Play for pay -- The Maradona "Era" -- Down and back up...way up -- Memorable matches timeline -- Famous footballers. A chronicle of the people, matches, and world events that shaped the South American men's Argentine soccer team known as Boca Juniors, from its founding in 1905 to today.
Date Published:2019

Body 2.0 : the engineering revolution in medicine /

Latta, Sara L.,


School Library Journal, November 2019. Kirkus Starred, September 2019. Booklist, December 2019. Library Media Connection, March 2020. Explores breakthroughs in the field of biomedical engineering.
Date Published:2020

Break the fall

Iacopelli, Jennifer,


Kirkus Review, December 2019. A year after being nearly paralyzed, Audrey Lee is going to the Olympics but the United States' gymnastics team is on the verge of collapse and Leo, her new coach's cute son, is another distraction.
Date Published:2021

British supercars : McLaren, Aston Martin, Jaguar /

Mason, Paul, 1967-,


Britain: building classic supercars -- Ascari KZ1 -- Aston Martin Vantage GT12 -- Aston Martin V12 Zagato -- Aston Martin DB11 -- Jaguar F-Type SVR -- Jaguar C-X75 -- Lotus Exige 360 Cup -- Lotus 3-Eleven -- McLaren P1 -- McLaren 650S -- Noble M600 -- Other British supercars -- Historical British supercars. Presents the history of British car manufacturing, and highlights various models of Aston Martins, McClarens, and Jaguars. Describes each one's features, reviews, development timeline, price, and specifications. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
Date Published:2019

Britain: building classic supercars -- Ascari KZ1 -- Aston Martin Vantage GT12 -- Aston Martin V12 Zagato -- Aston Martin DB11 -- Jaguar F-Type SVR -- Jaguar C-X75 -- Lotus Exige 360 Cup -- Lotus 3-Eleven -- McLaren P1 -- McLaren 650S -- Noble M600 -- Other British supercars -- Historical British supercars. Presents the history of British car manufacturing, and highlights various models of Aston Martins, McClarens, and Jaguars. Describes each one's features, reviews, development timeline, price, and specifications. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Date Published:2019

Call me American : the extraordinary true story of a young Somali immigrant /

Iftin, Abdi Nor,


"Adapted for young adults"--Front cover. School Library Journal starred, June 2020. Booklist starred, June 2020. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, June 2020. Kirkus Starred, April 2020. An adaptation for young adults that looks at the life of Somalian refugee Abdi Nor Iftin and his immigration to America.
Date Published:2021

The case of the bizarre bouquets : an Enola Holmes mystery /

Springer, Nancy,


Wilson's Children, January 2009. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2008. School Library Journal starred, January 2008. Booklist, February 2008. Horn Book, October 2008. Kirkus Review, November 2007. Fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, disguised as a beautiful woman, finds clues in floral bouquets as she searches for the missing Doctor Watson, a companion of her famous older brother, Sherlock.
Date Published:2009

The case of the missing marquess : an Enola Holmes mystery /

Springer, Nancy,


Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2006. School Library Journal starred, February 2006. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2007. Book Links-starred, March 2006. Pub Weekly, March 2006. Kirkus Starred, December 2005. Horn Book, October 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2006. Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother.
Date Published:2007

Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2006. School Library Journal starred, February 2006. Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2007. Book Links-starred, March 2006. Pub Weekly, March 2006. Kirkus Starred, December 2005. Horn Book, October 2006. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2006. Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother.

Date Published:2007