What is some great books for an eight grader to read?

Question

I like any books!! :DD

Answer 1

You know, a lot of people don't agree with me on this, but I tell young people like yourself, if you can understand what you read, read it. It doesn't have to be a book in your 'age' group. It can be what they call 'adult' books. If you can understand it read it, enjoy it. The more you read, the more you'll understand, the more you understand, the more intelligent you become. In my opinion. And then you will read even more. Have fun, enjoy. Try reading anything by Matthew Reilly. After you read his books, all other thrillers will pale in comparison, in my opinion.

Answer 2

When I was that age I loved these books:
Black Beauty if you haven't read it already.
The Velvet Room by Zilpha Keatley Snyder: I must have read this book 20 times I loved it so much. A story of a young girl from a migrent farm worker family who works to solve a mystery and save a beautiful home and her family.
Eyes in the Fishbowl by Zilpha Keatley Snyder: A delightful story about two young people who lived in a department store.
The Island of Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell: This is another book I read 10+ times. The story of a young woman who must save her own life when she is abandoned on a South Sea island.


I also liked historic fiction a lot
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare: The story of a young girl and a woman who befriends her set in colonial America.
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes: A story of a young man during the American Revolution
Across Five Aprils by rene Hunt: A story of a family during the five years of the American Civil War
Huckelberry Finn by Mark Twain: There is a reason why this is a classic, it is a timeless story about a young boy's journey [both real and symbolic] to manhood.

And you are not too young to start The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkin. It is a fun story and if you really like it, then read the Lord of the Ring's Trilogy.
And though not written specifically for teens David Edding's Belgariad Series [First Book, Pawn of Prophesy] is wonderful. A alternate fantasy world full of magic, both good and bad, wonderful characters, and two teen heros who are destined to save the world.

Answer 3

Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Holes by Louis Sachar
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park
The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Flight #116 is Down by Caroline Cooney
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn
The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

Answer 4

Pendragon Series by DJ MacHale. There are 8 out now, and there will be ten in the series. They are large books, but very entertaining. They have been compared to harry potter, although the subject is very different. The first one is called the merchant of death.
Also I liked the animorph series by K A Applegate, although i think it is meant for a slightly younger audience, but that dosnt have to mean anything.

Answer 5

Maximum Ride, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Uglies, Pretties, Specials, The Midnighters, Vampire Kisses, Anything by Tamora Pierce, Book of Shadows, and Gossip Girl. You can always ask your librarian but they might just tell you about "the classics" which are really boring.

Answer 6

Have you read the Redwall series? Pendragon series? Chronicles of Narnia? Harry Potter? Any of Lloyd Alexander? There are a few for you. Judy Blume books too?

Answer 7

Howl's Moving Castle, Charmed Life, the magicians of caprona, the pinhoe egg, archer's goon, the time of the ghost, a tale of time city by Diana Wynne Jones
Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse by stephenie meyer
Harry potter
sammy keyes mysteries by Wendelin van draanen
dealing with dragons, searching for dragons, calling on dragons, talking to dragons, sorcery and cecelia, mairelon the magician by Patricia c wrede
the lightning thief, the sea of monsters, the titan's curse by rick riordan
faerie wars by herbie brennan
if i tell you i love you, i'll have to kill you by ally carter

Answer 8

Check out these authors:

-Caroline B. Cooney
-Madeleine L'Engle
-Tamora Pierce
-Wilson Rawls
-Douglas Adams

Answer 9

the clique novels are wonderful,

harry potter,

gossip girl novels,

ooo, and i read a book called the peoples republic of desire that i really liked, but it wasnt for my "age group" but i still loved it

Answer 10

redwall series, twilight series, lord of the rings, the hobbit, and there are lots more...