LibGuides: 2022 Middle Division Summer Reading Book Lists: 8th Grade

Realistic Fiction You'll Love! CLICK on the cover image to read the book on Sora. Graphic novels included.

THE CHOSEN ONE: by Echo Brown

THE BONE SPINDLE: Leslie Vedder

COLOR ME IN: Natasha Díaz

FIGHTING WORDS: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

HOME IS NOT A COUNTRY: Safia Elhillo

THE IVORY KEY: Akshaya Raman

LOVE SOMEBODY: Rachel Roasek

MILES MORALES: SPIDER MAN: Saladin Ahmed

Biographies, Short Stories and Nonfiction

ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE: George M. Johnson

ALL THIRTEEN: THE INCREDIBLE CAVE RESCUE OF THE THAI BOYS' SOCCER TEAM: C. Soontornvat

BLACK BIRDS IN THE SKY: Brandy Colbert

THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND: William Kamkwamba

DEAR AMERICA: NOTES OF AN UNDOCUMENTED CITIZEN: Jose Antonio Vargas

DRAGON HOOPS by Gene Luen Yang

(DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH: Edited by Kelly Jensen

EYES WIDE OPEN: GOING BEHIND ENVIRONMENT HEADLINES By Paul Fleischman

THE HILL WE CLIMB: Amanda Gorman

HOW THEY CHOKED: FAILURES, FLOPS, AND FLAWS OF THE AWFULLY FAMOUS: Georgia Bragg

IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON: Amy Cherrix

MARCH John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

SUN, STARS, AND GALAXIES by Britannica Educational Publishing

THEY CALLED THEMSELVES THE K.K.K. By Susan Campbell Bartoletti

THEY CALLED US ENEMY: George Takei

THE TRUTHS WE HOLD: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY: Kamala Harris

THE UNWANTED - STORIES OF THE SYRIAN REFUGEES: Don Brown

WE ARE DISPLACED: Malala Yousafzai

WEAPONS OF MATH DESTRUCTIONS: Cathy O'Neil

YOU CAN DO A GRAPHIC NOVEL By Barbara Slate

Fantasy and Adventures!

THE GIRL WHO COULD SILENCE THE WIND: Meg Medina

THE ILLUSTRATED MAN: Ray Bradbury

LOVED: Kristin Cast

PET: Akwaeke Emezi

SERAPHINA: Rachel Hartman

THE YOUNG ELITES: Marie Lu

Horn Books 2022 Summer Reading: High School
Need suggestions for beach reading or books to bring to summer camp? Each of our lists — for all age ranges and including fiction, nonfiction, folklore, and poetry — includes thirteen selections (a baker's dozen!), all published 2021–2022 and ideal for the season. Grade levels are only suggestions; the individual child is the real criterion.
2022 Ultimate YA Summer Reading List by Laura Lambert
It’s much easier to pick up a book than to book a trip to the South Pacific or South of France. And to that end, here are 20 books to help teens experience a bit of escape this summer, at home or wherever they might find themselves.
98 YA Books That'll Take You on an Adventure (2022)
In 2022, the ever-expansive YA genre is continuing to serve up a fresh selection of reads across every subgenre imaginable. Whether you're looking for a Persian-folklore-inspired fantasy series, a charming LGBTQ+ rom-com, or a weighty exploration of what it means to be a young immigrant in the US, there's a book on this list for you. As usual, there are plenty of heavy hitters releasing new titles this year, including Tahereh Mafi, Emma Lord, Tracy Deonn, and Sabaa Tahir, but readers should keep an eye out for buzzy debuts as well.

New York Times Summer Reading Contest

NYT 13th Annual New York Times Summer Reading Contest - 2022
Middle and high school students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why. The contest runs from June 10-Aug. 19.

News and Information

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NPR: A Guide To Gender Identity Terms
"Pronouns are basically how we identify ourselves apart from our name. It's how someone refers to you in conversation," says Mary Emily O'Hara, a communications officer at GLAAD. "And when you're speaking to people, it's a really simple way to affirm their identity."

2022 Middle Division Summer Reading Book Lists: 8th Grade