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Following is the list of adopted titles used for the eighth grade reading program. Although certain titles are assigned to specific grades, when necessary, teachers may use a list of titles above or below their grade. It is desired that at least 5 adopted books are read each year. Some books will be assigned and read in class, and others will be assigned for outside reading. Every effort has been made to pick the best available literature. As with everything, each book must be read with scripture as our final standard. All Landmark books are acceptable on the literature list.
Austen, Jane Emma +
Austen, Jane North Hanger Abbey +
Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice +
Braithwaite, Edward To Sir with Love
Chesterton, G.K. The Complete Father Brown
Chesterton, G.K. The Best of Father Brown
Colson, Charles Born Again
Defoe, Daniel Robinson Crusoe
DeKruif, Paul Microbe Hunters
Dickens, Charles A Tale of Two Cities +
Dickens, Charles David Copperfield +
Douglas, Lloyd C. The Robe
Forester, C.S. Horatio Hornblower +
Gilbreth & Carey Cheaper By the Dozen - L
Gilbreth & Carey Bells on their Toes - L
Henry, O. Best Short Stories of O. Henry
Herriot, James All Creatures Great and Small - L
Herriot, James All Things Bright and Beautiful - L
Herriot, James All Things Wise and Wonderful - L
Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird - M
Lewis, C.S. The Screwtape Letters
Scott, Sir Walter Ivanhoe
Shakespeare, William Hamlet
Shakespeare, William Julius Caesar
Shakespeare, William Macbeth
Shakespeare, William Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare, William Othello
Shakespeare, William Twelfth Night
Sheldon, Charles In His Steps - C
Swift, Jonathan Gulliver’s Travels
ten Boom, Corrie The Hiding Place - V
Twain, Mark A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
Twain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -L
Twain, Mark The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - L
Wallace, Lew Ben Hur
White, T.H. The Sword in the Stone
Editor’s note: “+” = any title in that series would be acceptable.
Parent’s note: L - Language, V - Violence, C - Coarse actions, M - Mature theme
EIGHTH GRADE
HISTORY LIST
This year in history the students will be studying 1815 to Present. Students will be reading numerous books from this time period in class. Outside reading is also encouraged, especially historical fiction which engages the imagination and makes the time period come alive. We encourage you to read aloud with your children from books that may be above their reading level. Suggestions for reading are offered below. We are endeavoring to purchase as many of these titles as possible for the classroom
Four books must be read from the following list:
Abernathy, Alta Bud & Me: The True Adventure of the Abernathy Boys
Ambrose, Stephen The Good Fight: How WWII Was Won – H, YC
Beatty, Patricia Turn Homeward, Hannalee – H, YC
Bierman, Carol Journey to Ellis Island – NN, YC
Bliven, Bruce The Story of D-Day – H
Bradley, James Flags of Our Fathers – H, NN, YC
Brown, Dee Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee – CCS classroom, H, NN, YC
Catton, Bruce A Stillness At Appomattox – CCS classroom, H, NN, YC
Cornelissen, Cornelia Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears – NN, YC
Crockett, Davy Davy Crockett: His Own Story
Derry, Joseph T. Story of the Confederate States – H, NN
De Vries, Anne Journey Through the Night
Doswell, Paul War Stories: True Stories from the First and Second World Wars
Frank, Anne The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition – H, NN, YC
Freedman, Russell Immigrant Kids – H, NN
Grant, George Carry a Big Stick: The Uncommon Heroism of T. Roosevelt – CPRC
Hemmingway The Old Man and the Sea – H, NN, YC
Henty, G.A. With Lee in Virginia
Hersey, John Hiroshima – H, NN, YC
Hunt, Irene Across Five Aprils – H, NN, YC
Ingold, Jeanette Hitch – NN, YC
Irwin, James Destination: Moon
Kantor, MacKinlay Gettysburg – H
Lester, Julius To Be A Slave – H, NN
Levitin, Sonia Journey to America – H, YC
Linnea, Sharon Raoul Wallenberg: The Man Who Stopped Death – NN
Mansfield, Stephen Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill
Marrin, Albert The Yanks Are Coming – H, YC
Marrin, Albert Stalin: Russia’s Man of Steel – NN
Marrin, Albert Hitler – H, NN
Marrin, Albert America and Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger – H, NN
McMurdie, Jean McAnlis Land of the Morning
McMurdie, William Hey, Mac!
Murphy, Jim The Boys’ War: Confederate & Union Soldiers Talk
About the Civil War – H, NN, YC
Nolan, Peggy The Spy Who Came in from the Sea
O’Grady, Captain Scott Basher Five-Two – NN, YC
Prins, Piet The Lonely Sentinel (The Shadow Series) +
Raven, Margot Theis Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot – H, NN, YC
Reynolds, Quentin The Wright Brothers – H, NN
Serraillier, Ian Escape From Warsaw
Sperry, Armstrong All Sail Set – H
Steele, William We Were There on the Oregon Trail – NN
Steele, William We Were There with the Pony Express
Taylor, Theodore Air Raid—Pearl Harbor! – H, NN
Taylor, Mildred Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry – H, NN, YC
ten Boom, Corrie The Hiding Place – CRPC, CCS, H, NN, YC
Trapp, Maria Augusta The Story of the Trapp Family Singers – H, NN, YC
Van Leeuwen, Jean Bound for Oregon – YC
Velde, Vivian A Coming Evil
Wilkins, J. Stephen Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee
Winik, Jay April 1865: The Month That Saved America – H, NN, YC
York, Alvin Sergeant York and the Great War -- CCS
If our own CCS library does not carry the above books, they can be found in these library systems:
CRPC – Calvary Reformed Presbyterian Church Library H – Hampton Public Library
NN – Newport News Library YC – York County Public Library
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