Here are 100 authors to choose from, recommended by the current 8th grade. Happy summer reading to all!
1. Alexie, Sherman The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
2. Barron, T.A. The Lost Years of Merlin Epic: The Lost Years, The Seven Songs, The Raging Fires, The Mirror of Fate, A Wizard’s Wings; the Merlin’s Dragon Trilogy; The Dragon of Avalon, Doomraga’s Revenge, Ultimate Magic and the Great Tree of Avalon, Shadows of the Stars, The Eternal Flame
3. Bauer, Joan Hope Was Here
4. Bedford, Chris Young Samuri: The Ring of Earth
5. Bergkamp, Dennis Stillness and Speed
6. Blackman, Malorie Noughts and Crosses (1), An Eye for an Eye (2), Knife Edge (3), Checkmate (4), Double Cross (5)
7. Boyne, John The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
8. Cadnum, Michael Daughter of the Wind
9. Card, Orson Scott Ender’s Game (The Ender Quintet, #1)
10. Clare, Cassandra City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1), City of Ashes (#2), City of Glass (#3), City of Fallen Angels (#4)
11. Clare, Cassandra Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
12. Clavell, James Shogun
13. Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl (#1), Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident (#2), Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code (#3), Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception (#4), Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony (#5), Artemis Fowl: The time Paradox (6), Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex (#7), Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian (#8)
14. Collins, Suzanne The Hunger Games (1), Catching Fire (2), Mockingjay (3)
15. Condie, Ally Matched (#1), Crossed (#2), Reached (#3)
16. Craighead George, Jean My Side of the Mountain
17. Dashner, James The Maze Runner (#1), The Scorch Trials (#2), The Death Cure (#3)
18. De Rosnay, Tatiana Sarah’s Key
19. Delaney, Joseph The Wardstone Chronicles: The Spook’s Apprentice, The Spook’s Curse, The Spook’s Secret, The Spook’s Battle, The Spook’s Mistake, The Spook’s Sacrifice, The Spook’s Nightmare, The Spook’s Destiny, The Spook’s Blood, Spook’s: I am Grimalkin, Spook’s: Slither’s Tale, Spook’s: Alice, The Spook’s Revenge
20. Dessen, Sarah Along for the Ride
21. Dessen, Sarah Dream Land
22. Dessen, Sarah Just Listen
23. Dessen, Sarah Lock and Key
24. Dessen, Sarah The Truth About Forever
25. Dessen, Sarah What Happened to Goodbye
26. DuPrau, Jeanne The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
27. Falls, Kat Dark Life Series: Dark Life, Rip Tide
28. Fisher, Caroline Incarceron
29. Flanagan, John Ranger’s Apprentice Series: The Ruins of Gorlan, The Burning Bridge, The Icebound Land, Oakleaf Bearers, The Sorcerer in the North, The Siege of Macindaw, Erak’s Ransom, The Kings of Clonmil, Halt’s Peril, The Emperor of Nihon-Ja, The Lost Stories, The Royal Ranger
30. Frank, Anne The Diary of a Young Girl
31. Gardner, James Alan Trapped
32. Gipson, Fred Old Yeller
33. Gordon, Noah The Physician
34. Grant, Michael Gone (#1), Hunger (#2)
35. Green, John The Fault in Our Stars
36. Green, John Looking for Alaska
37. Grisham, John Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (1), Theodore Boone: The Abduction (2), Theodore Boone: The Accused (3), Theodore Boone: The Activist (4)
38. Halse Anderson, Laurie Fever 1793
39. Halse Anderson, Laurie Speak
40. Halse Anderson, Laurie Twisted
41. Halse Anderson, Laurie Wintergirls
42. Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders
43. Hosseini, Khaled One Thousand Splendid Suns
44. Howry, Hugh Wool
45. Johnson, Maureen 13 Little Blue Envelopes
46. Klein, Christina Baker Orphan Train
47. Kleinbaum, Nancy H. Dead Poets Society
48. Korman, Gordon Everest
49. Krakauer, Jon Into the Wild
50. Landy, Derek Skulduggery Pleasant (1), Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire (2), Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones (3), Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days (4), Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil (5), Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer (6), Skulduggery Pleasant: Kingdom of the Wicked (7)
51. London, Jack The Call of the Wild
52. London, Jack White Fang
53. Lore, Pittacus I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1)
54. Lowry, Lois The Giver (The Giver #1), Gathering Blue (The Giver #2), Messenger (The Giver #3), Son (The Giver, #4)
55. Lowry, Lois Number the Stars
56. Lupica, Mike Travel Team, The Big Field, Miracle on 49th Street, Summer Ball, Comeback Kids, QB 1, Game Changers, Two-Minute Drill, Million Dollar Throw, Red Zone, True Legend, Long Shot, Summer of ’98, Heavy Hitters, The Batboy, Heat, Hot Hand, Safe at Home, Hero, Bump and run, and LOTS more.
57. Martel, Yann The Life of Pi
58. Matheson, Richard I Am Legend
59. Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables Series: Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne’s House of Dreams, Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside
60. Moriarty, Jaclyn The Year of Secret Assignments
61. Moriarty, Jaclyn Feeling Sorry for Celia
62. Morpurgo, Michael War Horse
63. Muchamore, Robert Aramov Series: People’s Republic,Guardian Angel, Black Friday, Lone Wolf
64. Muchamore, Robert The Cherub Series: The Recruit, Class A, Maximum Security, The Killing, Divine Madness, Man vs Beast, The Fall, Mad Dogs, The Sleepwalker, Dark Sun, The General, Brigands M.C., Shadow Wave, Black Friday
65. Muchamore, Robert Henderson’s Boys: The Escape, Eagle Day, Secret Army, Grey Wolves, The Prisoner, One Shot Kill, Scorched Earth
66. Muchamore, Robert Rock War Series: Rock War; Rock War: The Audition
67. Nix, Garth. The Abhorsen Trilogy: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen
68. Oberoi, Sidharth The Backbenchers series
69. O’Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins
70. Oliver, Lauren Delirium (#1), Pandemonium (#2), Requiem (#3)
71. Parrado, Nando Miracle in the Andes
72. Palacio, R.J. Wonder
73. Palahniuk, Chuck Fight Club
74. Patterson, James The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1), School’s Out—Forever (Maximum Ride, #2), Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride, #3), The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, #4), Max (Maximum Ride, #5), Fang(Maximum Ride, #6)
75. Paulsen, Gary Hatchet
76. Picoult, Jodi My Sister’s Keeper
77. Roth, Veronica Divergent (Divergent #1), Insurgent (Divergent #2), Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
78. Riordan, Rick The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1), The Sea of Monsters (#2), The Titan’s Curse (#3), The Battle of the Labyrinth (#4), The Last Olympian (#5)
79. Riordan, Rick The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1), The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus #2), The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus #3), The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus #4), The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus #5)(late 2014)
80. Riordan, Rick The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles, #1), The Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles, #2)
81. Rowling, J.K Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (HP #1), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (HP #2), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (HP #3), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (HP #4), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (HP #5), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (HP #6), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (HP #7)
82. Ruiz Zafon, Carlos Marina
83. Ruiz Zafon, Carlos The Shadow of the Wind
84. Sanderson, Brandon Alcatrez vs the Evil Librarians (1), Alcatrez vs the Scrivener’s Bones (2), Alcatrez vs the Knights of Crystallia (3), Alcatrez vs the Shattered Lens (4)
85. Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugo Cabret
86. Shusterman, Neal Everlost (The Skinjacker Trilogy 1), Everwild (2), Everfound (3)
87. Shusterman, Neal Unwind (Unwind #1), UnStrung (#2), UnWholly (#3), UnSouled (#4), Undivided (#5)
88. Snicket, Lemony A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, The Miserable Mill, The Austere Academy, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, The Carnivorous Carnival, The Slippery Slope, The Grim Grotto, The Penultimate Peril, The End
89. Sparks, Nicolas The Last Song
90. Spinelli, Jerry Stargirl
91. Stanley Robinson, Kim Mars Trilogy: Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars
92. Stroud, Jonathan Bartimaeus; The Ring of Solomon, The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem’s Eye, Ptolemy’s Gate
93. Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
94. Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit
95. Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)
96. Updale, Eleanor Montmorency Series: Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? (1), Montmorency On the Rocks: Doctor, Aristocrat, Murderer? (2), Montmorency and the Assassins: Master, Criminal, Spy? (3), Montmorency’s Revenge (4)
97. Whalen Turner, Megan The Queen’s Thief: The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia
98. Weissmann Klein, Gerda All But My Life
99. Werde, Patricia C. The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, Talking to Dragons
100. Zusak, Markus The Book Thief