Summer Reading List 

2 books required: 1 fiction and 1 non-fiction

Grade 8

Fiction 1 Required: Choose either of the following non-fiction books and complete the fiction graphic organizer. 

Christina Baker Kline: Orphan Train Girl: The young reader’s edition of Orphan Train

Bruchac, Joseph: Code Talker: A Novel about Navajo Marines

Non-Fiction 1 required: Choose one of the following fiction books and complete the non-fiction graphic organizer. 

Daniel James Brown:  The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team’s Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics

Burpo, Todd: Heaven is for Real

Completion of Graphic Organizers should be thorough. You may complete them as you read. They are due the first week of school. Please write neatly and place them in a safe place. If you purchase your own copy of the books please bring them to school with you the first day. Print the organizers posted below.