It’s time for another Oldies but Goodies, this time for eighth graders. As usual, click on the title to be transported to Amazon.com, where you can see the description and reviews. Then check out the Reader Resources in the column to the right of this post, garage sales and the library, because that’s mostly where you’re going to find them.
It’s worth the hunt – these are great books that will stay with a reader for life.
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The Girl of the Sea of Cortez
by Peter Benchley
(Yes, he wrote Jaws, but this is a completely different read.)
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Light a Single Candle
by Beverly Butler
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Rifles for Watie
by Harold Keith
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Polly Kent Rides West in the Days of ’49
by Robert McCulloch
(Read my review on Amazon)
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Duffy’s Rocks
by Edward Fenton
(I HATE the new cover!)
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A Gift of Magic
by Lois Duncan
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The Grey King
by Susan Cooper
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Ruffles and Drums
by Betty Cavanna
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Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
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Cress Delahanty
by Jessamyn West
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Jack and Jill
by Louisa May Alcott
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The Lord of the Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkein
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The Story Girl
by L.M. Montgomery
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I just squealed when I saw The Grey King! Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising Series was (and still is) one of my all time favorites 🙂
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It’s one of my favorites, too. I love how the plot is so well woven, and it’s a great story told well as a series. Very thought provoking.
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Yay, so many of my favourites! Tolkien and Cooper, Montgomery and Butler; I’d recommend those books as well!
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I’ve only read a couple of these – but I loved those! LotR 🙂
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