A Christian Classical School Reading List: 8th grade, History List

1.
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,518 ratings
2.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,209 ratings
3.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,711 ratings
4.
With Lee in Virginia
With Lee in Virginia 3.80 avg rating — 1,020 ratings
5.
Across Five Aprils
Across Five Aprils 3.60 avg rating — 15,642 ratings
6.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 128,894 ratings
7.
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
The Story of the Trapp Family Singers 3.92 avg rating — 16,916 ratings
8.
Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee
Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee 4.24 avg rating — 201 ratings
9.
Bud & Me: The True Adventures of the Abernathy Boys
Bud & Me: The True Adventures of the Abernathy Boys 4.37 avg rating — 490 ratings
10.
The Story of the Confederate States: Or, History of the War for Southern Independence
The Story of the Confederate States: Or, History of the War for Southern Independence 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
11.
Hitch
Hitch 3.72 avg rating — 318 ratings
12.
To Be a Slave
To Be a Slave 3.93 avg rating — 3,022 ratings
13.
The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War
The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War 3.77 avg rating — 758 ratings
14.
The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers 4.03 avg rating — 826 ratings
15.
Basher Five-Two: The True Story of F-16 Fighter Pilot Captain Scott O'Grady
Basher Five-Two: The True Story of F-16 Fighter Pilot Captain Scott O'Grady 3.96 avg rating — 547 ratings
15.
Escape from Warsaw
Escape from Warsaw 4.02 avg rating — 9,179 ratings
17.
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot 4.43 avg rating — 771 ratings
17.
We Were There on the Oregon Trail
We Were There on the Oregon Trail 3.98 avg rating — 52 ratings
19.
Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary
Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary 4.25 avg rating — 609 ratings
20.
A Coming Evil
A Coming Evil 3.67 avg rating — 364 ratings
21.
The Good Fight: How World War II Was Won
The Good Fight: How World War II Was Won 4.16 avg rating — 218 ratings
22.
Turn Homeward, Hannalee
Turn Homeward, Hannalee 3.88 avg rating — 2,028 ratings
23.
Journey to Ellis Island: How My Father Came to America
Journey to Ellis Island: How My Father Came to America 4.27 avg rating — 109 ratings
24.
The Story of D-Day
The Story of D-Day 3.80 avg rating — 178 ratings
25.
Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers 4.22 avg rating — 62,882 ratings
26.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating — 99,681 ratings
27.
A Stillness at Appomattox
A Stillness at Appomattox 4.37 avg rating — 6,516 ratings
28.
Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears
Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears 3.85 avg rating — 965 ratings
29.
Davy Crockett: His Own Story
Davy Crockett: His Own Story 3.62 avg rating — 881 ratings
30.
Journey Through the Night
Journey Through the Night 4.33 avg rating — 398 ratings
31.
True Stories of the First World War
True Stories of the First World War 3.68 avg rating — 173 ratings
32.
Immigrant Kids
Immigrant Kids 3.95 avg rating — 397 ratings
33.
Carry a Big Stick: The Uncommon Heroism of Theodore Roosevelt
Carry a Big Stick: The Uncommon Heroism of Theodore Roosevelt 4.18 avg rating — 481 ratings
34.
Hiroshima
Hiroshima 4.04 avg rating — 86,439 ratings
35.
Destination: Moon
Destination: Moon 4.27 avg rating — 52 ratings
36.
Gettysburg
Gettysburg 3.63 avg rating — 144 ratings
37.
Journey to America (Journey to America, #1)
Journey to America (Journey to America, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 785 ratings
38.
Raoul Wallenberg: The Man Who Stopped Death
Raoul Wallenberg: The Man Who Stopped Death 3.91 avg rating — 67 ratings
39.
Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill (Leaders in Action Series)
Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill (Leaders in Action Series) 4.09 avg rating — 495 ratings
40.
The Yanks Are Coming: The United States in the First World War
The Yanks Are Coming: The United States in the First World War 3.77 avg rating — 327 ratings
41.
Stalin: Russia's Man of Steel
Stalin: Russia's Man of Steel 3.85 avg rating — 299 ratings
42.
Hitler
Hitler 3.90 avg rating — 261 ratings
43.
America and Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger
America and Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger 3.81 avg rating — 149 ratings
44.
Land of the Morning
Land of the Morning liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
45.
Hey, Mac!: This Is Serious Business! a Guy Could Get Killed!
Hey, Mac!: This Is Serious Business! a Guy Could Get Killed! 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings
46.
The Spy Who Came in from the Sea
The Spy Who Came in from the Sea 3.76 avg rating — 37 ratings
47.
The Lonely Sentinel
The Lonely Sentinel 4.07 avg rating — 54 ratings
48.
All Sail Set: A Romance of the Flying Cloud
All Sail Set: A Romance of the Flying Cloud 3.76 avg rating — 457 ratings
49.
We Were There with the Pony Express
We Were There with the Pony Express 3.89 avg rating — 56 ratings
50.
Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!: The Story of December 7, 1941
Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!: The Story of December 7, 1941 3.66 avg rating — 303 ratings
51.
Bound for Oregon
Bound for Oregon 3.89 avg rating — 1,518 ratings
52.
April 1865: The Month That Saved America
April 1865: The Month That Saved America
by: Jay Winik
4.16 avg rating — 12,397 ratings