Grade 8 Springboard Unit 1 Independent Readers

1.
Reservation Blues
Reservation Blues 3.98 avg rating — 14,114 ratings
2.
Before We Were Free
Before We Were Free 3.91 avg rating — 9,247 ratings
3.
Fever 1793
Fever 1793 3.93 avg rating — 131,292 ratings
4.
Crispin: The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1)
Crispin: The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1)
by: Avi
3.65 avg rating — 27,914 ratings
5.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 238,953 ratings
6.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,430,411 ratings
7.
Children of the River
Children of the River 3.71 avg rating — 1,979 ratings
8.
Whale Talk
Whale Talk 3.97 avg rating — 11,336 ratings
9.
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 1,638,049 ratings
10.
The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner, #1)
The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 30,934 ratings
11.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,338 ratings
12.
African Myths
African Myths 3.49 avg rating — 37 ratings
13.
Dragon Slayer of Trondheim (The Story of Owen, #1)
Dragon Slayer of Trondheim (The Story of Owen, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 2,966 ratings
14.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,818 ratings
15.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,389 ratings
16.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,059,202 ratings
17.
The Killing Sea
The Killing Sea 3.73 avg rating — 2,142 ratings
18.
Hero
Hero 3.77 avg rating — 5,560 ratings
19.
Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (Olympians, #2)
Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (Olympians, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 4,274 ratings
20.
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,901,605 ratings
21.
When My Name Was Keoko
When My Name Was Keoko 4.16 avg rating — 7,504 ratings
22.
Soldier's Heart: Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers
Soldier's Heart: Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers 3.66 avg rating — 5,345 ratings
23.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,451 ratings
24.
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 919,898 ratings
25.
Freedom Songs: A Tale of the Underground Railroad (Graphic Flash Graphic Novels)
Freedom Songs: A Tale of the Underground Railroad (Graphic Flash Graphic Novels) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings
26.
Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer
Lily Renee, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer 3.72 avg rating — 800 ratings
27.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
The Invention of Hugo Cabret 4.22 avg rating — 188,171 ratings
28.
Hercules: The Twelve Labors [A Greek Myth]
Hercules: The Twelve Labors [A Greek Myth] 3.93 avg rating — 271 ratings
29.
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating — 116,434 ratings
30.
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall 3.84 avg rating — 96 ratings
31.
Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 4.18 avg rating — 16,209 ratings
32.
Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers 4.22 avg rating — 62,882 ratings
33.
Akira to Zoltan: Twenty-Six Men Who Changed the World
Akira to Zoltan: Twenty-Six Men Who Changed the World 4.14 avg rating — 28 ratings
34.
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World 4.23 avg rating — 405 ratings
35.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt 3.96 avg rating — 1,534 ratings
36.
Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor 4.20 avg rating — 559 ratings
37.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,202 ratings
38.
The World's Greatest Olympians
The World's Greatest Olympians really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
39.
Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels ~ and What the Neighbors Thought
Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels ~ and What the Neighbors Thought 3.93 avg rating — 588 ratings
40.
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali 4.14 avg rating — 1,587 ratings
41.
Keeper (Paul Faustino, #1)
Keeper (Paul Faustino, #1)
by: Mal Peet
4.13 avg rating — 2,214 ratings
42.
Amelia Earhart: The Thrill of It
Amelia Earhart: The Thrill of It 4.15 avg rating — 73 ratings
43.
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 4.16 avg rating — 612,708 ratings