6th-8th book list

The list of books below compiles all of the book lists appearing in Switched-On Schoolhouse Language
Arts, grades six to eight. The titles are arranged both by grade level and genre. Book titles that
appear across grades and/or genres are repeated.

BIOGRAPHY
GRADE 6
Abe Lincoln Grows Up, by Carl Sandburg, Harvest Books, 1987.
From the Christian Heroes Then and Now Series, YWAM publishers
Corrie Ten Boom, Keeper of the Angel's Den, by Janet & Geogg Benge, 1998.
Nate Saint, On a Wing and a Prayer, by Janet & Geoff Benge, 1998.
David Livingstone, Africa's Trailblazer, by Janet & Geogg Benge, 1999.
C. S. Lewis: Christian and Storyteller, by Beatrice Gormley, Wm B. Eerdmans, 1997.
Frederick Douglas: Portrait of a Freedom Fighter, by Sheila Keenan.
Heroes Tales for Kids, Vol. 1, 2, and 3, by Dave and Neta Jackson, Bethany House, 1996.
Margaret Bourke-White: Racing with a Dream, by Catherine A. Welch, Carolrhoda Books, 1998.
Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson, by Ann McGovern, Scholastic Inc., 1999.
William Bradford, Plymouth's Faithful Pilgrim, by Gary D. Schmidt, William B. Eerdmans, 1987.
GRADE 7
Anne Frank Beyond the Diary: A Photographic Remembrance of Holocaust Years, by Rudd Van der Rol
and Rian Verhoeven, Scott Foresman, 1995.
Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank, Prentice Hall, 1993.
The Defenders, by Ann McGovern, Scholastic, 1987.
Joan of Arc: The Lily Maid, by Margaret Hodges, Holiday House, 1999.
The Magic Never Ends: The Life and Works of C. S. Lewis, by John Ryan Duncan, World Press, 2001.
Richard Wright and the Library Card, by William Miller, Lee & Low Books, 1999.
Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina, by Maria Tallchief, with Rosemary Wells, Viking Press, 1999.
The Upstairs Room, by Johanna Reiss, HarperTrophy, 1990.
GRADE 8
All Creatures Great and Small, by James Herriot, MJF Books, 1999.
Amos Fortune, Free Man, by Elizabeth Yates, E. P. Dutton, 1972.
American Hero: the True Story of Charles A Lindbergh, by Barry Denenberg, Scholastic Inc., 1996.
Invincible Louisa, the Story of the Author of Little Women, by Cornelia Meigs, Scholastic Inc., 1933.
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Man Who Created The Lord of the Rings, by Michael Coren, Scholastic Inc., 2001.
The Magic Never Ends: The Life and Works of C. S. Lewis, by John Ryan Duncan, Word Press, 2001.
Ten Queens: Portraits of Women of Power, by Milton Meltzer, Dutton Books, 1998.
Zlata's Diary, a Child's Life in Sarajevo, by Zlata Filipovic,with Christina Plribichevich-Zoric (translator),
Penguin, 1995.

GENERAL FICTIONLONGER WORKS

GRADE 6

Across Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt, Follett, 1965.

Around the World in Eighty Days, by Jules Verne (1873), multiple editions available, including e-texts
Caddie Woodlawn, by Carol Ryrie Brink, Macmillan, 1935.
Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, Scholastic, 1959.
Johnny Tremain, by Ester Forbes, Houghton Mifflin, 1943.
My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier, Four Winds, 1974.
Sounder, by William H. Armstrong, Scholastic, 1969. Newbery Medal Winner.
Sourland, by Newbery Award-winning author, William H. Armstrong, Scholastic, 1971.
GRADE 7
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain (1876). Multiple editions available, including e-texts.
Black Pearl, by Scott ODell, Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1967.
Call It Courage, by Armstrong Sperry, Scholastic, 1940.
Eight Cousins, by Louisa May Alcott (1875). Multiple editions available, including e-texts.
The Cay, by Theodore Taylor, Avon Books, 1969.
The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin, 1938.
Gentle Ben, by Walt Moray, Puffin Books, 1992.
The Narnia Chronicles, by C. S. Lewis, Harper Collins, 1994. Titles include:
The Magicians Nephew
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Silver Chair
The Horse and His Boy
The Last Battle
The Twenty-One Balloons, written and illustrated by William Pene du Bois, Viking Press, 1947.
Where the Lilies Bloom, by Vera & Bill Cleaver, Scholastic, 1969.
Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls, Doubleday, 1961.
GRADE 8
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, (1884). Multiple editions available (also e-texts).
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery, (1908). Multiple editions available, including e-texts.
Captain's Courageous, by Rudyard Kipling, (1896). Multiple editions available, including e-texts.
David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, (1849-50). Multiple editions available, including e-texts.
Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson, Scholastic, 1941. Newbery Medal Winner.
Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson,(1886). Multiple editions available, including e-texts.
Lilies of the Field, by William J. Barrett, Warner Books, 1962.
Let the Circle Be Unbroken, by Mildred Taylor, Dial Books, 1981.
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, publisher,
Path of the Pale Horse, by Paul Fleichman, Scholastic, 1983.
Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe, (1719). Multiple editions available, including e-texts.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor, Dial Books, 1981 or Puffin Books, 1976 (paperback).
The Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan, Fleming H. Revell, first published in 1686.
Portraits of Little Women, by Pfeffer, Scholastic, @ 1998. Titles include:
Jo's Story
Meg's Story
Amy's Story
Beth's Story
Jo Makes a Friend
Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, (1883). Multiple editions available, including e-texts.

GENERAL FICTIONSHORT STORIES

GRADE 6
A Candle for St. Bridget by Ruth Sawyer, published in A Newbery Christmas, Delacorte Press, 1991.
Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien, Ballantine Books, 1949. Published in companion with
"Smith of Wootton Major."
Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, The Sketch Book (1819-20). Multiple editions available,
The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Graham, from Dream Stories (1898). Multiple editions available,
including e-texts. Optionally: "The Reluctant Dragon" by Kenneth Graham, retold by Graeme, Kent,
published in A Collection of Animal Stories, Bimax, 1984.
Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling, from The Jungle Book (1894). Multiple editions available,
including e-texts.
GRADE 7
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County by Mark Twain (1865). Multiple editions available,
including e-texts. Optionally, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County by Mark Twain,
retold by Graeme, Kent, in A Collection of Animal Stories, Bimax, 1984.
Rip Van Wrinkle by Washington Irving from The Sketch Book (1819-20). Multiple editions available,
including e-texts.
The Specter Bridegroom by Washington Irving from The Sketch Book (1819-20).
Multiple editions available, including e-texts.
The White Seal by Rudyard Kipling, from The Jungle Book (1894). Multiple editions available, including
e-texts.
GRADE 8
The Gift by John Steinbeck , The Creative Company, 1993.
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.
The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.
The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.
Split Cherry Tree by Jesse Stuart, Jesse Stuart Foundation Monograph Series, 1990.
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. Multiple editions available, including e-texts.