Grade 8
2064 records found. Displaying 1993 - 2016.
Wayne Gretzky
From the Series Sports Heroes and Legends
Think you know all there is to know about Wayne Gretzky? Well, did you know that: He started playing hockey professionally at age seventeen? He scored at least one goal in each of the first… Read More →
We Are Not Beasts of Burden: Cesar Chavez and the Delano Grape Strike, California, 1965-1970
From the Series Civil Rights Struggles around the World
"The only way we could win was to keep fighting for a long time...the only way we could win was by staying with it."—Cesar Chavez As the sun rose on September 8, 1965, in Delano, California, Read More →
We Didn't Mean To!
From the Series The Outfit
When land developers threaten to fill in Froglet Pond and destroy all the wildlife that lives there, the Outfit decides to take matters into their own hands. Follow this fascinating high/low… Read More →
Weight and Health
From the Series Twenty-First Century Medical Library
By some estimates, 25 percent of young people in the United States are either overweight or obese, a figure that has doubled in the last 30 years. In that time, the physical activities in our Read More →
Weird & Wonderful Science Experiments Volume 2: Cool Creations: Make slime, crystals, invisible ink, and more!
From the Series Weird & Wonderful Science
Volume 2 of the ultimate lab series for kids! Each of the experiments features safety precautions, materials needed, step-by-step instructions with illustrations, fun facts, and ways to… Read More →
We'll Race You, Henry: A Story about Henry Ford
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Henry Ford loved mechanical things: springs and gears, cogs and wheels, and things that clicked and ticked and turned. One hot summer day in 1876, Henry and his father were riding to Detroit… Read More →
We Stand as One: The International Ladies Garment Workers Strike, New York, 1909
From the Series Civil Rights Struggles around the World
"Girls, from the bottom of my heart, I beg you not to go back to work. We are all poor, many of us are suffering hunger, none of us can afford to lose a day's wages. But only by fighting for… Read More →
We Three
From the Series Lorimer Real Love
Jasbina "Jassie" Dhillon is at summer camp to address concerns over her struggles at school and her lack of close friends. To Jasbina's surprise, she quickly makes two new friends, Ams and… Read More →
Whale Quest: Working Together to Save Endangered Species
Decades of commercial whaling nearly decimated a variety of whales considered a keystone species. Keystone species are indicators of the overall health of Earth's habitats. While whales have… Read More →
Whales!: The Gentle Giants
From the Series Explore!
Whales are beautiful creatures known for their massive size. Seeing a whale in the wild is a memorable nature experience. These amazing animals live in the oceans of the Antarctic to the west Read More →
What Are You Figuring Now?: A Story about Benjamin Banneker
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
In 1791 plans for the new capital city, Washington, D.C., were in the works, but someone was needed to help with the surveying. Thomas Jefferson recommended Benjamin Banneker for the job.… Read More →
What Girls Are Made Of
A 2017 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist When Nina Faye was fourteen, her mother told her there was no such thing as unconditional love. Nina believed her. Now she'll Read More →
What I Had Was Singing: The Story of Marian Anderson
From the Series Trailblazer Biographies
Even as a little child, Marian Anderson knew what she wanted to do. More than anything in the world, she wanted to sing. From the age of six, Marian amazed her listeners with the beauty of… Read More →
What Makes You Beautiful
From the Series Lorimer Real Love
Logan knows he likes boys, but has not come out, and no one knows that he likes to sometimes wear girls' clothes and makeup. Then Logan starts at a school for the arts. There he meets Kyle,… Read More →
When Dogs Heal: Powerful Stories of People Living with HIV and the Dogs That Saved Them
The best medicine may not always be found at a pharmacy or in a doctor’s office. Sometimes it comes in the form of a four-legged friend. Three well-known leaders in their… Read More →
When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses
The octopus spies a nice, tasty mantis shrimp. It swims over for a closer look at the small creature. Then—WHAM!—the mantis shrimp strikes a nasty blow with its hammer-like forelimb. The… Read More →
When Plants Attack: Strange and Terrifying Plants
Science writer and plant expert Rebecca E. Hirsch presents fun and gross facts about a variety of plants along with explaining the science behind why they do what they do. Featured plants… Read More →
When the River Ran Backward
From the Series Adventures in Time
Fifteen-year-old Laurel Mawston has just moved to the Mississippi River town of New Madrid with her parents and brother when disaster strikes. A series of terrible earthquakes devastate New… Read More →
Where Have All the Bees Gone?: Pollinators in Crisis
Apples, blueberries, peppers, cucumbers, coffee, and vanilla. Do you like to eat and drink? Then you might want to thank a bee. Bees pollinate 75 percent of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts… Read More →
Where Have All the Birds Gone?: Nature in Crisis
Birds are disappearing. Birds are nature's essential workers, and they are crucial members of ecosystems around the world. Hummingbirds pollinate our flowers; cardinals munch on beetles,… Read More →
Where I Belong
A Pura Belpré Honor Book An immigrant teen fights for her family, her future, and the place she calls home. In the spring of 2018, Guatemalan American high school senior Milagros "Millie"… Read More →
Where's My Stuff? 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide
A comprehensive guide for young adults on how to organize schoolwork, lockers, bedrooms, and even schedules. Take a quiz to identify your organizing style and get great advice about making… Read More →
Whistle-Blowers: Exposing Crime and Corruption
Sex abuse. Government spying on civilians. Lying under oath. These aren't the makings for crime novels—they're real-life stories uncovered by whistle-blowers with knowledge of deep, dark… Read More →
White Fang
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
White Fang, a wolf-dog mix, grows up in a village in Canada's Yukon Territory. Shunned by other dogs because of his wolf blood, he learns to defend himself and becomes a vicious killer. When… Read More →