Grade 8
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What Good Is a Dead Tree?: A Science Mystery
Creeaaakkkk . . . CRASH! A mighty oak has fallen in the forest. But fifty years later, the only evidence that it was there is a dark mark on the forest floor. Where did it go? Author and… 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 It's Your Turn for Midnight
When fifteen-year-old Chianti learns that her dad isn’t her biological father, her family splinters. Chianti goes to stay with her maternal grandmother, Ambuya, an eccentric and formidable… 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
In the wild, it's eat or be eaten. Each living thing is on a mission to survive another day—including plants. And the measures they take can be downright deadly for those that come too… 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 to organizing schoolwork, lockers, bedrooms, and schedules. Free time is great. Unless you spend all of it searching for your homework, your phone, or a clean pair of… 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 →
Whiteout
From the Series To the Limit
With dreams of becoming a professional snowboarder on her mind, Jessa drags her younger brother Pax up the tricky slopes of a mountain, ignoring warnings of an approaching storm. She’s having Read More →
White Privilege: Deal with it in all fairness
From the Series Lorimer Deal With It
For some kids, ways they can help eliminate racial injustice might be hard to see. After all, they are taught that people in society are all equal under the law. So why then does racial… Read More →
Whoppers: History's Most Outrageous Lies and Liars
History of full of liars. Not just little-white-telling liars, but big-honkin', whopper-telling liars—people who can convince us that even the most improbable, outrageous, nonsensical stories Read More →
Who Will Shout If Not Us?: Student Activists and the Tiananmen Square Protest, China, 1989
From the Series Civil Rights Struggles around the World
In this gripping story of a historic clash between repressive government forces and individuals seeking freedom, we'll explore the reasons that led students in China to defy authority. We'll… Read More →
Why Did She Have to Die?
From the Series Lurlene McDaniel Books
For thirteen years, Elly has been in Kathy's shadow, always second best. Even so, the two of them understand each other as only sisters can. Jealousy, anger, and resentment give way to guilt… Read More →
Wi-Fi
From the Series How High-Tech Changed the World
Today, we can connect to the Internet just about anywhere, and it's all thanks to Wi-Fi. But what is the story behind this amazing technology, how does it work, and who invented it? Readers… Read More →
Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World
What would you do if you found an alligator in your garage? Or if you spotted a mountain lion downtown? In cities and suburbs around the world, wild creatures are showing up where we least… Read More →
Wildfire: The Culture, Science, and Future of Fire
Discover the history of large-scale fire and what its future may look like in Wildfire. Wildfire is a natural process that takes place worldwide. In dry conditions, a single spark can… Read More →
Wild Mountain Ivy
Months after catching a common virus, twelve-year-old Ivy still hasn’t recovered. Ivy doesn’t even have the energy to play music. Hoping a change of scenery will help, she’s spending the… Read More →
Wild Song
The Philippines, 1904 Sixteen-year-old Luki is the best hunter in her village, but she has to keep it a secret. Hunting is a man’s skill. She’s expected to marry and raise a family instead.… Read More →