One good recent nonfiction book that is not a biography and doesn't feature war is  Race to the Bottom of the Earth:  Surviving Antarctica by Rebecca Barone.  Very guy-centric, though.

Cathy Andronik
Retired, Brien McMahon HS, Norwalk/Currently a presenter on YA Lit. for the Bureau of Education & Research







On Tuesday, 29 November 2022 at 01:02:00 pm GMT-5, Musket, Kimberly <kmusket@wallingfordschools.org> wrote:


Hello-
I am looking for recommendations for the following. I have many titles already but I'm hoping for new suggestions. 
  • books with characters giving, caring, showing compassion and empathy towards others - grades 6-8
  • narrative nonfiction books  (not biographies/memoirs) for 8th grade - looking for books that are happy, positive (no tragedies, wars, etc.)
I created a google doc in case others might be interested in the lists. If you have a suggestion, would you please add it to this document? 
If it's easier, feel free to just reply to this email. 

If you need to add a line, click in the cell, on the right, of the last row and press the tab key. 

Thank you so much!
Kim

Kim Musket
School Librarian
James H. Moran, Sr. Middle School

Currently reading:
We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
The Tales of Beedle the Bard  by J.K. Rowling, Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger

Upcoming Reads:
Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt

Recently Finished:
Enrique's Journey: the True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with His Mother by Sonia Nazario
Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney
The Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
Holes by Louis Sachar (Again!)
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams
Two Degrees by Alan Gratz
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao
Payback by Gordon Korman
Criminal Destiny by Gordon Korman
Masterminds by Gordon Korman
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