Fabulous Books for Students Entering 4th Grade
Many reading levels may be found among students in the same grade. This list includes suggested authors and
titles to assist parents in choosing books that reflect their child’s reading level, interests, and family values.
Other book lists are widely available on the internet. Check these sites for titles that may interest your student:
http://www.cbcbooks.org/ccba/ Children’s Book Council Children’s Choice Awards
http://txla.org/TBA Texas Library Association Bluebonnet Reading Lists for grades 3-6
http://www.haisln.org/uploads/3/5/0/0/3500397/haisln_grades_3-4_2016_final.pdf Houston Area Independent Schools
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Novels
Birdsall, Jeanne
Blume, Judy
Burks, James
Christopher, Matt
Cleary, Beverly
Clements, Andrew
Coville, Bruce
Dahl, Roald
DiCamillo, Kate
Evans, Douglas
Funke, Cornelia
Gutman, Dan
Haddix, Margaret
Hahn, Mary Downing
Hatke, Ben
Ibbotson, Eva
Levine, Gail Carson
Lowry, Lois
MacLachlan, Patricia
Martin, Ann M.
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Paulsen, Gary
Pennypacker, Sara
Sachar, Louis
Spinelli, Jerry
White, E.B.
The Penderwicks
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (and the other “Fudge” books)
Bird & Squirrel on Ice
sports titles
Henry Huggins, Ramona the Pest (and other “Ramona” titles)
Frindle, The School Story (and others by this author)
My Teacher is an Alien, The Monster’s Ring
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (and other titles by this author)
Because of Winn-Dixie, Tale of Despereaux
The Elevator Family
Dragon Rider (and other titles by this author)
The Million Dollar Shot, Babe & Me, Satch & Me
Among the Hidden (and other titles)
ghost stories by this author
Zita the Spacegirl
Secret of Platform 13 (and other titles by this author)
Ella Enchanted; A Tale of Two Castles
Anastasia Krupnick (and other “Anastasia” books)
Sarah Plain and Tall (and other chapter books)
The Doll People (and other titles)
Shiloh (and any other titles by this author)
Hatchet (and other titles by this author)
Clementine
Wayside School is Falling Down (and other “Wayside School”
books)
Fourth Grade Rats, Maniac Magee
Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little
Series
Collins, Suzanne
Diterlizzi, Tony
Gregor the Overlander (and other “Underland Chronicles” books)
The Spiderwick Chronicles
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Greenburg, Dan
Gutman, Dan
Hunter, Erin
Krosoczka, Jarrett
Lewis, C.S.
Mull, Brandon
Riordan, Rick
Rowling, J.K.
Scieszka, Jon
Snicket, Lemony
Sobol, Donald J.
(various authors)
Warner, Gertrude
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
The Zack Files
My Weirder School, The Genius Files
Warriors
Platypus Police Squad
The Chronicles of Narnia
Fablehaven, 5 Kingdoms and other series
Heroes of Olympus (Percy Jackson) and other series
Harry Potter
Time Warp Trio
Series of Unfortunate Events
Encyclopedia Brown
The 39 Clues
The Boxcar Children
Little House on the Prairie (and other “Little House” titles)
Poetry
Ashman, Linda
Aylesworth, Jim
Bagert, Brod
Florian, Douglas
George, Kristine O’Connell
Gottfried, Maya
Katz, Alan
Kirk, Daniel
Prelutsky, Jack
Rex, Adam
Shields, Carol Diggory
Silverstein, Shel
Singer, Marilyn
The Essential Worldwide Monster Guide
The Burger and the Hot Dog
Giant Children
Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs: Paintings and Poems
Hummingbird Nest and Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems
Good Dog
Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs
Dogs Rule!
any by this author (the U.S.A.’s 1st children’s poet laureate)
Frankenstein Makes A Sandwich
Almost Late to School and Lunch Money
A Light in the Attic; Where the Sidewalk Ends; (and other titles)
Mirror Mirror; Follow Follow: A Book of Reversos
Nonfiction
Barretta, Gene
Corey, Shana
Duffy, Chris
Freedman, Russell
George, Jean Craighead
Various Authors
Hatkoff, Isabella
Hopkinson, Deborah
Kehret, Peg
Kerley, Barbara
Kulling, Monica
Lauber, Patricia
Leedy, Loreen
Now and Ben
You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!: A Very Improper Story
Fairy Tale Comics
Confucius: The Golden Rule (and others by this author)
How to Talk to Your Dog
“You Wouldn’t Want to…” titles
Owen & Mzee:The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
Fannie in the Kitchen
Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
Vanished! The Mysterious Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
What You Never Knew About Fingers, Forks, and Chopsticks and
What You Never Knew About Tubs, Toilets and Showers
Messages in the Mailbox: How to Write a Letter (and other titles)
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Marrin, Albert
Montgomery, Sy
Oh, Rats!
The Tarantula Scientist
Below are topics to be explored in 4th Grade science or social studies. Your child might enjoy building background
knowledge during the summer to enhance fall learning:
• Texas: Native American tribes of Texas, explorers, regions, Texas Revolution, Independence,
and Statehood, railroads, oil, cattle industries, culture
• Earth & Space – weather patterns, Moon and tides, solar system
Engineering and Design
• Weathering, erosion
• Renewable / nonrenewable resources
• Plants & photosynthesis, food webs, producers and consumers
• Matter, force, motion, electrical energy
• Human body organ systems, health behavior
• Food webs, life cycles, producers and consumers, adaptations
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