Swindle by Gordon Korman
Griffin and Ben find a rare
Babe Ruth baseball card. Will
they hit the jackpot? Will Griffin
make enough money to save
his family from eviction? But an
unscrupulous dealer buys the
card from the boys for pennies
and tries to auction it for millions of dollars.
The Strange Case of Origami
Yoda by Tom Angleberger
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
Young Billy Miller is your regular,
everyday student. But it’s how
others see him that drive this
story about what it’s like to handle the changes you
experience when people stop
viewing you as a child, but don’t yet view you
as a “big kid,” either.
The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick HIll
Dwight, Tommy, and their
friends are 6th graders who are
learning to be middle schoolers. Thankfully, they have
a one-of-a-kind guide: Origami
Yoda, a tiny green paper puppet who doles out advice
just like his galactic namesake.
Frederika lives in a small, Alaskan village in 1948. The
class loves the new teacher,
Miss Agnes, and they can’t let
her leave!
A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
Hansel and Gretel follow the breadcrumbs, but
instead of finding their way home, they find
themselves the heroes in other classic stories!
These are twisted fairytales at their finest.
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Salamanca’s mother has disappeared from their home.
As she and her grandparents
track down her mom, she tells
them the story of Phoebe Winterbottom. Through this
story-within-a-story, readers
begin to unravel the mystery
of Phoebe, and learn about
Salamanca as well.
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When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
Jimmy Cannon loves trains and expects to
someday work on the railroad. Through a
series of 1940’s boyhood events (including
mischief and unexpected twists), Jimmy learns
about the mysterious Society, what it really is,
and its importance.
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great reads for
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great reads for
FOURTH GRADE
Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O’Keeffe
Painted What She Pleased by Amy Novesky
The Next-Door Dogs by Colby F. Rodowsky
In 1939, artist Georgia O’Keeffe creates nearly
20 paintings as she tours the Hawaiian islands,
but refuses to paint what her sponsors told her
to paint – pictures of pineapples.
Sara Barker is afraid of dogs.
Her new neighbor has two big
ones. A sudden emergency
shows Sara that fears can
be overcome and that she is
brave!
A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
Who WOULDN’T like to have a
second chance to get things
right? Amanda and Leo (friends
born on the same day) find out
how small changes can affect
your life, when they become
trapped in a time loop and relive their 11th
birthday over and over.
Bird Talk: What Birds are Saying and Why by Lita Judge
This is an illustrated tribute to birds of all kinds
and the funny, fascinating things that they do.
Bigger than a Breadbox by Laurel Snyder
Rebecca is devastated by her
parents’ separation and moves
to Georgia to live with her Gram.
She discovers an old breadbox in
her Gram’s attic and the magic
it contains. But even the magic
box can’t put her family back
together.
Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) by Lisa Yee
Bobby has a disagreement with his best friend,
Holly. Suddenly the whole thing has turned
into “boys vs. girls” for the entire fourth grade!
Chickadee by Louise Erdrich
In 1866, Omakayas’s son,
Chickadee, is kidnapped by two
ne’er-do-well brothers from his
own tribe. He must make a daring escape, forge unlikely
friendships, and set out on an
exciting and dangerous journey to get home.
Mary O’Hara is a sharp and
cheeky Dublin schoolgirl who
is bravely facing the fact that
her Gran is dying. A mysterious
woman turns up with a message
for her Gran, and Mary gets
pulled into an unlikely adventure.
Gossamer by Lois Lowry
A little boy living in a foster home has many
nightmares about the abuse he faced at his
father’s hands. Littlest One, a benevolent spirit
in training, gives good thoughts to those who
suffer. Those thoughts turn to good dreams.
I, Galileo by Bonnie Christensen
Acclaimed author-illustrator
Christensen adopts the voice
of Galileo and lets him tell his
own tale in this outstanding
picture book biography.
Masterpiece by Elise Broach
A boy and a beetle become friends. The boy
receives a pen and ink set and the beetle begins to create mini masterpieces with his
feet. A museum curator thinks the art (which
he claims are masterpieces) was created by
the boy and a suspenseful adventure begins.
Moonrunner by Mark Thomason
This story is about a boy, a horse,
and the unbreakable bond between them. In 1890’s Australia, a lonely boy named
Casey discovers a herd of wild
“brumbie” horses and develops
a special bond with the stallion.
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama
The forty-fourth President of the United States
pens a letter to his young daughters. In the
letter, he describes the accomplishments of
some of America’s greatest historical figures,
and how he sees some of those same heroic
qualities in his children.
One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibbotson
His entire life, Hal has wanted
only one thing – a dog. On the
morning of his 10th birthday, he
finally gets one. But there’s a
catch! Fleck, the terrier, is only
rented and must be returned.
Hal knows there’s only one way
for him to keep his friend – they
must run away from home.
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