SUGGESTED READING LIST FOR COLDSPRING ES
4TH GRADE CENTER STUDENTS
(Recommended reads for CSES GT Students)
** indicates the book is not available at the Cold Spring Library
FANTASY
Harry Potter series J.K. Rowling
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien
Return of the King J.R.R. Tolkien
Redwall Brian Jacques
Mossflower Brian Jacques
Outcast of Redwall Brian Jacques
Bellmaker Brian Jacques
Mariel of Redwall Brian Jacques
Pearls of Lutra Brian Jacques
Martin the Warrior Brian Jacques
Salamandastrom Brian Jacques
The Book of Three Lloyd Alexander
The Black Cauldron Lloyd Alexander
The Castle of Llyr Lloyd Alexander
Taran Wanderer Lloyd Alexander
The High King Lloyd Alexander
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. LeGuin
The Tombs of Atuan Ursula K.. LeGuin
The Farthest Shore Ursula K. LeGuin
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe C.S. Lewis
The Silver Chair C.S. Lewis
My Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead George
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Rick Riordan
Inkheart Trilogy Cornelia Funke
Sisters Grimm series Michael Buckley
The Lost Hero Rick Riordan
The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan
Septimus Heap series Angie Sage
The Name of this Book is Secret Pseudonymous Bosch
The Castle Corona Sharon Creech
Fairest Gail Carson Levine
Savvy Ingrid Law
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin
Artemis Fowl series Eoin Colfer
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series Michael Scott
Magic Thief series Sarah Prineas
The Bartimaeus Trilogy Jonathan Stroud
Dragon Rider Cornelia Funke
Keys to the Kingdom series Garth Nix
**On the Blue Comet Rosemary Wells
**Watership Down Richard Adams
**The Seventh Tower Garth Nix
**Prophecy of the Stones Flavia Bujor
**Fablehaven series Brandon Mull
**Leon and the Spitting Image Allen Kurzweil
**Leon and the Championship Allen Kurzweil
SCIENCE FICTION
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle
A Wind in the Door Madeleine L’Engle
The Giver Lois Lowry
Gathering Blue Lois Lowry
Messenger Lois Lowry
Time Hackers Gary Paulsen
Transall Saga Gary Paulsen
Heartlight T.A. Barron
Found Margaret Peterson Haddix
Sent Margaret Peterson Haddix
Among the... series Margaret Peterson Haddix
Mysterious Bendict Society Series Trenton Lee Stewart
City of Ember series Jeanne DuPrau
Things not Seen Andrew Clements
When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead
Larklight Phillip Reeve
**The Green Book Jill Payton Walsh
HISTORICAL FICTION
The Watson’s go to Birmingham-1963 Christopher Paul Curtis
Milkweed Jerry Spinelli
Crispin Avi
Out of the Dust Karen Hesse
Beyond the Western Sea (Parts 1 & 2) Avi
One More River Lynne Reid Banks
Nory Ryan’s Song Patricia Reilly Greif
Maggie’s Door Patricia Reilly Greif
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Avi
The Silent Boy Lois Lowry
Prairie Whisperers Frances Arrington
Number the Stars Lois Lowry
Waiting for Anya Michael Morpurgo
Our Only May Amelia Jennifer L. Holm
A Boy at War Harry Mazer
The Green Glass Sea Ellen Klages
Wednesday Wars Gary D. Schmidt
King of Mulberry Street Donna Jo Napoli
Little House on the Prairie Series Laura Ingalls Wilder
**The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg Rodman Philbrick
**Smoke Over Golan Uriel Ofek
**Victory Susan Cooper
CLASSICS
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Kate Douglas Wiggin
Little Women Louisa May Alcott
Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen
Oliver Twist Charles Dickens
Great Expectations Charles Dickens
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Return of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling
White Fang Jack London
Yearling Marjorie K. Rawlings
Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson
Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
Ann of Green Gables Lucy Maud Montgomery
Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift
Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett
Dracula Bram Stoker
Call of the Wild Jack London
Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum
Around the World in 80 Days Jules Verne
Robinson Crusoe Daniel DeFoe
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne
Black Beauty Anna Sewell
REALISTIC FICTION
The Wanderer Sharon Creech
Whale Rider Witit Ihimaera
The View from Saturday E.L. Konigsburg
The Mixed-Up Files of Mr. Frank E. Basilwater E.L. Konigsburg
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra Garrison Keillor & Jenny Lind Nilsson
Flipped Wendelin Van Draaen
Finding Buck McHenry Alfred Slote
Stargirl Jerry Spinelli
The Egypt Game Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo
Hoot Carl Hiaasen
Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Patterson
A Single Shard Linda Sue Park
A Year Down Yonder Richard Peck
The Boy who Saved Baseball John H. Ritter
Esperanza Rising Pam Munoz Ryan
Holes Louis Sachar
For Freedom Kimberley Brubaker Bradley
Because of Winn Dixie Kate DiCamillo
Jacob Have I Loved Katherine Patterson
Words by Heart Ouida Sebestyan
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry Mildred Taylor
Ballet Shoes Noel Streatfield
Guts Gary Paulsen
Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O’Dell
Love, Ruby Lavender Deborah Wiles
The Moon Bridge Marcia Savin
The Number Devil Hans Magnus Enzensberger
The Land Mildred Taylor
The Goosegirl Shannon Hale
Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech
Pictures of Hollis Woods Patricia Reilly Giff
Flipped Wendelin Van Draanen
Chasing Redbird Sharon Creech
Peace, Locomotion Jacqueline Woodson
Swindle Gordon Korman
39 Clues series Various Authors
Frindle Andrew Clements
Extra Credit Andrew Clements
Paint the Wind Pam Munoz Ryan
The Tiger Rising Kate DiCamillo
Scat Carl Hiaasen
**Ruby Holler Sharon Creech
**Love that Dog Sharon Creech
**Brian’s Hunt Gary Paulsen
**Olive’s Ocean Kevin Henkes
**Loser Jerry Spinelli
MYSTERY
The Calder Game Blue Balliett
Chasing Vermeer Blue Balliett
The Wright 3 Blue Balliett
Shakespeare's Secret Elise Broach
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery John Feinstein
Vanishing Act: Mystery at the US Open John Feinstein
Gilda Joyce series Jennifer Allison
Nancy Drew series Carolyn Keene
Hardy Boys series Franklin W. Dixon
The Westing Game Ellen Raskin
**The Red Blazer Girls Michael Beil
**Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer John Grisham