4th Grade Book Recommendations

(Ms. Schorr, the Fox Meadow librarian, is a  great resource to recommend books! jschorr@scarsdaleschools.org)

Sharon Creech 

Walk Two Moons

Granny Torelli Makes Soup

Heartbeat

Love that Dog 

Ruby Holler 

Absolutely Normal Chaos 

Bloomability 

Replay 

The Wanderer

Andrew Clements                                       Jerry Spinelli

The Report Card                                          Fourth Grade Rats

 The School Story                                        Maniac Magee

Things Not Seen                                          Wringer

A Week in the Woods

Room One

Frindle

Margaret Peterson Haddix                     

Among the Hidden

Among the Free

Among the Imposters

Among the Brave

Running Out of Time

Shadow Children

Avi

Poppy

Poppy Returns 

The Secret School

Kate DiCamillo

The Tale of Despereaux

Because of Winn Dixie

Carl Hiaasen

Hoot

Flush

Kate Klise

Letters from Camp

Trial by Journal

Gordon Korman

No More Dead Dogs

The Sixth Grade Nickname Game

Island – series

Dive - series

Jack Gantos

Joey Pigza Loses Control

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

What Would Joey Do?

Judy Blume

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Blubber

Superfudge

Matt Christopher

Great Moments in Baseball History

The Kid Who Only Hit Homers

On the Court With…

Eva Ibbotson

Witch Witch

Island of the Aunts

The Secret of Platform 13

The Great Ghost Rescue

Dial a Ghost

Start of Kazan 

Series

Series of Unfortunate Events by LemonySnicket

The Hardy Boys Series Franklin Dixon

Deltora Series  byEmily Rodda

Eragon Series by Christopher Paolioina

Camp Confidential Series by MelissaMorgan

Anastasia Series by Lois Lowry

Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins 

Gary Paulsen Books:Mr. Tuckett, Tuckett’s Home, Mr. Tuckett’s Ride…

Doll People Series  by AnnMartin

Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Amazing Days of Abby Hayes by AnneMazer

Bone Series by Jeff Smith

Regarding the… Series Kate Klise

Nancy Drew

The Guardians of Ga’hoole series by Katherine Lasky

The Boys Start the War series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Additional Books

Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary

The Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick

Fig Pudding Ralph Fletcher

The Cay Theodore Taylor

Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson

Shiloh Phyllis Naylor

Holes Louis Sachar

Ida B Katherine Hannigan

Kira Kira Cynthia Kadohat

Lily B on the Brink of Paris Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Skinnybones Barbara Park

Hit and Run R.L. Stine

Face on the Milk Carton Caroline B Cooney

Sounder William Armstrong

Half Magic Edward Eager

Baseball in April Gary Soto

Heat Mike Lupica

My Name is Brain Brian Jeanne Betrancourt

Half Moon Inn Paul Fleishman

Goal: A Dream Begins Robert Rigby

Dragon Rider, Ghosthunters  CorneliaFlunke

The Boggart by Susan Cooper

The Last of the Really GreatWhangdoodles by Julie Andrews

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

Sammy Keyes by Gwendolyn Van Draanen