Fourth grade reading ideas:
choose one or more of the books below to curl up with this summer ...
Books about 4th grade
Fourth Grade Celebrity
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Tired of feeling merely average and annoyed about the constant comparison with her older sister, Casey searches for a way to become a celebrity in her school.
Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue
by Jack Gantos
Jack Struggles in a new home trying to figure out what he's supposed to do when his mother says one thing and his father another.
Realistic Fiction
Ivy and Bean (series)
by Annie Barrows
Ivy and Bean are very different and each girl thinks the other one is wierd and that she could never be friends with the other.
Granny Torelli Makes Soup
by Sharon Creech
While Rosie cooks with her Granny Torelli they each share stories of being 12 years old.
Mysteries
A to Z Mysteries(series)
by Ron Roy
This series involves three smart kids who solve crimes and mysteries. Living in a small town in Connecticut, they have hobbies, pets, and parents, but what they love most is a good mystery. You can choose to read these in alphabetical order or skip around without missing anything.
Fantasy
Dark Hills Divide
by Patrick Carmen
A story filled with mysterious plots, hidden passageways, and all manner of dastardly, hilarious, and noble characters.
Spiderwick Chronicles series
by Holly Black and Toni DiTerlizzi
Mallory and her 9-year old twin brothers move into the Spiderwick Estate and are drawn into a dark and fascinating world of Faeries.
Fiction - Action and Adventure
Series
Robot Dreams by Sarah Varon - a very funny, almost wordless graphic novel
Baseball card adventures by Jim Gutman - a series of 8 books for baseball enthusiasts.
Biography
My Life in Dog Years
by Gary Paulsen
Each chapter tells about one of several dogs that played an important role in Gary Paulsen's life.
Who Was ... series by various authors
Over 30 biographies covering a wide variety of famous people. Short chapters and entertaining illustrations.
Non-fiction informational
The Stunning Science of Everything: Science with the Squishy Bits Left In by Nick Arnolde
A humorous book of science that combines colorful cartoons and writing. Lots of interesting information starting with the Big Bang, to the dinosaurs and the universe.
