Warrior Run Elementary School Media
Center
Recommended Reading Books for
fourth grade.
Applegate, Katherine A – “The Animorph” Books
Babbitt, Natalie – Search For Delicious, Kneeknock Rise,
Tuck Everlasting
Bagalio, Ben – Bunnies in the Bathroom, Bears in
the Barn, Husky in a
Hut, and other “Animal Ark” books. These stories center
around a young girl named
Mandy Hope whose parents own a veterinary clinic in a
small English town. She and
her friends, James, encounter an animal in some sort of
need in each book and
manage to end up helping that creature.
Banim, Lisa – A Spy In The King’s Colony, Drums at Saratoga,
The Hessian’s Diary
Banks, Lynne Reid- I Houdini, The Fairy Rebel, “Indian in
the Cupboard” Books
Blume, Judy – Are You There, God, It’s me Margartet, fudge –
A – Mania, Super fudge, Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing
Brittain, Bill – The Wish Giver, Devil’s Donkey, Devil’s
Donkey
Bryars, Betsy –“Blossom Family” Books, The 18th Emergency, My
Do, My Hero.(an others)
Christopher, Matt –The Hocky Machine, The Winning Stroke,
Basketball Sparkplug, Kid Who Only Hit Homers, Soccer
Halfback, Football Fugitive (and many other sports books)
Cleary, Beverly – Henry Huggins, The Mouse and the
Motorcycle, Dear Mr. Henshaw, Strider (and others)
Clements, Andrew –
Frindle – This hilarious war of words between a student and his
teacher has been nominated for more than thirty – five children’s
choice awards.
The School Story – In this enjoyable and original novel, a 12 year
old girl writes a book, and then she and her friend pretend to be
adults in order to get it published.
The Landry News – Cara Landry is a budding journalist trapped in
Mr. Larson’s dull, disorganized fifth grade class. One afternoon, Cara
posts an editorial about her burned – out teacher on the bulletin
board and everything changes. Her editorial re-ignites Mr. Larson the
Teacher! Instead of chiding Cara, he challenges her to create a real
newspaper with her classmates.
A Week in the Woods – Mark didn’t ask to move to New Hampshire. Or
go to a hick school like Hardy Elementary. And he certainly didn’t
request Mr. Maxwell as his teacher. Mr. Maxwell doesn’t like rich
kids, or slackers, or know-it-alls. And he’s decided that Mark is all
of those things.
Things Not Seen – Fifteen-year-old Bobby thinks he knows what it’s
like to be invisible – he’s used to being ignored by the popular kids
at school(especially the girls).Even his parents hardly seem to notice
whether he’s home or not. Then one morning, Bobby wakes up to find
that he IS invisible.
The Report Card, Jake Drake Books, The Last Holiday Concert,
(and others)
Colfer, Eion – “Artemis Fowl” Bowls –
Artemis Fowl, the main character, is a teenage criminal mastermind who
spends most of his time plotting his next crime. Artemis is a
character torn between his desire for riches, and his developing
conscience. Half of him wants to steal from the rich, and the other
half wants to give to the poor Artemis does not mix much with other
teenagers, preferring the company of his bodyguard Butler. His only
real friends are the fairy fold with whom, he has become close in the
course of their joint adventures.
Conford, Ellen – Diary of a Monster’s Son, “Jenny Archer”
Books, The Frog Princess of Pelham, (and others)
Conrad, Pam – Staying Nine
Coville, Bruce – My Teacher Is An Alien, The Monster’s Ring,
The Skull of Truth, Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher,
Jennifer Murdley’s Toad, (and others)
Dahl, Roald – James And The Giant Peach, Charlie and
the Chocolate
Factory The BFG, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda (and others)
Danziger, Paula-
“Amber Brown” Books, P.S. Longer Letter Later, Snail Main No
More, Earth to Matthew, (and others)
“Dear America” Books, “My America”, and “My Name
is America” (Various authors) Travel back to the early days of
America through the diary and journal pages of boys and girls who
write of their lives and adventures.
DeFelice, Cynthia – Weasel, The Light on Hogback
Hill, The
Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker, The Ghost of
Fossil Glen,
The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs, (and others)
DiTerlizzi, Tony – “The Spiderwick Chronicle” Books, Follow
Jared, Simon, Mallory Grace and a strange old book into a world filled
with elves, goblins, dwarves and trolls. The first book is The Field
Guide.
Duey, Kathleen – “Survival” Books, “Hoofbeats”
Series, “American Diary Series”
Duffey, Betsy – Puppy Love, Throw – away Pets, “Cody” Books
Eager, Edward – Half Magic
Farley, Walter – “Black Stallion” Books
Feldman, Eve – Dog Crazy
Gardiner, John – Stone Fox, General Butterfingers
Giff, Patricia Reilly – Fourth Grade Celebrity, Gift Of The
Pirate Queen, Girl Who Knew It All, Left – Handed Shortstop,
Rat Teeth, Winter Worm Business, Nory Ryan’s Song, Lily’s
Crossing, (and others)
Gilson, Jamie – 4B Goes Wild, Itchy Richard, Thirteen Ways
to Sink A Sub
Girion, Barbara – Chicken Bone Wish, Indian Summer
Haddix, Margaret Peterson – Among the Hidden,
Among the Imposters, Among the Betrayed, Just Ella, Running
Out of Time, Because of Anya
Holohan, Maureen – “Broadway Ballplayer” Books
Howe, James – Bunnicula, Celery Stalks At Midnight, Howliday
Inn (and others)
Hurwitz, Johanna – Baseball Fever, Class Clown, Class
President, Teacher’s Pet (and others)
Ibbotson, Eva – The Secret of Platform 13, Which witch?
Island of the Aunts, Journey to the River Sea, and others
Kehret, Peg – The Richest Kids in Town, Horror at the
Haunted House, Saving Lilly, My Brother Made Me Do It, Don’t
Tell Anyone, “Frightmares Books” (and others)
King – Smith, Dick – Pigs Might Fly, Paddy’s Pot Of Gold,
Lady Lollipop (and others)
Levy, Elizabeth – Vampire State Building (and others)
Lowry, Lois – “Anastasia Krupnick” Books, All About Sam,
Attaboy, Sam
Martin, Ann M. – The Doll People, The Meanest Doll
in the World, Baby-Sitters Club Series, Ten Kids, No Pets,
(and others)
Miles, Betty – Maudie And Me And The Dirty Book, The Secret
Life Of The Underwear Champ, Sink Or Swim
Mowat, Farley – Owls In The Family
Napoli, Donna – The Prince Of The Pond, Three Days, Shark
Shock
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds – “Shiloh” Books, One Of The Third
Grade Thonkers, Carlotta’s Kittens and the Club of
Mysteries, Beetles, Lightly Toasted, The Boys Start the War,
(and others)
Nimmo, Jenny – “Charlie Bone or Children of the Red King”
Books Charlie doesn’t want to believe it when he can hear people
speaking through their photographs. But his horrible aunts are
delighted – it means that he is one of the chosen. Sent to a special
school that is filled with hidden secrets and mysterious rooms,
Charlie must use his wits, as well as his powers, to escape from the
clutches of the evil Dr. Bloor.
Park, Barbara – Don’t Make Me Smile, Kid In The Red Jacket,
Operation Dump The Chump, Skinnybones, Mick Harte Was Here,
(and others)
Paulsen, Gary – “Culpepper Adventures” Books, “World of
Adventure” Books
Peck, Robert – “Soup” Books
Roberts, Willo Davis – Eddie And The Fairy Godpuppy, Jo And
The Bandits, The Pet-sitting Peril (and others)
Robinson, Barbara – The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The
Best School Year Ever
Rockwell, Thomas – How To Eat Fried Worms, How To Fight A
Girl
Rodda, Emily – Rowan of Rin Series, Dragons of
Deltora Series, Fairy Realm Series, Deltora Quest Series
Rodgers, Mary – Billion For Boris, Freaky Friday, Summer
Switch
Rowling, J.K. – “Harry Potter” Books
Roy, Ron – Where’s Buddy?, A – Z Mystery Series
“Royal Diary” Books (Various authors)
Sachar, Louis, - There’s A Boy In The Girl’s Bathroom,
“Wayside School” Holes, Marvin Redpost Books
Schwartz, Alvin – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More
Scary Stories, and Scary Stories III
Scieszka, Jon – “The Time Warp Trio” Books – Each book in the
series places the characters in a different time period, solving
mysteries, battling baddies and just generally having hilarious, kooky
adventures.
Silverstein, Shel – A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk
Ends
Smith, Robert Kimmel – Chocolate Fever, Jelly Belly, Mostly
Michael, Bobby Baseball, The Squeaky Wheel
Snicket, Lemony – “A Series of Unfortunate Events” Books “If
you have picked up this book with the hope of finding a simple and
cheery tale, I’m afraid you have picked up the wrong book altogether,
“ warns the author. “ I am bound to record these tragic events, but
you are free to put this book back on the shelf and see something
lighter,” Absolutely miserable stories full of wit and exciting
adventures. Don’t miss them.
Sobol, Donald – “Encyclopedia Brown” Books
Spinelli, Jerry – Fourth Grade Rates, Tooter
Pepperday, Maniac McGee
Springer, Nancy – “Rowan Hood” Books These fantasy adventure
stories about young girl’s plan to survive on her own, search for her
family, and discover her identity. Readers who enjoy reading stories
about Robin Hood will love meeting his daughter, Rowan Hood
Steig, William – Abel’s Island
Taylor, Sydney – “All-Of-A-Kind Family” Books
Taylor, Theodore – Trouble With Tuck, Tuck Triumphant
Thomas, Jane – Fox In A Trap, The Comeback Dog
Viorst, Judith – Sad Underwear and Other Complications
Wallace, Bill – Dog Called Kitty, Ferret In The Bedroom,
Lizard In The Fridge, Snot Stew, Totally Disgusting (and
others)
Whybrow, Ian – Little Wolf’s Book of Badness and other
Little Wolf Books
Wilder, Laura Ingalls – “Little House On The Prairie” Books
Zach, Cheryl – Benny And The No-Good Teacher