Lynbrook School District
Fiction Titles Fourth Graders CAN’T WAIT To Read!
39 Clues – Rick Riordan
39 Clues hidden around the world guard the source of the Cahill family's immense power
and it's up to YOU to find them!
Baseball Card Adventures Series – Dan Gutman
Meet Joe Stoshack, who can travel through time when he touches old baseball cards.
When he holds a baseball card, he is transported to the year that card was made and
somewhere near the ballplayer on the card.
Boys – Girls Battle Series – Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
It's the summer holidays--time for camping, fishing, or just lazing for the Hatford boys.
Then, the Malloy girls move in next door. That means war, but the girls know how to fight
back.
The Clementine Books - Sara Pennypacker
Meet Clementine, the “difficult one” in her family. You will join her on her misadventures
at home with her family and at school with her class.
Encyclopedia Brown Solve Series - Donald J. Sobol
Boy detective Encyclopedia Brown, who has never lost a case, helps solves mysteries.
The Hank Zipzer Series – Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Meet Hank Zipzer, a 4th grade boy who struggles in school.
I Survived Series – Lauren Tarshis
Each book tells a terrifying and thrilling story from history, through the eyes of a boy who
lived to tell the tale.
Just Grace – Charise Mericle Harper
Grace loves cats. She also loves taking pictures of cats and drawing Not-So Super
comics. She doesn't like Sammy Stringer, a boy in her class, but uses her empathy
superpower to figure out ways to make her best friend feel better, and makes a
difference for the environment too.
My Life as a … Series – Janet Tashjian
This series is about the adventures of a twelve-year-old with a reading disability who
draws his vocabulary words in order to learn them.
Regarding Series - by Kate Klise
The funny Regarding mystery series is presented in a scrapbook style format, with
letters and journal entries telling the story.
Zita the Spacegirl – Ben Hatke
A Science Fiction graphic novel with a space heroine!
Lynbrook School District
Informational Titles Fourth Graders CAN’T WAIT To Read!
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO READ BOOKS NOT RECOMMENDED ON THE LIST!
Your librarian will be happy to help you pick out other titles.
Ball Park: The Story of America’s Baseball Fields – Lynn Curlee
Besides passionate fans, there's one other thing all ballparks have in common: Each has
its own vibrant and unique history.
Earth-Friendly Buildings, Bridges and More: The Eco-Journal of Corry
Lapont – Etta Kaner
Introducing Corry Lapont: 12-year-old and aspiring "green" engineer. This book takes
the form of Corry's scrapbook. It's a dazzling collection of postcards, brochures and
other memorabilia documenting Corry's research into green design. Kid-friendly
language explains the engineering behind some of the planet's most cutting edge
towers, bridges, tunnels, domes, dams, dikes, locks and levees.
Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth – Nicola Davies
Are you ready for the competition? From the persevering emperor penguins of the South
Pole to the brave bacteria inside bubbling volcanoes, from the hardy reptiles of the driest
deserts animals have adapted to survive in conditions that would kill a human. Discover
how they do it and find out who wins the title of the toughest animal of them all!
Nascar – Thomas S. Owens
Find out about the fifty-year history of stock car racing, from its origins at Daytona
International Speedway in Florida in 1947 to current competitions.
The Plant Hunters – Anita Silvey
Go on a daring adventure with scientists from the 18th and 19th centuries, who explored
uncharted areas searching for plants that made scientific, medical, and agricultural
history! These scientists also found danger in the face of illness, terrain, animals, and
lethal plants.
Swifter, Higher, Stronger: A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics
– Sue Macy
Read about fun facts and anecdotes about past Summer Olympics.
What to do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed
the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy! – Barbara Kerley
Theodore Roosevelt had a small problem. Her name was Alice.
You Wouldn’t Want to Series - Franklin Watts
Entertaining and amusing books that explore the more grisly aspects of life during
various periods in history.