RISING FOURTH GRADE READING LIST
Summer 2024
Dear Families:
In September, we celebrate summer reading by having fourth graders create book trailers in computer class. It may be helpful for them to write down one book with names of the characters and main events to help them recall.
NEW BOOKS
Humor
The Creature From My Closet
13-Story Treehouse Series
The Boy Who Grew Dragons
Adventure
Jake Burt's newest
Dan Gutman
Remarkable
Ten-year-old Jane Doe, the only student average enough to be excluded from the town of Remarkable's School for the Remarkably Gifted, is joined at her public school by the trouble-making Grimlet twins, who lead her on a series of adventures.
The Spotted Dog Last Seen
Wild Wings
Tiger Boy
Other Adventure stories you may like:
Chomp by C. Hiaasen
Alex Rider Series by A. Horowitz
Peak by Roland Smith
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
GRAPHIC NOVELS
MYSTERY
Other Mystery Titles
The Name of This Book is Secret
Hardy Boys
39 Clues
Fantasy
Other Fantasy books to Enjoy:
The Redwall Series
Falling In by F. Dowell
Seven Wild Sisters by C. Delint
The Anybodies by N.E. Bode
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
REALISTIC FICTION
Leeva at Last
Read Cynthia Lord's latest book
The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane
Raymie Nightingale
Summer of the Gypsy Moths
Other Realistic Fiction Titles to Enjoy:
Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their lives are changed for the better by "rookie teacher" Mr. Terupt.
The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graf
The Janitor's Boy by Andrew Clements
Free Baseball by Sue Corbett
Firegirl by T. Abbott
The Lemonade War Series by Jacqueline Davies
Mountain Dog by M. Engle
HISTORICAL FICTION
Turtle in Paradise
Al Capone Does My Shirts
The Secret School by Avi
Other Historical Fiction
A Million Shades of Gray by C. Kadohata
Fly Little Bird Fly! The True Story of Oliver Nordmark & America's Orphan Trains
SPORTS FICTION
Million Dollar Series by Dan Gutman
Becoming Muhammad Ali
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
English/Spanish
NON-FICTION READS
Hoop Genius
Strange Trees and the Stories Behind Them
Secrets of the Sky Caves
Discusses scientific exploration of the sky caves in Nepal's Mustang Cliffs, describes the archaeological treasures they contain, and provides information on the area's history and cultures. Includes a timeline, glossary, and further resources.
Other Non-fiction reads
Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman
11 Experiments That Failed
Books by Seymour Simon