4th GRADE READING LIST
Curated by DeISD Libraries
Adam and Thomas (Juvenile Fiction) by Aharan Applefeld
Adventures with Waffle (Fiction) by Maria Parr
Annie and the Old One (Fiction) by Miska Miles
Babe: The Gallant Pig (Fiction) by Dick King-Smith
Bunnicula (Fantasy) by Deborah Howe
Charlotte's Web (Fantasy) by E.B. White
Cricket in Times Square, A (Fiction) by George Selden
The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat Follett
Echo: A Novel (Juvenile Fiction) by Pam Munoz
Elijah Buxton (Fiction) by Christopher Paul Curtis
Family Under the Bridge (Fiction) by Natalie Savage Carlson
House at Pooh Corner (Fiction) by A.A.Milne
Christopher Robin, Eyeore, Owl, Piglet, Kanga, and Pooh join Tigger , who leads them into some colorful adventures. Follett
James and the Giant Peach (Fiction) by Roald Dahl
Lemonade War, The (Fiction) by Jacqueline Davies
Marley A Dog Like No Other (Non-Fiction) by John Grogan
Marley, a lovable Labrador retriever, is always getting himself into trouble. Some may say he is the world's worst dog. But those who know and love Marley understand that nothing can stop his loyalty, exuberance, and passion—not even the Grogans' screen door! How this big, rambunctious dog becomes the heart of the Grogan family is the story of Marley.
My Life as a Book (Fiction) by Janet Tashijah
On My Honor (Fiction) by Marion Bauer
One and Only Ivan (Fiction) by Katherine Applegate
Poppy (Fantash) by Avi
Stone Fox (Fiction) by John Reynolds Gardiner
Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Fiction) by Tom Angleberger
Trumpet of the Swan (Fiction) by E.B. White
Velveteen Rabbit, The (Fantasy) by Margery Williams
In The Velveteen Rabbit, a stuffed rabbit and his relationship with the young boy who owns him, the little rabbit ponders the question of what he is and whether he is real. His friend the Skin Horse tells him: “Real isn't how you are made. It's a thing that happens to you.
Summer of the Swans (Fiction) by Betsy Byars
Most students look forward to summer vacation. But fourteen-year-old Sara's summer is not going how she hoped. ''One moment she is happy, and the next, for no reason, she is miserable.'' She doesn't like anything about herself. Before, she ''loved her sister without envy, her aunt without finding her coarse, her brother without pity.'' But now, she feels angry all the time. Talk about having ''the worst summer of my life.''But what about when something really terrible happens?