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books for 4th graders
All books are located in the Junior
Fiction section of the library unless otherwise indicated.
**Indicates additional titles by author.
Amato, Mary
Snarf
attack, underfoodle, and the
secret of life: the Riot
brothers tell all
The Riot brothers capture a crook -- The Riot brothers find a
hidden treasure -- The Riot brothers overthrow a king --Bonus!
Avi**
Poppy
Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big
enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a
terrifying owl, has other ideas.
Banks, Lynne Reid**
the
indian in the cupboard
A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a little key
for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian
comes to life in the cupboard and befriends him.
Blume, Judy**
tales
of a fourth grade nothing
Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem.
Byars, Betsy**
Tornado
As they wait out a tornado in their storm cellar, a family listens to their
farmhand tell stories about the dog that was blown into his life by another
tornado when he was a boy.
Christopher, Matt** J
Paperback
catcher
with a glass arm
skateboard tough
Clements, Andrew**
Frindle
When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the
dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a
chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.
Coville, Bruce**
jeremy thatcher dragon hatcher
Small for his age but artistically talented, twelve-year-old Jeremy Thatcher
unknowingly buys a dragon's egg.
Dahl, Roald**
The
BFG
Diterlizzi, Tony
The field guide: The Spiderwick
chronicles; 1
When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt
Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and
other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences.
Dixon, Franklin
W.**
the
hardy boys series
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Erickson,
John**
The original adventures of Hank
the Cowdog
Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, is framed
for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes.
Estes, Eleanor
The
Moffats
Portrays the adventure-studded existence of the poor but resourceful Moffat
family, whose members live in a yellow house on New Dollar Street.
Fitzhugh, Louise
Harriet,
the spy
Gantos, Jack**
JOEY
PIGZA SWALLOWED THE KEY
To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey
has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his
prescription meds wear off and he starts getting worked up and
acting wired.
Giff, Patricia Reilly
Lily's
crossing
During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach
in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see
the war and her own world differently.
Gutman, Dan
Babe & me: a baseball card adventure
With their ability to travel through time using vintage
baseball cards, Joe and his father have the opportunity to find out whether
Babe Ruth really did call his shot when he hit that homerun in the third game
of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.
Hahn, Mary Downing
The
doll in the garden: a ghost story
After Ashley and Kristi find an antique doll buried in old Miss Cooper's
garden, they discover that they can enter a ghostly turn-of-the-century world by
going through a hole in the hedge.
Henry, Marguerite**
Misty
of Chincoteague
Two youngsters' determination to own a Chincoteague pony is greatly increased
when the Phantom and her colt are among those rounded up for the yearly
auction.
Howe, James & Deborah**
Bunnicula: a rabbit tale of
mystery
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human
family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
Keene, Carolyn**
nancy
drew series
King-Smith, Dick**
a
mouse called wolf
A mouse with an unusual name shares his musical gift with a widowed concert
pianist.
Konigsburg, E. L.
From
the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil
E. Frankweiler
Having run away with her younger
brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and
to become a changed person and a
heroine to herself.
Levine, Gail**
Ella
enchanted
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the
childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.
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Lindgren,
Astrid**
pippi
longstocking
Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but
without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.
Lowry, Lois**
Anastasia
Krupnik
Anastasia's 10th year has some good things like falling in
love and really getting to know her
grandmother and some bad things like
finding out about an impending baby brother.
Norton, Mary**
the borrowers
Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing
things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the
clock.
Nimmo, Jenny**
Midnight
for Charlie Bone
Charlie Bone's life with his widowed mother and two
grandmothers undergoes a dramatic change when he discovers that he can
hear people in
photographs talking.
O'Brien, Robert
Mrs.
Frisby and the rats of NIMH
Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse
visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and
long lived.
Peck, Robert Newton**
soup
Rob is caught up in his friend Soup's plan to help their town of Learning,
Vermont, celebrate the Fourth of July with a suitable pageant that sets the
record straight about several of the town's citizens.
Rockwell, Thomas
How to eat
fried worms
Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious
meal.
Scieszka, Jon**
time
warp trio: Knights of the kitchen table
When Joe, Fred, and Sam are sent back in time by a magic book, they find
themselves face-to-face with giants, dragons, wizards, and the Knights of the
Round Table.
Van Allsburg, Chris**
the widow’s broom
A witch's worn-out broom serves a widow well, until her
neighbors decide the thing is wicked and dangerous.
Van Draanen, Wendelin**
Secret
identity: Shredderman Series# 1
Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, tired of being called names by the class bully, has
a secret identity--Shredderman!
Warner, Gertrude Chandler**
boxcar
children series
White, E.B.**
stuart
little
Wilder, Laura Ingalls**
little
house series
Yep, Laurence
Cockroach cooties
Teddy and his little brother Bobby devise strategies using bugs to defeat the
school bully.
Loveland Public
Library
4/05
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