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Grade 4 Recommended Reading List

HumorAdventure and MysteryAnimal StoriesFantasyFamily Stories
Historical FictionNon-fiction and BiographyRecommended for Boys

Humor

  • Anderson, M. Whales on Stilts (series)
  • Angelberger, T., The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (series)
  • Banks, L. Harry the Poisonous Centipede
  • Bond, M. A Bear Called Paddington (series)
  • Brooks, W. Freddy and the Dragon (series)
  • Butterworth, O. The Enormous Egg; Moose, the Thing, and Me
  • Byars, B. The Not Just Anybody Family...(series); The Cybil War
  • Carris, J. D. Aunt Morbelia and the Screaming Skulls
  • Cleary, B. Ralph S. Mouse, Ramona Forever (series)
  • Clements, A. Frindle, Lost and Found, Lunch Money and others
  • Conford, E., The Frog Princess of Pelham
  • Coville, B., The Skull of Truth; Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
  • Creech, S. Granny Torrelli Makes Soup; Replay
  • Dahl, R, The Witches; The BFG; Matilda; Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Danziger, P. Amber Brown is not a Crayon (series)
  • DiCamillo, K., Flora and Ulysses
  • Erickson, J. R., Hank the Cowdog (series)
  • Feiffer, J., The Man in the Ceiling; A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears
  • Fleming, C. Ben Franklin's in My Bathroom
  • Gantos, J., Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key; Joey Pigza Loses Control (series)
  • Gauthier, G., My Life Among the Aliens; A year with Butch and Spike
  • Grabenstein, C., Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (series)
  • Grahame, K. The Reluctant Dragon
  • Griffiths, A., 13 Story Treehouse (series)
  • Horvath, P., The Trolls; Everything on a Waffle
  • Howe, J., Bunnicula (series)
  • Ibbotson, E. Dial-a-Ghost (others)
  • King-Smith, D. Babe: the Gallant Pig
  • Kinney, J. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)
  • Levine, G., The Princess Tales (series)
  • Lindgren, A. Pippi Longstocking (series)
  • Lowry, L., Attaboy Sam; Anastasia Krupnik (others)
  • MacDonald, B. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
  • Maguire, G. Three Rotten Eggs; Four Stupid Cupids (others)
  • Mahy, M., The Great Piratical Rumbustification
  • McDonald, M., Judy Moody Series
  • Merril, J., The Pushcart War
  • Mowatt, F. , Owls in the Family
  • Naylor, P.R., A Traitor Among the Boys; Beetles, Lightly Toasted (others)
  • Pastis, S., Timmy Faillure: Mistakes Were Made (series)
  • Patterson, J. Jacky Ha-Ha
  • Peck, R.N., Soup, Soup on Wheels (series)
  • Pichon, L., The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (series)
  • Pilkey, Dav, Captain Underpants (series)
  • Pinkwater, D., The Snarkout Boys...
  • Prelutsky, J., Monday's Troll; A Pizza the Size of the Sun (poetry)
  • Pullman, P., I Was a Rat
  • Robertson, K., Henry Reed (series)
  • Robinson, B., The Best School Year Ever (others)
  • Rockwell, T., How to Eat Fried Worms
  • Rodkey, G.,Tapper Twins Go to War (series)
  • Russell, R., Dork Diaries (series), The Misadventures of Max Crumbly (series)
  • Sachar, L., Sideways Stories from Wayside School (series)
  • Scieszka, J., Time Warp Trio series; Summer Reading is Killing Me!; The Stinky Cheese Man
  • Seidler, T. Mean Margaret
  • Silverstein, Shel A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends
  • Snicket, Lemony Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Sommers-Bodenburg, The Vampire on the Farm (series)
  • Swanson, M., The Real McCoys (series)
  • Tracy, K., Camille McPhee Fell under the Bus
  • Watson, T., Stick Dog (series)

Adventure and Mystery

  • Alcock, V., Stranger at the Window
  • Auxier, J. The Night Gardener
  • Avi, Something Upstairs; The Barn; The Fighting Ground
  • Baillie, A. Adrift
  • Bawden, N, A Handful of Thieves; The White Horse Gang; Humbug
  • Bellairs, J., The Figure in the Shadows (others)
  • Brown, P. The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Escapes
  • Byars, B., Death's Door (Herculeah Jones Series)
  • Carris, J., Stolen Bones
  • Christopher, M. The Hockey Machine (others)
  • Colfer, E. Artemis Fowl
  • Conrad, H. Whodunit Crime Puzzles
  • Conrad, P., My Daniel
  • Cushman, K. Rodzina
  • Dixon, F.W. Hardy Boys (series)
  • Dygard, T., River Danger
  • Enright, E., Gone-Away Lake, Thimble Summer
  • Estes, E., Ginger Pye
  • Fleischman, S., The Case of the Crackling Ghost (series); Jim Ugly; The Whipping Boy
  • George, J. C., My Side of the Mountain (and others)
  • Gibbs, S.  Belly Up (series), Space Case (series), Spy School (series)
  • Grabenstein, C. Home Sweet Motel (series)
  • Hahn, M. D., The Gentleman Outlaw and Me - Eli: a Story of the Old West
  • Hale, B. Chet Gecko (series)
  • Hiaasen, C. Hoot, Flush, Scat
  • Ibbotson, Eva The Great Ghost Rescue
  • Keene, C., Nancy Drew Series
  • Konigsburg, E.L., From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler; Silent to the Bone
  • Lindgren, A., Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
  • Lowry, L., Number the Stars (and others)
  • McManus, P. Never Cry Arp: and Other Great Adventures
  • McSwigan, M., Snow Treasure (WWII)
  • Naylor, P.R., The Treasure of Bessledorf Hill (series)
  • Nesbit, E., The Railway Children (series)
  • O'Connor, B., The Small Adventures of Popeye and Elvis
  • O'Dell, S., Black Star, Bright Dawn (and others)
  • Orlev, U., The Island on Bird Street (Holocaust-survival)
  • Park, Linda Sue Seesaw Girl; A Single Shard
  • Paulsen, G., Hatchet; The River; Brian's Winter (wilderness survival) Mr. Tucket (series)
  • Price, W., Safari Adventure(series)
  • Pullman, P., His Dark Materials (series); The Firework-Maker's Daughter
  • Raskin, E., The Westing Game (others)
  • Roberts, W., The View From the Cherry Tree
  • Schlitz, L. A., Splendors and Glooms
  • Sobol, D. Encyclopedia Brown (series)
  • Sperry, A., Call It Courage (survival)
  • Spinelli, J., Wringer (others)
  • Uchida, Y., Journey to Topaz; Journey Home
  • Wallace, B.B., Cousins in the Castle
  • Williams, J. Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint (series)
  • Winterfeld, H., Detectives in Togas; Mystery of the Roman Ransom (others)
  • Zindel, P., Raptor; Rats
     

Animal Stories

  • Appelt, K., The Underneath, The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp, Once Upon a Camel
  • Applegate, K., The One and Only Ivan, The One and Only Bob
  • Arnold, E. A Boy Called Bat
  • Atwater, R. J. Mr. Popper's Penguins
  • Avi,  Poppy, Ragweed, Ereth's Birthday, The Good Dog
  • Bauer, M. Runt
  • Bird, B. Long Road to the Circus
  • Bryan, A. Beautiful Blackbird
  • Burnsford, S. The Incredible Journey
  • Cleary, B Socks; Ralph S. Mouse
  • Cole, H., A Nest for Celeste, The Somewhat True Adventures of Sammy Shine
  • Creech, S. Love That Dog, Saving Winslow, Moo
  • DiCamillo, K. The Tale of Despereaux, The Magician's Elephant, Flora and Ulysses
  • Farley, W. The Black Stallion (series)
  • Hamilton, V When Birds Could Talk And Bats Could Sing
  • Harlow, J. Star in the Storm
  • Heidicker, C.M.  Scary Stories for Young Foxes
  • Henry, M. Misty of Chincoteague (and others)
  • Herriot, J. Cat Stories
  • Hiassen, C. Squirm (and others)
  • Hoban, R. The Mouse and His Child
  • Howe, J., Bunnicula
  • Hunter, E. Into the Wild (Warriors series)
  • Humphrey, A. Megabat
  • Jarrell, R. The Animal Family
  • Jacques, B. The Redwall Series
  • King-Smith, D. Babe, the Gallant Pig; Martin's Mice; A Mouse Called Wolf (others)
  • Kipling, R. The Just So Stories
  • Kjelgaard. J. Snow Dog (others)
  • Larson, K. Dash, Duke
  • Lasky, K. Guardians of Ga'Hoole (series)
  • Lowry, L. Stay! Keeper's Story, Bless this Mouse
  • Morris, W. My Dog Skip; My Cat Spit McGee
  • Messner, K. Rescue on the Oregon Trail (series)
  • Mowat, F. Owls in the Family
  • Noel, K. Coo
  • Naylor, P.R. Shiloh, The Grand Escape; The Healing of Texas Jake
  • O' Brien, R. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
  • Peck, R.,  Secrets at Sea
  • Pennybacker, S., Pax (series)
  • Rylant, C. Every Living Thing
  • Seidler, T. The Rat's Tale; The Revenge of Randal Reese-Rat (and others)
  • Selden, G. The Cricket In Times Square (series)
  • Spires, E. The Mouse of Amherst
  • Steig, W. Abel's Island; Dominic; The Real Thief
  • Timberlake, A. Skunk and Badger
  • Titus, E. Basil of Baker Street (series)
  • Van Velde, V. Smart Dog
  • Weeks, S. Pie
  • White, E.B. Charlotte's Web; Stuart Little
     

Fantasy

  • Alexander, L Gypsie Rizka; The Book of Three (series)
  • Alston, B.B. Amari and the Night Brothers
  • Anderson, H. C. The Snow Queen (in 398.2)
  • Anderson, M In the Keep of Time
  • Applegate, K. Endling: The Last (series)
  • Babbitt, N. Tuck Everlasting; The Devil's Storybook
  • Barnhill, K. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
  • Barron, T.A. The Lost Years of Merlin Series
  • Baum, L. The Wizard of Oz (series)
  • Billingsley, F. The Folk Keeper
  • Blackwood, S. Jinx (series)
  • Brittain, B. The Wish Giver; Shape Changer
  • Chainani, S. The School for Good and Evil (series)
  • Christopher, J. The White Mountains (Tripod Series)
  • Colfer, C. The Land of Stories (series)
  • Cooper, S. The Dark is Rising (series)
  • Corder, Z. Lion Boy (trilogy)
  • Coville, B. Alien Visitors (Collected Science Fiction Stories)
  • Cresswell, H. The Bagthorpe Saga; The Secret World of Polly Flint
  • Dahl, R. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (others)
  • Eager, E. Half-Magic (series)
  • Elliott, Z. Dragons in a Bag
  • Fleming, I. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car
  • Gidwitz, A. The Unicorn Rescue Society
  • Grossman, L. Silver Arrow
  • Haydu, C.A. One Jar of Magic
  • Holm, J. The Lion of Mars
  • Hughes, T. The Iron Giant
  • Hunter, M. A Stranger Came Ashore (others)
  • Ibbotson, E. Which Witch; The Secret of Platform 13; Island of the Aunts
  • Jennings, P. Unreal; Undone; Unbearable
  • Jones, D. W. Eight Days of Luke; Mixed Magics
  • Juster, N. The Phantom Tollbooth
  • L'Engle, M. Wrinkle in Time (series)
  • Langton, J. The Fledgling
  • Levine, G. The Princess Tales; Ella Enchanted; The Wish
  • Lewis, C.S. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (Narnia series)
  • Lindbergh, A. Bailey's Window; The People of Pineapple Place
  • Lin G. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Starry River of the Sky
  • Lively, P. The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
  • McGinley, P. The Plain Princess
  • Meriano, A. Love Sugar Magic (series)
  • Murdock, C. G. DaVinci's Cat
  • Nimmo, J. The Snow Spider; The Chestnut Soldier
  • Pierce, T. The Song of the Lioness Series
  • Rodda, E. Rowan and the Travelers
  • Riordan, R., Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series)
  • Riordan, R., The Red Pyramid (series)
  • Riordan, R., The Lost Hero
  • Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter (series)
  • Rupp, R. The Dragon of Lonely Island
  • Rylant, Cynthia The Heavenly Village
  • Sleator, W. The Duplicate; The Night the Heads Came
  • Wisniewski, D. Golem
  • Yep, L. Dragon Steel, Dragon Cauldron, Dragon's Wings, A Dragon's Guide (series)
  • Yolen, J. Here There Be Unicorns; The Merlin Trilogy; Boots and the Seven Leaguers

Family Stories

  • Bauer, M. A Question of Trust; Runt
  • Bawden, N. Granny the Pag (others)
  • Belton, S. Mysteries on Monroe Street (Earnestine and Amanda series)
  • Birdsall, S. The Penderwicks
  • Blos, J. Brooklyn Doesn't Rhyme
  • Brooks, B. Everywhere
  • Buchanan, J. The Berry-Picking Man
  • Burnett, F. H. The Secret Garden
  • Byars, B. The Blossoms (series); The House of Wings; Keeper of the Doves
  • Cleary, B. Ramona's World (series)
  • Cooper, S. The Boggart (others)
  • Creech, S. Walk Two Moons; Ruby Holler
  • Curtis, C.P. Bud, Not Buddy
  • Danziger, P. Amber Brown Goes Fourth (any title in series)
  • DiCamillo, K. Because of Winn-Dixie
  • Edwards, J. Mandy
  • Ellis, S. Next-door Neighbors
  • English, K. Francie
  • Enright, E. The Saturdays
  • Estes, E. The Moffats
  • Fitzhugh, L. Harriett the Spy; The Long Secret
  • Freeman, S. T. The Cuckoo's Child
  • Greene, C. Al(exandra) the Great (series)
  • Greenfield, E. Sister
  • Hahn, M.D. Anna All Year Round
  • Horvath, P. The Trolls, Everything on a Waffle
  • Konigsburg, E. L. The View From Saturday
  • Lisle, J.T. The Lost Flower Children
  • Little, J. Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird; others
  • Lowry, L. Anastasia's Chosen Career; All About Sam; Anastasia Krupnik
  • MacLachlan, P. Journey; Baby; Sarah Plain and Tall; Skylark
  • Namioka, L. Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear ; Yang the Eldest and His Odd Jobs
  • Naylor, P. Shiloh (series)
  • O'Connor, B. Me and Rupert Goody
  • Parks, B. The Graduation of Jake Moon; Mick Harte was Here
  • Pennypacker, S., Clementine; Clementine's Letter
  • Sacher, L. The Boy Who Lost His Face
  • Schreve, S. Trout and Me
  • Slote, A. The Trading Game; Finding Buck McHenry
  • Snyder, Z. K. Janie's Private Eyes
  • Sorensen, V. Miracles on Maple Hill
  • Taylor, M. Song of the Trees
  • Taylor, S. All-of-a-Kind Family (series)
  • Waugh,S. The Mennyms
  • Wilder. L.I. Little House in the Big Woods (series)
  • Williams, V. Amber Was Smart, Essie Was Brave
  • Woodson, J. The Story of Tracy Beaker
  • Woodson, J. Each Kindness

Historical Fiction

  • Albus, K. A Place to Hang the Moon
  • Alphin, E. The Ghost Cadet
  • Avi. Something Upstairs
  • Beatty, P. Charley Skedaddle (and others)
  • Blackwood, G. The Shakespeare Stealer; Shakespeare's Scribe
  • Brink, C. Caddie Woodlawn
  • Burgess, M. The Copper Treasure
  • Carter, D. His Majesty, Queen Hatshepsut
  • Cline-Ransome, L. Finding Langston, Leaving Lymon
  • Coerr Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
  • Conrad, P. My Daniel
  • Cuevas, A. Cuba in my Pocket
  • Cushman, K. The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
  • Erdrich, L. The Birchbark House
  • Fritz, J. Homesick
  • Giff, P. Lily's Crossing; All the Way Home
  • Hanson, J. Which Way Freedom?
  • Holland, I. The Journey Home; The Promised Land
  • Karr, Kathleen The Great Turkey Walk
  • Lasky, K. Marie Antoinette
  • Lee, J. Brother's Keeper
  • Lester, J. Pharoah's Daughter
  • Lowry, L. Number the Stars
  • McKissack, P. Nzingha
  • Myers, W.D. The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins
  • Murphy, J. The Journal of James Edmond Pease
  • Paterson, K. Preacher's Boy
  • Philbrick, R., The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
  • Reeder, C. Foster's War
  • Tarshis, L. I Survived... (series)
  • Uchida, Y. Journey Home
  • White, E. The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty; Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
  • Williams-Garcia R., One Crazy Summer, P.S. Be Eleven, Gone Crazy in Alabama

Non-fiction and Biography

  • Adkins, J. Bridges: From My Side to Yours
  • Agee, J. Palindromia Aliki
  • Alexander, Kwame. Out of Wonder, The Undefeated
  • William Shakespeare and the Globe
  • Ames, L Draw 50 Dinosaurs
  • Ballard, R. Exploring the Titanic; Ghost Liners
  • Berger, M. Mummies of the Pharoah
  • Blumberg, R. Shipwrecked! True Adventures of a Japanese Boy
  • Borden, L. The Journey that Saved Curious George
  • Brewster, H. Anastasia's Album
  • Bridges, R. Through My Eyes (Civil Rights Memoir)
  • Bryant, J. A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippen
  • Burleigh, R. Black Whiteness: Admiral Bird Alone in the Antarctic
  • Butts, E. Eugenie Clark: Adventures of a Shark Scientist
  • Close, C. Chuck Close: Face Book
  • Collins, M. Airborn: A Photobiography of Wilber and Orville Wright
  • Cummings, P. Talking with Artists
  • Dixon, D. Dougal Dixon's Dinosaurs Updated
  • Engle, M. Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics (Poetry)
  • Evslin, B. Jason and the Argonauts; Hercules; ( and others - Myths)
  • Ferris, J. Arctic Explorer
  • Fleming, C. Giant Squid
  • Floca, B., Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, Locomotive
  • Freedman, R. Buffalo Hunt (North American Indians); Confucius: The Golden Rule
  • Fritz, J. The Great Little Madison; Why not Lafayette?; Leonardo's Horse (and others --biography)
  • Gerstein, M. The Man who Walked Between the Towers
  • Gish, L. An Actor's Life for Me! (Autobiography)
  • Greenberg, J. Frank O. Gehry: Outside In
  • Grimes, N. Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
  • Hamilton, V. The People Could Fly (Folktales); Her Stories
  • Hodges, M. Saint George and the Dragon; The Kitchen Knight (Legends)
  • Hopkinson, D. Titanic: Voices from the Disaster
  • Hughes, L. The Dream Keeper (Poetry)
  • Jackson, D. The Bug Scientists
  • Jenkins, S. Eye to Eye
  • Jones, C. Mistakes That Worked (Inventions); Accidents May Happen
  • Jones, R. That's Magic
  • Kramer, S. Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley
  • Krull, K. Lives of the Writers; Lives of the Musicians (Biography)
  • Lasky, K. The Man who Made Time Travel
  • Lauber, P. Painters of the Caves (759.01 Cave Dwellers)
  • Lurie, A. Clever Gretchen (Folklore - Strong Women)
  • Mann, E. Hoover Dam; The Panama Canal
  • McCaughrean, G The Golden Hoard: Myths and Legends of the World
  • Montgomery, Sy Kakapo Rescue
  • Murdoch, D. Tutankhamun: The Life and Death of a Pharaoh (Egypt)
  • Myers, W.D. Blues Journey
  • Nelson, V. Bad News for Outlaws
  • Peet, B. Bill Peet: An Autobiography
  • Prelutsky, J. For Laughing Out Loud; The Beauty of the Beast ( and others- Poetry)
  • Rockliff, M. Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved A Mystery that Baffled All of France
  • Rockliff, M. Anything but Ordinary Addie
  • Rumford, J. Seeker of Knowledge
  • Schwartz, A. Tales of Trickery; (Folklore)
  • Schwartz, H. The Diamond Tree (Folklore)
  • Scientists in the Field Series
  • Service, R. The Shooting of Dan McGrew (Poetry)
  • Sidman, J. Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold (Poetry)
  • Silverstein, S. A Light in the Attic (and others - Poetry)
  • Singer, M. Echo Echo: Reverso Poems about Greek Myths (Poetry)
  • Stanley, D. Leonardo Da Vinci; Joan of Arc (Biography)
  • Strum, J. Adventures in Cartooning
  • Tonatium, D. Separate is Never Equal
  • Waldherr, K. Persephone and the Pomegranate (Myth)
  • Waldman, N. Masada
  • Weatherford, C.B. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer
  • Weitzman, D. Pharaoh's Boat
  • Wells, R. Mary on Horseback (Biography)
  • Wick, W. A Drop of Water: A Book of Science
  • Winters, K. Voices of Ancient Egypt
  • Yolen, J. Tam Lin (and others - Folklore)

Recommended Books for Boys

  • Adler, D. Cam Jansen Mysteries (series)
  • Alexander, L. The Book of Three
  • Banks L.R. Harry the Poisonous Centipede, Indian in the Cupboard (series)
  • Blume, J. Freckle Juice
  • Brown, J. Flat Stanley
  • Catling, P. The Chocolate Touch
  • Curtis, C.P. Bud not Buddy
  • Dahl, R. Fantastic Mr. Fox, Twits, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (others)
  • Dixon, F.W. Hardy Boys series
  • Erickson, J. Hank the Cowdog (series)
  • Ferris, J. Arctic Explorer-Mathew Henson (biography)
  • Gantos, J. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (series)
  • George, J. My Side of the Mountain
  • Greenburg, D. Zack Files
  • Gutman, D. Shoeless Joe and Me (series); Million Dollar Shot (series)
  • Hale, B. The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse (Chet Gecko series)
  • Horowitz, A. Stormbreaker, Eagle Strike, Point Blank
  • Howe, J. Bunnicula (series)
  • Jacques, B. Redwall (series)
  • Khan, H. Power Forward
  • Korman, G. Island (series), Everest (series)
  • Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Narnia series)
  • Lupica, M. Heat
  • Macdonald, F. You Wouldn't Want to be in a Medieval Dungeon (series with various authors)
  • Naylor, P. R. The Bomb in the Bessledorf Bus Depot
  • Orlev, U. The Island on Bird Street
  • Paulsen, G. Hatchet, The River, Mr. Tucket (series)
  • Peck, R. Soup, Soup on Wheels
  • Pilkey, Dav Captain Underpants, (series) Dog Breath
  • Pinkwater, D. Fat Camp Commandos (series); The Snarkout Boys (series); The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
  • Robinson, S. The Hero Two Doors Down
  • Rockwell, T. How to Eat Fried Worms
  • Sachar, L. Holes, Sideways Stories from Wayside School (series)
  • Schwartz, A. ed. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
  • Scieszka, J. Summer Reading is Killing Me, Time Warp Trio (series)
  • Snicket, L. Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Sobol, D. Encyclopedia Brown; Two Minute Mysteries (series)
  • Stine, R.L. Goosebumps (series)
  • Tarshis, L. I Survived... (series)
  • Zindel, P. Rats

Graphic Novels

  • Bell, C. El Deafo
  • Blabey, A. The Bad Guys
  • Brown, J. Jedi Academy (series)
  • Craft, J New Kid
  • Gownley, J. Amelia Rules, The Dumbest Idea Ever
  • Hale, S. Real Friends
  • Hatke, B. Zita the Spacegirl
  • Holm, J. Sunny Side Up
  • Kibuishi, K. Amulet (series)
  • Lai, R. Pie in the Sky
  • Libenson, T. Positively Izzy, Just Jamie
  • Lloyd, M. W. Allergic
  • Jamieson, V. Roller Girl, When Stars are Scattered (with Mohamed, O.)
  • Maihack, M. Cleopatra in Space
  • Palacio, R.J.  White Bird: A Wonder Story 
  • Pilkey, D. Dog Man (series)
  • Smith, J. Bone (series)
  • Telgemeier, R. Sisters, Smile, Guts, Babysitters Club
  • Wang, J. Stargazing
  • Winick, J. Hilo (series)
  • Xu, R. NewsPrints

Realistic Fiction

  • Gino, A. George
  • Johnson, V. Playing the Cards You're Dealt, The Parker Inheritance
  • Kelkar, S. American as Paneer Pie
  • Keller, T. When You Trap a Tiger
  • Kim, J. Stand Up, Yumi Chung
  • LaRocca, R. Red, White and Whole
  • Messner, K. Chirp
  • Monroe, M.A. The Islanders
  • Oshiro, M. The Insiders
  • Perez, C. Strange Birds
  • Siddiqui, M. Barakah Beats
  • Stead, R. The List of Things That Will Not Change
  • Stone, N. Clean Getaway
  • Warga, J. Other Words for Home
  • Watson, R. Ways to Make Sunshine

Poetry


  • Alexander, K. The Undefeated, Becoming Muhammad Ali (novel in verse)
  • Engle, M. Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics 
  • Fleischman, P. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
  • Giovanni, N. Hip Hop Speaks to Children
  • Hughes, L. The Dream Keeper 
  • Janeczko, P. Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems
  • Singer, M. Echo Echo: Reverso Poems about Greek Myths 
  • Lewis, J. P. Last Laughs (and others)
  • Prelutsky, J. For Laughing Out Loud; The Beauty of the Beast (and others)
  • Salazar, A. Land of the Cranes (novel in verse)
  • Service, R. The Shooting of Dan McGrew; The Cremation of Sam McGee 
  • Sidman, J. Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold, Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
  • Silverstein, S. A Light in the Attic (and others)
  • Singer, M. Echo Echo: Reverso Poems about Greek Myths
  • Warga, J. Other Words for Home (novel in verse) 
  • Worth, V. Animal Poems
Updated 4/2022