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Grade 4 Summer Reading |
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Suggested Summer Reading List – Grade 4
Aldis, D. -- Nothing is Impossible The story of Beatrix Potter, the creator of Peter Rabbit.
Babbitt, N. -- Kneeknock Rise Egan goes to visit relatives in Instep where he encounters an unusual moan that comes from the top of Kneeknock Rise.
Bishop. C. -- Twenty and Ten Twenty school children hide ten Jewish children from the Nazis occupying France during World War II.
Blume, J. -- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing A nine year old's biggest problem is his little brother, and funny complications follow as he tries to cope with him.
Boyd, C. -- The Circle of Gold Mattie wants to buy a beautiful gold pin for her mom and needs to think of ways she can do it.
Burnett, F. H. -- The Secret Garden Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.
Christopher, M. -- The Hockey Machine What happens when Steve Crandall plays center on a professional junior hockey team?
DeClements, B. -- Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade Jennifer befriends an overweight girl who is caught stealing lunch money.
Foreman, M. -- War Boy The author tells of his experiences in England during World War II.
Hayes, S. -- Robin Hood Robin Hood and his men in Sherwood Forest right wrongs and fight injustice.
Knight, M. -- Talking Walls Famous walls of the world tell their stories.
Konigsburg, E. -- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Claudia and her brother, Jamie, run away from home and take up residence in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
McSwigan, M. -- Snow Treasure During the Nazi occupation of his village, Peter and the other children have to slip past Nazi guards with gold hidden on their sleds.
Napoli, D. -- The Prince of the Pond Presented in the frog prince motif, this story is a wonderful animal fantasy.
Nixon, J. -- The Gift While visiting relatives on their farm in Ireland, Brian is homesick but cheered by his great grandfather's wonderful tales.
Osborne, M. -- Spider Kane and the Mystery of the Jumbo Night Crawlers A kidnapping in the insect world mobilizes a whole insect village.
Park, B. -- Skinnybones Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart.
Parks, A. -- Davy Crockett This biography tells about the life of the famous frontiersman, Davy Crockett.
Robinson, B. -- The Best/Worst School Year Ever The six horrible Herdmans, the worst kids in the history of the world, cause mayhem throughout the year.
San Souci, R. -- Young Guinevere The life of Guinevere from her girlhood to her betrothal to King Arthur is told.
Schlesinger, A. -- John F. Kennedy This biography relates the life and assassination of our thirty-fifth president.
Selden, George. -- The Cricket in Times Square Chester resides in a newsstand in Times Square. He has many adventures and ends up rescuing the newsstand owner from financial disaster.
Sterne, E. -- The Slave Ship Kidnapped from Africa, a group of men, women, and children held in chains aboard the schooner, Armistad, attempt to pirate the ship and return to their home.
Woodruff, M. -- Awfully Short for Fourth Grade Chaos reigns when Noah shrinks and his miniature men come to life. |
