Good Books
for Fourth Grade
Baker, Barbara Oh, Emma.
Frustrated by life in a crowded housing project, Emma
longs for a room of her own. (135pp.)
Beatty, Jerome Matthew Looney's Voyage to the Earth.
Although the inhabitants of the moon are convinced that
there is no life on Earth, young Matthew Looney finds
evidence that indicates otherwise. (131pp.)
Brittain, Bill Who Knew There'd Be Ghosts?
Three kids join forces with two lively ghosts to save a
historic mansion from being destroyed by a crooked antique
dealer. (119pp.)
Brooks, Walter R. Freddy the Pilot.
Freddy learns to be a pilot in order to save Boomschmidt's
Stupendous and Unexcelled Circus from the evil schemes of
Watson P. Condiment, the comic-book tycoon. (247pp.)
Burnett, Frances Hodgson The Secret Garden.
When spoiled Mary Lennox is orphaned and sent to live in a
great gloomy house in Yorkshire, she learns of a hidden
garden and is determined to uncover the secret. (311pp.)
Butterworth, Oliver The Enormous Egg.
Nate finds his life turned upside down when a dinosaur
hatches out of a giant egg laid by his hen. (188pp.)
Calhoun, Mary Honestly, Katie John!
Katie John organizes the Boy Hating Club of America which
her friends join, but soon Katie John is the only member.
(214pp.)
Cameron, Eleanor The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet.
A mysterious man inspires two boys to build a spaceship
which takes them to Basidium to help the Mushroom people.
(214pp.)
Catling, Patrick Skene The Chocolate Touch.
A boy acquires the ability to turn everything he touches to
chocolate. (pp.)
Cecil, Laura Boo! Stories To Make You Jump.
A collection of scary stories and poems about monsters,
ghosts, and witches. (93pp.)
Cleary, Beverly Henry and the Paper Route.
Henry wants desperately to have a paper route but events
constantly conspire against him. (192pp.)
Collard, Sneed B. III. Do They Scare You? Creepy Creatures.
Twenty-two animals with scary reputations are described
and illustrated. (pp.)
Corbett, Scott The Lemonade Trick.
Kerby is given a magic chemistry set that causes very
strange changes in people. (103pp.)
Cresswell, Helen Meet Posy Bates.
The adventures and misadventures of Posy, who
desperately wants a pet. (95pp.)
Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Charlie desperately wants to win the contest given by Willy
Wonka's chocolate factory. The sequel is Charlie and the
Great Glass Elevator. (161pp.)
Eager, Edward Knight's Castle.
Roger, Ann and their cousins find a model soldier which has
magical powers -- and they all find themselves transported
back to the time of Ivanhoe. (183pp.)
Eisenberg, Lisa Leave It To Lexie.
Lexie wants to do something really special for the talent
show -- but what? (123pp.)
Elish, Dan Jason and the Baseball Bear.
Jason, who can talk to animals, improves his baseball team's
chances to win the championship with the help of a polar
bear named Whitney. (147pp.)
Fleischman, Sid The Whipping Boy.
A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures
when they inadvertently change places after becoming
involved with outlaws. (pp.)
Gates, Doris Blue Willow.
Janey longs for a permanent home, but that is hard to
accomplish for a migrant family during the Depression.
(172pp.)
Giff, Patricia Reilly Fourth-Grade Celebrity.
Casey Valentine is determined to become famous -- no
matter what. (pp.)
Gilson, Jamie Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub.
The boys and girls in the fourth grade devise a contest to
"sink" their substitute teacher by making her cry. (140pp.)
Gormley, Beatrice Fifth Grade Magic.
Devastated at not getting a part in her class play, Gretchen
is surprised when her desperation conjures up a well-
meaning but not very efficient godmother. (pp.)
Haas, Dorothy The Secret Life of Dilly McBean.
Dilly McBean has a fantastic power that no one knows
about. But if no one knows, who is watching his every move?
(202pp.)
Hayashi, Nancy The Fantastic Stay-Home-From-School Day.
Best friends Leona and Eddie plan a fantastic day at home,
but it backfires when Eddie gets sent to school, and
separately they each go from disaster to disaster. (106pp.)
Henry, Marguerite Misty of Chincoteague.
Two kids are determined to own a pony from Chincoteague
Island. (173pp.)
Herzig, Alison Mystery on October Road.
There is something very strange happening in the house
next door to Casey's. (57pp.)
Hildick, E.W. The Case of the Wiggling Wig.
Something very weird is going on in the house next door,
and the McGurk Organization is determined to solve the
mystery. (154pp.)
Hoffman, Mary The Four-Legged Ghosts.
Alex's pet mouse turns out to have magic powers and
creates havoc by summoning up the ghosts of all the
animals that have ever lived in the house. (90pp.)
Honeycutt, Natalie Lydia Jane and the Baby-Sitter Exchange.
Lydia Jane, dissatisfied with her highly cautious baby-
sitter and her rules, hatches several plots to free herself.
(117pp.)
Hurwitz, Johanna Aldo Applesauce.
When he and his family move to the suburbs, Aldo must
find new friends. (127pp.)
Jackson, Alison My Brother the Star.
Competing for attention with his annoyingly cute younger
brother who stars in television commercials, Les tries out
for a coveted spot on the county basketball team. (105pp.)
Joosse, Barbara Anna, the One and Only.
Anna tries to prove she is as special as her pretty, talented
older sister. (131pp.)
Kaye, M.M. The Ordinary Princess.
Princess Amy runs away from home to become the
fourteenth assistant kitchen maid in a nearby castle -- with
most unexpected results. (112pp.)
Kehret, Peg The Richest Kids in Town.
Peter teams up with a classmate to earn money for a trip to
his old hometown, but all their efforts have unexpectedly
funny results. (114pp.)
Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
When Claudia decides to run away she plans to go where
she can live in style and comfort -- the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. (162pp.)
Korman, Gordon Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?
When Justin is teamed up with two of the smartest girls in
his fourth grade class for a good deed contest, his zany
ideas almost cost them their chance to win. (110pp.)
Lawson, Robert Ben And Me.
The "real" story of Ben Franklin as told by his pet mouse.
(pp.)
Lindgren, Astrid Pippi Longstocking.
Pippi Longstocking is definitely the most interesting, most
fun friend two kids could have. (158pp.)
Lowry, Lois Anastasia Again!
Anastasia is appalled at her parent's decision to move.
(145pp.)
McCloskey, Robert Homer Price.
Unusual things seem to happen to Homer -- very unusual.
(149pp.)
McHugh, Elisabet Raising A Mother Isn't Easy.
Karen decides that her mother needs a husband - so she
sets out to find her one. (pp.)
McKenna, Colleen O'Shaughnessy Fourth Grade Is A Jinx.
Collette is mortified when her mother takes over the job
of teaching Collette's class. (168pp.)
Martin, Ann M. Stage Fright.
Shy Sara panics when she must perform in a school play.
(125pp.)
Merrill Jean The Toothpaste Millionaire.
Kate's friend Rufus starts a business making toothpaste
and winds up a millionaire. (90pp.)
Mills, Claudia Cally's Enterprise.
Cally's life seems to be totally arranged by her parents and
her friends. How can she do what she wants? (116pp.)
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux Mayfield Crossing.
When the black kids from Mayfield Crossing attend the
newly integrated Parkview Elementary school they
encounter racial prejudice for the first time. Only baseball
seems a possibility for bringing people together. Set in
1960. (88pp.)
Norton, Mary Bedknob And Broomsticks.
Three kids acquire a magic bedknob which takes them on
dangerous journeys to exotic places. (189pp.)
Peck, Robert Newton Soup On Fire.
Rob and Soup set in motion a wild scheme to catch the eye
of the Hollywood talent scout visiting their town. (116pp.)
Pryor, Bonnie Poison Ivy And Eyebrow Wigs.
Martin and Jamie are determined to join the incrowd of
fourth-grade boys -- but all does not go according to plan.
(162pp.)
Robinson, Barbara The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
When the worst kids in town take over the annual
Christmas pageant the results surprise everyone. (80pp.)
Rock, Gail The House Without A Christmas Tree.
Addie wants desperately not to be the only family in town
without a Christmas tree. (88pp.)
Scribner, Virginia Gopher Takes Heart.
While his class prepares for Valentine's Day, Gopher
struggles to stand up to the class bully, hold on to his milk
money, and retain his self-respect. (136pp.)
Seabrooke, Brenda The Dragon That Ate Summer.
While recovering from a skateboard accident, Alastair
finds an unusual new pet in Mr. Hobson's garden. (110pp.)
Shreve, Susan Joshua T. Bates Takes Charge.
Fifth-grader Joshua must cope with a nerdy new kid and
the class bully. (102pp.)
Stolz, Mary The Bully Of Barkham Street.
The other kids all think Martin is a bully. He isn't really --
it's just that no one understands him. (194pp.)
Tapp, Kathy Kennedy Den 4 Meets The Jinx.
Adam's sister Jessie always ruins his den meeting -- or so
it seems. (118pp.)
Taylor, Sydney All-Of-A-Kind Family.
The adventures of a family living in New York City at the
turn of the century. (189pp.)
Travers, Mary Mary Poppins.
The wind brings two English children a magical nanny.
(206pp.)
Twohill, Maggie Jeeter, Mason, and the Magic Headset.
Jeeter starts getting messages about the future through
her radio headset. (103pp.)
Weiss, Ellen The Tiny Parents.
When an experiment goes wrong and their inventor parents
shrink until they are only 2 1/2 inches tall, it's up to Marie
and Eddie to figure out how to get them back to normal.
(82pp.)
White, E.B. Charlotte's Web.
The classic story of true friendship between a pig and a
spider. (184pp.)
Williams, Barbara Mitzi And The Terrible Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Mitzi isn't sure she wants her mother to marry Walter,
whose younger son is a three-year-old genius who thinks he
is a dinosaur. (102pp.)
Williams, Jay Danny Dunn And The Anti-Gravity Paint.
When Danny tips over the mysterious jar of liquid, he has
no way of knowing that he will involve himself and his
friends in a wild flight between planets. (154pp.)
Wright, Betty Ren The Ghost Of Popcorn Hill.
Martin and Peter acquire a mischievous new dog and two
lonely ghosts. (81pp.)
Holes by Louis Sachar
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1) by Lemony Snicket
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Joey Pigza Books) by Jack Gantos
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (Aladdin Fantasy) by Robert C. O'Brien
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (A Dell Yearling Book) by Judy Blume
Adventure & Survival
Baillie, Allan Adrift.
Bledsoe, Lucy Tracks in the Snow.
Blumberg, Rhoda Shipwrecked! The True Adventures of a Japanese
Boy.
Brady, Esther Toliver's Secret.
Christopher, Matt Stranded.
Fleischman, Sid Jim Ugly.
George, Jean My Side of the Mountain.
Hughes, Carol Jack Black and the Ship of Thieves.
Kehret, Peg Earthquake Terror.
Mazer, Harry The Wild Kid.
Myers, Edward Hostage.
Patneaude, David The Last Man's Reward.
Petersen, P.J. White Water.
Snicket, Lemony The Bad Beginning.
Animals
Auch, Mary Jane The Latchkey Dog.
Byars, Betsy Wanted ... Mud Blossom.
Carnell, Suzanne A Treasury of Pet Stories.
Carris, Joan Just a Little Ham.
Clifford, Eth Harvey's Horrible Snake Disaster.
Dickinson, Peter Chuck and Danielle.
Duffey, Betsy Lucky on the Loose.
Feldman, Eve B. That Cat!
George, Jean C. There's an Owl in the Shower.
Grover, Wayne Dolphin Freedom.
Haas, Jessie Runaway Radish.
Hearne, Betsy Eliza's Dog.
Hesse, Karen Sable.
Howe, James Morgan's Zoo.
Johansen, Hanna A Tomcat's Tale.
Kenah, Katharine Eggs Over Easy.
King-Smith, Dick Ace, the Very Important Pig.
King-Smith, Dick Animal Stories.
King-Smith, Dick Lady Lollipop.
Knight, Dawn Mischief, Mad Mary, and Me.
Manes, Stephen The Great Gerbil Roundup.
McKay, Hilary Dog Friday.
Naylor, Phyllis Shiloh.
Pollock, Penny Stall Buddies.
Rodowsky, Colby F. Not My Dog.
Shura, Mary Mister Wolf and Me.
Thomas, Jane The Comeback Dog.
Wallace, Bill Watchdog and the Coyotes.
Biography
Armstrong, Jennifer Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World:
Shackleton's Amazing Voyage.
Byars, Betsy The Moon and I.
Cheng, Chen-Sun A Young Painter: The Life and Paintings of Wang
Yani--China's Extraordinary Young Artist.
Coerr, Eleanor Sadako and theThousand Paper Cranes.
Dolan, Ellen Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail.
Emmerich, Elsbeth My Childhood in Nazi Germany.
Fleischman, Sid The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life.
George, Jean C. A Tarantula in My Purse: And 172 Other Wild Pets.
Kehret, Peg Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio.
Mitchell, Barbara CLICK! A Story About George Eastman.
Paulsen, Gary My Life in Dog Years.
Peet, Bill Bill Peet: An Autobiography.
Polacco, Patricia Betty Doll.
Spinelli, Jerry Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a
Kid.
Stanley, Diane Leonardo da Vinci.
Tillage, Leon Leon's Story.
Uchida, Yoshiko The Invisible Thread.
Fantasy
Avi Poppy.
Banks, Lynn Reid The Fairy Rebel.
Brock, Betty No Flying in the House.
Coatsworth, Pure Magic.
Elizabeth
Cooper, Susan The Boggart.
Coville, Bruce Into the Land of the Unicorns.
Dillon, Barbara A Mom by Magic.
Evans, Douglas Apple Island, or, the Truth About Teachers.
Fine, Anne Bad Dreams.
Gray, Luli Falcon's Egg.
Hesse, Karen The Music of Dolphins.
Jocelyn, Marthe The Invisible Harry.
King-Smith, Dick The School Mouse.
Levine, Gail Carson The Princess Test.
Lindgren, Astrid Pippi Longstocking.
MacDonald, Betty Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.
Maguire, Gregory Seven Spiders Spinning.
Martin, Ann M. The Doll People.
Mayne, William Hob and the Goblins.
McGraw, Eloise The Moorchild.
Meddaugh, Susan Lulu's Hat.
Morgan, Helen The Witch Doll.
Napoli, Donna Jo Soccer Shock.
Norton, Mary The Borrowers.
Paterson, Katherine The King's Equal.
Pierce, Tamora First Test.
Pullman, Philip I was a Rat!
Seabrooke, Brenda The Vampire in My Bathtub.
Seidler, Tor The Wainscott Weasel.
Sommer-Bodenburg, My Friend the Vampire.
Angela
Venokur, Ross The Cookie Company.
Waugh, Sylvia The Mennyms.
Wells, Rosemary Through the Hidden Door.
Whybrow, Ian Little Wolf's Book of Badness.
Yolen, Jane The Dragon's Boy.
Funny Books
Blume, Judy Superfudge.
Doyle, Roddy The Giggler Treatment.
Erickson, John The Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog.
Korman, Gordon Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?
Manes, Stephen Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days.
Manes, Stephen Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday!
Pilkey, Dav The Adventures of Captain Underpants.
Pinkwater, Daniel Fat Camp Commandos.
Roberts, Ken The Thumb in the Box.
Rockwell, Thomas How to Eat Fried Worms.
Sachar, Louis Sideways Stories from Wayside School.
Venokur, Ross The Amazing Frecktacle.
Ghosts & Scary Stories
Carusone, Al Don't Open the Door After the Sun Goes Down.
Coville, Bruce The Ghost in the Third Row.
Dahl, Roald The Witches.
Gorog, Judith In a Messy, Messy Room.
Hague, Michael Kate Culhane: A Ghost Story.
Hahn, Mary Downing Time for Andrew.
Jacques, Brian Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales.
Jennings, Paul Uncanny: Even More Surprising Stories.
Lehr, Norma The Shimmering Ghost of Riversend.
Mahy, Margaret The Horribly Haunted School.
Martin, Ann Ma and Pa Dracula.
Naylor, Phyllis Bernie and the Bessledorf Ghost.
Pinkwater, Daniel Attila the Pun.
Wright, Betty Haunted Summer.
Historical Fiction
Anderson, Joan Joshua's Westward Journal.
Baylis-White, Mary Sheltering Rebecca.
Bradley, Kimberly One-of-a-Kind Mallie.
Brubaker
Bruchac, Joseph Children of the Longhouse.
Craig, Ruth Malu's Wolf.
Cross, Gillian The Great American Elephant Chase.
Dorris, Michael Sees Behind Trees.
Erdrich, Louise The Birchbark House.
Fleischman, Paul Bull Run.
Giff, Patricia Reilly Lily's Crossing.
Harris, Carol Flynn A Place for Joey.
Lawlor, Laurie Addie Across the Prairie.
Lord, Bette In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.
Love, D. Anne Dakota Spring.
Love, D. Anne A Year Without Rain.
MacBride, Roger Lea Little House on Rocky Ridge.
Naylor, Phyllis Maudie in the Middle.
Nelson, Vaunda Mayfield Crossing.
Orlev, Uri Lydia, Queen of Palestine.
Propp, Vera When the Soldiers Were Gone.
Ransom, Candice F. Ladies and Jellybeans.
Stanley, Diane Elena.
Wallace, Barbara The Twin in the Tavern.
Brooks
In Other Lands
Ada, Alma Flor Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba.
Ellis, Deborah The Breadwinner.
Huynh, Quang Nhuong The Land I Lost.
Lee, Marie G. Night of the Chupacabras.
Lester, Alison Quicksand Pony.
Morgenstern, Susie Secret Letters from 0 to 10.
Pullman, Philip The Firework-Maker's Daughter.
Schaeffer, Edith Mei Fuh: Memories from China.
Mystery
Avi Who Stole the Wizard of OZ.
Clifford, Eth Harvey's Marvelous Monkey Mystery.
Corbett, Scott The Trouble with Diamonds.
Giff, Patricia Reilly Kidnap at the Catfish Café.
Gilson, Jamie Soccer Circus.
Hall, Lynn The Mystery of the Caramel Cat.
Hughes, Dean Nutty and the Case of the Ski-Slope Spy.
Naylor, Phyllis The Bodies in the Bessledorf Hotel.
Osborne, Mary Pope Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple.
Pfeffer, Susan Beth The Pizza Puzzle.
Sobol, Donald Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure
Hunt.
Stevenson, Drew Terror on Cemetery Hill.
Vigor, John Danger, Dolphins, and Ginger Beer.
Woodruff, Elvira The Ghost of Lizard Light.
School, Friends, & Family
Bulla, Clyde Shoeshine Girl.
Cleary, Beverly Dear Mr. Henshaw.
Clements, Andrew The School Story.
Clifford, Eth The Remembering Box.
Creech, Sharon Love That Dog.
DeClements, Barthe The Fourth Grade Wizards.
DiCamillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie.
Feiffer, Jules The Man in the Ceiling.
Fenner, Carol Randall's Wall.
Ferguson, Alane Cricket and the Crackerbox Kid.
Fine, Anne Step by Wicked Step.
Freeman, Martha Fourth Grade Weirdo.
Gantos, Jack Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.
Gardiner, John General Butterfingers.
Giff, Patricia Fourth-Grade Celebrity.
Gilson, Jamie Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub.
Graves, Bonnie B. Taking Care of Trouble.
Hill, Kirkpatrick The Year of Miss Agnes.
Hines, Anna Cassie Bowen Takes Witch Lessons.
Honeycutt, Natalie The Best-Laid Plans of Jonah Twist.
Hurwitz, Johanna The Cold and Hot Winter.
Lisle, Janet The Lost Flower Children.
Lowry, Lois All About Sam.
Martin, Ann Me and Katie (the Pest).
McDonald, Joyce Mail-Order Kid.
McDonald, Megan Judy Moody.
McHugh, Elisabet Karen's Sister.
Mead, Alice Junebug.
Miles, Betty The Secret Life of the Underwear Champ.
Naylor, Phyllis Boys Against Girls.
Reynolds
Park, Barbara Mick Harte was Here.
Patron, Susan Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe.
Peck, Robert Soup.
Sachs, Marilyn The Four Ugly Cats in Apartment 3D.
Shreve, Susan The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates.
Smith, Roberts The War with Grandpa.
Soto, Gary The Skirt.
Spinelli, Eileen Lizzie Logan Wears Purple Sunglasses.
Spinelli, Jerry Fourth Grade Rats.
Spurr, Elizabeth Mamá's Birthday Surprise.
Stowe, Cynthia Not-So-Normal Norman.
Vail, Rachel Daring to be Abigail!
Walter, Mildred Pitts Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World.
Warner, Sally Dog Years.
Williams, Vera Scooter.
Willner-Pardo, Gina Jumping Into Nothing.
Science Fiction
Asimov, Isaac The Heavenly Host.
Becker, Bonny My Brother, the Robot.
Byars, Betsy The Computer Nut.
Cameron, Eleanor The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet.
Coville, Bruce My Teacher is an Alien.
Gardiner, John Top Secret.
Gauthier, Gail My Life Among the Aliens.
Greer, Gery Max and Me and the Time Machine.
Hoover, H. M. Only Child.
Mackel, Kathy Can of Worms.
Manes, Stephen That Game from Outer Space.
Pinkwater, Daniel Slaves of Spiegel.
Service, Pamela Stinker from Space.
Slote, Alfred C.O.L.A.R.: A Tale of Outer Space.
Sports
Bowen, Fred Winners Take All.
Christopher, Matt The Fox Steals Home.
Giff, Patricia Left-Handed Shortstop.
Glenn, Mel Play-by-Play.
Gutman, Dan The Million Dollar Shot.
Hughes, Dean Now We're Talking.
Hurwitz, Johanna Baseball Fever.
Jackson, Alison My Brother the Star.
Korman, Gordon The Toilet Paper Tigers.
Park, Barbara Skinnybones.
Schnur, Steven The Koufax Dilemma.
Slote, Alfred The Trading Game.
Stout, Glenn On the Halfpipe with...Tony Hawk.
Van Leeuwen, Jean Benjy the Football Hero.
Wallace, Barbara Hawkins and the Soccer Solution.
Brooks
Angelou, Maya My Painted House
Armstrong, William Sounder
Avi Blue Heron
Crispin, the Cross of Lead
Night Journeys
The Fighting Ground
Ragweed
Bailey, Carolyn Miss Hickory
Banks, Lynn Reid The Fairy Rebel
Blume, Judy Blubber
Freckle Juice
Superfudge and any of the Fudge series
Bond, Michael A Bear Called Paddington
Bridges, Ruby Through My Eyes
Brink, Carol R. Caddie Woodlawn
Butterworth, Olive The Enormous Egg
Byars, Betsy Bingo Brown series
Blossoms series
Coast to Coast
The Summer of the Swans
The Computer Nut
The Cybil War
The Dark Stairs
The Night Swimmers
Tornado
Caudill, Rebecca Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley?
Caudill, Rebecca Tree of Freedom
Christopher, Matt Dirt Bike Racer
The Fox Steals Home
Ice Magic
Long Stretch at First Base
No Arm in the Left Field
Skateboard Tough
Cleary, Beverly Beezus and Ramona (any of the series )
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Ellen Tebbits
Henry Huggins (any of the series)
Muggie Maggie
Socks
Strider
Clements, Andrew Janitor's Boy
Coerr, Eleanor Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl (series)
Colville, Ann My Teacher Fried My Brains
Colville, Bruce I Was a Sixth Grade Alien
Creech, Sharon Bloomability
Love That Dog
Walk Two Moons
Curtis, Christopher Bud, Not Buddy
Curtis, Christopher The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Cutler, Jane No Dogs Allowed
Dahl, Roald The B.F.G.
Esio Trot
Witches (and any other book by Roald Dahl)
Davidson, Margaret The Story of Jackie Robinson, the Bravest Man In
Baseball
DeCamillo, Kate Because of Winn Dixie
The Tale of Despereaux
Denenberg, Barry Stealing Home: A Story of Jackie Robinson
Edmonds, Walter The Matchlock Gun
Estes, Eleanor The Moffats (series)
Fitzhugh, Louise Harriet the Spy
Fleischman, Paul Bull Run
Fritz, Jean And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?
George Washington's Breakfast
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution
The Double Life of Pocahontas
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
Where Do You Think You're Going, Columbus?
Gardiner, John Stone Fox
Giff, Patricia Lily's Crossing Nory Ryan's Song
Gipson, Fred Old Yeller
Gutman, Dan Honus and Me
Haywood, Carolyn Betsy (series, any books)
The Eddie (series)
Henry, Marguerite Black Gold
King of the Wind (series)
Hiaasen, Carl Hoot
Holling, Holling
Paddle-to-the Sea
Howe, Deborah Bunnicula
Howe, James Howliday Inn
Hughes, Langston The Dreamkeeper and other Poems
Hunter, Mollie The Mermaid Summer
Hurwitz, Johanna Aldo (any in the series)
Jacques, Brian Redwall (series)
Jerry Spinelli, Wringer
Joseph, Lynn The Color of My Words
Juster, Norton The Phantom Tollbooth
King-Smith, Dick Pigs Might Fly
Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Krumgold, Joseph Onion John
Lawson, Robert Ben and Me
L'Engle, Madeleine A Wind in the Door
A Wrinkle in Time (series)
Levers, Gail Carson Ella Enchanted
Lewis, C. S. Chronicles of Narnia (series)
Lindgren, Astrid Pippi Longstocking (series)
Lovelace, Maud Hart Betsy-Tacy (series)
Lowry, Lois All About Sam
Anastasia (series)
Attaboy, Sam
Number the Stars
MacLachlan, Patricia Sarah, Plain and Tall
Martin, Rafe Rough Face Girl
McDonald, Betty Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (series)
Mochizuki, Ken Baseball Saved Us
Naylor, Phyllis Beetles Lightly Toasted
Saving Shiloh
Norton, Mary The Borrowers (series)
O'Dell, Scott Sing Down the Moon
Park, Linda Sue A Single Shard
Peck, Richard A Long Way From Chicago
A Year Down Under
Voices After Midnight
Peck, Robert Newton Soup (series)
Porter, Eleanor Pollyanna
Reid Banks, Lynn The Indian in the Cupboard
Reilly Giff, Patricia Fourth Grade Celebrity
Pictures of Hollis Woods
Robinson, Barbara The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Rockwell, Thomas How to Eat Fried Worms
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter (series)
Ryan, Pam Esperanza Rising
Rylant, Cynthia A Blue-Eyed Daisy
Sachar, Louis Holes
Sixth Grade Secrets
There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom
Wayside School is Falling Down
Various authors Dear America (series)
Scieska, Jon Summer Reading Is Killing Me
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Silverstein, Shel Falling Up
The Giving Tree
Simon, Seymour Big Cats
Snicket, Lemony Bad Beginning (series)
Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown (series)
Sperry, Armstrong Call It Courage
Spinelli, Jerry Fourth Grade Rats
Stargirl Knots in My Yo-Yo String
Steig, William The Real Thief
Stein, R. Conrad Ellis Island
The Underground Railroad
Taylor, Mildred Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Taylor, Syndey All-of-a-Kind Family series
Voight, Cynthia Bad, Badder, Baddest
Warner, Gertrude C. The Boxcar Children (series)
White, E. B. Charlotte's Web
Stuart Little
The Trumpet of the Swan
Wilder, Laura Ingalls The Little House (series)
Yolen, Jane Devil's Arithmetic
The Dragon's Boy
Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast