Summer Reading Favorites: 4th grade suggestions

School is out for us--hooray! Our first outing was to get ice cream and visit the local branch of our public library. Do your kids wander about needing suggestions about what to read? Here are some of my favorite books to recommend for kids who have just finished 4th grade.

Note: Our schools use the Fountas & Pinnell reading levels to help indicate "just right books" for students. I like to band these levels together, to look at a group of similar books.

Having Fun with Chapter Books (level O-P-Q)

• The Gumazing Gum Girl!: Chews Your Destiny, by Rhode Montijo (library - Amazon)
• Bowling Alley Bandit, by Laurie Keller (library - Amazon)
• Dragonbreath, by Ursula Vernon (library - Amazon)
• Ferno the Fire Dragon (Beast Quest series), by Adam Blade (library - Amazon)

Adventure & Historical Fiction (level Q-R-S-T)

• Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko (library - Amazon)
• The Shark Attacks of 1916 (I Survived series), by Lauren Tarshis (library - Amazon)
• Turtle in Paradise, by Jennifer L. Holm (library - Amazon)
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick (library - Amazon)

Exciting Fantasy (level Q-R-S)

• The Mark of the Dragonfly, by Jaleigh Johnson (library - Amazon)
• The Search for WondLa, by Tony DiTerlizzi (library - Amazon)
• Starry River of the Sky, by Grace Lin (library - Amazon)
• A Tale Dark and Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz (library - Amazon)

Funny Stories (level R-S-T)

• Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Summer Vacation, by Tommy Greenwald DiTerlizzi (library - Amazon)
• Flora and Ulysses, by Kate DiCamillo (library - Amazon)
• The Templeton Twins Have an Idea, by Ellis Weiner (library - Amazon)
• Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, by Stephan Pastis (library - Amazon)

Stories that Touch Your Heart (level R-S-T)

• Dancing Home, by Alma Flor Ada (library - Amazon)
• P.S. Be Eleven, by Rita Williams-Garcia (library - Amazon)
• Serafina's Promise, by Ann E. Burg (library - Amazon)
• Words With Wings, by Nikki Grimes (library - Amazon)

New Graphic Novels!

• Cleopatra in Space: Target Practice, by Mike Maihack (library - Amazon)
• Fairy Tale Comics, edited by Chris Duffy (library - Amazon)
• Happy Birthday Babymouse, by Jennifer L. Holm (library - Amazon)
• Smash! Trial by Fire, by Chris A. Bolton (library - Amazon)

Fascinating Nonfiction

• Barbed Wire Baseball, by Marissa Moss (library - Amazon)
• Baseball Legends in the Making, by Marty Gitlin (library - Amazon)
• Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, by Patricia Hruby Powell (library - Amazon)
• Separate Is Never Equal, by Duncan Tonatiuh  (library - Amazon)

Do you like these? Print out the whole list to take to the library or bookstore! Share it with friends!

Summer reading list 4th 2014 from Mary Ann Scheuer

Check out all of the 2014 summer reading lists I developed for grades K through 5 through SlideShare or this page.

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