reading list 4th 2014.pptx

Reading is Fun!!
4th grade Summer Reading Suggestions
Berkeley School Libraries, 2014
Having Fun with Chapter Books (*level O-P-Q)
The Amazing Gum Girl!: Chews your destiny, by Rhode
Montijo
Bad Kitty Gets a Bath, by Nick Bruel
Beezus and Ramona, by Beverly Cleary
Bowling Alley Bandit, by Laurie Keller
Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker
Dragonbreath, by Ursula Vernon
Ferno the Fire Dragon (Beast Quest), by Adam Blade
Adventure and Historical Fiction (level Q-R-S)
Geronimo Stilton series, by Geronimo Stilton
Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko
Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mixup, by Melissa
Thomson
Shadow on the Mountain, by Margi Preus
Judy Moody series, by Megan McDonald
The Shark Attacks of 1916 (I Survived series), by
Lauren Tarshis
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel, by Nikki Grimes
Storm Runners, by Roland Smith
Mallory on the Move, by Laurie Friedman
Turtle in Paradise, by Jennifer Holm
The Sinking of the Titanic (I Survived series), by Lauren
Tarshis
The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick
Exciting Fantasy (level Q-R-S)
The Field Guide (Spiderwick Chronicles), by Tony
DiTerlizzi
The Mark of the Dragonfly, by Jaleigh Johnson
NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense
Society, by Michael Buckley
The Search for WondLa, by Tony Di Terlizzi
Starry River of the Sky, by Grace Lin
A Tale Dark and Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz
* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system
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Funny Stories (level R-S-T)
The 13-Story Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths
Dead End in Norvelt, by Jack Gantos
Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Summer Vacation, by
Tommy Greenwald
Flora and Ulysses, by Kate DiCamillo
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, by Tom Angleberger
Stories that Touch Your Heart (level R-S-T)
The Templeton Twins Have an Idea, by Ellis Weiner
Counting By 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, by Stephan Pastis
Dancing Home, by Alma Flor Ada
Drita, My Homegirl, by Jenny Lombard
Duke, by Kirby Larson
Hold Fast, by Blue Balliett
P.S. Be Eleven, by Rita Williams-Garcia
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate
New Graphic Novels!
Serafina’s Promise, by Ann E. Burg
Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry, by Dave Roman
A Snicker of Magic, by Natalie Lloyd
Blufton: My summers with Buster, by Matt Phelan
Turtle in Paradise, by Jennifer L. Holm
Cleopatra in Space: Target Practice, by Mike
Maihack
Wonder, by R.J. Palacio
Words with Wings, by Nikki Grimes
Fairy Tale Comics, edited by Chris Duffy
Happy Birthday Babymouse, by Jennifer L. Holm
Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Scuffle, by Jarrett
K. Krosoczka
Fascinating Nonfiction
Barbed Wire Baseball, by Marissa Moss
Baseball Legends in the Making, by Marty Gitlin
The Return of Zita the Spacegirl, by Ben Hatke
Can We Save the Tiger?, by Martin Jenkins
Smash! Trial by fire, by Chris A. Bolton
The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific
Mystery, by Sandra Markle
The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Spelling
Trouble, by Frank Cammuso
How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A look at unusual animal
partnerships, by Steve Jenkins
Josephine: The dazzling life of Josephine Baker, by
Patricia Hruby Powell
Locamotive, by Brian Floca
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her
Family’s Fight for Desegregation, by Duncan Tonatiuh
Find more recommendations at
Mary Ann Scheuer’s website
greatkidbooks.blogspot.com
BUSD Library Services
berkeley.net/school-libraries