Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

AUTHOR TITLES GENRE AR

Kate DiCamillo The Tale of Despereaux JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories BL: 4.7 Pts: 5

Andrew Clements No Talking JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education BL: 5 Pts: 4

Kate DiCamillo Because of Winn Dixie JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes /

Emotions & Feelings BL: 3.9 Pts: 3

Jerry Spinelli Maniac Magee JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes /

Prejudice & Racism BL: 4.7 Pts: 5

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Shiloh JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs BL: 4.4 Pts: 4

Andrew Clements Frindle JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories BL: 5.4 Pts: 2

Gary Paulsen Hatchet YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action &

Adventure / General BL: 5.7 Pts: 7

Jacqueline Davies The Lemonade War JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings BL: 4.1 Pts: 4

Katherine Paterson Bridge to Terabithia YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes /

Friendship BL: 4.6 Pts: 5

Rick Riordan The Maze of Bones (39 Clues,

No. 1, Series) JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure /

General BL: 4.3 Pts: 7

Franklin W. Dixon The Hardy Boys: The Tower

Treasure (Series) JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings

BL: 5.4 Pts: 6

Madeleine L’Engle A Wrinkle in Time Juvenile Fiction | Classics BL: 4.7 Pts: 6

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

C.S. Lewis The Lion, the Witch, and the

Wardrobe (Series) Juvenile Fiction | Classics | Fantasy &

Magic BL: 4.9 Pts: 1

T. L. Stewart The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious

Benedict Society, #1)

JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General

BL: 5.6 Pts: 18

J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the

Sorcerer’s Stone (Series) Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic

BL: 5.5 Pts: 12

Lemony Snicket The Bad Beginning (A Series of

Unfortunate Events, #1) JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans &

Foster Homes BL: 6.4 Pts: 4

Rick Riordan The Lightning Thief JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic BL: 4.7 Pts: 13

Brian Selznick The Invention of Hugo Cabret JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe BL: 5.1 Pts: 4

E.L. Konigsberg From the Mixed-Up Files of

Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings

BL: 4.7 Pts: 5

Rick Riordin The Titan's Curse (Percy

Jackson and the Olympians, #3)

JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic BL: 4.2 Pts: 10

Lois Lowry Number the Stars JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Holocaust BL: 4.5 Pts: 4

Patricia Polacco Pink and Say JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)

BL: 3.8 Pts: 1

Christopher Paul Curtis

Bud, Not Buddy YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General BL: 5.0 Pts: 8

Roberta Edwards Who Is Barack Obama?

(Series) JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography &

Autobiography / Political BL: 5.1 Pts: 1

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Helen Keller The Story of My Life BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women BL: 6.8 Pts: 12

Robert Coles The Story of Ruby Bridges JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United

States / 20th Century BL: 4.4 Pts: 0.5

Peter Golenbock Teammates JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation

BL: 5.4 Pts: 0.5

Kathleen Krull Wilma Unlimited JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports &

Recreation / Track & Field BL: 5.1 Pts: 0.5

Laura Driscoll George Washington Carver:

The Peanut Wizard JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography &

Autobiography / Cultural Heritage BL: 4.2 Pts: 0.5

Seymour Simon The Universe (Series) JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature

/ Astronomy BL: 5.5 Pts: 0.5

Anita Ganeri I Wonder Why the Sea Is Salty

(Series)

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Water (Oceans, Lakes,

etc.)

BL: 4.6 Pts: 0.5

Joanna Cole The Magic School Bus: Inside

the Human Body (Series) Juvenile Fiction | Technology | General

BL: 4.6 Pts: 0.5

Lauren Tarshis I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor,1941 Book

#4(Series)

JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars

BL: 4.3 Pts: 2

Alvin Schwartz Scary Stories to Tell in the

Dark (Scary Stories, #1) JUVENILE FICTION / Horror

BL: 4.1 Pts: 1

Sharon Creech Love That Dog JUVENILE FICTION / Stories in Verse (see

also Poetry) BL: 4.5 Pts: 1

Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories BL: 5.2 Pts: 3

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Roald Dahl The BFG JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure /

General BL: 4.8 Pts: 6

Dav Pilkey The Adventures of Captain

Underpants (Series) JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories

BL: 4.3 Pts: 1

Rachel Renée Russell

Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Series)

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship

BL: 5.4 Pts: 5

Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

Niagara Falls, or Does It? (Hank Zipzer Series)

JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education BL: 4.3 Pts: 3

Judy Blume Starring Sally J. Freedman as

Herself JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes /

Adolescence & Coming of Age BL: 4.4 Pts: 8

Amy Zuckerman and Jim Daly

2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow’s Kids

Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | How Things Work/Are Made

BL: 5.6 Pts: 0.5

Gordon Korman The Contest: Everest #1 Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Camping & Outdoor Activities

BL: 5.1 Pts: 4.0

George Selden The Cricket in Times Square Juvenile Fiction | Classics BL: 4.9 Pts: 4.0

Audrey Couloumbis The Misadventures of Maude

March Juvenile Fiction | Westerns BL: 5.1

Pts: 11.0

Janell Cannon Crickwing Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.

BL: 4.2 Pts: 0.5

Erin Hunter The Quest Begins: Seekers #1 Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 5.4

Pts: 12.0

Beverly Cleary Beezus and Ramona Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings BL: 4.8 Pts: 3.0

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Lloyd Alexander Chronicles of Prydain #01: The

Book of Three Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables |

General BL: 5.3 Pts: 7.0

John D. Fitzgerald The Great Brain Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure BL: 5.2 Pts: 7.0

Roald Dahl James and the Giant Peach Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 4.8 Pts: 4.0

Chris Van Allsburg Jumanji Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure BL: 3.9 Pts: 0.5

Eleanor Coerr Sadako and the Thousand

Paper Cranes Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography &

Autobiography | Historical BL: 4.1 Pts: 1.0

Jeff Smith Bone (series) Comics & Graphic Novels | General BL: 2.5 Pts: 1.0

Demi The Boy Who Painted Dragons Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues

BL: 4.6 Pts: 0.5

Judy Sierra The Gruesome Guide to World

Monsters JUVENILE FICTION / Horror -

Angie Sage Magyk: Septimus Heap Book

One Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 6.0

Pts: 18.0

M.I. McAllister

The Mistmantle Chronicles Book One: Urchin of the

Riding Stars

JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.

BL: 5.4 Pts: 10.0

Diane Stanley The Trouble With Wishes JUVENILE FICTION / Art & Architecture BL: 3.6 Pts: 0.5

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Walter M. Mayes Walter the Giant Storyteller’s Giant Book of Giant Stories

JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction BL: 5.3 Pts: 1.0

Barbara Wersba Walter, the Story of a Rat Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.

BL: 5.7 Pts: 2.0

Neil Philip Horse Hooves and Chicken

Feet: Mexican Folktales JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore

/ Anthologies BL: 5.8 Pts: 3.0

Patricia C. McKissack

Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily

Characters

Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American

BL: 4.8 Pts: 5.0

David Schwartz How Much Is a Million? Juvenile Nonfiction | Mathematics | Arithmetic

BL: 3.4 Pts: 0.5

Jon Scieszka Math Curse Juvenile Fiction | Technology | General BL: 3.7 Pts: 0.5

Julius Lester Day of Tears : A Novel in

Dialogue Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United

States - African-American BL: 4.8 Pts: 4.0

Laurence Yep The Earth Dragon Awakes Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American

BL: 3.7 Pts: 2.0

Jean Fritz Homesick Juvenile Fiction | Biographical | United States

BL: 5.1 Pts: 6.0

Beverly Naidoo Journey to Jo’burg: A South

African Story Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Africa BL: 4.6 Pts: 2.0

Linda Sue Park Keeping Score Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball

BL: 5.4 Pts: 7.0

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

James Howe Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan

Crow Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Rabbits

BL: 4.5 Pts: 3.0

Tim Kennemore Circle of Doom JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic BL: 5.4 Pts: 8.0

Betsy Byars The Not-Just-Anybody Family JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories BL: 4.6 Pts: 4.0

Louis Sachar Sideways Stories from

Wayside School Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories

BL: 3.3 Pts: 3.0

Brian Selznick Boy of a Thousand Faces Juvenile Fiction | Horror BL: 4.8 Pts: 0.5

Charles Ogden Edgar & Ellen Under Town Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 5.5 Pts: 3.0

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Framed Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure BL: 4.2 Pts: 9.0

Sid Fleischman Jim Ugly Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure BL: 4.3 Pts: 3.0

Jean Craighead George

The Missing ‘Gator of Gumbo Limbo: An Eco Mystery

Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Alligators & Crocodiles

BL: 4.6 Pts: 4.0

Bruce Hale Murder, My Tweet: A Chet

Gecko Mystery Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, &

Detective Stories BL: 3.7 Pts: 2.0

Patrick Carman Atherton Book 1: The House

of Power Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 6.1

Pts: 12.0

Jerry Spinelli Do the Funky Pickle JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship

BL: 4.0 Pts: 3.0

Andrew Clements Lunch Money Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories BL: 5.2 Pts: 6.0

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Jerry Spinelli Picklemania Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories BL: 4.3 Pts: 3.0

E. Charlton-Trujillo Prizefighter en mi Casa JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General BL: 4.1 Pts: 5.0

Esme Codell Sahara Special Juvenile Fiction | General BL: 4.2 Pts: 4.0

Andrew Clements The School Story Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories BL: 5.2 Pts: 5.0

Louis Sachar There’s a Boy in the Girl’s

Bathroom Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-

Esteem & Self-Reliance BL: 3.4 Pts: 5.0

Leslie Connor Waiting for Normal Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age

BL: 3.7 Pts: 7.0

Marie McSwigan Snow Treasure Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe BL: 5.3 Pts: 5.0

Bruce Coville William Shakespeare’s The

Winter’s Tale JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts /

Theater & Musicals BL: 5.7 Pts: 1.0

Donna M. Bateman Deep in the Swamp Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General BL: 4.7 Pts: 0.5

Nicola Davies Extreme Animals: The

Toughest Creatures on Earth Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature |

Zoology BL: 6.4 Pts: 1.0

Albert Marrin Oh, Rats! The Story of Rats

and People Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Squirrels, etc

BL: 6.2 Pts: 2.0

Isabella and Craig Hatkoff and Paula

Kuhumbu

Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Mammals

BL: 6.0 Pts: 1.0

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Sy Montgomery

Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud

Forest of New Guinea Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Mammals

BL: 5.3 Pts: 2.0

Ken Blackburn and Jeff

The World Record Paper Airplane Book Crafts & Hobbies | Papercrafts -

Patti Kelley Criswell, illustrated

by: Ali Douglass

The Book Club Kit JUVENILE NONFICTION / Activity Books -

Patty Kelley Criswell

Friends: Making Them and Keeping Them

Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Friendship

-

Gregory Tang The Best of Times: Math Strategies That Multiply

Juvenile Nonfiction | Mathematics | Arithmetic

-

Matt Doeden Crazy Cars JUVENILE NONFICTION / Transportation / Cars & Trucks

BL: 5.4 Pts: 1.0

Elaine Pascoe Fooled You! Fakes and Hoaxes

Through the Years Juvenile Nonfiction | Curiosities &

Wonders BL: 6.4 Pts: 2.0

Laura Schlitz

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval

Village Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Medieval

BL: 5.6 Pts: 2.0

Shelley Tanaka

On Board the Titanic: What It Was Like When the Great

Liner Sank

Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships, & Underwater Craft

BL: 4.4 Pts: 1.0

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Laurie David and Cambria Gordon

The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation &

Protection

BL: 7.6 Pts: 3.0

Lee Welles Gaia Girls: Enter the Earth JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / General

-

Paul B. Janeczko

Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret

Writing Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference | General

BL: 7.3 Pts: 3.0

Gary Blackwood The Shakespeare Stealer Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Renaissance BL: 5.2 Pts: 7.0

Claire Watts and Trevor Day

Natural Disasters JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Disasters

-

Roald Dahl Matilda Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 5.0 Pts: 6.0

Wendy Orr Nim’s Island Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories BL: 5.8 Pts: 3.0

Natalie Babbitt Tuck Everlasting Juvenile Fiction | Classics BL: 5.0 Pts: 4.0

Cornelia Funke Inkheart

Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 5.4

Pts: 23.0 Antoine de Saint-

Exupery The Little Prince Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic

Novels | General BL: 5.0 Pts: 2.0

Laura Ingalls Wilder Little House in the Big Woods Juvenile Fiction | Classics BL: 5.3 Pts: 5.0

Richard and Florence Atwater

Mr. Popper’s Penguins Juvenile Fiction | Classics BL: 5.6 Pts: 3.0

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Rebecca Stead When You Reach Me Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories

BL: 4.5 Pts: 6.0

Cathy Camper Lowriders in Space, Book 1 Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels

| Action & Adventure BL: 3.0 Pts: 0.5

Mike Lupica The Big Field Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational

BL: 5.3 Pts: 8.0

Lincoln Peirce Big Nate Out Loud Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General

BL: 2.5 Pts: 1.0

James Dashner Infinity Ring: A Mutiny in

Time, Book 1 Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure BL: 5.3 Pts: 7.0

Gary Paulsen Lawn Boy Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories BL: 4.3 Pts: 2.0

James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts

Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories

BL: 4.4 Pts: 4.0

Rachel Renee Russell

The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 1: Locker Hero

Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General

BL: 4.6 Pts: 4.0

Roald Dahl George’s Marvelous Medicine Performing Arts | Comedy BL: 4.0 Pts: 2.0

Dr. Roach Attack of the Giant Hamster Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories BL: 3.7 Pts: 0.5

Deborah Howe Bunnicula Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories BL: 4.5 Pts: 3.0

David Ezra Stein Interrupting Chicken Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams BL: 2.2 Pts: 0.5

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

M.G. Leonard Beetle Boy Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 4.9 Pts: 9.0

Richard Peck The Best Man Juvenile Fiction | LGBT BL: 4.1 Pts: 6.0

Jason Reynolds Ghost Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Track & Field

BL: 4.6 Pts: 6.0

Raina Telgemeier Ghosts Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General

-

Kelly Barnhill The Girl Who Drank the Moon Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 4.8

Pts: 12.0

Adam Gidwitz The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and

Their Holy Dog Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Medieval

BL: 4.5 Pts: 11.0

John David Anderson

Ms. Bixby's Last Day Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure BL: 5.2

Pts: 11.0

Sara Pennypacker Pax Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship

BL: 5.3 Pts: 8.0

Patricia McCormick The Plot to Kill Hitler: Dietrich

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero

Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Holocaust BL: 7.6 Pts: 4.0

Patricia MacLachlan

The Poet's Dog Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs BL: 3.7 Pts: 1.0

Kate DiCamillo Raymie Nightingale Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship

BL: 4.2 Pts: 5.0

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Matt Phelan Snow White: A Graphic Novel Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General

-

Claire Legrand Some Kind of Happiness Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 3.9

Pts: 10.0

Melissa Sweet Some Writer! The Story of E.B.

White Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography &

Autobiography | Literary BL: 6.5 Pts: 2.0

Russell Freedman Vietnam: A History of the War Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars

BL: 8.8 Pts: 5.0

Peter Brown The Wild Robot Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories

BL: 5.1 Pts: 5.0

Jodi Lynn Anderson My Diary from the Edge of the

World Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore |

General BL: 6.1

Pts: 13.0

Ali Benjamin The Thing About Jellyfish Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement

BL: 5.0 Pts: 7.0

Kim Brubaker Bradley

The War That Saved My Life Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe BL: 4.1 Pts: 9.0

Alex Gino George Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship

BL: 5.0 Pts: 4.0

Lisa Graff Lost in the Sun Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship

BL: 4.5 Pts: 11.0

Victoria Jamieson Roller Girl Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General

BL: 3.2 Pts: 2.0

Thanhhà Lai Listen, Slowly Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational

BL: 5.3 Pts: 9.0

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Andrew Norriss Friends for Life Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship

BL: 5.2 Pts: 6.0

Kenneth Oppel The Nest Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs

BL: 4.3 Pts: 5.0

Pam Muñoz Ryan Echo Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Music BL: 4.9

Pts: 13.0

Steve Sheinkin Most Dangerous: Daniel

Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars

BL: 6.7 Pts: 11.0

Gary D. Schmidt Orbiting Jupiter Young Adult Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes

BL: 4.4 Pts: 4.0

Brian Selznick The Marvels Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe BL: 4.6 Pts: 6.0

Rebecca Stead Goodbye Stranger Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings

BL: 3.9 Pts: 7.0

Ursula Vernon Harriet the Invincible JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.

BL: 5.1 Pts: 2.0

Barbara O'Connor How to Steal a Dog Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues

BL: 4.0 Pts: 5.0

C.E. Butler Freshman Phenom (The Will

Stover Series, #1) FICTION / Sports -

Brent LeVasseur First Contact (Aoleon The

Martian Girl, #1) FICTION / Science Fiction / Action &

Adventure -

Steve Brezenoff Time Voyage (Return to

Titanic, #1) Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure BL: 3.6 Pts: 1.0

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

C.E. Butler Rebound Rival FICTION / Sports -

J.C. Greenburg Andrew Lost On the Dog

(Andrew Lost #1) Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure BL: 3.3 Pts: 1.0

Dan Gutman The Homework Machine (The

Homework Machine, #1) Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values &

Virtues BL: 4.8 Pts: 4.0

Gordon Korman The 6th Grade Nickname

Game Juvenile Fiction | School & Education BL: 4.3 Pts: 3.0

Elizabeth Levy Tackling Dad JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Football

BL: 3.7 Pts: 4.0

Sarah Mlynowski Fairest of All (Whatever After,

#1) Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 2.8 Pts: 4.0

David Lubar Punished! Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 3.6 Pts: 1.0

G. Neri Ghetto Cowboy Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American

BL: 4.0 Pts: 5.0

Barbara Park Skinnybones Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball

BL: 4.1 Pts: 3.0

Jon Scieszka SPHDZ (Spaceheadz, #1) Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction | General BL: 4.2 Pts: 2.0

Diana G. Gallagher Whatever!: The Complicated

Life of Claudia Cristina Cortez Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes |

Friendship BL: 3.4 Pts: 1.0

Diana G. Gallagher Monica and the Doomed

Dance Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women BL: 3.1 Pts: 1.0

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski

Edgeland Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 5.2 Pts: 9.0

Max Brallier The Last Kids on Earth Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General

BL: 4.1 Pts: 3.0

James Ponti Dead City Juvenile Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural

BL: 5.1 Pts: 8.0

Chris Bradford Bodyguard: Recruit Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure BL: 6.3 Pts: 8.0

Laura Martin Edge of Extinction: The Ark

Plan Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dinosaurs &

Prehistoric Creatures BL: 5.4

Pts: 11.0

Christopher Holt The Last Dogs: The Vanishing Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories

BL: 5.1 Pts: 12.0

Anthony Horowitz Alex Rider: Stormbreaker Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure BL: 5.1 Pts: 7.0

Gordon Korman Chasing the Falconers (On the

Run #1) Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure BL: 4.9 Pts: 4.0

Philip Pullman The Golden Compass Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy | Epic BL: 7.1

Pts: 19.0

Lisa Yee Katana at Super Hero High (DC

Super Hero Girls) Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels

| Superheroes BL: 5.5 Pts: 6.0

Carl Hiaasen Hoot Young Adult Fiction | Humorous | General BL: 5.2 Pts: 9.0

Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller

Nightmares! Juvenile Fiction | Horror BL: 4.8

Pts: 10.0

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship

BL: 3.6 Pts: 4.0

Louis Sachar Holes Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General BL: 4.6 Pts: 7.0

Jon Woodcock Coding Games in Scratch Juvenile Nonfiction | Computers | Coding & Programming

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E.L. Konigsburg From the Mixed-Up Files of

Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, &

Detective Stories BL: 4.7 Pts: 5.0

Chris Grabenstein Mr. Lemoncello’s Library

Olympics Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries BL: 5.2 Pts: 7.0

Raina Telgemeier Sisters Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General

BL: 2.4 Pts: 1.0

Jessica Day George Dragon Slippers Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic BL: 5.7

Pts: 12.0

Liesl Shurtliff Rump: The True Story of

Rumpelstiltskin Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore |

Adaptations BL: 4.4 Pts: 9.0

National Geographic Kids

Ultimate Weird But True Juvenile Nonfiction | Curiosities & Wonders

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R. J. Palacio Wonder Juvenile Fiction | School & Education BL: 4.8

Pts: 11.0

Elise Gravel Olga and the Smelly Thing

from Nowhere Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels

| Humorous BL: 3.8 Pts: 1.0

Chris Grabenstein Welcome to Wonderland #1

and #2 Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure -

Suggested Titles for 4th and 5th Graders

Jennifer L. Holm Lights, Camera, Middle

School! Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels

| General BL: 3.3 Pts: 2.0

Tommy Greenwald Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to

Summer Vacation Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories

BL: 4.5 Pts: 5.0

Mark Siegel and Alexis Siegel

5 Worlds Book 1: The Sand Warrior

Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General

BL: 3.0 Pts: 1.0

Jack Cheng See You in the Cosmos Juvenile Fiction | Family | Alternative

Family BL: 5.4

Pts: 10.0

Lauren Wolk Beyond the Bright Sea Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States

- 20th Century BL: 4.8 Pts: 9.0

Jason Reynolds As Brave As You Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-

Esteem & Self-Reliance BL: 4.8

Pts: 11.0

Pablo Cartaya The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United

States - Hispanic & Latino BL: 5.0 Pts: 7.0

Jeanne Birdsall

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two

Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure BL: 4.7 Pts: 8.0

Tod Olson Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a

Drop to Drink Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Military

& Wars BL: 6.4 Pts: 4.0

Susan Cain Quiet Power: The Secret

Strength of Introverted Kids Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics |

Emotions & Feelings BL: 7.7

Pts: 10.0