This document provides summer reading suggestions for 4th graders from the Berkeley School Libraries. It lists favorite chapter book series, adventure/historical fiction books, exciting fantasy books, funny stories, stories that touch your heart, new graphic novels, and fascinating nonfiction books. The reading levels range from O to T based on the Fountas & Pinnell reading system. The Berkeley USD Library Services website is provided for students to access the virtual library over the summer.

1. Reading is Fun!!
4th
grade Summer Reading Suggestions
Berkeley School Libraries, 2018
Favorite Chapter Book Series (levels O – P – Q)
Alvin Ho series, by Lenore Look
Anna Hibiscus, by Atinuke
Anna Wang series, by Andrea Cheng
Bowling Alley Bandit, by Laurie Keller
Captain Awesome, by Stan Kirby
Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker
Dragonbreath, by Ursula Vernon
Dyamonde Daniel, by Nikki Grimes
EllRay Jakes series, by Sally Warner
Geronimo Stilton series
Jake Maddox Sports series
Judy Moody, by Megan McDonald
Mallory on the Move, by Laurie Friedman
Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary
Zapato Power, by Jacqueline Jules
Adventure & Historical Fiction (levels
Q–R–S)
Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko
Dash, by Kirby Larson
Full of Beans, by Jennifer Holm
I Survived series, by Lauren Tarshis
Island Treasures, by Alma Flor Ada
The Parker Inheritance, by Varian Johnson
Some Kind of Courage, by Dan Gemeinhart
What Elephants Know, by Eric Dinerstein
Exciting Fantasy (levels Q – R – S)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson series), by Rick
Riordan
Poppy, by Avi
Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin, by Liesl
Shurtliff
The Serpent's Secret, by Sayantani DasGupta
Shadows of Sherwood, by Kekla Magoon
A Tale Dark and Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz
The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown
Wings of Fire, by Tui Sutherland
* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system
Available as audiobook on Tales2Go
Visit your school’s virtual library all summer!
library.berkeleyschools.net

2. Funny Stories (levels R – S – T)
The 13-Story Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths
Big Nate in a Class by Himself, by Lincoln Peirce
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, by Liz Pichon
Frazzled: Everyday Disasters & Impending Doom, by
Booki Vivat
The Genius Files, by Dan Gutman
Jake the Fake, by Craig Robinson
Life of Zarf, by Rob Harrell
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom
Angleberger
The Terrible Two, by Mac Barnett and Jory John
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, by Stephan
Pastis
Stories that Touch Your Heart (levels R – S – T)
Amal Unbound, by Aisha Saeed
Amina’s Voice, by Hena Khan
Booked, by Kwame Alexander
A Boy Called BAT, by Elana K. Arnold
Drita, My Homegirl, by Jenny Lombard
Ghost, by Jason Reynolds
Just Like Jackie, by Lindsey Stoddard
The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary, by Laura
Shovan
P.S. Be Eleven, by Rita Williams-Garcia
Rules, by Cynthia Lord
Tiger Boy, by Mitali Perkins
The War That Saved My Life, by Kimberly Brubaker
Bradley
Words with Wings, by Nikki Grimes
New Graphic Novels!
5 Worlds: The Cobalt Prince, by Mark Siegel
All's Faire in Middle School, by Victoria Jamieson
Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn and the Impossible Three,
by Ann M. Martin
The Bad Guys in Intergalactic Gas, by Aaron
Blabey
Be Prepared, by Vera Brosgol
Chasma Knights, by Boya Sun
Pashmina, by Nidhi Chanani
Peanut Butter and Jelly, by Ben Clanton
Real Friends, by Shannon Hale
Secret Coders: Potions & Parameters, by Gene
Luen Yang
BUSD Library Services
library.berkeleyschools.net
Fascinating Nonfiction
Baseball: Then to WOW, by Sports Illustrated Kids
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu
Yeboah, by Laurie Ann Thompson
Funny Bones: Posada and his Day of the Dead
Calaveras, by Duncan Tonatiuh
Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most
Famous Wolf in the West, by Emma Bland
Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You!, by Marley
Dias
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales, by Nathan Hale
Stephen Curry, by Eric Braun