4th grade reading recommendations from the Berkeley Public School Libraries, Summer 2015

1. Reading is Fun!!
4t h grade Summer Reading Suggestion
Berkeley School Libraries, 2015
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
Geronimo Stilton series, by Geronimo Stilton
Judy Moody series, by Megan McDonald
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel, by Nikki Grimes
Mallory on the Move, by Laurie Friedman
The Sinking of the Titanic (I Survived series), by Lauren
Tarshis
The Year of the Book (Anna Wang series), by Andrea
Chang
Adventure and Historical Fiction (level Q-R-S)
Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko
Dash, by Kirby Larson
The Maze of Bones (39 Clues series), by Rick Riordan
The Shark Attacks of 1916 (I Survived series), by
Lauren Tarshis
Shipwreck (Island series), by Gordon Korman
Storm Runners, by Roland Smith
Turtle in Paradise, by Jennifer Holm
Visit your local library this summer!
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Exciting Fantasy (level Q-R-S)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl
The Fairy Tale Detectives (Sisters Grimm series), by
Michael Buckley
I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X, by Bruce Coville
The Mark of the Dragonfly, by Jaleigh Johnson
Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin, by Liesl
Shurtliff
The Search for WondLa, by Tony Di Terlizzi
A Tale Dark and Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz
* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system

2. Funny Stories (level R-S-T)
The 13-Story Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths
Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Summer Vacation, by
Tommy Greenwald
Flora and Ulysses, by Kate DiCamillo
Fortunately, the Milk, by Neil Gaiman
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 (level R-S-T)
The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond, by Brenda
Woods
Counting By 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Dancing Home, by Alma Flor Ada
Drita, My Homegirl, by Jenny Lombard
Fish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
P.S. Be Eleven, by Rita Williams-Garcia
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate
Serafina’s Promise, by Ann E. Burg
A Snicker of Magic, by Natalie Lloyd
Tiger Boy, by Mitali Perkins
Wonder, by R.J. Palacio
Words with Wings, by Nikki Grimes
New Graphic Novels!
Bird and Squirrel on Ice, by James Burks
Cleopatra in Space, by Mike Maihack
Comics Squad: Recess!
Dragons Beware!, by Jorge Aguirre
El Deafo, by Cece Bell
Escape from Lucien (Amulet #6), by Kazu Kibuishi
Roller Girl, by Victoria Jamieson
Sisters, by Raina Telgemeier
The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents
Macbeth, by Ian Lendler
The Underground Abductor, by Nathan Hale
Find more recommendations at
Mary Ann Scheuer’s website
greatkidbooks.blogspot.com
BUSD Library Services
library.berkeleyschools.net
Fascinating Nonfiction
Barbed Wire Baseball, by Marissa Moss
Baseball Legends in the Making, by Marty Gitlin
Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson
Can We Save the Tiger?, by Martin Jenkins
The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific
Mystery, by Sandra Markle
Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World, by Steve
Jenkins
Neighborhood Sharks, by Katherine Roy
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her
Family’s Fight for Desegregation, by Duncan Tonatiuh