Walter Farley. The Black Stallion series. John Fitzgerald. Read about the Great
Brain, a boy detective. Jean Fritz. Humorous biographies of famous Americans.
Fourth and Fifth Grade Reading Recommendations AUTHORS
TYPES OF STORIES
Lloyd Alexander Philip Ardagh Laurie Halse Anderson Marguerite de Angeli Steve Augarde Avi Natalie Babbit Blue Balliett Lynne Reid Banks L. Frank Baum Ian Beck John Bellairs Jeanne Birdsall Judy Blume Michael Bond Robert C. Bulla Betsy Byars Elizabeth Doyle Carey Matt Christopher Andrew Clements Scott Corbet Beverly Cleary Suzanne Collins Susan Cooper Bruce Coville Roald Dahl Paula Danzinger C. DeYoung John Erickson Eleanor Estes Walter Farley John Fitzgerald Jean Fritz Sundee T. Frazier Helen Frost Cornelia Funke Jean Craighead George Roderick Gordon & Brian Williams Margaret Peterson Haddix
The 39 Clues Series American Girl Series Royal Diaries Series The Book of Three fantasy series The Eddie Dickens Trilogy Historical fiction and more Fantasy Fantasy Every story he has is different! Unusual fantasy stories Friendship, art and mysteries, three books so far The Indian in the Cupboard series The Classic stories of OZ Tom Trueheart stories Spooky Mysteries The Penderwicks books, four sisters have adventures Humorous stories about kids The Paddington Bear stories Mystery, adventure & historical fiction Real kids stories, check for the Herculeah Jones mysteries The Callahan Cousins series Sports stories Kids stories set in schools Try the “trick” stories Ramona, Henry Huggins and Ralph S. Mouse series Gregor the Overlander series and more The Dark is Rising series and more Aliens and Magic for you Outrageously funny fantasy books The Amber Brown series and more A Letter to President Roosevelt Hank the Cowdog Series Stories about the Moffats (set in CT!) The Black Stallion series Read about the Great Brain, a boy detective Humorous biographies of famous Americans Brendan Buckley’s universe and Everything In It Diamond Willow Inkheart Trilogy / Igraine the Brave A naturalist writes about nature for children Tunnels & Deeper: subterranean adventures The Shadow Children Series, The Missing series and more
Fourth and Fifth Grade Reading Recommendations Matt Haig David Handler/Lemony Snickett Marguerite Henry Anthony Horowitz James Howe John Hulme & Michael Wexler Johanna Hurwitz Brian Jacques Dick King-Smith Natalie Kinsey-Warnock Gordon Korman Sydelle Kramer Kathleen Kudlinski Gordon Korman Katherine Lasky Ingrid Law C. S. Lewis Robert Lawson Anne Lindbergh Astrid Lindgren Lois Lowry Betsy MacDonald Margaret Mahy Ann M. Martin Colleen McKenna Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Jenny Nimmo Betsy Norton Scott O’Dell Kenneth Oppel Barbara Park Linda Sue Park Katherine Paterson Gary Paulsen Richard Peck Robert Newton Peck John Peterson Susan Beth Pfeffer Rick Riordan J. K. Rowling Mary Rodgers Barbara Robinson Louis Sachar
Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest The Series of Unfortunate Events Horse stories Alex Rider Adventures / Diamond Brother Mysteries Unusual animal fantasy The Seems series, adventure fantasy The class clown series and more The Redwall series and The Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series Babe and more great animal stories Stories based on the author's life and family The MacDonald Hall stories and adventures Stories of outstanding athletes and more One Upon America series Dive series and Swindle The Guardians of Ga’Hoole series and more Savvy (2009 award winner) The Narnia Series Animal stories The Pineapple Place series Pippi Longstocking series The Anastasia Krupnik series and more Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books The Good Fortunes Gang / cousin escapades Main Street series Meet the Murphy series Animal stories and more The Children of the Red King / Charlie Bone fantasy The Borrowers series, Bednobs and Broomsticks Historical fiction – award winning! Animal fiction and fantasy in the sky! Kid stories with a sense of humor Award winning multicultural tales of Asia Realistic and fantasy fiction Adventure and survival stories Ghosts Belong to Me series and more historical fiction The Soup series of boys growing up in Vermont The Littles series Portraits of Little Women series The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series The Harry Potter series Stories about girls and boys The Herdman family adventures, make you laugh out loud Holes, Wayside School stories and more
Fourth and Fifth Grade Reading Recommendations Angie Sage Brandon Sanderson John Scieszka Seymour Simon Donald Sobol Jerry Spinelli Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell Treton Lee Stewart Sarah Thomson Mary Travers Wendelin Van Draanen Bill Wallace Gertrude Chandler Warner E. B. White Laura Ingalls Wilder Deborah Wiles Elizabeth Winthrop Elvira Woodruff Patricia Wrede Betty Ren Wright Jane Yolen Lawrence Yep
Septimus Heap Series The Alcatraz mystery series The Time Warp Trio series The Einstein Anderson mystery stories The Encyclopedia Brown mystery series Realistic stories about kids The Edge Chronicles fantasy series The Mysterious Benedict Society series Dragon’s Egg The Mary Poppins stories Sammy Keyes mystery series Animal ficiton The Boxcar children series Charlotte’s Web and more animal fantasy The Little House series Southern realistic fiction Fantasy stories of an unusual model castle Fearless Dragon fantasy series Mystery and ghost stories Great fantasy stories and more Dragon fantasy and more
