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4th Grade REALISTIC FICTION Book Recommendations



Birdsall, Jeanne. THE PENDERWICKS: A SUMMER TALE OF FOUR SISTERS, TWO RABBITS, AND A VERY INTERESTING BOY.


Blume, Judy. TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING.


* Burnett, Frances Hodgson. THE SECRET GARDEN.


Byars, Betsy. THE MIDNIGHT FOX.


Byars, Betsy. THE NOT-JUST-ANYBODY FAMILY.


Cleary, Beverly. DEAR MR. HENSHAW.


Clements, Andrew. THE LANDRY NEWS.


Clinton, Cathryn. SIMEON’S FIRE.


* Collier, James Lincoln. WILD BOY.


Creech, Sharon. LOVE THAT DOG.


Delton, Judy. ANGEL IN CHARGE.


DiCamillo, Kate. BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE.


* Estes, Eleanor. THE HUNDRED DRESSES.


Gantos, Jack. JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED THE KEY.


* Giff, Patricia Reilly. NORY RYAN’S SONG.


Grindley, Sally. DEAR MAX.


Hannigan, Katherine. IDA B.: -- AND HER PLANS TO MAXIMIZE FUN, AVOID DISASTER, AND (POSSIBLY) SAVE THE WORLD.


* Haseley, Dennis. THE AMAZING THINKING MACHINE.


Henkes, Kevin. SUN & SPOON.


Hurwitz, Joanna. FOURTH-GRADE FUSS.


Kelly, Katy. LUCY ROSE: HERE’S THE THING ABOUT ME.


Konigsburg, E.L. FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER.


* Lafaye, A. WORTH.


* Love, D. Anne. THE PUPPETEER’S APPRENTICE.


Lowry, Lois. ALL ABOUT SAM.


MacLachlan, Patricia. BABY.


MacLean, Christine Kole. MARY MARGARET AND THE PERFECT PET PLAN.


Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. SHILOH.


Park, Barbara. MAXIE, ROSIE, AND EARL -- PARTNERS IN GRIME.


Patron, Susan. THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY.


* Ryan, Pam Munoz. ESPERANZA RISING.


* Skolsky, Mindy Warshaw. LOVE FROM YOUR FRIEND, HANNAH.


Spinelli, Jerry. LOSER.


* Taylor, Sydney. THE ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY.


* Taylor, Theodore. THE CAY.


Wiles, Debbie. LOVE, RUBY LAVENDER.



* Denotes Historical Fiction or fiction written in another time period.