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Grade 4 Fiction

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How Tia Lola Came to Visit/Stay, by Julia Alvarez/ K,W

Miguel Guzman can't decide if he wants his Aunt Lola, whom he thinks alternates between being charmingly entertaining and God-please-sink-me-into-the-floor embarassing, to go back to the Dominican Reupublic or stay with them at their rented farmhouse in Vermont.

Nose Pickers from Outer Space, by Gordon Korman/ K,W

Devin Hunter can't wait to meet his exchange buddy--and imagines one cool dude.  But Stan breaks all the rules of coolness, including the particularly embarassing habit of picking his nose. Strange things start happening, though, and Devin soon realizes that Stan may not even be human. Read the other books in the Nosepicker series, such as Invasion of the Nose Pickers, & Your Mummy is a Nose Picker

Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman, by Dav Pilkey/ K,W

George and Harold have really done it this time--they've created a monster! She's faster, smarter, and more evil than anything the world has seen before--she's Wedgie Woman! Read the other books in the Captain Underpants series, such as Captain Underpants & the Attack of the Talking Toilets

The Fairy's Mistake, by Gail Carson Levine/ K

Two very different sisters have very different encounters with the fairy Ethelinda. Rosella is kind and helpful. Her reward: Jewels and gems tumble out of her mouth whenever she speaks. Myrtle is rude and spiteful. Her punishment: Bugs and vipers slither out of her mouth. Ethelinda feels she's meted out justice just right--until she discovers Rosella has been locked up by a greedy prince and Myrtle is having the time of her life! Read the other books in the Princess Tales series, such as Cinderellis and the Glass Hill and The Princess Test

Six Haunted Hairdos, by Gregory Maguire/ K,W

The girl's club, the Tattletales, wants to pull one over on the boys' club, the Copycats. When the boys talk about ghosts, the girls disguise themselves as spooks. But, when all is said and done, it appears there really IS a ghost, and maybe more than one, and the kids have to work together to send these ghosts to rest. Read the other books in the Hamlet Chronicles, including Seven Spiders Spinning and Five Alien Elves

The Doll People, by Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin/ K,W

A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same dollhouse for over one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives--and they don't follow the Doll Code of Honor!

Dinosaur Habitat, by Helen Griffith/ K,W

Ryan and Nathan suddenly find themselves in a Jurassic world of colossal reptiles, giant insects, and a smoking volcano! Ryan wants to stay forever. Nathan would go home NOW, if he could only figure out how. In the meantime, some of the dinosaurs have plans of their own for the brothers. And that volcano looks ready to blow!

Rosie Swanson: Fourth Grade Geek for President, by Barbara Park/ K

Average, unpopular Rosie runs for class president against two of the most popular kids in the fourth grade. Who will win? Read more about Rosie in Maxie, Rosie, and Earl: Partners in Grime

The Ghost of Fossil Glen, by Cynthia DeFelice/ K,W

Alice knows it's not her imagination when she hears a voice and sees in her mind's eye the face of a girl who seems to be seeking her help. Read more about Allie in The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs

Website of the Cracked Cookies, by Eric Kimmel/ K,W

While trying to play the games at a seemingly harmless website, Jess and her friend Matt are sucked into a cyberworld filled with characters from familiar fairy tales, all controlled by the evil Granny Goose. Read more about Jess & Matt in The Website of the Warped Wizard

Babe and Me, by Dan Gutman/ W

With their ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe and his father have the opportunity to find out whether Babe Ruth really did call his shot when he hit that homerun in the third game of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. Read the other books about baseball legends by Gutman, such as Jackie and Me and Honus and Me

Saving Lilly, by Peg Kehret/ K

At first, a class trip to the Glitter Tent Circus seems exciting. But, as Erin and David complete the research for their project about animal abuse, they realize they must do something to stop the trip and help an elephant named Lilly, one of the mistreated circus animals.

What's a Daring Detective Like Me Doing in the Doghouse, by Linda Bailey/ K,W

Stevie is spending her spring break working at Barking Buddies, a day-care center for dogs. Meanwhile, the "Prankster" is loose in Vancouver--and now he's kidnapped the President's dog! Only Stevie and Jessie can beat the Prankster at his own game without ending up in the doghouse. Read the other books in the Stevie Diamond Mysteries, such as How Can I be a Detective if I have to Babysit?

Summer Reading is Killing Me, by Jon Scieszka/ K,W

At the beginning of summer vacation, Joe, Sam, & Fred find themselves trapped inside their summer reading list, involved in a battle between good and evil characters from well-known children's books. Read the other books in the Time Warp Trio series, such as See You Later, Gladiator & Knights of the Kitchen Table

The Twin in the Tavern, by Barbara Brooks Wallace/ K,W

Taddy, a young orphan afraid of being sent to the workhouse, finds himself at the mercy of a cruel tavern owner while he tries to solve the mystery surrounding his past and a missing twin.

Best Enemies Forever, by Kathleen Leverich/ KW

When Priscilla starts a school club to provide volunteer service to the community, her project meets with some trouble from her longtime enemy, Felicity, who wants to be the only star in fourth grade. Read more about Priscilla and Felicity in Best Enemies and Best Enemies Again

Nothing Wrong with a Three-Legged Dog, by Graham McNamee/ K

With the help of his good friend and her three-legged dog, Leftovers, ten-year-old Keath learns how to handle the class bully and deal with being the only white boy in his class.

By Lizzie, by Mary Eccles/ K,W

Lizzie, 9, resents her New Year's Eve birthday (too close to Christmas), hates being the middle child (squeezed between Norman the tormentor and copycat Ellie), and wishes her father lived nearer. But life looks up with the discovery of her mother's old manual typewriter, which Lizzie decides to use to record the story of her year.

The Boys Start the War, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor/ K,W

Furious that the kids in the new family across the river are all girls, the Hartford brothers start a campaign to drive the Malloys out of town. What the boys don't realize, though, is that the girls can give as good as they can get. Read the other books in the Boys & Girls series, including The Girls Get Even, and A Traitor Among the Boys

Make Like a Tree and Leave, by Paula Danziger/ K,W

Matthew Martin is best known in the sixth grade for turning Brian Bruno into a mummy, playing jokes on his classmates, shouting out stupid puns, and constantly getting into trouble. What will he do next? Read the other books in the Matthew Martin series, including Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes, and Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars

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