Mrs. Horowitz's
Favorites for
4th Grade
In 4th grade we begin talking about different
genres (types) of fiction. Here are some picks for fantasy, science
fiction, mystery, historical and realistic fiction.
| Collins, Suzanne |
Gregor the Overlander |
| DiTerlizzi, Tony |
The field guide (Spiderwick Chronicles series) |
| Funke, Cornelia |
Dragon Rider |
| Haptie, Charlotte |
Otto and the flying twins |
| Kessler, Liz |
The tail of Emily Windsnap |
| Lasky, Kathryn |
The capture (Guardians of Gahoole series) |
| Levine, Gail |
Ella Enchanted |
| Mull, Brandon |
Fablehaven |
| Prineas, Sarah |
The Magic Thief |
| Riordan, Rick |
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians
series) |
| St. John, Lauren |
The White Giraffe |
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| Science
Fiction |
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| DuPrau, Jeanne |
The City of Ember |
| Greenburg, Dan |
How I fixed the year 1000 problem (Zack Files series) |
| Gutman, Dan |
Honus & Me: a baseball card adventure (series) |
| Haddix, Margaret |
Among the hidden |
| L'Engle, Madeleined |
A Wrinkle in Time |
| Paulsen, Gary |
The Transall Saga |
| Pratchett, Terry |
Only you can save mankind |
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| Mystery |
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| Campbell, Julie |
Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Belden series) |
| Clements, Andrew |
Room one: a mystery or two |
| Curtis, Christopher Paul |
Mr. Chickee's funny money |
| Dixon, Franklin |
Extreme Danger (Hardy Boys undercover brothers
series) |
| Gregory, Kristiana |
The secret of robber's cave (Cabin Creek mysteries) |
| Horowitz, Anthony |
Stormbreaker (Alex Rider series) |
| Keene, Carolyn |
Nancy Drew mysteries |
| Lawrence, Caroline |
The thieves of Ostia: a Roman mystery |
| Van Draanen, Wendelin |
Sammy Keyes mysteries |
| Watson, Jude |
Maze of bones (39 Clues) |
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| Historical
Fiction |
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| Avi |
Crispin: the cross of lead |
| Crisp, Marty |
White Star: a dog on the Titanic |
| Curtis, Christopher Paul |
Bud, not Buddy |
| Fitzgerald, John |
The great brain |
| Hart, Alison |
Gabriel's horses |
| Holm, Jennifer |
Penny from heaven |
| Peck, Richard |
A long way from Chicago |
| Peck, Robert Newton |
Soup |
| Wilder, Laura Ingalls |
Little house in the big woods |
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| Realistic
Fiction |
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| Blume, Judy |
Tales of a fourth grade nothing (Fudge series) |
| Christopher, Matt |
Books about all different sports |
| Clements, Andrew |
Frindle |
| DiCamillo, Kate |
Because of Winn-Dixie |
| Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds |
Starting with Alice |
| Wallace, Rich |
The roar of the crowd (and other sports books) |
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