The 4th Graders think you should read…..
Shark School
By Davy Ocean
Harry Hammer is not one of the cool sharks. He’s a boring goofy-looking hammerhead, and he would do anything to be scary. When he goes on a school trip at a scary shipwreck he does something he’s not supposed to do and pays the price.
This book is great and gives you a good amount of suspense.
Someone who is young and enjoys ocean stories and goofy characters would love this book!
Louisiana’s Way Home
By Kate DiCamillo
A girl lives with someone she thinks is her grandmother because her parents died. There is a curse upon them and she has to move because of it. She makes a friend and ends up living with him.
This book is by one of my favorite authors.
If you liked Because of Winn-Dixie, you will like this book, too.
The Magician’s Elephant
By Kate DiCamillo
A boy goes to a fortune teller. She tells him that he will meet his sister, who he thinks is dead, and that an elephant will help guide him to her. Tons of clues lead him to his sister.
I think this story was really easy to get into from the first page!
People who like magical events and who like books that are weird and mysterious will like this book.
Magnus Chase
by Rick Riordan
Magnus Chase, a boy, and Halfborn, a half troll/half human, have to kill fire demons.
This book is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
People with a twisted sense of humor would like this book.
The Cobble Street Cousins Summer Party.
by Cynthia Rylant
There are three cousins and they each have a hobby. Lily likes writing. Rosie wants to be a tailor. Tess wants to be a singer.
I loved this book because it was very creative and funny and it can remind your kids to be polite and nice. I think it is a great example.
The people who should read this book can be 6- or 7- or 8- or 9-year-olds but really I think every age is good for this book!
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Book 1 The Lightning Thief
By Rick Riordan
Percy is a halfblood and he helped Zeus get his lightning bolt back to end the war between his dad, Poseidon, and Zeus.
This a great book. I couldn’t stop reading. I finished this book in 3 days and couldn’t wait for the next book in the series.
I think adults and children alike will enjoy this book.
The Dragonet Prophecy
By Tui T. Sutherland
Dragonets Clay, Tsunami, Glory, Starflight and Sunny were stolen in their eggs and raised by the Talons of Peace in a cave. They escape from the cave, just to be captured by a dragon queen who wants to kill them.
This is my favorite series! I love it because I like action-adventure books.
I think people who have read the Percy Jackson series might like it.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
By Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black
In this series, the Grace children discover their great, great, great uncle’s diary and learn about mythical creatures. They soon learn to see them and go on a series of dangerous adventures that end them up in a big dangerous mess.
This book gives me the feeling of curiosity and adventure. It has a great story line and a captivating base story line. Be warned once you pick this book up you will not put it down.
I think people who like adventure will like this book.
Dog Man and Cat Kid
By Dav Pilkey
Dog Man is a dog that gets combined with a cop and a dog. Dog Man and Cat Kid, aka Lil Petey, try to stop Petey, an orange-looking cat who can talk, from destroying a Dog Man movie.
This book is a funny comic for action and humor readers.
People who love funny books would like this book.
Dog Man Unleashed
By Dav Pilkey
This book is about Dog Man and a fish. The fish accidentally got super smarts and got superpowers and became a supervillain.
I think it is a great book and I just couldn’t put it down. I read 210 pages in 30 minutes.
I recommend this book to kids. Also for parents to read to kids. I would also recommend it if you like surprises and destruction.
Inheritance
Christopher Paolini
Eragon is a human who got elf-like powers. In this book, he is becoming a dragon rider.
This is an amazing book. I give it 5 stars.
People who like adventure and excitement will love this book.
Harry Potter
By J.K. Rowling
Harry is a child whose parents have died and left him alone.
The book is great. It is very interesting and mythical. I think that you can’t make any predictions because there is constantly a twist left and right.
People will enjoy this book if they like twists and surprises.
Wonder
By R.J. Palacio
Auggie has a hard time in 5th grade because people make fun of his face deformity. This book makes you feel emotions that you have never felt before.
Wonder gives you a circle of emotions.
People who like emotional stories will like this book.
White Fang
By Jack London
By Dylan D.
White Fang is half wolf and half dog. He gets adopted by a tribe. His mother gets taken away and he gets bought by people multiple times until he gets put into a dog-fighting arena. He almost gets killed. When people try to turn him into a house dog, they succeed.
This BOOK = AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EVERYBODY will like this book!!!
Running Out of Night
By Sharon Lovejoy
Lark is treated horribly by her pa and brothers. She meets a slave girl and runs away with her. Lots of adventures follow – some good, some bad. Eventually she gets stolen by a slave catcher and, with the help of her friends, she tries to escape.
I love this book but it is a little dark and gory. It is written beautifully.
I think that people who like stories about the past will like this. I would recommend it for kids 10 and older.
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