Many 4th graders have developed likings for certain genre; be it realistic fiction, humor, fantasy, adventure or mysteries. Some get immersed in pulpy series (i.e. Babysitter’s Club, Nancy Drew, Boxcar, Hardy Boys, Goosebumps, Animorphs, etc.). A liking for these series (that sometimes number in the 100’s!) usually matures into a lifetime love of reading.

• Sounder, Armstrong
• The Indian In The Cupboard (5 titles), Banks
• The Wizard of Oz (14 titles), Baum
• The House With A Clock In It’s Walls (7 titles), Bellairs
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (3 titles), Blume
• Caddie Woodlawn, Brink
• Jeremy Thacher, Dragon Hatcher, Coville
• Amber Brown (9 titles), Danziger
• Hank the Cowdog (37 titles), Erickson
• The Hundred Dresses, Estes
• The Black Stallion (18 titles), Farley
• Stone Fox, Gardiner
• Misty of Chincoteague (5 titles), Henry
• Tintin (24 titles), Herge
• The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (7 titles), Lewis
• The Story of Dr. Dolittle (12 titles), Lofting
• Soup (14 titles), Peck
• Sideways Stories From Wayside School (3 titles), Sachar
• Time Warp Trio (9 titles), Scieszka