Recommended Reading List for 4th Class The following books come highly recommended for 4th Class students to read and enjoy. Remember your local libra...
Recommended Reading List for 4th Class The following books come highly recommended for 4th Class students to read and enjoy. Remember your local library is well stocked with children's literature and it is possible to order a specific book if it is not on the shelf. Share your own enthusiasm for books and reading with your child. Do not worry if your child is only reading one kind of book but rest assured, once she catches the reading bug, she will move on to other books. Try not to make reading a chore for your child.
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Five on a Treasure Island (Series) Enid Blyton
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The Magician’s Elephant – Kate Di Camillo
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Pish Posh – Ellen Potter
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Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone – J. K. Rowling
Our Book Club books for the first term are as follows. It is important that the children read the book before coming to the Book Club in order to get the most out of our discussions.
One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibbotson -
September Book Club
The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson – October Book Club Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White –
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November Book Club.
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If you like DANCING and ACTING, try these …
Book Title
Author
Skating School (Series)
Linda Chapman
Dancing Shoes (Series)
Antonia Barber
Bright Lights
Linda Chapman
Centre Stage
Linda Chapman
Ballerina Dreams (Series)
Ann Bryant
Topaz (Series)
Helen Bailey
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Stevie Silver – Stage Struck (Series)
Jean Ure
Fame School (Series)
Cindy Jefferies
If you like books about FRIENDS or SCHOOL, try these …
Book Title
Author
Best Friends Guide
Karen McCombie/Lydia Monks
Keep the Noise Down, Kingsley
Jenny Oldfield
Drusilla and Her Brothers
Dyan Sheldon
Amelia Jane
Enid Blyton
The Naughtiest Girl in the School (Series)
Enid Blyton
Malory Towers (Series)
Enid Blyton
St Clare’s (Series)
Enid Blyton
Alice Next Door (Series)
Judi Curtin
Best Friends
Jacqueline Wilson
The Cat Mummy
Jacqueline Wilson
The Bed and Breakfast Star
Jacqueline Wilson
Double Act
Jacqueline Wilson
Tracy Beaker (Series)
Jacqueline Wilson
The Worry Website
Jacqueline Wilson
(Note: Jacqueline Wilson writes for a wide age group, including teenagers, and the content of some of her other books may not be suitable for younger children) The Worst Witch (Series)
Jill Murphy
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Kate Di Camillo
American Girls Collection (Series)
American Girl
(Note: American Girls available on Amazon.co.uk) Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Series)
Jeff Kinney
Miss Happiness and Miss Flower (Series) and other titles
Rumer Godden
Katie Milk (Series)
Annie Caulfield
Eva’s Journey
Judy Curtin
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If you like ANIMALS and HORSES, try these …
Book Title
Author
Lost in the Snow (Series)
Holly Webb
Animal Rescue (Series)
Tina Nolan
Animal Ark (Series)
Lucy Daniels
Dolphin Diaries (Series)
Lucy Daniels
Puppy Patrol (Series)
Jenny Dale
Sheltie (Series)
Peter Clover
The Tiger Who Was a Roaring Success (and other titles)
Don Conroy
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (and other titles)
Jill Tomlinson
Pony Club Secrets (Series)
Stacy Gregg
Heartland (Series)
Lauren Brooke
Babe the Sheep-Pig (and other tites)
Dick King-Smith
Charlotte’s Web
E. B. White
Stuart Little
E. B. White
My Secret Unicorn (Series)
Linda Chapman
Because of Winn Dixie (and other titles)
Kate Di Camillo
The Underneath
Kathi Appelt
The Pony-Mad Princess (Series)
Diana Kimpton
Half-Moon Ranch (Series)
Jenny Oldfield
Summer with Horses (White Cloud Station Series)
Trudy Nicholson
Tumtum and Nutmeg (Series)
Emily Bearn
If you like A GOOD LAUGH, try these …
Book Title
Author
Horrid Henry (Series)
Francesca Simon
Judy Moody (Series)
Megan MacDonald
Stink (Series)
Megan MacDonald
George’s Marvellous Medicine
Roald Dahl
The Twits
Roald Dahl
The Enormous Crocodile
Roald Dahl
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Oh Mum! (Series)
Stephanie Dagg
My Naughty Little Sister (Series)
Dorothy Edwards
Bill’s New Frock
Anne Fine
Little Darlings (Series)
Sam Llewellyn
Clover Twig and the Incredible Flying Cottage
Kaye Umansky
Pongwiffy (Series) (and other titles)
Kaye Umansky
(Note: Kate Umansky also writes books for older readers and these may not be suitable for this age-group) Toonhead
Fiona Dunbar
Switched (My Sister the Vampire Series)
Sienna Mercer
Superfudge (Series)
Judy Blume
(Note: Judy Blume writes for a wide age group, including teenagers, and the content of some of her other books may not be suitable for younger children) The Giggler Treatment (Series)
Roddy Doyle
Clarice Bean (Series)
Lauren Child
Captain Underpants (Series)
Dav Pilkey
Nelly the Monster Sitter (Series)
Kes Gray
Walter Speazlebud (Series)
David Donohue
You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum! (Series)
Andy Stanton
Do Not Read This Book (Series)
Pat Moon
Howl’s Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones
The Toilet of Doom (and other titles)
Michael Lawrence
The French Confection (Diamond Brothers Series)
Anthony Horowitz
The Beasts of Clawstone Castle (and other titles)
Eva Ibbotson
Dear Dumb Diary (Series)
Jim Benton
If you like MAGIC, try these …
Book Title
Author
Cauldron Spells
C. J. Busby
Witch-in-Training (Series)
Maeve Friel
Witch Baby and Me (Series)
Debi Gliori
Harry Potter (Series)
J.K.Rowling
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The Witches
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
George’s Marvellous Medicine
Roald Dahl
The BFG
Roald Dahl
Matilda
Roald Dahl
The Enchanted Wood (Magic Faraway Tree Series)
Enid Blyton
The Wishing Chair (Series)
Enid Blyton
Rose (Series)
Holly Webb
The Worst Witch (Series)
Jill Murphy
Whispering to Witches
Anna Dale
The Frog Princess (Series)
E.D. Baker
Molly Moon (Series)
Georgia Byng
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Gail Carson Levine
Tom’s Midnight Garden
Philippa Pearce
Lucy Willow
Sally Gardner
Howl’s Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones
Molly Moon (Series)
Georgia Byng
The Fire Thief (Series)
Terry Deary
The Spook’s Apprentice (Series)
Joseph Delaney
If you like A GOOD SCARE, try these …
Book Title
Author
Goosebumps (Series)
R.L.Stine
Scream Street (Series)
Tommy Donbavand
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Series)
Lemony Snicket
The Evil Hairdo / The Poison Factory
Oisin McGann
The Children of Green Knowe (Series)
Lucy M. Boston
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
Coraline
Neil Gaiman
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Please Note: The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and The Cherub Series by Robert Muchamore although heavily advertised by the publishers are not stocked in the school library, we feel they are not suitable for ages 7-11.
If you like ADVENTURE, try these …
Book Title
Author
The Island of Adventure (Adventure Series)
Enid Blyton
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Series)
Lemony Snicket
Harry Potter (Series)
J.K.Rowling
Molly Moon (Series)
Georgia Byng
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Kate Di Camillo
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Series)
Rick Riordan
The Spook’s Apprentice (Series)
Joseph Delaney
Toby Alone (Series)
Timothee de Fombelle
The Underneath
Kathi Appelt
The Children of Green Knowe (Series)
Lucy M. Boston
Pink Chameleon (Silk Sisters Series)
Fiona Dunbar
If you like MYSTERY / DETECTIVE stories, try these …
Book Title
Author
Secret Seven (Series)
Enid Blyton
Famous Five (Series)
Enid Blyton
The Mystery of… (Series)
Enid Blyton
Edgar & Ellen (Series)
Charles Ogden
Jane Blonde (Series)
Jill Marshall
The Pasta Detectives
Andreas Steinhöfel
The Sisters Grimm (Series)
Michael Buckley
The One That Got Away (Misfitz Mysteries Series)
Josh Lacey
The Great Hamster Massacre
Katie Davies
The London Eye Mystery
Siobhan Dowd
The 39 Clues (Series)
Rick Riordan (and others)
The Diamond of Drury Lane (Series)
Julia Golding
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If you like HISTORY, try these …
Book Title
Author
Children of the Famine (Series)
Marita Conlon-McKenna
Chinese Cinderella
Adeline Yen Mah
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society
Adeline Yen Mah
(Please note Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah is the adult version of the above book) The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (and other selected titles)