Recommended Reading List for 4 th Class

Recommended Reading List for 4th Class The following books come highly recommended for 4th Class students to read and enjoy. Remember your local libra...
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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.



Five on a Treasure Island (Series) Enid Blyton



The Magician’s Elephant – Kate Di Camillo



Pish Posh – Ellen Potter



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)

Michael Morpurgo

Rosie’s Quest (Series)

Ann Carroll

Once (Series)

Morris Gleitzman

One Small Suitcase

Barry Turner

Hitler’s Canary

Sandi Toksvig

Little House on the Prairie (Series)

Laura Ingalls-Wilder

If you like TV / MOVIE-related books, try these …

Book Title

Author

Goosebumps

R.L. Stine

Harry Potter (Series)

J.K.Rowling

The Witches

Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl

Danny the Champion of the World

Roald Dahl

The BFG

Roald Dahl

Matilda

Roald Dahl

Stuart Little

E.B. White

Babe the Sheep-Pig

Dick King-Smith

Tracey Beaker

Jacqueline Wilson

Pippi Longstocking (Series)

Astrid Lindgrin

The Worst Witch (Series)

Jill Murphy

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The Frog Princess (Series)

E.D.Baker

Nim’s Island (Series)

Wendy Orr

If you like POETRY, try these …

Book Title

Author

Something Beginning with P

O’Brien Press (Publisher)

Runny Babbit (and other titles)

Shel Silverstein

The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry

Brian Patten (editor)

Revolting Rhymes

Roald Dahl

Love that Dog

Sharon Creech

Read Me and Laugh

Gaby Morgan (Editor)

A Child’s Garden of Verses

Robert Louis Stevenson

The Truth about Parents

MacMillan Children’s Books

The Truth about Teachers

MacMillan Children’s Books

If you like the CLASSICS, try these …

Book Title

Author

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Railway Children

E.Nesbit

Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

What Katy Did (Series)

Susan Coolidge

Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

Lassie Come Home

Eric Knight

Heidi

Johanna Spyri

Kidnapped

Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

Mary Poppins

P.L.Travers

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain

Little Women (Series)

Louisa M. Alcott

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Anne of Green Gables (Series) National Velvet

L.M. Montgomery Enid Bagnold

Pippi Longstocking

Astrid Lindgrin

Paddington Bear (Series)

Michael Bond

Winnie the Pooh (Series)

A.A.Milne

The Family from One-End Street

Eve Garnett

Little House on the Prairie (Series)

Laura Ingalls-Wilder

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