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Great Authors & Books for Grade 4-6
Picture Books (JE):
- Keller, Laurie. “The Scrambled States of America.”
- Prosek, James. "A Good Day's Fishing."
- Raven, Margot Theis. "Circle Unbroken."
- Scieska, Jon. “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs” and "Science Verse."
- Tavares, Matt. "Oliver's Game."
- Wiesner, David. “Hurricane”, “Tuesday”, and “June 29, 1999.”
- Van Allsburg, Chris. “Jumanji”, “Zathura.”
- Wells, Rosemary and Tom. "The House in the Mail."
- Yin. “Coolies.”
Fiction:
- Balliett, Blue. "Chasing Vermeer."
- Barry, Dave. "Peter and the Starcatchers."
- Blume, Judy. “Blubber.”
- Blume, Judy. “Double Fudge.”
- Bredsdorff, Bodil. "The Crow-Girl."
- Bunting, Eve. “Train to Somewhere.”
- Cheng, Andrea. "Honeysuckle House."
- Cleary, Beverly. “Ramona” series
- Clements, Andrew. “A Week in the Woods“.
- Cohn, Rachel. “The Steps.”
- Cooper, Susan. “The Boggart.”
- Creech, Sharon. “Ruby Holler.”
- Dahl, Roald. “James and the Giant Peach.”
- De Guzman, Michael. “Melonhead.”
- DiTerlizzi, Tony and Black, Holly. "The Spiderwick Chronicles" series
- Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee. "The Conch Bearer."
- DuPrau, Jeanne. "The People of Sparks" (sequel to "The City of Ember")
- Fine, Anne. “Bad Dreams.”
- Fitzhugh, Louise. “Harriet the Spy.”
- Fleischman, Sid. "Disappearing Act."
- Funke, Cornelia. “The Thief Lord," "Inkheart," and "Dragon Rider."
- Fuqua, Jonathon Scott. "The Willoughby Spit Wonder."
- Hannigan, Katherine. "Ida B.: and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (possibly) Save the World."
- Heide, Florence Parry. “Sami and The Time of The Troubles.”
- Horvath, Polly. “Everything on a Waffle.”
- Ibbotson, Eva. “The Great Ghost Rescue.”
- L'Engle, Madeleine. “A Wrinkle in Time” series
- Lowry, Lois. “Anastasia” series
- McCaughrean, Geraldine. “The Kite Rider.”
- McKay, Hilary. “Saffy’s Angel.”
- Napoli, Donna Jo. "North."
- Nimmo, Jenny. "Midnight for Charlie Bone."
- Rockwell, Thomas. “How to Eat Fried Worms.”
- Rodgers, Mary. “Freaky Friday.”
- Said, S.F. “Varjak Paw.”
- Scieszka, Jon. “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.”
- Springer, Nancy. “Rowan Hood”, “Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest.”
- Staples, Suzanne. “Shabanu” and "The Green Dog: A Mostly True Story."
- Stroud, Jonathan. "The Golem's Eye" (The Bartemaeus Trilogy, Book 2)
- Taylor, Sydney. “All-Of-A-Kind Family.”
- Waugh, Sylvia. “Earthborn.”
Sports: (J Sports)
- Christopher, Matt.
- Korman, Gordon.
- Park, Barbara.
Mysteries: (J Mys)
- Bellairs, John.
- Hale, Bruce.
- Hildick, E.W.
- Raskin, Ellen.
- Van Draanen, Wendelin.
Folktales: (J FO)
- Aardema, Verna.
- San Souci, Robert.
- Schwartz, Alvin.
Biographies: (JB)
- Freedman, Russell. “Confucius: The Golden Rule.”
JB Confucius - Gogerly, Liz. “Dian Fossey.”
JB Fossey - Ganci, Chris. “Chief: The Life of Peter J. Ganci, A New York City Firefighter.”
JB Ganci - Cheney, Cora. “The Incredible Deborah; A Story Based on the Life of Deborah Sampson.”
JB Gannett - Hawk, Tony and Sean Mortimer. “Tony Hawk: Professional Skateboarder.”
JB Hawk - Paulsen, Gary. “How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports”
JB Paulsen - Stanley, Diane. “Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam
JB Saladin
Non-Fiction:
- Horner, John R. “Digging Up Tyrannosaurus Rex.”
J 567.91 HO - Jackson, Donna. Jackson, Donna. “The Bone Detectives.”
J 363.256 JA - Linz, Kathi. “Chickens May Not Cross the Road and Other Crazy (but True) Laws.”
J 348.73 LI - Landau, Elaine. “Popcorn!”
J 641.6 LA - Curlee, Lynn. “Capital“
J 975.3 CU
