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Fiction for 4th Grade

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The Book of Three
Lloyd Alexander

Taran, a would-be hero and assistant pig-keeper, pulls together a group of companions to rescue the oracular pig Hen Wen from the forces of evil. (Sequel: The Black Cauldron)

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Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard Atwater & Florence Atwater

The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing a penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter possessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

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Poppy
Avi

Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas.

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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Judy Blume

Life with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter feel like a fourth grade nothing. When Fudge walks off with Dribble, Peter’s pet turtle, it’s the last straw. How can he get his parents to pay attention to him for a change?

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Frindle
Andrew Clements

When he decides to turn his teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.

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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman

The 13-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl

Charlie and five others draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a tour of the legendary factory that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by the amazing sights, Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world!

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Dear America / My Name Is America series
Various authors

Stories about the lives of girls and boys from different eras of American history, told in diary format.

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The Tale of Despereaux
Kate DiCamillo

The adventures of Despereaux, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and of Roscuro, a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up are revealed as Greg records them in his diary.

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Number the Stars
Lois Lowry

In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

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Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder

A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they build a house, meet neighboring American Indians, sink a well, and fight a prairie fire.


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