RECOMMENDEDREADS: GRADE4
JMARS, K
Katherine Marsh Medusa
A descendant of Medusa, Ava is sent to the Accademia del Forte in Venice after an altercation with a classmate, where she must learn to control her emotions, especially when she unearths a terrible secret that could change the world forever.
JPONT, J
TheSherlock Society
JamesPonti
Twelve-year-old Alex Sherlock, his thirteen-year-old sister Zoe, and their friends Lina and Yadi decide to spend their summer in Miami investigating the many "cold cases" their grandfather accumulated during his years as a reporter--first up, Al Capone and a buried treasure.
FROYC, E
TheCreepening ofDogwood House
EdenRoyce
After the death of his mother, Roddie is taken in by an aunt he barely knows to live in Dogwood House, the creepiest place he’s ever seen where he learns there is a lot his mom never told him about hoodoo, his family, and the strange secrets hidden inside the walls of Dogwood.
JFARU, S
ThePartition Project
SaadiaFaruqi
When her grandmother comes to live with her, Pakistani American Maha decides to document Dadi's experience of the Partition of India and Pakistan for her journalism project.
JWANG, A
AndreaWang Summerat Squee
A senior camper at Summertime Chinese Culture, Wellness and Enrichment Experience (Squee), Chinese American tween Phoenny Fang finds her summer even more transformative than she could've imagined, with new friendships, her first crush, and a bigger love for and understanding of her community.
JTUBB, K
FowlPlay
Kristin O’DonnellTubb
When her best friend Uncle Will dies, he leaves Chloe his African grey parrot, Charlie. The parrot has a vast vocabulary, and soon Chloe hears her say something odd: It was murder, followed by homicide and cyanide. Chloe becomes convinced her uncle Will's death was foul play. With the help of her family, Chloe begins the investigation to uncover Uncle Will's murderer. But it all leads to more questions than answers. Did someone really kill Uncle Will? Or could this journey help reunite Chloe's grieving family?
JKORM, G
GordonKorman Faker
Trey's grown up around his father's schemes while living on the run. But when Trey starts making friends at school, he doesn't want to leave again. How can he tell his father he's done running?
JWEND, C
ChuckWendig MonsterMovie!
In this hair-raising and hilarious novel, a boy must face his many fears to save his town from a cursed videotape-before "The Scariest Movie Ever Made" devours his friends and family.
JAMOR, E
EvaAmores WorstWeek
Ever!:Monday
Justin Chase is having the worst week ever and it is only Monday! His mom just married a vampire and his dad is driving a giant toilet on wheels. His cat may have been abducted by aliens and a bully is making his first day miserable.
MeggieRamm Batcat
Batcat loves being all alone in their home on Spooky Island, spending time playing videogames and watching TV. But, when they find themself being haunted by an annoying, ice cream-stealing ghost, they visit the local Island Witch for a spell to remove their ghostly guest permanently.
WHEA, A
WorldKitchen OSJ 641.5123
AbigailWheatley
This heartfelt book features a unique collection of recipes contributed by families from around the world. Each recipe has an introduction featuring the family who contributed it, and simple, step-by-step instructions, all illustrated in a bold, graphic-novel style by Chaaya Prabhat.
OSJ 597.3
CRUM, N
NickCrumpton
GabrielleBalkin
Explore every state of the USA with these 51 charmingly illustrated infographic maps! Discover more than 2,000 facts about the people, cities, nature and historic events that have helped make America what it is today.
Award-winning author-illustrator Don Brown explores the history of electricity in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World series.
From fascinating fishy friendships to incredible powers of invisibility, discover how everything you think you know is actually untrue in this book which debunks many common myths about all kinds of sharks.
MegMedina PuraBelpré JBBELP, P
This inspiring chapter book biography introduces readers to Pura Belpré who brought Spanish and bilingual storytelling and books to libraries across the country, giving Spanish speakers the opportunity to read and find community in ways they never had before.