Fourth Grade
Fiction
JUV FIC Alphin
Ghost Soldier by Elaine Alphin. 216 p.
While his father decides whether to remarry and move
to North Carolina, Alexander meets the ghost of a
Confederate soldier and helps him look for his
family.
JUV FIC Alvarez
How Tia Lola came to visit-stay by J. Alvarez. 147
p.
Although ten-year-old Miguel is at first embarrassed
by his colorful aunt, Tia Lola, when she comes to
Vermont from the Dominican Republic to stay with his
mother, his sister, and him after his parent's
divorce, he learns to love her.
JUV FIC Avi
The Secret School by Avi. 153 p.
In 1925, fourteen-year-old Ida Bidson secretly takes
over as the teacher when the one-room schoolhouse in
her Colorado area unexpectedly closes.
JUV FIC Clements
The Jacket by Andrew Clements. 89 p.
An incident at school forces white sixth-grader Phil
Morelli, to become aware of racial discrimination
and segregation, and to seriously consider if he
himself is prejudice.
JUV FIC Giff
All The Way Home by Patricia Reilly Giff. 169 p.
In 1941, Brick, a New York country boy, and Mariel,
a shy young girl with polio, journey back from
Brooklyn to help Brick's neighbors save their crop
and help Mariel learn about her past.
JUV FIC Gutman
Mickey and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure by Dan Gutman. 152 p.
When Joe travels back in time to 1944, he meets the
Milwaukee Chicks, one of the only all-female
professional baseball teams in the history of the
game.
JUV FIC Haddix
Girl with 500 Middle Names by Margaret Haddix. 81 p.
Janie's parents move to the suburbs so she can go to
a better school, but when she discovers the other
students are richer, she feels out of place-until
she realizes that there are more important things
than money.
JUV FIC Holt
Dancing in Cadillac Light by Kimberly Willis Holt.
167 p.
In 1968, 11-year-old Jaynell's life in the town of
Moon, Texas is enlivened when her eccentric Grandpap
comes to live with her family.
JUV FIC lvisaker
Dear Papa by Anne Ivisaker. 184 p.
In September of 1943, one year after her father's
death, nine-year-old Isabelle begins writing him
letters, which are interspersed with letters to
other members of her family, relating important
events in her life and how she feels about them.
JUV FIC Kehret
My Brother Made Me Do It by Peg Kehret. 130 p.
In letters to an elderly pen pal, eleven-year-old
Julie describes how her mischievous younger brother
is always getting her in trouble, how she is dealing
with painful juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and how
she struggles to finish a fund-raising race on
crutches.
JUV FIC Langton
Time Bike by Jane Langton. 176 p.
Eddy receives a mysterious gift from India, an
old-fashioned bike that transports its rider through
time.
JUV FIC MacDonald
No More Nasty by Amy MacDonald. 171 p.
When Simon's Great Aunt Matilda becomes the
substitute teacher for his unruly fifth-grade class,
her unique way of looking at things gives the
students a new perspective on learning.
JUV FIC Myers
Stolen By The Sea by Ana Myers. 121 p.
In Galveston, Texas, a rich twelve-year-old girl and
an orphaned fourteen-year-old boy work together to
save themselves and others from the terrible
hurricane of 1900.
JUV FIC Strickland
When Mack Came Back by Brad Strickland. 105 p.
When his older brother leaves the family farm in
order to join the army in 1943, ten-year-old Maury
remains behind to deal with his angry father and to
care for Ben's injured puppy.
JUV FIC Wiles
Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles. 188 p.
When her quirky grandmother goes to Hawaii for the
summer, nine-year-old Ruby learns to survive on her
own in Mississippi by writing letters, befriending
chickens as well as the new girl in town, and
finally coping with her grandfather's death.
JUV FIC Yep
Skunk Scout by Laurence Yep. 177 p.
Teddy is not thrilled with the present his uncle
gives him for his tenth birthday-a camping trip for
him and his younger brother-but on his first outing
away from San Francisco's Chinatown, Teddy learns
some interesting facts about nature.
Mysteries
JUV M Howe
Bunnicula Strikes Again by James Howe. 116 p.
When Bunnicula the rabbit starts acting strangely,
the Monroe dogs and cat renew their suspicions that
he is a vampire.
JUV M Howe
Return to Howliday Inn by James Howe. 156 p.
In this sequel to "Howliday Inn," the Monroe family
pets are again boarded at Chateau Bow-Wow, where
some spooky goings-on serve as a distraction from
the kennel's poor food.
JUV M Landon
Meg Mackintosh and the Mystery in the Locked Library
by Lucinda Landon. 44 p.
Meg investigates the theft of a rare book from a
locked library. The reader is challenged to solve
the mystery before Meg, using clues in both text and
illustrations.
JUV M Wallace
Blackwater Swamp by Bill Wallace. 185 p.
Having discovered the true nature of the old woman
known as the Witch of Blackwater Swamp, 5th grader
Ted must decide whether to come to her aid when she
is accused of the thefts plaguing his small
Louisiana town.
Science Fiction
JUV SF Coville
The Dragonslayers by Bruce Coville. 119 p.
A brave squire, an earnest page, and a strong-willed
princess set out, each for individual reasons, to
try to slay the dragon created to carry out a
witch's revenge.
JUV SF Langton
Sam Samurai by Jon Scieszka. 85 p.
Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported to seventeenth
century Japan where they infuriate a Samurai
warrior, encounter their great-granddaughters, and
save their lives by reciting an ancient form of
poetry.
JUV SF Service
Stinker From Space by Pamela F. Service. 83 p.
An agent of the Sylon Confederacy, fleeing from
enemy ships, crash lands on Earth, transfers his
mind to the body of a skunk, and enlists the aid of
two children in getting back to his home planet.
Non-Fiction
JUV 923.9 OA4KR
Shooting For the Moon by Stephen Krensky. 32 p.
Based on Annie Oakley's own writings, this biography
offers a glimpse into the life of a courageous girl
who became a legend in her own time.
JUV 927.8 EL56D
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince And His Orchestra
by Andrea Pinkney. unp.
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz
musician and composer who, along with his orchestra,
created music that was beyond category.
VH, 01/04; Holdings checked 7/06 KRL
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