The following is the list of adopted titles used for the Fourth Grade reading program. Although certain titles are assigned to specific grades, when necessary, teachers may use a list of titles above or below their grade. It is desired that at least 10 adopted books are read each year. (Outside recreational reading is highly encouraged for the students. However, that reading is not included in the number above.) All Landmark books are acceptable on the literature list.
Alcott, Louisa May Little Women
Armstrong, William Sounder
Burnett, Frances The Secret Garden
Bishop, Claire Twenty and Ten
Brink, Carol Magical Melons
Brink, Carol Caddie Woodlawn
Burnford, Sheila The Incredible Journey
Cleary, Beverly Henry and Beezus
Cleary, Beverly Henry Hudgins
Cleary, Beverly Ramona
Colum, Padraic The Children's Homer +
Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Daugherty, James Landing of the Pilgrims (Landmark Book)
De Angeli, Marguerite Door in the Wall
Dodge, Mary Hans Brinker
Doyle, Peter Daring Adventures Series
Edmonds, Walter The Matchlock Gun
Estes, Eleanor Ginger Pye
Farley, Walter The Black Stallion +
George, Jean Craighead My Side of the Mountain
Hanes, Mari Two Mighty Rivers
Henry, Marguerite Benjamin West and his Cat Grimalkin +
Henry, Marguerite Misty of Chincoteague
Hope, Laura Bobbsey Twins +
Jackson, Dave & Neta Trailblazer Series
Jones, Douglas Huguenot Garden A Children's Story of Faith
Knight, Eric Lassie Come Home
Lenski, Lois Prairie School +
Lenski, Lois Strawberry Girl
Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia +
Lofting, Hugh The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle +
Morey, Walt Gentle Ben
Norton, Mary The Borrowers +
O’Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphin
Peretti, Frank The Cooper Kids Adventure Series
Robertson, Keith Henry Reed, Inc. +
Robinson, Barbara Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Sewell, Anna Black Beauty
Sharp, Margery The Rescuers
Sidney, Margaret Five Little Peppers and How They Grew +
Speare, Elizabeth Sign of the Beaver
Sproul, R.C. The King Without A Shadow
Spyri, Johanna Heidi
Syme, Ronald Captain Cook
Verne, Jules Around the World in Eighty Days
Verne, Jules 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
White, E.B. Stuart Little +
Wilder, Laura Little House on the Prairie +
Wilder, Laura Farmer Boy +
Wilder, Laura The Little House in the Big Woods
(Editor's note: "+" = any title in that series would be acceptable)
FOURTH GRADE HISTORY LITERATURE LIST
Six books must be read from the following list:
Bains, Rae Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom – H
Bains, Rae Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield – H
Blos, Joan A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s Journal – H, YC
Brandt, Keith Abe Lincoln: The Young Years – H
DK Eyewitness, Murdoch, David H. Cowboy – H, YC
DK Eyewitness, Murdoch, David H. North American Indian – H
Harness, Cherly Mark Twain and the Queens of the Mississippi – YC
Hurwitz, Johanna Anne Frank: Life in Hiding – YC
Kantor, MacKinlay Gettysburg – H, YC
Lerner Biographies Up in the Air: The Story of Bessie Coleman – H
Meader, Stephen W. Cleared for Action! – H
Moody, Ralph Father and I Were Ranchers – H
Moody, Ralph The Home Ranch – H
Sabin, Francene Louis Pasteur: Young Scientist – H
Sabin, Francene Elizabeth Blackwell: The First Woman Doctor – H
Stanley, Diane & Vennema, P. Charles Dickens: The Man Who Had Great Expectations – H, YC
Freedman, Russell Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille – H, YC
Stevenson, Augusta Molly Pitcher: Young Patriot – YC
Weil, Ann Eleanor Roosevelt: Fighter For Social Justice – H
Wright, David Young Frederick Douglass: Freedom Fighter – H
If our own CCS library does not carry the above books, they can be found at the two following libraries:
H = Hampton Public Library
YC = York County Public Library
Four books must be read from the original CCS reading list.
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