Responsible Decision-Making Books for 4th Grade

Fourth graders face increasingly complex ethical dilemmas — cheating, lying to protect a friend, going along with the group against their own judgment. These books explore those dilemmas without offering easy answers.

604 books

Cover of Thief of Dreams
Thief of Dreams
Todd Strasser
Ages 10–14
Cover of Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen
Sammy Keyes
Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty Queen
Wendelin Van Draanen
Ages 10–14
Cover of Welcome to Consent: How to Say No, When to Say Yes, and How to Be the Boss of Your Body
Welcome to Consent: How to Say No, When to Say Yes, and How to Be the Boss of Your Body
Yumi Stynes, Dr. Melissa Kang
Ages 4–11
Cover of Encyclopedia Brown and His Best Cases Ever
Encyclopedia Brown
Encyclopedia Brown and His Best Cases Ever
Donald J. Sobol
Ages 7–11
Cover of The Worst Witch to the Rescue
The Worst Witch #7
The Worst Witch to the Rescue
Jill Murphy
Ages 4–11
Cover of Captain Cal and the Great Space Race
Captain Cal #1
Captain Cal and the Great Space Race
Jan Dallimore
Ages 6–9
Cover of Open Mic Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices
Open Mic Riffs on Life Between Cultures in Ten Voices
Mitali Perkins
Ages 4–11
Cover of A Boy's Will
A Boy's Will
Erik Christian Haugaard
Ages 4–11
Cover of True Son
True Son
Lana Krumwiede
Ages 4–11
Cover of Daisy's Quest
Wilderness Fairies
Daisy's Quest
Jodie Wells-Slowgrove
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Bar Code Prophecy
The Bar Code Prophecy
Suzanne Weyn
Ages 8–12
Cover of Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues
Encyclopedia Brown #3
Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues
Donald J. Sobol
Ages 7–11
Cover of Among the Impostors
Among the Impostors
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Ages 9–13
Cover of The Lying Postman
The Lying Postman
Darrel Odgers, Sally Odgers
Ages 4–11
Cover of The People of Sparks
Books of Ember #2
The People of Sparks
Jeanne DuPrau
Ages 10–14
Cover of The Big Six
Swallows and Amazons #6
The Big Six
Arthur Ransome
Ages 10–14
Cover of The Whispers in the Walls
The Whispers in the Walls
Sophie Cleverly
Ages 4–11
Cover of Girl Giant and the Monkey King
Girl Giant #1
Girl Giant and the Monkey King
Van Hoang
Ages 4–11
Cover of If A Father's Advice to His Son
If #1
If A Father's Advice to His Son
Rudyard Kipling
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Boy Who Cried Wolf
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Tony Ross
Ages 4–11
Cover of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Michael Morpurgo
Ages 4–11
Cover of Yesterday Again
Archvillain #2
Yesterday Again
Barry Lyga
Ages 4–11
Cover of Who Is Colin Kaepernick?
Who Is/Was? #270
Who Is Colin Kaepernick?
Lakita Wilson, Who HQ
Ages 4–11
Cover of Mary Louise
Mary Louise #1
Mary Louise
L. Frank Baum, L. Frank Baum
Ages 10–14