Social Awareness Books for 4th Grade

Fourth graders are ready to grapple with systemic empathy, understanding that people's experiences are shaped by factors beyond individual choices. These books open that conversation.

1,211 books

Cover of The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
Ages 6–9
Cover of A Mouse Family Christmas
A Mouse Family Christmas
Deborah Underwood
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Elephant in the Dark
The Elephant in the Dark
Carol Carrick
Ages 4–11
Cover of A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd
Ages 8–12
Cover of Olivia Kidney and the Secret Beneath the City
Olivia Kidney #2
Olivia Kidney and the Secret Beneath the City
Ellen Potter
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Selfish Giant
The Happy Prince and Other Tales #5
The Selfish Giant
Oscar Wilde, Fiona Waters, Fabian Negrin
Ages 4–11
Cover of Fighting Words
Fighting Words #1
Fighting Words
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Ages 10–14
Cover of The Josie Gambit
Josie #1
The Josie Gambit
Mary Francis Shura
Ages 4–11
Cover of Wrath of the Triple Goddess
Wrath of the Triple Goddess
Rick Riordan
Ages 9–13
Cover of What Coco Can Do
What Coco Can Do
Maribeth Boelts
Ages 4–11
Cover of Seven Days
Seven Days
Eve Ainsworth
Ages 8–12
Cover of Cool as Ice
Matt Christopher Sports Fiction #1
Cool as Ice
Matt Christopher
Ages 8–11
Cover of Our Gracie Aunt
Our Gracie Aunt
Jacqueline Woodson
Ages 4–11
Cover of P.S. Longer Letter Later
P.S. Longer Letter Later
Paula Danziger, Ann M. Martin
Ages 9–13
Cover of Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson
Ages 8–12
Cover of Bullfrog and Gertrude Go Camping
Bullfrog and Gertrude Go Camping
Rosamond Dauer
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Sign of the Beaver
The Sign of the Beaver
Elizabeth George Speare
Ages 9–13
Cover of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Lesley Sims
Ages 4–11
Cover of North for the Winter
North for the Winter
Bobby Podesta
Ages 4–11
Cover of Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Jason Reynolds
Ages 8–12
Cover of Warriors: Exile from ShadowClan
Warriors
Warriors: Exile from ShadowClan
Erin Hunter
Ages 8–12
Cover of Sisters
Smile #2
Sisters
Raina Telgemeier
Ages 8–12
Cover of Success Skills for Middle Schoolers How to Build Resilience, Confidence and Take Care of You
Success Skills for Middle Schoolers How to Build Resilience, Confidence and Take Care of You
Ferne Bowe
Ages 8–12
Cover of Narwhal's Otter Friend
A Narwhal and Jelly Book #4
Narwhal's Otter Friend
Ben Clanton
Ages 6–9