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 How to Find What You're Not Looking For
How to Find What You're Not Looking For
Veera Hiranandani
Ages 10–14
Cover of Two New Years
Two New Years
Richard Ho
Ages 4–11
Cover of We Could be Brothers
We Could be Brothers
Derrick Barnes
Ages 4–11
Cover of Land
Land
Mildred D. Taylor
Ages 10–14
Cover of Linked
Linked
Gordon Korman
Ages 8–12
Cover of Edgar Allan
Edgar Allan
John Neufeld
Ages 4–11
Cover of Orphan Trains: Taking the Rails to a New Life
Orphan Trains: Taking the Rails to a New Life
Rebecca Langston-George
Ages 4–11
Cover of Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp
Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp
Jerry Stanley
Ages 4–11
Cover of An Old-Fashioned Girl
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Louisa May Alcott
Ages 10–14
Cover of Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything
Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything
Lenore Look
Ages 4–11
Cover of Donutella Hamachi and the Library Avengers
Donutella Hamachi and the Library Avengers
Kim Chi, Stephan Lee
Ages 4–11
Cover of Hiding to Survive Stories of Jewish Children Rescued from the Holocaust
Hiding to Survive Stories of Jewish Children Rescued from the Holocaust
Maxine B. Rosenberg
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Reappearance of Sam Webber
The Reappearance of Sam Webber
Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Ages 8–12
Cover of The Sword of Summer
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1
The Sword of Summer
Rick Riordan
Ages 9–14
Cover of Wonderstruck: A Novel in Words and Pictures
Wonderstruck: A Novel in Words and Pictures
Brian Selznick
Ages 10–14
Cover of Echo
Echo #1
Echo
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Ages 10–14
Cover of Boston Jane: The Claim
Boston Jane #2
Boston Jane: The Claim
Jennifer L. Holm
Ages 8–12
Cover of Her Right Foot
Her Right Foot
Dave Eggers
Ages 4–11
Cover of Lowriders Blast from the Past
Lowriders
Lowriders Blast from the Past
Cathy Camper
Ages 4–11
Cover of The War I Finally Won
The War That Saved My Life #2
The War I Finally Won
Unknown
Ages 8–12
Cover of King of the Sky
King of the Sky
Nicola Davies
Ages 4–11
Cover of Last Flight
Last Flight
Kristen Mai Giang
Ages 4–11
Cover of The View from Saturday
The View from Saturday
E. L. Konigsburg
Ages 8–12
Cover of When Stars Are Scattered
When Stars Are Scattered
Victoria Jamieson
Ages 10–14