4th Grade Books

By fourth grade, students can handle complex plots, unreliable narrators, and themes that don't resolve neatly. These books respect that growing sophistication while keeping kids engaged, the ones you'll have to pry out of their hands when it's time for math.

11,462 books for ages 9–10

Cover of There is a Tribe of Kids
There is a Tribe of Kids
Lane Smith
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Starving Time: Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary
Dear America #1
The Starving Time: Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary
Patricia Hermes
Ages 4–11
Cover of Amistad: A Film by Steven Spielberg
Amistad: A Film by Steven Spielberg
Joyce Annette Barnes, David Franzoni
Ages 4–11
Cover of Among the Impostors
Among the Impostors
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Ages 9–13
Cover of Five Little Penguins
Five Little Penguins
Lily Murray
Ages 4–11
Cover of An Accidental Adventure: We dine with cannibals
An Accidental Adventure
An Accidental Adventure: We dine with cannibals
C. Alexander London
Ages 4–11
Cover of An Almost Perfect Game
An Almost Perfect Game
Stephen Manes
Ages 7–10
Cover of An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
Jim Murphy
Ages 9–12
Cover of An Anaconda Ate My Homework
An Anaconda Ate My Homework
Alice Schertle
Ages 4–11
Cover of Molly and Her Dad
Molly and Her Dad
Jan Ormerod
Ages 4–11
Cover of Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of Cleopatra
Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of Cleopatra
Suzanne Weyn
Ages 4–11
Cover of Ancient Coins Were Shaped Like Hams And Other Freaky Facts about Coins, Bills, and Counterfeiting
Ancient Coins Were Shaped Like Hams And Other Freaky Facts about Coins, Bills, and Counterfeiting
Barbara Seuling
Ages 7–11
Cover of Andiamo, Weasel!
Andiamo, Weasel!
Rose Marie Grant
Ages 4–11
Cover of Andy and the Lion
Picture Puffins
Andy and the Lion
James Daugherty
Ages 4–11
Cover of Angel Island
Angel Island
Alice K. Flanagan
Ages 4–11
Cover of Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
Claire Throp
Ages 4–11
Cover of Angelique: Buffalo Hunt
Angelique: Buffalo Hunt
Cora Taylor
Ages 4–11
Cover of Leonardo Da Vinci Renaissance Master
Leonardo Da Vinci Renaissance Master
Ann Hood
Ages 7–11
Cover of Adrift
Adrift
Paul Griffin
Ages 9–13
Cover of Animal Numbers
Animal Numbers
Bert Kitchen
Ages 4–11
Cover of Animal Opposites: A Pop-up Book
Animal Opposites: A Pop-up Book
Petr Horáček
Ages 4–11
Cover of Animals Have Families
Animals Have Families
Nadia Ali
Ages 4–11
Cover of Bartholomew and the Oobleck
Bartholomew and the Oobleck
Dr. Seuss
Ages 6–9
Cover of Dancer at Silver Spires
Silver Spires #1
Dancer at Silver Spires
Ann Bryant
Ages 4–11