Welcome Incoming 4th Grade Readers and Families!
Check out the lists below for summer reading ideas, including books recommended by TSC teachers and students.
Explore the TSC Library To Go site to find even more summer resources for reading and learning. Don't forget: the TSC digital library with Sora is always open! Visit the Sora FAQ section of the TSC Library To Go site for more information about reading with Sora. Happy reading!
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THE UNDEFEATED By Kwame Alexander
THE NOTEBOOK KEEPER: A STORY OF KINDNESS FROM THE BORDER By Stephen Briseño
I AM NOT A LABEL: 34 DISABLED ARTISTS, THINKERS, ATHLETES AND ACTIVISTS FROM PAST AND PRESENT By Cerrie Burnell
MADDI'S FRIDGE By Lois Brandt
WHO IS MALALA YOUSAFZAI? By Dinah Brown
RICK By Alex Gino
STRANGE FRUIT: BILLIE HOLIDAY AND THE POWER OF A PROTEST SONG By Gary Golio
THE POWER BOOK: WHAT IS IT, WHO HAS IT, AND WHY? By Claire Saunders, Georgia Buckthorn, Minna Salami, Mik Scarlet, and Hazel Songhurst
NOTABLE NATIVE PEOPLE: 50 INDIGENOUS LEADERS, DREAMERS, AND CHANGEMAKERS FROM THE PAST AND PRESENT By Adrienne Keene
CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR? By Irene Latham & Charles Waters
DICTIONARY FOR A BETTER WORLD By Irene Latham & Charles Waters
THE PEOPLE'S PAINTER: HOW BEN SHAHN FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE WITH ART By Cynthia Levinson
POCKET CHANGE: PITCHING IN FOR A BETTER WORLD By Michelle Mulder
A GOOD KIND OF TROUBLE By Lisa Moore Ramée
RUTH AND THE GREEN BOOK By Calvin Alexander Ramsey
42 IS NOT JUST A NUMBER By Doreen Rappapor
THE HERO NEXT DOOR Edited by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
FRONT DESK By Kelly Yang
A YOUNG PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES By Howard Zinn
EL DEAFO By Cece Bell
THE BAD GUYS* By Aaron Blabey
SWIM TEAM By Johnnie Christmas
RUTABAGA, THE ADVENTURE CHEF By Eric Colossal
LUMBERJANES* By Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, & Shannon Watters
WITCHES OF BROOKLYN* By Sophie Escabasse
ZITA THE SPACEGIRL* By Ben Hatke
ROLLER GIRL By Victoria Jamieson
TWINS By Varian Johnson
AMULET: THE STONEKEEPER* By Kazu Kibuishi
BEAN DOG AND NUGGET By Charise Mericle Harper
SQUISH: SUPER AMOEBA* By Jennifer L. Holm
PIE IN THE SKY By Remy Lai
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB: KRISTY'S GREAT IDEA* By Ann M. Martin
KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES: PART 1* By Shannon Messenger
THE WITCH BOY* By Molly Knox Ostertag
LINK + HUD: HEREOS BY A HAIR By Jarrett & Jerome Pumphrey
5 WORLDS: THE SAND WARRIOR* By Mark & Alexis Siegal
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN* By Dana Simpson
GUTS* By Raina Telgemeir
SECRET CODERS* By Gene Luen Yang
SOMETHING ABOUT THE SKY By Rachel Carson 
KEEP DANCING, LIZZIE CHU By Maisie Chan
ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME By Roshani Chokshi
THE ALL-NEW BOOKS OF LISTS FOR KIDS By Sandra & Harry Choron
THE OBSERVOLOGIST: A HANDBOOK FOR MOUNTING VERY SMALL SCIENTIFIC
EXPEDITIONS By Giselle Clarkson
FERRIS By Kate DiCamillo
AMAZING IMMORTALS: A GUIDE TO GODS AND GODDESSES AROUND THE WORLD By Dinah Dunn Williams
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON LIVES NEXT STORE By Cary Fagan
MEASURING UP By Lily Lamotte
THE NIGHT LIBRARIAN By Christopher Lincoln
THE HAPPY SHOP By Brittany Long Olsen
THE SECRET LIBRARY By Kekla Magoon 
MEXIKID By Pedro Martin
UNICORN BOY By Dave Roman
THE LABORS OF HERCULES BEAL By Gary D. Schmidt
BIG TREE By Brian Selznick
THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN By Katherine Applegate
THE JUMBIES* By Tracey Baptiste
THE PENDERWICKS* By Jane Birdsall
THE SISTERS GRIMM: THE FAIRY-TALE DETECTIVES* By Michael Buckley
YEAR OF THE BOOK* By Andrea Cheng
BEEZUS AND RAMONA* By Beverly Cleary
GREGOR THE OVERLANDER* By Suzanne Collins
THE BOY ON THE PORCH By Sharon Creech
THE LEMONADE WAR* By Jacqueline Davies
THE MYSTERIOUS MAKERS OF SHAKER STREET: SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE* By Stacia Deutch
MAYA AND THE ROBOT By Eve L. Ewing
MAKE WAY FOR DYAMONDE DANIELS* By Nikki Grimes
BABE & ME* By Dan Gutman
GYM SHORTS: SCAREDEY-CAT CATCHER* By Betty Hicks
PEEWEE'S TALE* By Johanna Hurwitz
OPHIE’S GHOSTS By Justina Ireland
ROWLEY JEFFERSON'S AWESOME FRIENDLY ADVENTURE By Jeff Kinney
BOOK UNCLE AND ME By Uma Krishnaswami
BEASTOLOGIST: FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX* By R.L. Lafevers
TEN RULES FOR LIVING WITH MY SISTER* By Ann M. Martin
BOB By Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead
THE SISTERS CLUB* By Megan McDonald
THE JIGSAW PUZZLE KING By McMurphy-Barber 
THE WORST WITCH* By Jill Murphy
THE BRILLIANT WORLD OF TOM GATES* By L. Pinchon
THE DRAGON OF LONELY ISLAND* By Rebecca Rupp
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET By Brian Selznick
THE LOST SCROLL OF THE PHYSICIAN By Alisha Sevigny
ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY* By Sydney Taylor
JUSTIN AND THE BEST BISCUITS IN THE WORLD By Mildred Pitts Walter
THE BOXCAR CHILDREN* By Gertrude Chandler Warner
ELLRAY JAKES IS NOT A CHICKEN* By Sally Warner
WAYS TO MAKE SUNSHINE By Renée Watson
THE BOOKS OF ELSEWHERE: THE SHADOWS* By Jacqueline West
CLAYTON BYRD GOES UNDERGROUND By Rita Williams-Garcia
IZZY KLINE HAS BUTTERFLIES By Beth Aine
COOKIES & MILK By Shaw Amos
THE FAIRY REBEL By Lynn Reid Banks
ISAIAH DUNN IS MY HERO* By Kelly J. Baptist
BRAND NEW SCHOOL, BRAVE NEW RUBY* By Derrick Barnes
TUMTUM AND NUTMEG: ADVENTURES BEYOND NUTMOUSE HALL* By Emily Bearns
TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING* By Judy Blume
MISSING ON SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN* By Elise Broach
THE SWORD IN THE TREE By Clyde Robert Bulla
THE NOT-JUST-ANYBODY FAMILY* By Betsy Byars
THE CHOCOLATE TOUCH By Patrick Skene Catling
FRINDLE By Andrew Clements
THE LAST OF THE REALLY GREAT WHANGDOODLES By Julie Andrews Edward
DRAGONS IN A BAG* By Zetta Elliott
LOWJI DISCOVERS AMERICA By Candace Fleming
SPY SCHOOL* By Stuart Gibbs
A TALE DARK AND GRIMM By Adam Gidwitz
DEAR MAX By Sally Grindley
BUNNICULA By Deborah and James Howe
SHENJI TAKAHASHI AND THE MARK OF THE COATL By Julie Kagawa
WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER By Tae Keller
THE DOLL PEOPLE* By Ann M. Martin
TIMMY FAILURE: MISTAKES WERE MADE* By Stephan Pastis
CLEMENTINE* By Sara Pennypacker
VIOLET & JOBIE IN THE WILD By Lynne Rae Perkins
GOOSEBERRY PARK By Cynthia Rylant
LADY LOLLIPOP By Dick King Smith
NOTHING IS LITTLE By Carmella Van Vleet
LUCKY BROKEN GIRL By Ruth Behar
THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE* By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
A LION TO GUARD US By Clyde Robert Bulla
MATILDA By Roald Dahl
OUT OF MY MIND By Sharon Draper
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX By Kate DiCamillo
MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN* By Jean Craighead George
THE VANDERBEEKERS OF 141ST STREET* By Karina Yan Glaser
THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH By Norman Juster
THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK By Kristin Levine
RULES By Cynthia Lord
THE SEVENTH MOST IMPORTANT THING By Shelley Pearsall
ESPERANZA RISING By Pam Muñoz Ryan
THE WEDNESDAY WAR By Gary M. Schmidt
ORPHAN ISLAND By Laurel Snyder
WHEN YOU REACH ME By Rebecca Stead
WORLD IN BETWEEN: BASED ON A TRUE REFUGEE STORY By Kenan Trebincevic and Susan Shapiro
PEACE MAKER By Joseph Bruchac
MIDNIGHT FOX By Betsy Byars
DEAR MR. HENSHAW By Beverly Cleary
THE TRUTH AS TOLD BY MASON BUTTLE By Leslie Conner
HARRIET THE SPY By Louise Fitzhugh
THE BROOKLYN NINE: A NOVEL IN NINE INNINGS By Alan Gratz
EVENTOWN By Corey Ann Hadu
FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANWEILER By E.L. Konisburg
WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON By Grace Lin
LUCKY: MARIS, MANTLE, AND MY BEST SUMMER EVER By Wes Tooke
SAME SUN HERE By Neela Vaswani and Silas House
THE GREAT WALL OF LUCY WU By Wendy Wan-Long Shang
OTHER WORDS FOR HOME By Jasmine Warga
CATS vs. DOGS By Elizabeth Carney
FIGHTING FOR YES: THE STORY OF DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVIST JUDITH HEUMANN By Maryann Cocca-Leffler
COOKING CLASS By Deanna F. Cook
LAUGH-OUT-LOUD ADVENTURE JOKES FOR KIDS By Rob Elliot
LAZY CRAFTERNOON By Stella Fields
OCEANS OF PLASTIC By Tracey Gray
THE KITCHEN PANTRY SCIENTIST CHEMISTRY FOR KIDS By Liz Lee Heinecke
SKY BOYS: HOW THEY BUILT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING By Deborah Hopkinson
ULTIMATE SLIME By Alyssa Jagan
BARBED WIRE BASEBALL By Marissa Moss
THE LEGO ADVENTURE BOOK By Megan H. Rothcock
AMERICAN HIP-HOP: RAPPERS, DJS AND HARD BEATS By Nathan Sacks
PRIDE: THE STORY OF HARVEY MILK AND THE RAINBOW FLAG By Bob Sanders
GIRLS WHO CODE: LEARN HOW TO CODE AND CHANGE THE WORLD By Reshma Saujan
HOW TO SOLVE A PROBLEM: THE RISE (AND FALLS) OF A ROCK-CLIMBING CHAMPION By Ashima Shiraish
SARAH AND THE BIG WAVE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST WOMAN TO SURF MAVERICKS By Bonnie Tsui
HEDY LAMARR'S DOUBLE LIFE: HOLLYWOOD LEGEND AND BRILLIANT INVENTOR By Laurie Wallmark
REAL OUTDOOR SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS By Jenny Ballif
NIC BISHOP: SNAKES By Nic Bishop
THAT’S BETTY! THE STORY OF BETTY WHITE By Gregory Bonsignore
CARRY ON: POETRY BY YOUNG IMMIGRANTS Edited by Simon Boulerice
BLUE: A HISTORY OF THE COLOR AS DEEP AS THE SEA AND AS WIDE AS THE SKY By Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
GRAND CANYON By Jason Chin
AMELIA TO ZORA: TWENTY-SIX WOMEN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD By Cynthia Chin-Lee
DEAR MR. DICKENS By Nancy Churnin
A LIFE MADE BY HAND: THE STORY OF RUTH ASAWA By Andrea D’Aquino
TINY CREATURES: THE WORLD OF MICROBES By Nicola Davies
LEGACY: WOMEN POETS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE Edited by Nikki Grimes
BRINGING BACK THE WOLVES By Jude Isabella
IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE: HOW GYO FIJIKAWA DREW THE WAY By Kyo Maclear
DREAM BUILDER: THE STORY OF ARCHITECT PHILIP FREELON By Kelly Starling Lyon
THE ROBOT BOOK: BUILD AND CONTROL 2O ELECTRIC GIZMOS, MOVING MACHINES, AND HACKED TOYS By Bobby Mercer
ERUPTION!: VOLCANOES AND THE SCIENCE OF SAVING LIVES By Elizabeth Rusch
50 ADVENTURES IN THE 50 STATES By Kate Siber
28 DAYS: MOMENTS IN BLACK HISTORY THAT CHANGED THE WORLD By Charles R. Smith
IT CAN'T BE TRUE!: INCREDIBLE TACTILE COMPARISONS By Fleur Star
RADIANT CHILD: THE STORY OF YOUNG ARTIST JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT By Javaka Steptoe
¡BÉISBOL!:LATINO BASEBALL PIONEERS AND LEGENDS By Jonah Winter
COLONIAL VOICES, HEAR THEM SPEAK By Kay Winters
