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Fourth Grade Books
Ramona's world by Beverly Cleary ; illustrated by Alan Tiegreen
The birthday room by Kevin Henkes
The Blue Hill Meadows by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Ellen Beier
Frindle by Andrew Clements ; pictures by Brian Selznick
Protecting Marie by Kevin Henkes
Jennifer Murdley's toad : a magic shop book by Bruce Coville ; illustrated by Gary A. Lippincott
Jeffrey Strangeways by written and illustrated by Jill Murphy
Wizard's hall by Jane Yolen
Yang the youngest and his terrible ear by Lensey Namioka ; illustrated by Kees de Kiefte
Fourth grade rats by Jerry Spinelli ; illustrated by Paul Casale
The return of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks ; illustrated by William Geldart
The Indian in the cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks ; illustrations by Brock Cole
James and the giant peach by Roald Dahl
The case of the purloined parrot : a McGurk mystery by E.W. Hildick
Aunt Morbelia and the screaming skulls by Joan Carris ; illustrated by Doug Cushman
Tuck everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
The cricket in Times Square by George Selden ; illustrated by Garth Williams
Otherwise known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume
Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary ; illustrated by Louis Darling
Kneeknock Rise. Story and pictures by Natalie Babbitt by Babbitt, Natalie
Charlotte's web by E.B. White ; pictures by Garth Williams
Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling