Year 4 recommended reads (These have been taken from a range of sources)
Title | Author | Genre |
Dead Man’s Cove | Lauren St John | Mystery |
Journey to the River Sea | Eva Ibbotson | Adventure |
Krindlekrax | Phillip Ridley | Comedy |
Sky Hawk | Gill Lewis | Adventure |
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane | Kate DiCamillo | Adventure |
The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler | Gene Kemp | Comedy Adventure |
A Dangerous Game | Malorie Blackman | Adventure |
By Ash, Oak and Thorn | Melissa Harrison | Nature |
The Children of Swallow Fell | Julia Green | Dystopian |
The Boy Who Met a Whale | Nizrana Farook | Adventure |
The Last Bear | Hannah Gold | Animals Adventure |
The Infinite | Patience Agbabi | Science Fiction |
Bill’s New Frock | Anne Fine | Fiction |
The Firework Maker’s Daughter | Philip Pullman | Adventure |
The Girls Who Stole an Elephant | Nizrana Farook | Adventure |
The Snow Walker’s Son | Catherine Fisher | Fantasy |
Why the Whales Came | Michael Morpurgo | Animal Adventure |
Charlotte’s Web | E B White | Classic |
The Land of Roar | Jenny McLachlan | Fantasy |
How to Train Your Dragon | Cressida Cowell | Adventure |
Starfell | Dominique Valente | Fantasy |
Brand New Boy | David Almond | Short Stories |
Matilda | Roald Dahl | Comedy |
When the Mountains Roared | Jess Butterworth | Adventure |
The Boy at the Back of the Class | Onjali Q Rauf | Adventure |
Call me Lion | Camilla Chester | Fiction |
Race to the Frozen North | Catherine Johnson | True Story |
Song of the Dolphin Boy | Elizabeth Laird | Adventure |
Sky | Holly Webb | Time Travel |
The Highland Falcon Thief | M G Leonard | Mystery |
Clifftoppers: The Arrowhead Moor Adventure | Fleur Hitchcock | Mystery |
Anish Accidental Detective | Serena Patel | Mystery |
Solve Your Own Mystery: The Monster Maker | Gareth P Jones | Mystery |
Planet Stan | Elaine Wickson | Comedy |
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates | Liz Pichon | Comedy |
Rainbow Grey | Laura Ellen Anderson | Fantasy |
Space Band | Tom Fletcher | Adventure |
Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City | Rob Biddulph | Adventure |
Unbelievable Football | Matt Oldfield | Sport |
Magicat | Jennifer Gray and Amanda Swift | Adventure |
Bunny vs Monkey | Jamie Smart | Comic Comedy |
Mr Wolf’s Class | Aron Nels Steinke | Comic |
Squid Happens | Isabel Roxas | Comic Adventure |
Grimwood | Nadia Shireen | Comedy Adventure |
Picture Perfect | Serena Patel | Comedy |
The Monster Spotter’s Handbook | Matt Cherry | Adventure Comedy |
Edie and the Box of Flits | Kate Wilkinson | Adventure |
Desirable | Frank Cottrell Boyce | Fable Realistic fiction |
My Brother is a Superhero | David Solomons | Comedy Science Fiction |
There’s a Werewolf in My Tent | Pamela Butchart | Comedy |
Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor | Jon Scieszka | Realistic fiction STEM |
Operation Gadgetman! | Malorie Blackman | STEM |
The Children of Green Knowe | Lucy M Boston | Classic Horror |
Lizzie Dripping | Helen Cresswell | Mystery |
The Great Elephant Chase | Gillian Cross | Adventure |
The Twits | Roald Dahl | Comedy |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl | Fantasy |
Toad Rage | Morris Gleitzman | Animal Comedy |
The Last Castaways | Harry Horse | Classic Adventure |
The Falcon’s Malteser | Anthony Horowitz | Mystery |
The Butterfly Lion | Michael Morpurgo | Animal |
The House That Sailed Away | Pat Hutchins | Playscript |
Fairy Tales | Terry Jones | Fairytale |
The Hodgeheg | Dick King Smith | Animal |
The Worst Witch | Jill Murphy | Fantasy |
The Way to Sattin Shore | Philippa Pearce | Mystery |
The Suitcase Kid | Jacqueline Wilson | Family |
Cliffhanger | Jacqueline Wilson | Adventure |
The Invisible Dog | Dick King Smith | Animal |
Give Peas a Chance | Morris Gleitzman | Comedy |
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips | Michael Morpurgo | Animal |
Awful End | Philip Ardagh | Family |
Wilf the Mighty Worrier Saves the World | Georgia Pritchett | Comedy realistic fiction |
The Yearling | Marjorie Rawlings | Classic |
The Last Roar | Jenny McLaughlan | Fantasy |