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Recommended Reads for Y4

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

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