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Best Books for 4th Grade

Typical ages 9–10

This page serves parents and educators of fourth graders, children around 9 to 10 years old. Many readers this age are ready for longer middle-grade novels with fuller plots, more developed characters and themes like friendship, fairness and growing independence. Graphic novels and narrative nonfiction are popular choices too.

You will find award-winning books at the top, collections by subject below, and the full list of books in this grade range after that. Our grade ranges are meant as editorial guidance; every child brings different tastes and experience to a book, and that is worth honoring.

Tips for parents

Keep reading aloud together; a longer novel can be a shared project. Graphic novels count as real reading, so welcome them. Pair a historical novel with a nonfiction book about the same era. Check the For parents notes on each book page for content details.

Award winners for 4th Grade

All books for 4th Grade

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