4th Grade Summer Reading List 2026
Curated books with comprehension questions and discussion guides to keep your 4th grade reader engaged and growing all summer long.
Summer Reading Books for 4th Grade
These books are perfect for summer reading at the 4th grade level. Each comes with comprehension questions to make reading time more meaningful.
39 Clues: The Sword Thief: A Graphic Novel (39 Clues Graphic Novel #3)
by Peter Lerangis
A Long Walk to Water
by Linda Sue Park
A Single Shard
by Linda Sue Park
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by Madeleine L'Engle
A to Z Mysteries: The Absent Author
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Bald Bandit
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Deadly Dungeon
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Falcon's Feathers
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Goose's Gold
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Haunted Hotel
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Invisible Island
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Jaguar's Jewel
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Kidnapped King
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Lucky Lottery
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Missing Mummy
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Orange Outlaw
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Quicksand Question
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Runaway Racehorse
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The School Skeleton
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Talking T. Rex
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Unwilling Umpire
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The White Wolf
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The X'ed-Out X-Ray
by Ron Roy
A to Z Mysteries: The Yellow Yacht
by Ron Roy
A Wind in the Door
by Madeleine L'Engle
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
by Christina Soontornvat
Allies
by Alan Gratz
Among the Hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Aru Shah and the Song of Death
by Roshani Chokshi
Blackbird Fly
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Blended
by Sharon M. Draper
Blood Ties (Spirit Animals, Book 3)
by Garth Nix, Sean Williams
Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Canary Caper
by Ron Roy
Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House
by Geronimo Stilton
Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #4): From the Creator of Dog Man
by Dav Pilkey
Cat Kid Comic Club: Influencers: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #5): From the Creator of Dog Man
by Dav Pilkey
Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #3): From the Creator of Dog Man
by Dav Pilkey
Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #2): From the Creator of Dog Man
by Dav Pilkey
Chomp
by Carl Hiaasen
Counting by 7s
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Crispin
by Avi
Dog Man
by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man Unleashed: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #2): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #3): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #6): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #7): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: from the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #5)
by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man: Mothering Heights: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #10): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #11): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Eldest
by Christopher Paolini
Endling #1: The Last
by Katherine Applegate
Exile
by Shannon Messenger
Fire and Ice (Spirit Animals, Book 4)
by Shannon Hale
Fish in a Tree
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg
Fuzzy Mud
by Louis Sachar
Geronimo Stilton #1
by Geronimo Stilton
Geronimo Stilton #5
by Geronimo Stilton
Gregor and the Code of Claw (The Underland Chronicles #5)
by Suzanne Collins
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (The Underland Chronicles #3)
by Suzanne Collins
Gregor and the Marks of Secret (The Underland Chronicles #4)
by Suzanne Collins
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (The Underland Chronicles #2)
by Suzanne Collins
Ground Zero
by Alan Gratz
Half Magic
by Edward Eager
Hello Universe
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Hound Dog True
by Linda Urban
I Survived Hurricane Katrina 2005
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (I Survived Graphic Novel #8)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (I Survived #17)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 (I Survived #6)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 (I Survived #18)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (I Survived #7)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Black Death, 1348 (I Survived #24)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 (I Survived #4)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived #20)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Children's Blizzard 1888
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 (I Survived Graphic Novel #10)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (I Survived #14)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (I Survived #11)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 (I Survived Graphic Novel #11)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 (I Survived #13)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011 (I Survived #8)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 (I Survived #12)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944: A Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novel #3)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived #5)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916: A Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novel #2)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived #1)
by Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Wellington Avalanche 1910
by Lauren Tarshis
Ida B
by Katherine Hannigan
Inkheart (Inkheart Trilogy, Book 1)
by Cornelia Funke
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
by Dusti Bowling
Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid, The (Int'l Paperback Edition)
by Rick Riordan
Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1
by Shannon Messenger
Lalani of the Distant Sea
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Magic by the Lake
by Edward Eager
Mattimeo
by Brian Jacques
Merci Suárez Can't Dance
by Meg Medina
Millicent Min, Girl Genius (The Millicent Min Trilogy, Book 1)
by Lisa Yee
Mississippi Bridge
by Mildred D. Taylor
Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus
by Dusti Bowling
Mossflower
by Brian Jacques
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
by Jessica Townsend
Neverseen
by Shannon Messenger
One for the Murphys
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper
Paola Santiago and the River of Tears
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Pie (Scholastic Gold)
by Sarah Weeks
Prairie Lotus
by Linda Sue Park
Prisoner B-3087
by Alan Gratz, Ruth Gruener, Jack Gruener
Ranger's Apprentice 2
by John Flanagan
Ranger's Apprentice: The Icebound Land (sound Recording) a Novel by John Flanagan
by John Flanagan
Rules
by Cynthia Lord
Running Out of Time
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Save Me a Seat (Scholastic Gold)
by Sarah Weeks, Gita Varadarajan
Shiloh Season
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Slacker
by Gordon Korman
Small Steps
by Louis Sachar
Starfish
by Lisa Fipps
Stella by Starlight
by Sharon M. Draper
Supergifted
by Gordon Korman
Tasting the Sky
by Ibtisam Barakat
The Battle for Skandia
by John Flanagan
The Black Circle (The 39 Clues, Book 5)
by Patrick Carman
The Cloud Searchers: A Graphic Novel (Amulet #3)
by Kazu Kibuishi
The Contest (Everest, Book 1)
by Gordon Korman
The Egypt Game
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
The Empty Envelope
by Ron Roy
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill
The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning
by Chris Colfer
The Land of Stories: An Author's Odyssey
by Chris Colfer
The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns
by Chris Colfer
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell
by Chris Colfer
The Lemonade Club
by Patricia Polacco
The Lost Heir: Special Edition (Wings of Fire Book Two)
by Tui T. Sutherland
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Ninth Nugget
by Ron Roy
The Panda Puzzle
by Ron Roy
The Penderwicks at Point Mouette
by Jeanne Birdsall
The Ruins of Gorlan
by John Flanagan
The Search for WondLa
by Tony DiTerlizzi
The Serpent's Shadow: The Graphic Novel (The Kane Chronicles Book 3)
by Rick Riordan
The Thief of Always
by Clive Barker
The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles Book 2)
by Rick Riordan
The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
by Adrianna Cuevas
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (rack)
by Avi, Ruth E. Murray
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
by Gail Carson Levine
The Vampire's Vacation
by Ron Roy
The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden
by Karina Yan Glaser
The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found
by Karina Yan Glaser
The View from Saturday
by E.L. Konigsburg
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963
by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Year of the Dog
by Grace Lin
The Zombie Zone
by Ron Roy
Three Keys (Front Desk #2)
by Kelly Yang
Towers Falling
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Untitled Shannon Messenger #3
by Shannon Messenger
Warriors #2: Fire and Ice
by Erin Hunter
Warriors #3: Forest of Secrets
by Erin Hunter
Warriors #4: Rising Storm
by Erin Hunter
Warriors #5: A Dangerous Path
by Erin Hunter
Watercress
by Andrea Wang
We Dream of Space
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
Wild Born
by Brandon Mull
Wish
by Barbara O'Connor
Wonderstruck
by Brian Selznick
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne
A Long Way From Chicago (Puffin Modern Classics)
by Richard Peck
A Year Down Yonder
by Richard Peck
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
Amal Unbound
by Aisha Saeed
American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang
Artemis Fowl (Mass market edition)
by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code
by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl The Opal Deception
by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl, the Arctic Incident
by Michael Moreci
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
by Eoin Colfer
Battle of the Labyrinth
by Rick Riordan
Before the Ever After
by Jacqueline Woodson
Belly Up
by Stuart Gibbs
Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins
Catherine, Called Birdy
by Karen Cushman
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Criss Cross
by Lynne Rae Perkins
Dead End in Norvelt
by Jack Gantos
Divergent
by Veronica Roth
Divergent (3) - Allegiant
by Veronica Roth
Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
by Chris Grabenstein
Fablehaven
by Brandon Mull
Fever, 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Freak the Mighty (Scholastic Gold)
by Rodman Philbrick
Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry
Ghost Boys: The Graphic Novel
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
by Laura Amy Schlitz
Harbor Me
by Jacqueline Woodson
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
Heroes of Olympus, The, Book Five: the Blood of Olympus, the Graphic Novel
by Rick Riordan, Robert Venditti
Heroes of Olympus, The, Book Three: The Mark of Athena, The Graphic Novel
by Rick Riordan
Hilo Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth
by Judd Winick
Hollow City: The Graphic Novel
by Ransom Riggs
Howl's Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
Insurgent
by Veronica Roth
Kira-Kira
by Cynthia Kadohata
Library of Souls
by Ransom Riggs
Long Way Down
by Jason Reynolds
Louisiana's Way Home
by Kate DiCamillo
Lyddie
by Katherine Paterson
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
by Pablo Cartaya
Messenger
by L. Lowry
Miles Morales
by Jason Reynolds
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs
Missing May
by Cynthia Rylant
Mockingjay (Hunger Games, Book Three)
by Suzanne Collins
Moon Over Manifest
by Clare Vanderpool
Old Yeller
by Fred Gipson
One Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Pashmina
by Nidhi Chanani
Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods
by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes
by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel (Book 2)
by Rick Riordan
Race to the Sun
by Rebecca Roanhorse
Real Friends
by Shannon Hale
Rick Riordan Presents: City of the Plague God
by Sarwat Chadda
Rise of the Evening Star
by Brandon Mull
Seedfolks
by Paul Fleischman
Son
by Lois Lowry
Sounder
by William H. Armstrong
Spy School
by Stuart Gibbs
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
Tangerine
by Edward Bloor
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Graphic Novel
by Michael Scott
The Death Cure
by James Dashner
The First Rule of Punk
by Celia C. Pérez
The Great Gilly Hopkins
by Katherine Paterson
The Heroes of Olympus, Book One The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel
by Rick Riordan, Robert Venditti
The Heroes of Olympus, Book Two The Son of Neptune (new cover)
by Rick Riordan
The Higher Power of Lucky
by Susan Patron
The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus Book 4)
by Rick Riordan
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One)
by Suzanne Collins
The Invasion (Animorphs #1)
by K. A. Applegate
The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair
by Max Brallier
The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress
by Max Brallier
The Last Kids on Earth and the Monster Dimension
by Max Brallier
The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road
by Max Brallier
The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade
by Max Brallier
The Last Kids on Earth: June's Wild Flight
by Max Brallier
The Last Kids on Earth: Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest
by Max Brallier
The Last Kids on Earth: The Graphic Novel
by Max Brallier
The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House
by Max Brallier
The Last Olympian
by Rick Riordan
The Magician
by Michael Scott
The Maze Runner
by James Dashner
The Midwife's Apprentice
by Karen Cushman
The Name of this Book Is Secret
by Pseudonymous Bosch
The Night Diary
by Veera Hiranandani
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Three: Titan's Curse
by Rick Riordan
The Scorch Trials
by James Dashner
The Seeds of America Trilogy (Boxed Set)
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Touching Spirit Bear
by Carol Alexander, Ben Mikaelsen
Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls
Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra
by Stuart Gibbs
Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation
by Stuart Gibbs
Charlie Thorne and the Lost City
by Stuart Gibbs
Charlie Thorne and the Royal Society
by Stuart Gibbs
Featured Book Series
Series are great for summer reading -- once kids are hooked, they'll keep reaching for the next book.
A to Z Mysteries
by Ron Roy
Dog Man
by Dav Pilkey
Geronimo Stilton
by Geronimo Stilton
Ramona
by Beverly Cleary
Cat Kid Comic Club
by Dav Pilkey
Spirit Animals
by Brandon Mull
Big Nate
by Lincoln Peirce
Fudge
by Judy Blume
The Spiderwick Chronicles
by Holly Black
Summer Reading Tips for 4th Grade
- 1Set a daily reading goal of 15-30 minutes and track progress with a summer reading log or chart.
- 2Visit your local library for summer reading programs -- many offer prizes and activities to keep kids motivated.
- 3Use ReadBuddy to generate comprehension questions after each book to deepen understanding and make reading interactive.
- 4Mix up the reading list with different genres -- fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and poetry all build different skills.
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