SUGGESTED READING LIST FOR COLDSPRING ES 4 TH GRADE CENTER STUDENTS (Recommended reads for CSES GT Students) ** indicates the book is not available at the Cold Spring Library FANTASY Harry Potter series J.K. Rowling The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien The Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien Return of the King J.R.R. Tolkien Redwall Brian Jacques Mossflower Brian Jacques Outcast of Redwall Brian Jacques Bellmaker Brian Jacques Mariel of Redwall Brian Jacques Pearls of Lutra Brian Jacques Martin the Warrior Brian Jacques Salamandastrom Brian Jacques The Book of Three Lloyd Alexander The Black Cauldron Lloyd Alexander The Castle of Llyr Lloyd Alexander Taran Wanderer Lloyd Alexander The High King Lloyd Alexander A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. LeGuin The Tombs of Atuan Ursula K.. LeGuin The Farthest Shore Ursula K. LeGuin The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe C.S. Lewis The Silver Chair C.S. Lewis My Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead George Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Rick Riordan Inkheart Trilogy Cornelia Funke Sisters Grimm series Michael Buckley The Lost Hero Rick Riordan The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan Septimus Heap series Angie Sage The Name of this Book is Secret Pseudonymous Bosch The Castle Corona Sharon Creech Fairest Gail Carson Levine
Savvy Ingrid Law Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin Artemis Fowl series Eoin Colfer The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series Michael Scott Magic Thief series Sarah Prineas The Bartimaeus Trilogy Jonathan Stroud Dragon Rider Cornelia Funke Keys to the Kingdom series Garth Nix **On the Blue Comet Rosemary Wells **Watership Down Richard Adams **The Seventh Tower Garth Nix **Prophecy of the Stones Flavia Bujor **Fablehaven series Brandon Mull **Leon and the Spitting Image Allen Kurzweil **Leon and the Championship Allen Kurzweil SCIENCE FICTION A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L Engle A Wind in the Door Madeleine L Engle The Giver Lois Lowry Gathering Blue Lois Lowry Messenger Lois Lowry Time Hackers Gary Paulsen Transall Saga Gary Paulsen Heartlight T.A. Barron Found Margaret Peterson Haddix Sent Margaret Peterson Haddix Among the... series Margaret Peterson Haddix Mysterious Bendict Society Series Trenton Lee Stewart City of Ember series Jeanne DuPrau Things not Seen Andrew Clements When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead Larklight Phillip Reeve **The Green Book Jill Payton Walsh HISTORICAL FICTION The Watson s go to Birmingham-1963 Christopher Paul Curtis Milkweed Jerry Spinelli Crispin Avi Out of the Dust Karen Hesse Beyond the Western Sea (Parts 1 & 2) Avi
One More River Lynne Reid Banks Nory Ryan s Song Patricia Reilly Greif Maggie s Door Patricia Reilly Greif True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Avi The Silent Boy Lois Lowry Prairie Whisperers Frances Arrington Number the Stars Lois Lowry Waiting for Anya Michael Morpurgo Our Only May Amelia Jennifer L. Holm A Boy at War Harry Mazer The Green Glass Sea Ellen Klages Wednesday Wars Gary D. Schmidt King of Mulberry Street Donna Jo Napoli Little House on the Prairie Series Laura Ingalls Wilder **The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg Rodman Philbrick **Smoke Over Golan Uriel Ofek **Victory Susan Cooper CLASSICS Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Kate Douglas Wiggin Little Women Louisa May Alcott Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen Oliver Twist Charles Dickens Great Expectations Charles Dickens Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Return of Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling White Fang Jack London Yearling Marjorie K. Rawlings Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain Ann of Green Gables Lucy Maud Montgomery Gulliver s Travels Jonathan Swift Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett Dracula Bram Stoker Call of the Wild Jack London Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum Around the World in 80 Days Jules Verne Robinson Crusoe Daniel DeFoe
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne Black Beauty Anna Sewell REALISTIC FICTION The Wanderer Sharon Creech Whale Rider Witit Ihimaera The View from Saturday E.L. Konigsburg The Mixed-Up Files of Mr. Frank E. Basilwater E.L. Konigsburg The Sandy Bottom Orchestra Garrison Keillor & Jenny Lind Nilsson Flipped Wendelin Van Draaen Finding Buck McHenry Alfred Slote Stargirl Jerry Spinelli The Egypt Game Zilpha Keatley Snyder The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo Hoot Carl Hiaasen Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Patterson A Single Shard Linda Sue Park A Year Down Yonder Richard Peck The Boy who Saved Baseball John H. Ritter Esperanza Rising Pam Munoz Ryan Holes Louis Sachar For Freedom Kimberley Brubaker Bradley Because of Winn Dixie Kate DiCamillo Jacob Have I Loved Katherine Patterson Words by Heart Ouida Sebestyan Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry Mildred Taylor Ballet Shoes Noel Streatfield Guts Gary Paulsen Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O Dell Love, Ruby Lavender Deborah Wiles The Moon Bridge Marcia Savin The Number Devil Hans Magnus Enzensberger The Land Mildred Taylor The Goosegirl Shannon Hale Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech Pictures of Hollis Woods Patricia Reilly Giff Flipped Wendelin Van Draanen Chasing Redbird Sharon Creech Peace, Locomotion Jacqueline Woodson Swindle Gordon Korman 39 Clues series Various Authors
Frindle Andrew Clements Extra Credit Andrew Clements Paint the Wind Pam Munoz Ryan The Tiger Rising Kate DiCamillo Scat Carl Hiaasen **Ruby Holler Sharon Creech **Love that Dog Sharon Creech **Brian s Hunt Gary Paulsen **Olive s Ocean Kevin Henkes **Loser Jerry Spinelli MYSTERY The Calder Game Blue Balliett Chasing Vermeer Blue Balliett The Wright 3 Blue Balliett Shakespeare's Secret Elise Broach Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery John Feinstein Vanishing Act: Mystery at the US Open John Feinstein Gilda Joyce series Jennifer Allison Nancy Drew series Carolyn Keene Hardy Boys series Franklin W. Dixon The Westing Game Ellen Raskin **The Red Blazer Girls Michael Beil **Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer John Grisham