20 Book Challenge
This school year, we are challenging all 4th graders to read 20 books. We have organized the literature into 8 genres with a set number of books for each genre. The book selection is up to the students, but there are a few rules. No graphic novels. Do not read books from the same series. If you've read one Harry Potter book, don't read another one for your second fantasy book. These must be chapter books, unless stated otherwise below. I have given suggestions for each genre below.
Fantasy (2 chapter books)
Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George The Land of Stories Series by Chris Colfer Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee Monstrous by Marcy Kate Connolly The Green Ember by S.D. Smith |
Historical Fiction (2 chapter books)
I Survived Series Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O'Dell Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams Garcia Running Out of Night by Sharon Lovejoy The Girl in the Torch by Robert Sharenow |
Realistic Fiction (2 chapter books)
All Four Stars by Tara Dairman Holes by Louis Sachar Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate Jacky Ha-Ha by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein |
Mystery (2 chapter books)
The Great Shelby Holmes by Elizabeth Eulberg The Curious Cat Spy Club Series by Linda Joy Singleton From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basiel E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Framed! A T.O.A.S.T. Mystery by James Ponti |
Science Fiction (2 chapter books)
The Kidnap Plot (The Extrordinary Journeys of Clockwork Charlie) by Dave Butler Six: A Devastating Call. An Impossible Journey. And No Turning Back. by M.M. Vaughan Hyperspace High Crash Landing by Zac Harrison Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka The Wells Bequest by Polly Schulman |
Informational Non-fiction (2 picture book or chapter book)
What Was Series
What Was Series
Poetry (2)
4 Free Chapter Books