Books Mrs. Yulo’s 2009-2010 4th Graders Loved:
Baker, E.D.: The Frog Princess
Birdsall, Jeanne: The Penderwicks
Blume, Judy: Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Byars, Betsy: Burning Questions of Bingo Brown
Cabot, Meg: Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls
Choldenko, Gennifer: Al Capone Does My Shirts
Cleary, Beverly: Ramona the Pest, Beezus and Ramona,
Clements, Andrew: The Report Card, No Talking, Extra Credit, Frindle
Colfer, Eoin: Artemis Fowl
Collins, Suzanne: Gregor the Overlander series, The Hunger Games
Coville, Bruce: Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, Jennifer Murdley’s Toad
Dahl, Roald: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
DiCamillo, Kate: The Tale of Despereaux, The Tiger Rising, Because of Winn Dixie
D’Lacey, Chris: The Fire Within
DuPrau, Jeanne: The City of Ember
Edwards, Julie Andrews: The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, Mandy
Fletcher, Ralph: Fig Pudding
Funke, Cornelia: Dragon Rider, The Thief Lord
Gregory, Kristiana: Cabin Creek Mysteries series
Haddix, Margaret Peterson: Uprising
Hale, Shannon: Princess Academy
Hiaasen, Carl: Hoot, Flush, Scat
Horowitz, Anthony: Stormbreaker (the Alex Rider series)
Hurwitz, Johanna: Starting School
Kadohata, Cynthia: Kira Kira
King-Smith, Dick: The School Mouse
Kinney, Jeff: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Korman, Gordon: Swindle, Nose Pickers from Outer Space,
L’Engle, Madeline: A Wrinkle in Time
Lord, Cynthia: Rules
Lupica, Mike: Miracle on 49th Street
Martin, Ann M.: The Doll People
Mass, Wendy: 11 Birthdays
McDonald, Megan: Judy Moody series
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds: The Boys Start the War
Paulsen, Gary: Hatchet
Prineas, Sarah: The Magic Thief
Riordan, Rick: Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Red Pyramid
Rodgers, Mary: Freaky Monday
Rowling, JK: Harry Potter series
Schmidt, Gary D.: The Wednesday Wars
Selden, George: A Cricket in Times Square
Snicket, Lemony: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Spinelli, Jerry: Eggs
Strasser, Todd: Don’t Get Caught in the Teachers’ Lounge
Summy, Barrie: I So Don’t Do Mysteries
Wheeler, Alex: Star Wars Rebel Force series
Wilder, Laura Ingalls: Little House in the Big Woods
Williams, Brian and Roderick Gordon: Tunnels
Winkler, Henry: Hank Zipzer series