Entering Fourth Grade

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Alexander, Lloyd The Prydain Chronicles  Taran, a pig-keeper, embarks on a quest to save Prydain from the forces of evil. 
Avi Poppy   After her boyfriend is carried away, Poppy ( a mouse) urges her family to move to the next field away from the wicked Mr. Ocax ( an owl).
Blume, Judy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing  Meet Peter, his friends, and his impossible little brother, Farley Drexel, better known as "Fudge."
Byars, Betsy Disappearing Acts   Herculeah stumbles onto the trail of her friend Meat's long-lost father while she is investigating a new case.  (A Herculeah Jones Mystery)  Read other books by this author. 
Christopher, M. The Hockey Machine What happens when Steve Crandall plays center on a professional junior hockey team? 
Cleary, B. Strider  When Leigh Botts finds an abandoned wild dog on the beach, he names him Strider and gains a new friend who helps him face problems in his life.
Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  Charlie Bucket becomes one of the five people in the world who will learn the secrets of Mr. Wonka's fabulous chocolate factory.
Fleishman, S. Half-a-Moon Inn   Lost on wintry roads, a mute boy searches for his mother, who has not returned home from the market.
Hayes, S. Robin Hood  Robin Hood and his men in Sherwood Forest right wrongs and fight injustice.
Ingoglia, G. Sacajawea and the Journey to the Pacific   Sacajawea, a Native American woman, guides Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition to the Pacific coast.
Jukes, Mavis Like Jake and Me  Alex desperately wants his stepfather to love and accept him.
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe   Four English school children find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia.    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - More About The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 
Paterson, K.  The Great Gilly Hopkins  An angry little girl is forced to move to yet another foster home. Katherine Paterson and her books 
Winthrop, Elizabeth  The Castle in the Attic  William receives an old toy castle and a silver knight which are magical.  Sequel:  Battle for the Castle