Lovereading Book list complied by www.lovereading4schools.co.uk
-Year 4 (age 8-9)
A selection of books especially selected for children in Year 4 (8 - 9 year olds) of average reading ability.
If your child is a competent reader or has read all these titles then try the books from the Year 5 list. Alternatively if these books are a little challenging try books from the Year 3 list.
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
A stunning new full-colour trade paperback edition of this children's classic. Join Alice as she travels through Wonderland and meets...
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Anna Hibiscus
Atinuke
Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. She lives with her whole family in a wonderful house. There is always...
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BattleOf Bubble And Squeak
Philippa Pearce
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Beowulf
Kevin Crossley-Holland
This is the story of Beowulf, who travelled across the sea to fight two monsters, one could rip a man...
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The Butterfly Lion
Michael Morpurgo
The story of a young boy who rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African bush. They remain inseparable...
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Connor's Eco Den
Pippa Goodhart
The Hogg family are bursting out of their small house so Mr Hogg challenges his three sons to build an...
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The Dancing Bear
Michael Morpurgo
Nothing disturbs the peace of a French village until the arrival of a bear cub. Adopted by the orphaned Roxanne,...
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The Demon Headmaster
Gillian Cross
Dinah moves in with the Hunter family and starts going to the same school as her foster-brothers Lloyd and Harvey....
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Dog So Small
Philippa Pearce
For months, Ben had been thinking about dogs. He had picked the biggest and the best from the dog-books in...
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Emil And The Detectives
Erich Kastner
If his mother had known the amazing adventures Emil was going to have in Berlin, she would never have let...
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Fattypuffs And Thinifers
Andre Maurois
Edmund was fat and loved food - just like his mother. His brother Terry was thin - just like his...
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The Firework-maker's Daughter
Philip Pullman
More than anything else in the world, Lila wants to be a Firework- Maker. But every Firework-Maker must make a...
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Haroun And The Sea Of Stories
Salman Rushdie
An adventure novel about a son's attempt to rescue his father and return to him a special gift. The father...
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Harriet The Spy
Louise Fitzhugh
After school Harriet goes to observe the rich lady who never gets out of bed, the man with 25 cats...
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I Was A Rat!
Philip Pullman
When a small boy turns up on Bob and Joan's doorstep unable to say much except 'I was a rat'…
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The Iron Man
Ted Hughes
Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction caused by the Iron Man. A trap is set for him...
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Little House On The Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The sun-kissed prarie stretches out around the Ingalls family, smiling its welcome after their hard journey across America. But looks...
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Little Prince
Antione De Saint-exupery
You could be excused for thinking that this book is one containing a simple story for young children about a...
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The Midnight Fox
Betsy Byars
Tom is horrified when his parents tell him he is to stay on Aunt Millie's farm while they are away...
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Mouse Noses on Toast
Daren King
Gathering his friends - Sandra, Rowley Barker Hobbs, the sheepdog, and the Tinby, a kind of monster - Paul becomes...
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Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of Nimh
Robert C O'brien
Time is running out for Mrs Frisby, who must move her family of mice before the farmer destroys their home....
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Ottoline And The Yellow Cat
Chris Riddell
Miss Ottoline Brown lives in a stylish apartment in Big City with a small hairy creature called Mr Munroe. Together,...
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The Outlaw Varjak Paw
S F Said
Having saved the city cats from a fate worse than death, Varjak Paw finds himself the elected and popular leader...
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The Sheep-Pig
Dick King-smith
When Farmer Hogget wins a piglet at the local fair, Mrs Hogget thinks of fattening it up for the freezer....
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Sophie And The Albino Camel
Stephen Davies
Sophie lives in Gorom-Gorom, with her carnivorous-plant obsessed dad. Despite living there for 2 years, she finds it difficult to...
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Stig Of The Dump
Clive King
First published in 1962, this is the story of a boy who finds a Stone-Age cave-dweller living in a rubbish...
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Swallows and Amazons
Arthur Ransome
John, Susan, Titty and Roger sail their boat, Swallow, to a deserted island for a summer camping trip. Exploring and...
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Why Is Snot Green?
Glenn Murphy
Why is snot is green? Do rabbits fart? What is space made of? Where does all the water...
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Woof!
Fritz, Ahlberg, Allan Wegner
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