4th grade books about Family
99 books commonly assigned to 4th grade students explore family— every title’s grade range covers 4th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
Reading difficulty: the typical 4th grade text-complexity band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 35 family titles here with a Lexile score, 18 are grade-level, 17 are more accessible, and 0 are stretch texts. Match a book to your reader’s measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
99 4th grade books about family
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A Boy Called BatElana K. Arnold
Amari and the Night BrothersB. B. Alston
Amir and the Jinn PrincessM. T. Khan
Bea and the New Deal HorseL. M. Elliott
Between Two BrothersCrystal Allen
BlendedSharon M. Draper · 610L
Boy 2.0Tracey Baptiste
Bud, Not BuddyChristopher Paul Curtis · 950L
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryRoald Dahl · 810L
City of GhostsVictoria Schwab
Code Name KingfisherLiz Kessler
Countdown to YesterdayShirley Marr
CrenshawKatherine Applegate
CurveballPablo Cartaya
Dear Mr. HenshawBeverly Cleary
Diary of a Wimpy KidJeff Kinney · 950L
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)Mary Pope Osborne · 510L
Doña Quixote: Rise of the KnightRey Terciero
DuelJessixa Bagley
FablehavenBrandon Mull
FerrisKate DiCamillo
Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)Janet Sumner Johnson
Four Eyes: A Graphic NovelRex Ogle
Fowl PlayKristin O'Donnell Tubb
Front DeskKelly Yang · 640L
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald EyeGeronimo Stilton · 530L
Ghost BoysJewell Parker Rhodes · 360L
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead HouseR.L. Stine
Gregor the OverlanderSuzanne Collins
Growing HomeBeth Ferry
Hope in the ValleyMitali Perkins
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912Lauren Tarshis · 590L
In the Beautiful CountryJane Kuo
Inside Out & Back AgainThanhha Lai · 800L
Invisible IsabelSally J. Pla
Ivy and BeanAnnie Barrows · 580L
JawbreakerChristina Wyman
Just a Pinch of MagicAlechia Dow
Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain GodKarla Arenas Valenti
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It AllChanel Miller
Maniac MageeJerry Spinelli · 820L
Merci Suárez Changes GearsMeg Medina · 700L
Mr. Popper's PenguinsRichard Atwater · Florence Atwater · 910L
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHRobert C. O'Brien · 790L
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor ProphecyAngie Thomas
Nothing Else But MiraclesKate Albus
Number the StarsLois Lowry · 670L
Onyx & BeyondAmber McBride
Operation Final NoticeMatthew Landis
Other Words for HomeJasmine Warga · 930L
Out of My MindSharon M. Draper · 700L
Parachute KidsBetty C. Tang
Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)Hilda Eunice Burgos- Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble MagnetZanib MianPlanet Omar: Accidental Trouble MagnetZanib Mian · 820L
PuzzleheartJenn Reese
Ramona Quimby, Age 8Beverly Cleary · 860L
Ramona the PestBeverly Cleary · 750L
RewindLisa Graff
Roll for InitiativeJaime Formato
Sal and Gabi Break the UniverseCarlos Hernandez
Sarah, Plain and TallPatricia MacLachlan · 660L
ShilohPhyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L
Stand Up, Yumi ChungJessica Kim
Stone FoxJohn Reynolds Gardiner · 550L
Stuart LittleE.B. White · 920L
Stuntboy, In-Between TimeJason Reynolds
Summer of the MonkeysWilson Rawls
Tales of a Fourth Grade NothingJudy Blume · 470L
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)Lemony Snicket · 1010L
The Best School Year EverBarbara Robinson
The Boxcar ChildrenGertrude Chandler Warner · 490L
The Cursed MoonAngela Cervantes- The Dollhouse MurdersBetty Ren WrightThe Dollhouse MurdersBetty Ren Wright
The Firefly SummerMorgan Matson
The Labors of Hercules BealGary D. Schmidt
The Land of Stories: The Wishing SpellChris Colfer
The Last StrawJeff Kinney
The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeC.S. Lewis · 940L
The Lost HeirTui T. Sutherland
The One and Only RubyKatherine Applegate
The Partition ProjectSaadia Faruqi- The Season of Styx MaloneKekla MagoonThe Season of Styx MaloneKekla Magoon · 510L
The Sherlock SocietyJames Ponti
The Thing About LeftoversC.C. Payne
The Trumpet of the SwanE.B. White
The Vanderbeekers of 141st StreetKarina Yan Glaser
The War That Saved My LifeKimberly Brubaker Bradley · 580L
The Wild RobotPeter Brown · 740L
The Wild Robot EscapesPeter Brown
The Witching WindNatalie Lloyd
The Wrong Way HomeKate O'Shaughnessy
Three Times LuckySheila Turnage
Wait Till Helen ComesMary Downing Hahn
When Sea Becomes SkyGillian McDunn
Where the Mountain Meets the MoonGrace Lin · 810L
Where the Red Fern GrowsWilson Rawls · 700L
WildfulKengo Kurimoto
Willa of the WoodRobert Beatty
WonderR.J. Palacio · 790L
Family books at other grades
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Other 4th grade themes
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Frequently asked questions
What family books are good for 4th grade students?
99 books exploring family have a grade range that covers 4th grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.
Are these family books grade-appropriate for 4th grade?
Every title's grade range covers 4th grade. The typical 4th grade text-complexity band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A); of the 35 books here with a Lexile score, 18 are grade-level, 17 more accessible, and 0 a stretch. Match a book to your reader's measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
How many family books are on the 4th grade list?
This page lists 99 4th grade titles about family, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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