Oregon 4th grade reading list

Books with an Oregon citation for 4th grade include El Deafo, 11 Birthdays and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library. This list has 731 total books, 45 of them with an Oregon-specific citation. Each book shows its reading level and a cited source. Lexile levels on the list run from 360L to 1000L.

Top Oregon 4th grade pick: El Deafo by Cece Bell — on 2 Oregon lists

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Total books731Lexile360L–1000LSourceOregon ELA Standards✓ sources cited per book

Most-assigned on state lists: across every US state’s official reading and award lists, the Elementary (K–5) titles appearing in the most states are Wonder (29 states), Because of Winn-Dixie (26 states), and Shiloh (25 states). From our 2026 study of 13,258 source-cited assignments (as of 2026-07-13).

Our pick to start — most-cited for Oregon 4th grade

These are the 30 titles named in Oregon’s own curriculum documents for this grade — everything below is the wider national list. Read against the Common Core Appendix A complexity band; reading level is not thematic maturity, and several sit below the band because they are assigned for discussion.

  1. El Deafo

    Cece Bell

    Cited in 2 Oregon curriculum documents and 2 national references, taught from grade 4 to 6. Covers disability, friendship and self-acceptance. At 420L it reads well below the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  2. 11 Birthdays

    Wendy Mass

    Cited in 2 Oregon curriculum documents and 1 national reference, taught from grade 3 to 5.

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  3. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

    Chris Grabenstein

    Cited in 2 Oregon curriculum documents and 1 national reference, taught from grade 4 to 6.

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  4. Roller Girl

    Victoria Jamieson

    Cited in 2 Oregon curriculum documents and 1 national reference, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers friendship, perseverance and growing up. At 440L it reads well below the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  5. Bud, Not Buddy

    Christopher Paul Curtis

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 4 national references, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers family, identity and perseverance. At 950L it falls inside the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  6. Holes

    Louis Sachar

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 3 national references, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers fate vs choice, friendship and justice. At 660L it sits just under the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  7. Maniac Magee

    Jerry Spinelli

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 3 national references, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers race, homelessness and family. At 820L it falls inside the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  8. New Kid

    Jerry Craft

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 3 national references, taught from grade 4 to 8. Covers race and identity, code-switching, middle school adjustment.

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  9. The Tale of Despereaux

    Kate DiCamillo

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 3 national references, taught from grade 3 to 6. Covers courage, forgiveness and light vs dark. At 670L it sits just under the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  10. When You Reach Me

    Rebecca Stead

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 3 national references, taught from grade 4 to 8. Covers time travel (speculative), friendship and 1970s NYC. At 750L it falls inside the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  11. Because of Winn-Dixie

    Kate DiCamillo

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 3 to 5. Covers loss, friendship and mother absence. At 610L it sits just under the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  12. King of the Wind

    Marguerite Henry

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 3 to 7.

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  13. Mr. Popper's Penguins

    Richard Atwater · Florence Atwater

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 3 to 5. Covers family, adventure and imagination. At 910L it falls inside the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  14. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

    Robert C. O'Brien

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 4 to 6. Covers family, courage, science and ethics. At 790L it falls inside the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  15. Shiloh

    Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 3 to 6. Covers animal welfare, morality and family. At 890L it falls inside the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  16. Smile

    Raina Telgemeier

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 4 to 8. Covers growing up, friendship and self-acceptance. At 410L it reads well below the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  17. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

    Judy Blume

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 2 to 5. Covers siblings, family and everyday life. At 470L it reads well below the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  18. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

    Kate DiCamillo

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 3 to 6. Covers love, loss and journey.

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  19. The One and Only Ivan

    Katherine Applegate

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 3 to 7. Covers animal welfare, captivity and freedom, friendship across species. At 570L it sits just under the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  20. The War That Saved My Life

    Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers war, resilience and disability. At 580L it sits just under the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  21. Blubber

    Judy Blume

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers bullying, friendship and school.

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  22. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

    Jeff Kinney

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 3 to 7. Covers school, friendship and family. At 950L it falls inside the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  23. Dog Man

    Dav Pilkey

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 2 to 5. Covers humor, friendship and good vs evil. At 390L it reads well below the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  24. Frindle

    Andrew Clements

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 3 to 7. Covers creativity, language and thought, intelligence. At 830L it falls inside the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  25. Ramona the Pest

    Beverly Cleary

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 2 to 4. Covers family, school and growing up. At 750L it falls inside the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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  26. Superfudge

    Judy Blume

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 3 to 6.

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  27. Swim Team

    Johnnie Christmas

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 3 to 7. Covers perseverance, friendship and race.

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  28. The Dollhouse Murders

    Betty Ren Wright

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers mystery, family and ghosts.

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  29. The Indian in the Cupboard

    Lynne Reid Banks

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 3 to 6. Covers friendship, responsibility and imagination.

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  30. The Mouse and the Motorcycle

    Beverly Cleary

    Cited in 1 Oregon curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 2 to 4. Covers friendship, responsibility and coming of age. At 860L it falls inside the 740–1010L band for this grade.

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45 books cited for Oregon 4th grade

Assignments tied directly to Oregon’s Oregon ELA Standards with a Oregon-specific citation.

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686 additional grade-appropriate books for 4th grade readers

The 731-book total above includes 45 titles with direct Oregon citation; these 686 additional titles cover 4th grade in the broader canon. They don't have an Oregon-specific citation yet but are commonly taught at this level.

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About the Oregon 4th grade reading list

This list combines books cited in Oregon ELA Standards with books from national sources that list titles for 4th grade: the Common Core State Standards (ELA), plus awards such as the Golden Kite Award, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and the Newbery Medal. ReadingList currently tracks 731 titles for 4th grade in Oregon, of which 45 carry a direct Oregon citation and 686 are grade-appropriate titles whose reading level overlaps 4th grade. Across the list, Lexile measures span 360L–1000L.

4th grade sits in the 3-5 grade band, where students are transitional readers. At this stage the emphasis is on shifting from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn and sustaining attention across longer chapter books. Assigned reading skews toward early novels, narrative non-fiction, and a student's first assigned full-length stories, with text complexity that, per Common Core’s Appendix A reading bands, typically falls around roughly 400L to 800L. Measured against that 740–1010L range, of the 62 titles here with a Lexile score 35 are grade-level, 27 are more accessible (often assigned for theme over challenge), and 0 are stretch texts that may need scaffolding. Because readers in a single 4th grade classroom can span several hundred Lexile points, this list is best read as a starting point rather than a fixed requirement.

Oregon’s English Language Arts requirements are set by Oregon ELA Standards (oregon.gov). Most states pair their own standards with the Common Core text-complexity framework. The 4th grade list below blends Oregon-specific assignments with widely taught national titles. Every title links to its primary source on the book’s detail page, so you can confirm exactly where and why it is assigned.

How to use this list:match a title to your child’s most recent Lexile or guided-reading level rather than to the grade alone. Teachers building a 4th grade unit can pair a Oregon-cited core text with a grade-appropriate companion novel; parents previewing summer or supplemental reading can check each book’s content notes and challenge history before assigning it.

Common questions

What books do 4th grade students read in Oregon?
Books with an Oregon-specific citation for 4th grade include El Deafo; 11 Birthdays; Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library; Roller Girl and Bud, Not Buddy. Individual schools and districts choose their own titles, so check with your child's teacher for the exact list.
How many books are assigned to 4th grade students in Oregon?
This list has 731 books for 4th grade students in Oregon. 45 of them have an Oregon-specific citation; the other 686 are grade-appropriate titles from national reading lists and awards.
What's the Lexile range for 4th grade reading in Oregon?
Lexile measures across the 4th grade Oregon reading list range from 360L to 1000L. Books without a published Lexile (poetry, drama, picture books) are not included in this range.
Where does this reading list come from?
Oregon-specific entries reference Oregon ELA Standards (published at www.oregon.gov). The other books come from national sources that list books for 4th grade: the Common Core State Standards (ELA), plus awards such as the Golden Kite Award, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and the Newbery Medal. Each book's page links the primary source for every listing.

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