What are good books for 9 year old girls? (4th Grade)?

Question

I was hoping that someone could give me some suggestions on good books for my little girl. She has to read 30 minutes a day. She is an outstanding reader, so needless to say we go through books very quickly. Do you know of any good books? If it helps any to know her grade she is in the 4th grade. Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

Hi,

Some books that I liked in 4th grade (3 years ago) were:

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (they have easier versions if she doesn't want to read the unabridged version)

The Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary (some books are: Ramona Forever, Ramona and Her Mother, Beezus and Ramona, and others)

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The American Girl series by various authors (these books are about girls from all different time periods. The books usually have underlying lessons like, be kind, be helpful, etc. The website is here:

www.americangirl.com )

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

Happy reading to your little girl :)

Answer 2

harry potter or a series of unfortunate events

Answer 3

Check into the Dear America books.  They're written by a wide variety of authors, and they're so cool!  They're written like diaries, and most of them are on the A.R. lists for school.  My daughter loved them at that age, and I must confess that I ended up reading them, too!  They sure are a fun way to bring U.S. history to life!

Answer 4

Fairy Books by Daisy Meadows (series of 7 and many series)

Anything Enid Blyton (magic wishing chair, Folk of the Faraway tree etc.)

Trixie Beldon (my son is 9 and loves them)

The Lion witch and Wardrobe set of books (there are 5)

Visit the library and let her look. Ask advice of the librarian

Answer 5

Dear IvY:

My daughter LOVED the American Girl series.  These are stories about girls from many different countries and backgrounds that tell their stories about growing up in America. Some are historical fiction, some contemporary.  Some are immigrants, some are not.  The series presents a great basis for exposure to different countries and cultures.

The Little House series was also a favorite of mine, teaching 4th graders. Laura Ingalls Wilder is the author of these.  If she likes mystery, my kids liked the Goosebumps series also.  

With these, you'll find her reading far more than 30 minutes, so be prepared to have a bookworm in the house!!

Have a great summer.  

Answer 6

When I was that age I loved the American Girl series.  Also the Magic Tree House series was good. Oh and Secrets of Droon are good. If she is really a good reader you might be able to use the Harry Potter books. Thats all I can think of for now. Oh I hear the click series... I think thats what they are cool... but i am not sure what they are about and if they are appropriate. I am glad she loves to read that is so great. I hope you can find some good books for her.

Answer 7

My girls like the Babysitters Club books, the Boxcar Children and Harry Potter...Thunder Cave is a great book as well.... But I went and typed in 4th grade books on google and this is the what I got!

Adler, David.  Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds

Atwater, Richard.  Mr. Poppers Penguins

Avi True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Banks, Lynne Reid THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD

Bellairs, John THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS

Blume, Judy.  Superfudge

Blume, Judy.  Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Brewster, Hugh and Lauri Coulter. 882 1/2 Amazing Facts about the Titanic

Brittain, Bill THE WISH GIVER

Buck. Pearl The Big Wave

Burnett, Frances THE SECRET GARDEN

Byars, Betsy.  Trouble River

Byars, Guy.  Computer Nut

Catling, Patrick Skene.  Chocolate Touch

Cleary, Beverly.  Dear Mr. Henshaw

Cleary, Beverly.  Henry Huggins

Clements, Andrew.  Frindle

Coerr, Eleanor.  Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Coville, Bruce.  Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher

Coville, Bruce.  My Teacher is an Alien

Curtis, Christopher Paul.  Bud, Not Buddy

Cushman, Karen The Midwife's Apprentice

Cushman, Karen.  The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

Dahl, Roald.  James and the Giant Peach

Dahl, Roald.  Matilda

DeFelice, Cynthia WEASEL

Eager, Edward.  Half magic

Elish, Dan.  Jason and the Baseball Bear

Ellis, Deborah.  The Breadwinner and its sequel Parvana's Journey

Farmer, Nancy. A Girl Named Disaster

Fitzhugh, Louise.  Harriet the Spy

Fleischman, Paul THE HALF-A-MOON INN

Fleischman, Sid.  The Whipping Boy

Gardiner, John Reynolds.   Stone Fox

George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves

George, Jean Craighead. My Side of the Mountain

George, Jean Craighead. Summer of the Falcon

Gilson, Jamie THIRTEEN WAYS TO SINK A SUB

Gilson, Jamie.  Do Bananas Chew Gum?

Goble, Paul The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

Grahame, Kenneth THE RELUCTANT DRAGON

Hahn, Mary Downing.  Dead man in Indian creek

Hall, Phillip.  Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry

Hamilton, Virginia.  House of Dies Drear

Honeycutt, Natalie.  The all new Jonah Twist

Horvath, Polly. Everything on a waffle

Howe, James.  Bunnicula

Hunter, Bernice Thurman THAT SCATTERBRAIN BOOKY

Hutchins, H.J.THE THREE AND MANY WISHES OF JASON REID

Ibbotson, Eve The Secret of Platform 13,.

Karr, Kathleen.  The Great Turkey Walk

Kellogg, Steven.  Paddle-To-The-Sea

Konigsburg, E. L.  From the mixed up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Korman This Can't be Happening at MacDonald Hall

Lawson, Robert. Ben and Me

L'Engle, Madeline.  A Wrinkle in Time

Lewis, C.S THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE  .

Lowry, Lois.  All about sam

Lowry, Lois.  Attaboy Sam

Lowry, Lois.  Number the Stars

MacGregor - The Screech Owls hockey team series

MacLachlan, Patricia.  Sarah, Plain and Tall

Manes, Stephen.  Be a perfect person in just three days

McSwigan, Marie.  Snow Treasure

Miles, Betty.  Secret Life of the Underwear Champ

Milne, A. A.  Winnie the Pooh

Mowat, Farley.  Owls in the Family

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Shiloh

O'Brien, Robert.  Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh

O'Dell, Scott.  Island of the Blue Dolphins

Orlev, Uri.  Island on Bird Street

Park, Barbara THE KID IN THE RED JACKET

Paterson, Kathryn.  Bridge to Terabithia.

Paterson, Kathryn.  The Great Gilly Hopkins

Paulsen, Gary.  The Tucket Series

Peck, Robert Newton SOUP

Peck, Robert Newton.  Soup and me

Pilkey, Dav.  The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus.  Fat Men From Space

Randsome, Arthur The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

Rice, Bebe Faas.  The year the wolves came

Richler, Mordecia.  Jacob two-two meets the hooded fang

Roberts, Ken.  Nothing Wright

Roberts, Willo Davis The Girls with Silver Eyes

Robinson, Barbara THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER!

Rockwell, Thomas.  How to eat fried worms

Ryan, Pam Munoz.  Esperanza Rising

Rylant, Cynthia. Cobble Street Cousins series

Rylant, Cynthia. The Van Gogh Cafe

Sachar, Louis.  Holes

Selden, George.  The Cricket in Times Square

Service, Pamela STINKER FROM SPACE

Shannon, George. Stories to Solve: Folktales from Around the World

Smith, Doris Buchanan.  A Taste of Blackberries

Smith, Robert Kimmel.  Chocolate Fever

Snyder Zilpha Kathy. The Egypt Game

Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown

Speare, Elizabeth George.   Sign of the Beaver

Speare, Elizabeth George.   Witch of Blackbird Pond

Stolz, Mary. Cat Walk

White, E. B.  Charlotte's Web

Wilder, Laura Ingalls.  Farmer Boy

Wilder, Laura Ingalls.  Little House on the Prairie

Yolen, Jane The Mary Celeste: An Unsolved Mystery from History

Yolen, Jane.  The Devil's Arithmetic

Answer 8

You can check out scholastic.com that is were teachers usually buy books but anyone can buy from there.You can shop by age and interest level.Many books are also on the A.R. program if her school does that.

Answer 9

YES! I loved to read when I was younger too. These books have been around for years (except Harry Potter of course!)

I was never allowed to read Babysitter's Club or Sweet Valley High books. I'm not sure why but my mom didn't like what they taught I guess. However, I enjoyed the following books when I was younger:

Judy Blume books-the entire series

Goosebumps books (if she likes mysteries)

Beverly Cleary books-the entire series

The Lion, Witch and The Wardrobe

Katie Kittenheart

Charlotte's Web

Bunnicula

Little House in the Big Woods

Sarah, Plain and Tall

Caddie Woodlawn

How to Eat Fried Worms

Harry Potter

Pipi Longstocking

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (one of the many Judy Blume books)

I, Houdini

Stuart Little

The American Girl books

Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Cheaper by the Dozen

10  Kids, No Pets

The Madeline L'Engle books (A Wrinkle In Time, etc.)

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Harriet the Spy

The Phantom Tollbooth

The Boxcar Kids

Answer 10

I've got a 10 year old sister and she's constantly reading something.. Typically the Babysitter's Club books, I had them when I was younger and I think we've probably got the whole set now, she goes through them like crazy.. Also Nancy Drew, American Girl, and anything about cats.. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and really all of the Narnia books were a big hit.. A Series of Unfortunate Events.. Any of the books in the Ramona Series, or really anything by Beverly Cleary, or the Amelia Bedelia books.. etc. =)

Answer 11

harry potter, the dolphin diaries, babysitters club books, sweet valley twins,