Book Report Ideas for the Fourth Grade
Students learn discover new worlds and improve their reading skills with every new book. As they increase their reading abilities, it is important they also demonstrate an understanding of the books they are reading. Book reports provide an opportunity for students not only to share what they have read, but also to give their opinions of the book. There are many great books available for fourth-graders to read and report on.
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School
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The school in this book by Louis Sachar was designed to have 30 classes on one floor. Instead the school has 30 floors with one class on each. Crazy things happen on every floor of the building. There is a teacher who turns students into apples on one floor. Rats sneak into classes to learn. Students are allowed to sleep during class. It is a fun read for fourth-graders, who will never encounter a school quite like Wayside. This book is part of a series of five books.
The Great Brain
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Written in 1969 by John D. Fitzgerald, this book follows the adventures of a 10-year-old boy in Adenville, Utah. The boy, Tom, is fairly intelligent and uses his own conniving ability help a disabled friend or stand up against a bully. His brain also allows him to con money from others. His continually active brain comes to the rescue when two friends find themselves trapped in a cave. This book is the first in a series of seven books.
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Day of Tears : A Novel in Dialogue
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This fiction book, written by Julius Lester in 2005, tells the tale of history's largest slave auction in the United States. The perspectives of both white and black people are shared in this book. The slave auction was held to pay off the gambling debts of a slave owner and was a true event. The characters, however, are fictional. There are moments of harsh language, violence and racist viewpoints told in the book in an effort to demonstrate the reality of the day. There is also an emotional distance maintained from each character, possibly to protect young readers. It is not recommended for children under 9 years old or children who lack the maturity to understand this material.
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