4th Grade BEST Literature Review

A girl is embarrassed by her Chinese heritage at a Christmas dinner but later learns to be proud of her identity.

• Mother Doesn't Want a Dog

• Fish Cheeks

• Esperanza Rising

• Little House on the Prairie

A funny poem where the speaker argues with her mother about not wanting a pet dog.

• To Catch a Fish

• Halfway Down

• Mother Doesn't Want a Dog

• Casey at the Bat

A nonfiction story about two Founding Fathers who disagreed so strongly, they ended up in a duel.

• Aaron and Alexander

• Johnny Tremain

• The Declaration of Independence

• William Shakespeare and the Globe

A young boy grows up to become a famous sailor and navigator, overcoming hardships to follow his dreams.

• On the Wings of Heroes

• Carry on, Mr. Bowditch

• Toliver's Secret

A baseball player becomes a legend, but strikes out in the most important moment in a humorous poem.

• Mother Doesn't Want a Dog

• To Catch a Fish

• Casey at the Bat

• The Wolf's Story

A Navajo man tells how he used his language to help win World War II without enemies breaking the code.

• Fort Mose

• Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code

• On the Wings of Heroes

• Reaching for the Moon

A girl and her mother move to California after hard times in Mexico, and she learns to be strong and hopeful.

• Esperanza Rising

• Little House on the Prairie

• Fish Cheeks

• Toliver's Secret

A historical book about the first free Black settlement in America and the man who helped build it.

• Fort Mose

• Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code

• Carry on, Mr. Bowditch

• Who Would Win?

A short poem about a child's favorite thinking spot: halfway down the stairs.

• Halfway Down

• Mother Doesn't Want a Dog

• To Catch a Fish

• Casey at the Bat

A clever boy lives in a small town where unusual and funny things happen - like donuts flying off machines!

• The Wolf's Story

• Homer Price

• Tales of the Odyssey

• Where the Red Fern Grows