ELEM: 3rd to 4th grade summer novel

[ahorn <ahorn@EARTHLINK.NET>]

Dear folks,

Our fourth grade teachers would like to have recommendations on a good
novel for incoming 4th graders to read in the summer before they start
school.  However, given that many of them read on drastically different
levels, we are not only looking for a specific title but also for an
author of such a title who ALSO has a body of work that: 1) spans a
range of reading levels (especially on the lower end), maturity of
themes, etc. and 2) is easily accessed at public libraries, bookstores,
etc.  That way students will be able to find a book on their level by an
author that all the students are reading.

I have searched the archives and All Together Now as well as checking
some author lists to jog my memory, and came up with the following list
of "possibles."  Please send me your comments about these authors and
any suggestions for someone I may have overlooked.

Roald Dahl
Barbara Park
Judy Blume
Eve Bunting
Beverly Cleary
Sid Fleischman
Betsy Byars
Jane Yolen
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Thanks so much for your time!
Jenny

Jenny Horn, Librarian
Gorham Elementary School
Gorham, NY 14461
ahorn@earthlink.net

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