# 4th grade books about disability

**7** books commonly assigned to 4th grade students in US schools that explore disability. Every title's grade range covers 4th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 4th grade band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 4 titles here with a Lexile score, 0 are grade-level, 4 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 4th grade  ·  **Theme:** disability
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 4th grade disability reading list

- [El Deafo](https://readinglist.school/book/el-deafo) by Cece Bell _(420L · Grades 4–6 · pub 2014)_
- [Fish in a Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/fish-in-a-tree) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(550L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2015)_
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2010)_
- [Rules](https://readinglist.school/book/rules) by Cynthia Lord _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2006)_
- [The Girl Who Figured It Out](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-figured-it-out) by Minda Dentler _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lumbering-giants-of-windy-pines) by Mo Netz _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_
- [The War That Saved My Life](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-that-saved-my-life) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(580L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2015)_

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