4th grade books about Friendship

112 books commonly assigned to 4th grade students explore friendship— every title’s grade range covers 4th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.

Reading difficulty: the typical 4th grade text-complexity band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 35 friendship titles here with a Lexile score, 15 are grade-level, 20 are more accessible, and 0 are stretch texts. Match a book to your reader’s measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.

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Fablehaven · Brandon Mull
Fish in a Tree · Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Fourth Grade Rats · Jerry Spinelli
Fox Has a Problem · Corey R. Tabor
Framed! · James Ponti
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye · Geronimo Stilton
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House · R.L. Stine
Grounded · Aisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Huda Al-Marashi
Growing Home · Beth Ferry
Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective · Janet Tashjian
Harriet the Spy · Louise Fitzhugh
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone · J.K. Rowling
Hello, Universe · Erin Entrada Kelly
Holes · Louis Sachar
Hoot · Carl Hiaasen
How to Eat Fried Worms · Thomas Rockwell
Impossible Creatures · Katherine Rundell
It Came from the Trees · Ally Russell
Ivy and Bean · Annie Barrows
J vs. K · Kwame Alexander & Jerry Craft
James and the Giant Peach · Roald Dahl
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher · Bruce Coville
Just Keep Walking · Erin Soderberg Downing
Just a Pinch of Magic · Alechia Dow
Keeper of the Lost Cities · Shannon Messenger
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All · Chanel Miller
Misfit Mansion · Kay Davault
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism · Georgia Byng
My Robot Buddy · Alfred Slote
My Teacher Is an Alien · Bruce Coville
New Kid · Jerry Craft
Not Nothing · Gayle Forman
Number the Stars · Lois Lowry
Operation Final Notice · Matthew Landis
Out of My Mind · Sharon M. Draper
Pax · Sara Pennypacker
Pink and Say · Patricia Polacco
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet · Zanib Mian
Powerless · Matthew Cody
Real Friends · Shannon Hale
Roll for Initiative · Jaime Formato
Roller Girl · Victoria Jamieson
Rules · Cynthia Lord
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe · Carlos Hernandez
Save Me a Seat · Sarah Weeks
Saving Winslow · Sharon Creech
Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School · Jarrett Lerner
Shoeshine Girl · Clyde Robert Bulla
Smile · Raina Telgemeier
Stepping Up · Mark Fink
Stuart Little · E.B. White
Swim Team · Johnnie Christmas
Swindle · Gordon Korman
The 13-Story Treehouse · Andy Griffiths
The Adventures of Captain Underpants · Dav Pilkey
The BFG · Roald Dahl
The Boy at the Back of the Class · Onjali Q. Raúf
The Cricket in Times Square · George Selden
The Cybil War · Betsy Byars
The Dragonet Prophecy · Tui T. Sutherland
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza · Mac Barnett
The Giving Tree · Shel Silverstein
The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) · Christina Soontornvat
The Indian in the Cupboard · Lynne Reid Banks
The Last Dragon on Mars · Scott Reintgen
The Last Musketeer · Stuart Gibbs
The Liars Society · Alyson Gerber
The Lifters · Dave Eggers
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) · Rick Riordan
The Lost Library · Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass
The Mouse and the Motorcycle · Beverly Cleary
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien · John Hendrix
The Pinballs · Betsy Cromer Byars
The Season of Styx Malone · Kekla Magoon
The Sherlock Society · James Ponti
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale · Jon Klassen
The Stranger Next Door · Peg Kehret
The Superteacher Project · Gordon Korman
The Whipping Boy · Sid Fleischman
Three Times Lucky · Sheila Turnage
Trading Places with Tank Talbott · Dori Hillestad Butler
Wayside School Is Falling Down · Louis Sachar
When You Reach Me · Rebecca Stead
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town · Kimberly Willis Holt
Wild Wings · Gill Lewis
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy · Tui T. Sutherland
Witchlings · Claribel A. Ortega
Wonder · R.J. Palacio

Friendship books at other grades

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Other 4th grade themes

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Frequently asked questions

What friendship books are good for 4th grade students?

112 books exploring friendship have a grade range that covers 4th grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.

Are these friendship books grade-appropriate for 4th grade?

Every title's grade range covers 4th grade. The typical 4th grade text-complexity band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A); of the 35 books here with a Lexile score, 15 are grade-level, 20 more accessible, and 0 a stretch. Match a book to your reader's measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.

How many friendship books are on the 4th grade list?

This page lists 112 4th grade titles about friendship, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.

4th grade books about Friendship

112 4th grade books about friendship

Friendship books at other grades

Other 4th grade themes

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