# 4th grade books about justice

**3** books commonly assigned to 4th grade students in US schools that explore justice. 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 3 titles here with a Lexile score, 1 is grade-level, 2 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

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

## 4th grade justice reading list

- [Ghost Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-boys) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(360L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2018)_
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7 · pub 1998)_
- [Matilda](https://readinglist.school/book/matilda) by Roald Dahl _(840L · Grades 3–6 · pub 1988)_

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