Recommendations for Good Mystery Books

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Recommendations for Good Mystery Books

by 4th Grade Group Reading

Dec 27, 2009

Hi. Can anyone give me some recommendations for good mystery books that are appropriate for 4th grade? Would like to start reading in January with class. Thanks for your help.

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LibraryGrl These are some suggestions for 4th Grade Mystery Stories. I make no guarantee that these will fit your students, as every child is different, but these are what I would recommend to someone that came to my library and asked that question. Hope these help!

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet (This is a series. The next two books are The Wright...See MoreThese are some suggestions for 4th Grade Mystery Stories. I make no guarantee that these will fit your students, as every child is different, but these are what I would recommend to someone that came to my library and asked that question. Hope these help!

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet (This is a series. The next two books are The Wright 3 and The Calder Game) This is a good series to use if you’re doing something on art in the classroom, as they’re art-related mysteries.

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg. Also an art-related mystery. It might possibly be just a little bit too advanced for 4th graders, though. It depends on the reading level of your students.

The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder is a fantastic choice if the children you’re working with are advanced readers. It’s also great if you have a group of children who are interested in ancient history.

Room One by Andrew Clements is a fairly easy read, pretty much right on the normal 4th grade reading level (of course, all kids are different, so there’s no guarantee it would work for your children), and would most likely appeal to boys and girls.

The Man Who Was Poe by Avi. This one’s a little scary, so if your kids get scared easy, I’d probably skip it.

Pish Posh by Ellen Potter. This most likely would appeal to girls, but it depends on the boys in your class. As a general rule, most boys don’t like reading about girls, which is why I left the American Girl Mysteries, American Girl History Mysteries, and the Nancy Drew series off of this list. Again, if you have an advanced group, The 39 Clues series is extremely popular right now, but be warned in advance: they will want to read all six books, and when the next comes out, they will want to devour it as well. We can’t keep them on the shelves where I work!

And, of course, there is the old standby, The Boxcar Children. It’s not as popular any more, but usually if you can get kids started on it, they get pretty hooked. It’s a nice, long series, too. There are two boys and two girls in it as the main characters, as well, so it has equal appeal to both boys and girls.

On 12/27/09, 4th Grade Group Reading wrote: > Hi. Can anyone give me some recommendations for good > mystery books that are appropriate for 4th grade? Would > like to start reading in January with class. Thanks for > your help.

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