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Books for level 9 readers

Usually 4th grade. 55 to 85 words on a page, sentences up to about 32 words long.

Peabody's level 9 stories, free to read now

42 stories, each one free, read aloud on request and logged in a reading challenge with a tap. The library's own page for this level: level 9 in the library.

From Peabody's kids' book lists

Top 25 books for a 4th grader

  • Wonder by R. J. Palacio · ages 8-12. August Pullman, who was born with a facial difference, starts fifth grade at school. Told by several voices, with a clear lesson about kindness that does not feel preachy. Bookshop.org · Amazon
  • Holes by Louis Sachar · ages 9-13. Stanley Yelnats is sent to a juvenile camp in the Texas desert where boys dig holes all day. Three timelines weave together with a curse and a buried secret. Bookshop.org · Amazon
  • Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson · ages 9-12. Jess and new neighbor Leslie invent a secret kingdom in the woods. A Newbery winner about friendship, creativity and loss. Bookshop.org · Amazon
  • Hatchet by Gary Paulsen · ages 10-13. After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian survives alone in the Canadian wilderness for 54 days with only a hatchet. Short, tense, a Newbery Honor book. Bookshop.org · Amazon
  • Number the Stars by Lois Lowry · ages 9-12. A ten-year-old Danish girl helps hide her Jewish friend from the Nazis in 1943. A short Newbery winner and an easy way into World War II fiction. Bookshop.org · Amazon

All 25 on the list ▸

Books for third and fourth grade readers

  • Charlotte's Web by E. B. White · ages 6-10. The standard third-grade novel. Bookshop.org · Amazon
  • Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume · ages 8-11. Peter has to put up with his little brother, Fudge. Bookshop.org · Amazon
  • Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo · ages 7-11. A girl and a stray dog. Bookshop.org · Amazon
  • Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary · ages 7-10. Ramona starts third grade. Bookshop.org · Amazon
  • Stuart Little by E. B. White · ages 6-10. A mouse born to a human family. Bookshop.org · Amazon

All 12 on the list ▸

Top 20 book series for 4th graders

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan · ages 9-13. Five books of a boy demigod in the modern world. Follow with Heroes of Olympus. Bookshop.org · Amazon
  • Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling · ages 8-13. Seven books; the first two are suitable for age 8, while the later ones are darker. Bookshop.org · Amazon
  • Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland · ages 8-12. Dragon tribes at war across more than twenty books and graphic novels. Start with The Dragonet Prophecy. Bookshop.org · Amazon
  • Warriors by Erin Hunter · ages 9-13. Wild cats in competing clans. Start with Into the Wild; the series has dozens of books. Bookshop.org · Amazon
  • Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi · ages 8-13. Emily moves into a strange house after her father's death and finds a stone that talks. A graphic novel series with nine books. Bookshop.org · Amazon

All 20 on the list ▸

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