Mysteries for 4th Graders

I compiled this list for a local teacher and thought I would share.

Series:

• Brixton Brothers Series by Adam Rex
• The Secret Series (This Book is Not Good for You) by Pseudonymous Bosch
• The Sister's Grim by Michael Buckley
• Sammy Keyes by Wendelin Van Draanen
• Herculeah Jones series by Betsy Cromer Byars
• Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School by Andrew Clements
• Chet Gecko by Bruce Hale
• Mr. Chickee by Christopher Paul Curtis
• Sherlock Files by Tracy Barrett

Stand Alone Titles:

• From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E Franweiler by E.L.Konigsburg
• Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliet
• Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
• Masterpiece by Elise Broach
• The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
• Pie by Sarah Weeks
• The Great Cake Mystery by Alexander McCall Smith
• Vanishing Acts by Phillip Margolin
• Horton Halfpott, or, The fiendish mystery of Smugwick Manor, or, The loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's corset by Tom Angleberger
• Scat by Carl Hiaasen

Funny Books for Boys

This is a list of great books that will make your boy patrons LOL!

Series:
Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Lunch Lady series by Jarrett J Krosoczka (graphic novel)
Far Side Comics by Gary Larson (graphic novel)
Weenies series by David Lubar
Time Warp Trio by Jon Sciezka
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Shredderman by Wendelin Van Draanen
Double Fudge by Beverly Cleary
Guys Read edited by Jon Sciezka
Mr. Chickee by Christopher Paul Curtis
Bunnicula by Jame Howe
My Weird School by Dan Gutman
Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold (easy reader)
Walter the Farting Dog by William Kotzwinkle (picture book)


Stand Alone Titles:
6th Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Frankenstein Make a Sandwich by Adam Rex (picture book)
Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex (picture book)
Knucklehead by Jon Scieska (biography)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
My Rotten Life by David Lubar
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder by Jo Nesbo
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Sciezka (picture book)
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Sciezka(picture book)
A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea by Michael Ian Black (picture book)
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee (easy reader)
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein (picture book)



-Some content from guysread.com

Non-Fiction that reads like fiction

Books for fans of fiction:

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King
Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron
The Emperor of Scent by Chandler Burr
Fast Food Nation: the Dark Side of the All American Meal by Eric Schlosser
Flyboys: a True Story of Courage by James Bradley
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
In the Heart of the Sea: the Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles by Anthony Swofford
Julie and Julia: 365 days, 24 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
The Lost City of Z: a Tale of Deady Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Open by Andre Agassi
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Seabiscuit: an American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman