Welcome to the webpage of the Hempstead Public School District’s English Language Arts Department.  This page is linked for your information regarding the NYS ELA curriculum and assessments. 

English Language Arts Department
Director- Antoinette Campbell
185 Peninsula Boulevard, Hempstead, New York 11550
516-292-7111 ext. 1417

Grade Four Reading Book List

 1. Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret:  By Judy Blume

 2.  All-of-a-Kind Family: By Sydney Taylor

 3. Absolutely Anastasia: By Lois Lowry

 4.  The Cuckoo Child: By Ben M. Baglio

 5. Chicken Little Goodbye: By Betsy Byars

 6. Happy Birthday, Molly! By The American Girls Collection

 7. Lamb in the Laundry: By Ben M. Baglio

 8. Nothing But Trouble, Trouble, Trouble: by Patricia Hermes

 9. The Story of George Washington Carver: By Eva Moore

 10. The Bracelet: By Yoshiko Uchida

 11. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: By Roald Dahl

 12. Charlotte’s Web: By E.B. White

 13. Dirty Socks Don’t Win Games: By Dean marney

 14. Frindle: By Andrew Clements

 15. Spider Boy: By Ralph Fletcher

 16. Taking Care of Yoki: By Barbara Campbell

 17.  The Black Stallion: By Walter Farley

 18. Blubber: By Judy Blume

 19. Going Home: By Nicholasa Mohr

 20. Hannibal: By Robert Green

 21. Mississippi Bridge: By Mildred Taylor

 22. The Titanic Sinks! By Thomas Conklin

 23. The Wish Giver: By Bill Brittain

 24. Trout Summer: By Jane Leslie Conly

 25. Woodsong: By Gary Paulsen