Entering Grade Four
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SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

Endling series by Katherine Applegate
Book 1: The Last
After her pack is hunted down, Byx believes herself to be the last of a species of mythical dogs--the Endling-- and sets out on a quest to find a safe home.
Frank Einstein series by Jon Sceiszka
Book 1: Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor
Kid-genius scientist and inventor Frank accidentally creates smart aleck robots Klink and Klank.  Their plans to win the Midville Science Prize are about to be foiled by Frank's archenemy and possible evil genius, T. Edison.
Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar
(also by this author: Wayside School series and Holes)
Tamaya (fifth grade) and Marshall (seventh) take a shortcut through the woods to evade bully Chad. After slinging a handful of mud, Tamaya develops a mysterious rash — which is nothing compared to what happens to Chad. Interspersed are excerpts of testimony from “secret Senate hearings” about a microscopic man-made organism that escaped a laboratory. 
Hiddenseek by Nate Cernosek
Holly and Hector Thorn thought they were playing a simple game of Hide and Seek, until they find themself in a nightmare world being pursued by a shape changing witch whose touch turns children to stone.
Hilo series by Judd Winick
Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth
When a boy falls from the sky, friends must try to help him figure out who he is, and then help him save the world. (graphic novel)
Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor
How can a twelve-year-old avenge the murder of his father, the town's respected police chief? Ikenga seems to have an answer when during a mysterious nighttime meeting he is given a magical object and superpowers, that he must use for good. But controlling and using these new-found powers is not such an easy task.
Kwame Crashes the Underworld by Craig Kofi Farmer
Kwame and his family travel to Ghana to have a memorial celebration for his grandmother. Then he's sucked into a wormhole to Asamando, the Ghanaian underworld. There he meets his grandmother's spirit, who is manifesting as a kid his age! Here, Kwame must battle angry nature gods, and stop the underworld from destroying the land of the living. For fans of Coco and Rick Riordan presents books.
Mabuhay! by Zachary Sterling
JJ and Althea are having trouble fitting in at their school, which is not helped when their parents make them wear a pig costume and pass out samples at the family food truck. Their Filipino mom also is always trying to teach them lessons through the same boring folktales over and over. But when witches, ogres and other creatures start showing up, the siblings realize that those stories will help them survive. (graphic novel)
Root Magic by Eden Royce
It's 1963 and 11 year old twins Jez and Jay are about to begin their first year in an integrated school in their South Carolina town. Their uncle Doc is just starting to train them in their family's tradition of African American folk magic. Jez's magical skills are coming just in time to combat both natural and supernatural evils that are about to strike the community.
Space Chasers by Leland Melvin
Tia doesn't fit in at school, and spends most of her time in her brother's garage working on cars. When she applies to be part of a special student group that gets to work on an advanced space station, she's excited to use her talents in a different way. But space is unpredictable, and soon she and her new friends find themselves in a dangerous place with no adults, where one mistake could cost them their lives. (graphic novel)
The Unicorn Rescue Society series by Adam Gidwitz
Book 1: The Creature of the Pines
When Elliot starts at a new school, he comes to realize he is now part of a secret group of adventurers responsible for protecting and defending mysterious (and wonderful) creatures.
Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland
Book 1: The Dragonet Prophecy
Clay must join the other four dragonets to save his world, and he reluctantly takes on the responsibility.
The Witch Boy series by Molly Knox Ostertag
Book 1: The Witch Boy
In Aster's world, boys are shapeshifters and girls are witches. and those who cross the lines are exiled. Problem is, he hasn't shifted yet, he's fascinated by witchery, and he may be able to use it to save the other boys from a mysterious danger. (graphic novel)
The World Between Blinks by Ryan Graudin and Amie Kaufman
Cousins Jake and Marisol follow a treasure map left behind by their grandmother and enter a magical place where lost people and things end up, like Amelia Earhart and Atlantis.  Much as Jake and Marisol are enjoying solving real mysteries from history in the World Between Blinks, they must find a way back home or risk being lost themselves.
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