4th grade books about Courage
46 books commonly assigned to 4th grade students explore courage— every title’s grade range covers 4th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
Reading difficulty: the typical 4th grade text-complexity band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 9 courage titles here with a Lexile score, 5 are grade-level, 4 are more accessible, and 0 are stretch texts. Match a book to your reader’s measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
46 4th grade books about courage
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A Tale Dark and GrimmAdam Gidwitz
Amari and the Night BrothersB. B. Alston
Amir and the Jinn PrincessM. T. Khan
Bea and the New Deal HorseL. M. Elliott
Because of You, John LewisAndrea Davis Pinkney
Code Name KingfisherLiz Kessler
DogtownKatherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko
Doña Quixote: Rise of the KnightRey Terciero
Ella EnchantedGail Carson Levine
FablehavenBrandon Mull
Gregor the OverlanderSuzanne Collins
GutsRaina Telgemeier
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ.K. Rowling · 880L
Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the HolocaustElisa Boxer
HoopsMatt Tavares
How to Eat Fried WormsThomas Rockwell
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912Lauren Tarshis · 590L
IcebergJennifer A. Nielsen
Impossible CreaturesKatherine Rundell
It Came from the TreesAlly Russell
Misfit MansionKay Davault
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHRobert C. O'Brien · 790L
My Father's DragonRuth Stiles Gannett · 990L
My Teacher Is an AlienBruce Coville
Show all 46 titles
- Nimbus · Jan Eldredge
- Number the Stars · Lois Lowry
- Punycorn · Andi Watson
- Shiloh · Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Stuntboy, In-Between Time · Jason Reynolds
- Swim Team · Johnnie Christmas
- The BFG · Roald Dahl
- The Boy at the Back of the Class · Onjali Q. Raúf
- The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) · Christina Soontornvat
- The House at the Edge of Magic · Amy Sparkes
- The Last Musketeer · Stuart Gibbs
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe · C.S. Lewis
- The Night Train · Lorelei Savaryn
- The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale · Jon Klassen
- The Tale of Despereaux · Kate DiCamillo
- The Trumpet of the Swan · E.B. White
- The Whipping Boy · Sid Fleischman
- The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry · Chad Morris
- The Witching Wind · Natalie Lloyd
- Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky · Kwame Mbalia
- Willa of the Wood · Robert Beatty
- Witchlings · Claribel A. Ortega
Courage books at other grades
Kindergarten · 1st grade · 2nd grade · 3rd grade · 5th grade · 6th grade · 7th grade · 8th grade
Other 4th grade themes
Family · Friendship · Humor · Identity · Adventure · Nature · School · Perseverance
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Frequently asked questions
What courage books are good for 4th grade students?
46 books exploring courage have a grade range that covers 4th grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.
Are these courage books grade-appropriate for 4th grade?
Every title's grade range covers 4th grade. The typical 4th grade text-complexity band is 740–1010L (Common Core Appendix A); of the 9 books here with a Lexile score, 5 are grade-level, 4 more accessible, and 0 a stretch. Match a book to your reader's measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
How many courage books are on the 4th grade list?
This page lists 46 4th grade titles about courage, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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