GRADE 4 BOOKS This Rising Voices Library offers empowering and engaging fiction and informational texts that celebrate girls of color. By fostering a classroom community that supports positive representation and equity, children of all backgrounds will benefit as they build respect and understanding. Your Grade 4 library includes 50 books in all: two copies of each theme’s anchor text, plus two copies of each of the additional titles listed below. †
Love Sugar Magic by Anna Meriano* and illustrated by Mirelle Ortega* In Leonora’s family of bakers, no
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occasion is more important than the annual Dia de los Muertos festival. Leo hopes that this might be the year that she gets to help prepare for the big celebration, but she is told she’s too young. Then Leo discovers that her mother, aunt, and older sisters have a big secret: they’re brujas—witches of Mexican ancestry—who pour a little bit
Any Day with You by Mae Respicio*
Living in California near the heart of movie making, Kaia has big dreams of becoming a filmmaker. When she gets a chance to spend summer at a creative arts camp with her friends, she knows just what she wants to do for the short movie contest: a film inspired by the Filipino folktales that her Tatang, or great-grandfather, has told her throughout her childhood. But when
VE A SHINY NEW IDEA. mily live near the beach in California, where viemaking is all around them. Kaia loves akeup and creating special effects, turning merfolk and other magical creatures. She ding time with her great-grandpa, Tatang, ith her family her whole life. r, Kaia and her friends are making a short mp inspired by the Filipino folktales Tatang he decides that it’s time to return to his he Philippines, Kaia will do anything to t to go. arming novel explores the magic of creativ- storytelling, and the complexity and joys of
of sweet magic into everything that they bake. Leo knows that she has magical ability too, and when her best friend has a problem that needs solving, Leo decides that this will be the perfect opportunity to try out her craft.
ry is full of Filipino folklore, history, and beautiful backdrop of the ocean adds to the appeal. . . . A TENDER #OWNVOICES TALE.” hool Library Journal, starred review
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Tatang says that he’s returning to the Philippines for good, Kaia hopes that her movie will win a prize and convince him to stay.
Ways to Grow Love by Renée Watson*
Ryan Hart and her family are experiencing a lot of changes. This summer, Ryan goes to sleepaway camp for the first time, learns more about friendship, and wonders how her family life will change now that her
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd and illustrated by Michelle Mee Nutter*
Maggie wants nothing more on her birthday than a brand-new puppy. With a baby on the way, and the twins living in their own bubble, Maggie’s looking forward to her new fluffy
mom will soon give birth to a baby girl. Ryan discovers that she needs to grow her patience in many ways, find ways to share the love, meet the new challenges that come her way, and grow into the leader her mom and dad named her to be.
friend. But when they get to the animal rescue something doesn’t feel right. Suddenly, Maggie is itchy, and swollen, and sneezy and … oh no! She’s allergic to all furry things! Maggie now must find a pet that doesn’t trigger her allergies before she ends up completely ignored.
Gaby, Lost and Found by Angela Cervantes*
In Gaby’s life, only one thing feels stable: volunteering at the animal
shelter. Her mother has been recently deported, and she needs a new home in the States—not only for herself, but her new furry friend, Feather. As she writes adoption advertisements for the animals at the shelter, she wonders: Will she find a forever home for herself too?
Scholastic Rising Voices: Celebrating Girls of Color: Grade 4 Books | Back to Top | 19 *Denotes an author or illustrator of color † Comparable substitutes will be provided for titles no longer available.
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