Baker, Barbara. Third Grade Is Terrible. J FIC Baker
Liza is convinced third grade is going to be great until she gets to school that first day and everything starts going wrong.

Barrows, Annie.  Ivy and Bean. J Fic Barrows
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.

Bates, Betty. Thatcher Payne-in-the-Neck. J FIC Bates
Two friends with one parent each decide to do some matchmaking, only to later wonder if they've been too successful.

Bawden, Nina. The Robbers. J FIC Bawden
Nine-year-old Phillip has always lived with his grandmother, but when his widowed father remarries he finds that he must suddenly adjust to a new way of life with his father and stepmother.

Bograd, Larry. The Fourth-Grade Dinosaur Club. J FIC Bograd
Fourth-grader Billy Gelford feels that everything in his life is wrong from his hectic homelife to the bullies at school and his spoiled friendship with his best friend, Juan, a Mexican American whose family is the target of racial prejudice.

Brimner, Larry Dane. Cory Coleman, Grade 2. J FIC Brimner
Seven-year-old Cory Coleman's birthday party is ruined by the class bully, who turns out not to be such a bully in the end.

Byars, Betsy Cromer. The Cybil War. J FIC Byars
Simon learns some hard lessons about good and bad friendships when his good friend Tony's stories involve him in some very troublesome and complicated situations.

Cazet, Denys. Minnie and Moo Go to the Moon. Reader 2 C
Two cow friends, Minnie and Moo, decide to drive the farmer's tractor all the way to the moon.

Cleary, Beverly. Ellen Tebbits. J FIC Cleary  //  J PB C
The part of third grade Ellen Tebbits likes most is having Austine Allen for her best friend.

Danziger, Paula. Amber Brown Goes Fourth. J FIC Danziger
Entering fourth grade, Amber faces some changes in her life as her best friend moves away and her parents divorce.

Foley, Patricia. John and the Fiddler. J FIC Foley
A young boy befriends an old violin maker who teaches him the beauty of music and friendship.

Fowler, Susi G.  Albertina, the Animals, and Me.  J FIC Fowler
When Molly and her best friend Albertina devise a scheme to get a pet, everyone ends up surprised.

Hall, Lynn. Stray. J FIC Hall
The only child in a town of adults, a lonely little girl makes friends with a stray dog.

Hayashi, Nancy. Cosmic Cousin. J FIC Hayashi
During her frequent trips to the public library, Eunice seeks to uncover the identity of Cosmic Cousin, a mysterious reader who shares her love for science fiction and seems to be searching for a new friend by leaving notes inside books.

Haywood, Carolyn. Back to School with Betsy. J FIC Haywood
Third-grader Betsy and her friend Billy seem to be always getting into scrapes both inside and outside of school.

Hines, Anna Grossnickle. Tell Me Your Best Thing. J FIC Hines
Eight-year-old Sophie reluctantly joins the new club formed by Charlotte, the class bully, and finds herself being hurt when her best friend is manipulated into telling Sophie's darkest secret.

Hurwitz, Johanna. Aldo Applesauce. J FIC Hurwitz/ J PB H
When he and his family move to the suburbs, Aldo has difficulty finding new friends.

Jacobson, Jennifer. Winnie at her Best. J Fic Jacobson
Zoe is the smartest speller and Vanessa is the top actress in the fourth grade, but Winnie doesn't know what she does best until she helps a young neighbor in need.

Komaiko, Leah. Annie Bananie and the Pain Sisters. J FIC Komaiko
Excluded from her friends' new club, The Pain Sisters, because she has never broken a bone or been to the hospital, Libby comes up with a plan to join.

Lawlor, Laurie. How to Survive Third Grade. J FIC Lawlor  //  J PB L
Ernest, an unpopular third grader, has a difficult adjustment to make until he finds a friend and experiences his first real successes in life.

Lindberg, Becky Thoman. Speak Up, Chelsea Martin! J FIC Lindberg
Third-grader Chelsea Martin deals with a bully, has a fight with her best friend, and learns to speak up.

Lisle, Janet Taylor. The Gold Dust Letters. J FIC Lisle
When nine-year-old Angela and her friends begin investigating the letters she has received from her fairy godmother, it helps take Angela's mind off her strained relationship with her father.

Paterson, Katherine. Flip-Flop Girl. J FIC Paterson  //  J PB P
Uprooted following the death of their father, nine-year-old Vinnie and her five-year-old brother, Mason, cope in different ways--one in silence--but both with the help of Lupe, the flip-flop girl.

Peck, Robert Newton. Soup for President. J FIC Peck
Rob manages Soup's campaign for class president in their small Vermont town.

Roy, Ron. Frankie Is Staying Back. J FIC Roy
When his best friend has to repeat third grade, Jonas tries to think of a way for them to remain in the same class.

Seabrooke, Brenda. Jerry on the Line. J FIC Seabrooke
Fourth grader Jerry, latchkey kid and aspiring soccer star, starts an unusual friendship with a younger latchkey kid when she calls his number by accident.

Singer, Marilyn. Twenty Ways to Lose Your Best Friend. J FIC Singer
Emma loses her best friend when she votes for another girl to get the lead role in the class play.

Spinelli, Jerry. Fourth Grade Rats. J FIC Spinelli
Suds learns that his best friend is wrong. You don't have to be a tough guy, a "rat," to be a grown up fourth grader.

Wallace, Barbara Brooks. Hello, Claudia! J FIC Wallace
Looking in her fourth grade class for a girl to be her best friend, Claudia is surprised when her new companion turns out to be a boy two years younger.
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