Almond, David. The Boy who Climbed Into the Moon. J FIC Almond
Helped by a very long ladder, some unusual acquaintances, two rather worried parents, and a great deal of community spirit, a young English boy makes an astonishing discovery when he embarks on a mission to prove that the moon is nothing but a big hole in the sky.

Asch, Frank.  Gravity Buster: Journal #2 of a Cardboard Genius.  J FIC Asch
Now that Alex Archer has created his latest cardboard invention, the Anti-Graviton, he and his co-pilot Zoe Breen plan on visiting Jupiter, but Alex's pesky little brother Jonathan may just create a setback for the two adventurers.

Blume, Judy. Freckle Juice.  J FIC Blume
Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents.

Bowe, Julie.  My last best friend. J Fic Bowe
After her best friend moves away, fourth-grader Ida May is determined not to make another best friend, despite the efforts of a new girl in her class.

Chang, Heidi.   Elaine, Mary Lewis, and the Frogs.  J FIC Chang
Chinese American Elaine Chow feels like an outcast after moving to a small town in Iowa, until she shares a new friendship and a science project with a girl strongly interested in frogs.

Cleary, Beverly.  Muggie Maggie.  J FIC Cleary
Maggie resists learning cursive writing in the third grade, until she discovers that knowing how to read and write cursive promises to open up an entirely new world of knowledge for her.

Conford, Ellen.  What's Cooking, Jenny Archer?  J FIC Conford //  J PB C
Follows the comic mishaps of Jenny Archer as she goes into business preparing lunches for friends at school.

Coren, Alan.  Railroad Arthur.  J FIC Coren (SERIES)
Ten-year-old Arthur must not only solve a series of train robberies but must clear his own name of suspicion.

De Groat, Diane.  Annie Pitts, Artichoke.   J FIC DeGroat
When Annie and her third grade class put on a play about nutrition, it has more surprises than the teacher expected.

Duffey, Betsy.  How To Be Cool in the Third Grade.  J FIC Duffey
When Robbie York is marked as a target by a bully at school, he decides that the only way to survive the third grade is by being cool.

Estes, Eleanor. The Hundred Dresses.  J FIC Estes  /  J PB E
In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive,  a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson.

Fine, Anne. The Return of the Killer Cat. J Fic Fine
Tuffy the pet cat narrates his escapades as he attempts to escape his family's cat-sitter and suffers through a humiliating episode of mistaken identity. When Ellie tells Tuffy the family is leaving for the week, Tuffy couldn't be more thrilled. A whole blissful week of rolling around in the flower bed and lounging on top of the TV? Tuffy can't wait! But the cat sitter the family procures doesn't understand Tuffy's refined feline palate, and Little Miss Soppy next door seems intent on dressing Tuffy in a nightie and calling him Janet. To get out of such a terrible mess, Tuffy is going to have to rely on his comical killer instincts.

Fleischman, Sid. The White Elephant . J Fic Fleischman
In old Siam, young elephant trainer Run-Run and his old charge, Walking Mountain, must deal with the curse of a sacred white elephant.

Fox, Paula.  A Likely Place.  J FIC Fox / JPB F
A little boy who can't spell or ever seem to please his parents spends a week with a kooky babysitter and makes a special friend.

Gardiner, John Reynolds.  Stone Fox. J FIC Gardiner / J PB G
Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Matthew Jackson Meets the Wall.  J FIC Giff
Matthew's family's move from New York to Ohio is difficult enough as they leave behind good friends and memories, but the disappearance of their cat and a neighbor boy so tough he's called the "Wall" add to Matthew's anxieties.

Gifford, Peggy Elizabeth.  Moxy Maxwell does not love Stuart Little. J Fic Gifford
With summer coming to an end, about-to-be-fourth-grader Moxy Maxwell does a hundred different things to avoid reading her assigned summer reading book.

Gilson, Jamie.  Chess! I love it, I love it, I love it!  J Fic Gilson
When second-grader Richard and three other members of the Sumac School Chess Club compete in their first tournament, they each learn something about luck, concentration, and teamwork.

Greenwald, Sheila.  Watch Out World, Rosy Cole is Going Green! J FIC Greenwald
Rosie's team comes up with some creative ideas for the Read School Fall Fair, whose mission is to sell "green-themed" products.

Han, Jenny.  Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream.  J FIC Han
Korean American fourth-grader Clara Lee longs to be Little Miss Apple Pie, and when her luck seems suddenly to change for the better, she overcomes her fear of public speaking and enters the competition.

Hapka, Cathy.  How Not to Start Third Grade. J Fic Hapka
The first day of school becomes chaotic when third-grader Will's younger brother, Steve, arrives for kindergarten.

Harper, Charise Mericle.  Just Grace. J Fic Harper
Misnamed by her teacher, seven-year-old Just Grace prides herself on being empathetic, but when she tries to help a neighbor feel better, her good intentions backfire.

Harper, Jessica.  Underpants on my Head.  J FIC Harper
When Cleo and her family go on vacation, they experience a freak August snow storm while hiking on Mt. Baldy.

Hayes, Geoffrey.  The mystery of the pirate ghost . J PB H
Otto and his Uncle Tooth track down the pirate ghost terrorizing Boogle Bay.

Herman, Charlotte.   Millie Cooper, 3B.  J FIC Herman
As she tries to cope with school and other problems, third-grader Millie discovers some special things about herself.

Hiser, Constance.  Dog on Third Base.  J FIC Hiser
James and the gang are busy with spring baseball practice until James's dog, Tag, whom they use for third base, disappears.

Honeycutt, Natalie.  The All New Jonah Twist.  J FIC Honeycutt
Jonah's efforts to survive the third grade are complicated by the new boy in class, who has the potential for either becoming a friend or beating him up.

Hood, Ann.  Angel of the Battlefield.  J FIC Hood (The Treasure Chest SERIES)
When their parents divorce, twelve-year-old twins Felix and Maisie move with their mother to live in the attic of a historic Newport, Rhode Island, mansion where they discover a hidden room that carries with it an intriguing secret.

Jones, Miranda.  Make a Wish! J FIC Jones
While shopping with her grandmother at a flea market, nine-year-old Ali buys an old lava lamp that turns out to have a wish-granting genie inside.

Kline, Suzy.  Herbie Jones.  J FIC Kline
Herbie's experiences in the third grade include finding bones in the boy's bathroom, wandering away from his class on their field trip, and being promoted to a higher reading group.

Krulik, Nancy.  Super Burp!  JPB K (George Brown, Class Clown SERIES)
When fourth-grader George starts at a new school, he vows to become a model student instead of the class clown he has always been, but just as his plan is going really well, he is overtaken by a magic burp that turns him back into a mischief-maker.

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.

McAllister, Angela.  Digory the Dragon Slayer. J FIC McAllister
Digory, a gentle boy who likes to spend time alone in the forest and make up songs to sing, accidentally becomes a knight and reluctantly sets off to rescue damsels in distress, slay dragons, and marry a princess.

McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody. J FIC McDonald / J PB M
Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment to create a collage all about herself and begins creating her masterpiece, the Me collage.

MacLachlan, Patricia.  Waiting for the Magic.  J FIC MacLachlan
When Papa goes away for a little while, his family tries to cope with the separation by adopting four dogs and a cat.

MacLean, Christine Kole. Mary Margaret and the Perfect Pet Plan. J Fic MacLean
During the summer that she turns nine, Mary Margaret tries very hard to persuade her parents to let her have a pet, makes a new neighbor friend and helps her brother keep an old one, and looks forward to the new baby's arrival because then her mother will be less "crabby."

Messner, Kate.  Marty McMuire.  J FIC Messner
When tomboy Marty is cast as the princess in the third-grade play, she learns about improvisation, which helps her become more adaptable.

Montgomery, Lewis B. The Case of the Stinky Socks. J FIC Montgomery
Detectives-in-training Milo and Jazz join forces to tackle their first big case--finding out who stole the lucky socks from the high school baseball team's star pitcher.

Myers, Laurie. Surviving Brick Johnson. J FIC Myers
Afraid of getting maimed for making fun of Brick, the husky new kid in his fifth-grade class, Nick decides that even his baseball collection will not protect him so he signs up for karate class, despite his little brother's reassurances that Brick is not a bully.

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

Petersen, P. J.   The Sub.  J FIC Petersen
Two friends switch seats when their class has a substitute teacher and find that it isn't so easy to be someone else.

Robinson, Nancy K.  Oh Honestly, Angela!  JPB R
Eleven-year-old Tina works hard to convince her family that they should make sacrifices to help the poor and needy children of the world.

Salisbury, Graham.  Calvin Coconut : trouble magnet.  J FIC Salisbury
Nine-year-old. Calvin catches the attention of the school bully on the day before he starts fourth grade, while at home, the unfriendly, fifteen-year-old daughter of his mother's best friend has taken over his room.

Smith, Robert Kimmel.  Chocolate Fever.  J PB S/ J FIC Smith
From eating too much chocolate, Henry breaks out in brown bumps that help him foil some hijackers and teach him a valuable lesson about self-indulgence.

Updike, David.  Seven Times Eight.  J FIC Updike
Truman and his dog Max switch bodies with humorous consequences both at home and at school.

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