Chapter Books for 3rd Graders

Located on the FICTION & PAPERBACK shelves under the author's last name.

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• The Case of the Elevator Duck
  by Polly Berends
  Eleven-year-old Gilbert takes on his toughest case when he finds a duck in the elevator of his housing project in this easy-to-read mystery.
• The Seven Treasure Hunts
  by Betsy Byars
  Jackson and his friend, Goat, set out on a series of treasure hunts armed with maps and clues, each trying to outsmart the other.
• Gloria Rising
  (Gloria series)
  by Ann Cameron
  A chance meeting with a woman astronaut encourages Gloria to try to be her best self, even with her difficult fourth-grade teacher.
• One Smooth Move
  (Extreme Team series)
  by Matt Christopher
  When his family moves into his recently deceased grandmother's house, ten-year-old Charlie meets a boy who also likes to skateboard, but then finds that his own special skateboard is missing.
• The Enormous Crocodile
  by Roald Dahl
  The Enormous Crocodile loves to make his meals of fresh, juicy children, and the town near his river is full of them. He's got the disguises and clever tricks to catch them--or so he thinks.
• How to Be Cool in the Third Grade
  by Betsy Duffey
  It's not easy to seem cool when the whole class knows you wear superhero underwear and your mom still kisses you goodbye at the bus stop, but Robbie York has a plan.
• The Hundred Dresses
  by Eleanor Estes
  Wanda wears the same faded blue dress to school every day. Peggy starts the game of the dresses when suddenly one day Wanda says, 'I have a hundred dresses at home--all lined up in my closet.'
• Sable
  by Karen Hesse
  Tate Marshall is delighted when a stray dog turns up in the yard one day, but Sable, causes trouble with the neighbors and has to go.
• The Celery Stalks At Midnight
  (Bunnicula series)
  by James Howe
  Chester the cat is more convinced than ever that Bunnicula is a vampire bunny, En route to find Bunnicula, Chester and his dog friends, Harold and Howie, experience a wild array of adventures.
• Song Lee in Room 2B
  (Song Lee series)
  by Suzy Kline
  Song Lee may seem shy, but beneath her sweet smile is a brave, spunky girl with a great sense of humor.
• Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
  (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series)
  by Betty MacDonald
  From her upside-down house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to parents her marvelous cures for such common children's diseases as Won't-Put-Away-Toys-itis, Answerbackism, and Fighter-Quarrelitis.
• Sarah, Plain and Tall
  (Sarah, Plain and Tall series)
  by Patricia MacLachlan
  A midwestern family is changed by a mail-order wife/mother from the Northeast.
• The New Kid At School
  (Dragon Slayer's Academy series)
  by Kate McMullan
  When a traveling minstrel foretells that he is to become a hero, Wiglaf sets out to fulfill his destiny: he signs up at the Dragon Slayers' Academy.
• The Pizza Pie Slugger
  by Jean Marzollo
  Billy, the former champion slugger for his third grade baseball team, is bothered by his very young stepsister's presence at games and feels that she is jinxing him into a batting slump.
• Ruby the Red Fairy
  (Rainbow Magic series)
  by Daisy Meadows
  When Rachel and Kirsty arrive at Rainspell Island for vacation, they have no idea what kind of magical adventure awaits! Rachel and Kirsty come across Ruby the Red Fairy.
• A Crazy, Mixed-Up Spanglish Day
  (Get Ready for Gabi series)
  by Marisa Montes
  Maritza Gabriela Morales Mercado struggles to deal with the third grade bully, to control her temper, and to remember to speak Spanish at home and English at school.
• The Absent Author
  (A to Z Mysteries series)
  by Ron Roy
  Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace.
• In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen
  (Cobble Street Cousins series)
  by Cynthia Rylant
  While staying with their aunt for a year, three nine-year-old cousins keep busy baking & selling cookies, putting on a poetry & singing performance, and trying to encourage a romance between their aunt and one of their former customers.
• The Cat's Meow
  by Gary Soto
  Eight-year-old Graciela, who is half Mexican, is amazed when her cat Pip starts speaking in Spanish.
• The Comeback Dog
  by Jane Thomas
  She is wedged in a ditch, a half-starved dog who is nearly frozen from the bitter weather. Daniel wraps her up in his parka and carries her home. Day and night he nurses her, until she grows strong and her coat begins to shine.