Family (including pets), Friends, and School
All-of-a-Kind Family - Sydney Taylor Reviews
Alvin Ho; allergic to girls, school, and other scary things - Lenore Look - Reviews NEW
The Betsy and Eddie books - List of sequels
Betsy Tacy - Maude Hart Lovelace
Betsy Tacy - Maude Hart Lovelace
Calvin Cocoanut series by Graham Salisbury NEW
Trouble Magnet
The Zippy Fix - Reviews
The Clarice Bean series - Lauren Child- ReviewsNEW
Clementine - Sara Pennypacker - ReviewsNEW
///Clementine's Letters
The Down and Up Fall - Johanna Hurwitz
Eddie's Menagerie - Carolyn Haywood
Follow My Leader - James Garfield
Frindle - Andrew Clements - Reviews
Ginger Pye - Eleanor Estes
The Down and Up Fall - Johanna Hurwitz
Eddie's Menagerie - Carolyn Haywood
Follow My Leader - James Garfield
Frindle - Andrew Clements - Reviews
Ginger Pye - Eleanor Estes
A Girl, a Boy and Three Robbers - Gail Gauthier NEW
Gone-Away Lake - Elizabeth Enright Reviews
Gooney the Fabulous - Lois Lowery - REviews NEW
Gone-Away Lake - Elizabeth Enright Reviews
Gooney the Fabulous - Lois Lowery - REviews NEW
Henrietta there's no Better Martine Murray NEW
The Hundred Dresses - Eleanor Estes Reviews
Marisol by Gary Soto
Milly Molly Mandie - Joyce Lankester Brisley
Milly Molly Mandie - Joyce Lankester Brisley
Roland Wright, Future Knight - Tony Davis NEW
The Magic Half - Eager -
The Penderwicks - Jeanne Birdsall - Reviews
////Sesequel: The Penderwicks on Gardam StreetNEW
The Ramona Books - Beverly Cleary
Books about Ramona, Beezus, Henry Huggens, and their friends should be part of every child's world. Visit Beverly Cleary's official website and learn why!
The Penderwicks - Jeanne Birdsall - Reviews
////Sesequel: The Penderwicks on Gardam StreetNEW
The Ramona Books - Beverly Cleary
Books about Ramona, Beezus, Henry Huggens, and their friends should be part of every child's world. Visit Beverly Cleary's official website and learn why!
Ruby Lu, Brave and True - Lenore Look
Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything - Lenore LookNEW
Say What? Margaret Patterson Haddix Reviews
The Stories Huey Tells - Ann Cameron
///Sequel: More Stories Huey Tells
The Stories Julian Tells - Ann Cameron
Say What? Margaret Patterson Haddix Reviews
The Stories Huey Tells - Ann Cameron
///Sequel: More Stories Huey Tells
The Stories Julian Tells - Ann Cameron
Stuart's Cape - Sara PennypackerNEW
Fantasy
The Astonishing Stereoscope - Jane Langton - Review
The B.F.G - Roald Dahl
The Borrowers - Mary Norton - Reviews
///#2 The Borrowers Afield
///#3 The Borrowers Afloat
///#4 The Borrowers Aloft
///#4 The Borrowers Avenged
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl - Reviews
The B.F.G - Roald Dahl
The Borrowers - Mary Norton - Reviews
///#2 The Borrowers Afield
///#3 The Borrowers Afloat
///#4 The Borrowers Aloft
///#4 The Borrowers Avenged
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl - Reviews
Chocolate Fever - Robert K. Smith
Dragon Flight Jessica Day George Reviews
Evangeline Mudd and the Golden-Haired Apes of the
Fin Family Moomintroll - Tove Jansson - Reviews
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Ikkinasti Jungle - David Elliott - Reviews NEW
Evangeline Mudd and the Golden-Haired Apes of the
Fin Family Moomintroll - Tove Jansson - Reviews
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Ikkinasti Jungle - David Elliott - Reviews NEW
James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl Reviews
Kenny and the Dragon - Tony DiTerlizzi Description & Excerpt NEW
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles - Julie Edwards
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle - Betty MacDonald
Mr. Popper's Penguins - Robert and Florence Attwater
Miss Hickory - Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Reviews
Mr. Popper’s Penguins - Richard Atwater - Reviews
My Father’s Dragon - Ruth Stiles Gannett
The Ordinary Princess - M.M. Kaye
Pippi Longstocking - Astrid Lidgren
Three Cave Mountain - Per Olov Enquist - Reviews
Toys Go Out- Emily Jenkins - Reviews
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles - Julie Edwards
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle - Betty MacDonald
Mr. Popper's Penguins - Robert and Florence Attwater
Miss Hickory - Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Reviews
Mr. Popper’s Penguins - Richard Atwater - Reviews
My Father’s Dragon - Ruth Stiles Gannett
The Ordinary Princess - M.M. Kaye
Pippi Longstocking - Astrid Lidgren
Three Cave Mountain - Per Olov Enquist - Reviews
Toys Go Out- Emily Jenkins - Reviews
sequel:Toy Dance Party - Reviews NEW
The Wind Boy - Ethel Cook Eliot
Animal Fantasies
Abel's Island - William Steig Reviews
Babe, the Gallant Pig - Dick King-Smith -Reviews
Blackberry Hollow - Paul Peabody
Dominic - William Steig - Reviews
Charlotte’s Web - E. B. White
Little Wolf - Ian Whybrow
///Little Wolf's Book of Badness
///Little Wolf's Diary of Daring Deeds
///Little Wolf's Forest Detective
///Little Wolf's Haunted Hall for Small Horrors
///Little Wolf : Terror of the Shivery Sea - Reviews
No Flying in the House - Betty Brock
Obi, Gerbil on the loose! - Michael Delaney NEW
Puppy Sister - S.E. Hinton
Poppy - Avi
Rabbit Hill - Robert Lawson Reviews
Ralph S. Mouse - Beverly Cleary
Runt - Marion Dane Bauer - Reviews
The Wind Boy - Ethel Cook Eliot
Animal Fantasies
Abel's Island - William Steig Reviews
Babe, the Gallant Pig - Dick King-Smith -Reviews
Blackberry Hollow - Paul Peabody
Dominic - William Steig - Reviews
Charlotte’s Web - E. B. White
Little Wolf - Ian Whybrow
///Little Wolf's Book of Badness
///Little Wolf's Diary of Daring Deeds
///Little Wolf's Forest Detective
///Little Wolf's Haunted Hall for Small Horrors
///Little Wolf : Terror of the Shivery Sea - Reviews
No Flying in the House - Betty Brock
Obi, Gerbil on the loose! - Michael Delaney NEW
Puppy Sister - S.E. Hinton
Poppy - Avi
Rabbit Hill - Robert Lawson Reviews
Ralph S. Mouse - Beverly Cleary
Runt - Marion Dane Bauer - Reviews
The Story of Dr. Dolittle - Hugh Lofting
Truck Dog - Graeme Base
Fantasy Classics
Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie
Pinnochio - Collodi
The Wizard of Oz - Frank L. Baum
Truck Dog - Graeme Base
Fantasy Classics
Peter Pan - J. M. Barrie
Pinnochio - Collodi
The Wizard of Oz - Frank L. Baum
Sports Fiction
Matt Christopher - any sports fiction or biography by this wonderful author is sure to please. See Matt Christopher's Official Web Site site for a huge list of titles.
Dan Gutman has written a lot of books for kids but his speciality is sports. Look for his sport titles among the list of his many books on Dan Gutman's Official Web Site.
Bobby "Baseball - Robert Smith
Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear - Lensey Namioka
Dan Gutman has written a lot of books for kids but his speciality is sports. Look for his sport titles among the list of his many books on Dan Gutman's Official Web Site.
Bobby "Baseball - Robert Smith
Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear - Lensey Namioka
Historical & Regional Fiction
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? - Jean Fritz
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain - Alice Dagliesh Reviews
Ben and Me - Robert Lawson
Blizzard Year - Gretel Ehrlich
The Cabin Faced West - Jean Fritz - reviews
The Courage of Sarah Noble - Alice Dagliesh
Dear America Series
///One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping - Barry Denenberg
///When Will this Cruel Was be Over? - Barry Denenberg
///The Winter of Red Snow - Kristiana Gregory
In Grandma's Attic Series - Arleta Richardson
///In Grandma's Attic
///More Stories from Grandma's Attic
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years - Rachael Field
A Lion to Guide Us Clyde Robert Bulla - reviews
My Name is America Series:
///The Journal of Ben Uchida - Barry Denenberg
///The Journal of William Thomas Emerson - Barry Denenberg
Sarah Plain and Tall - Patricia MacLachlan
???Sequel: Skylark
Strawberry Girl - Lois Lenski
Stone Fox - John Reynolds Garndiner
Ten and Twenty - Claire Huchet Bishop
Thee, Hannah - Marguerite DeAngeli
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain - Alice Dagliesh Reviews
Ben and Me - Robert Lawson
Blizzard Year - Gretel Ehrlich
The Cabin Faced West - Jean Fritz - reviews
The Courage of Sarah Noble - Alice Dagliesh
Dear America Series
///One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping - Barry Denenberg
///When Will this Cruel Was be Over? - Barry Denenberg
///The Winter of Red Snow - Kristiana Gregory
In Grandma's Attic Series - Arleta Richardson
///In Grandma's Attic
///More Stories from Grandma's Attic
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years - Rachael Field
A Lion to Guide Us Clyde Robert Bulla - reviews
My Name is America Series:
///The Journal of Ben Uchida - Barry Denenberg
///The Journal of William Thomas Emerson - Barry Denenberg
Sarah Plain and Tall - Patricia MacLachlan
???Sequel: Skylark
Strawberry Girl - Lois Lenski
Stone Fox - John Reynolds Garndiner
Ten and Twenty - Claire Huchet Bishop
Thee, Hannah - Marguerite DeAngeli
Mysteries
In 3rd grade, students often enjoy mysteries in series.
In most of the series listed here there are MANY titles to choose from each having the same familiar characters:
America Girl Mysteries
///Danger at the Zoo, a Kit Mystery
///The Curse of Ravenscourt, a Samantha Mystery
///Secret in the Hills - a Josefina Mystery
///The Silent Stranger, a Kaya Mystery
///The Spy on the Homefront, a Molly Mystery
The Boxcar Children Mysteries- Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Cam Jansen Mysteries - David Adler
The Chet Gecko Mysteries - Bruce Hale
The Hardy Boys Mysteries - Franlin W. Dixon, pseud.
The Nancy Drew Mysteries - Carolyn Keene, pseud.
The P.J. Clover Mysteries - Susan Meyers
The Bill, Liza and Jed Mysteries - Peggy Parish Review
The Million Dollar Strike - Dan Gutman Reviews
In most of the series listed here there are MANY titles to choose from each having the same familiar characters:
America Girl Mysteries
///Danger at the Zoo, a Kit Mystery
///The Curse of Ravenscourt, a Samantha Mystery
///Secret in the Hills - a Josefina Mystery
///The Silent Stranger, a Kaya Mystery
///The Spy on the Homefront, a Molly Mystery
The Boxcar Children Mysteries- Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Cam Jansen Mysteries - David Adler
The Chet Gecko Mysteries - Bruce Hale
The Hardy Boys Mysteries - Franlin W. Dixon, pseud.
The Nancy Drew Mysteries - Carolyn Keene, pseud.
The P.J. Clover Mysteries - Susan Meyers
The Bill, Liza and Jed Mysteries - Peggy Parish Review
The Million Dollar Strike - Dan Gutman Reviews
Adventure - Realistic Fiction
Akimbo and the Elephants - Alexander McCall Smith - Reviews
Akimbo and the Lion - Alexander McCall Smith
Akimbo and the Snakes - Alexander McCall Smith
Akimbo and the Crocodile Man - Alexander McCall Smith
Akimbo and the Lion - Alexander McCall Smith
Akimbo and the Snakes - Alexander McCall Smith
Akimbo and the Crocodile Man - Alexander McCall Smith
Science Fiction
My Trip to Alpha I - Alfred Slote - book description
They Came from Center Field - Dan Gutman
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet - Eleanor Cameron - Reviews
///Sequel: Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet
They Came from Center Field - Dan Gutman
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet - Eleanor Cameron - Reviews
///Sequel: Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet
Math Adventures
The Wishing Club, a story about Fractions - Donna Jo Napoli - Reviews
Some Math Adventures are tales in picture book format - not Headmaster choice in most cases, but wonderful for "getting the picture" when it comes to math concepts:
The Great Divide: a Mathematical Marathon - Dayle Ann Dodds - Reviews
Some Math Adventures are tales in picture book format - not Headmaster choice in most cases, but wonderful for "getting the picture" when it comes to math concepts:
The Great Divide: a Mathematical Marathon - Dayle Ann Dodds - Reviews