The list of books below contains some of our favorite books to read in 3rd grade.
**All of the books that are underlined include video book reports. Simply click on the title.**
Abbott, Tony The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet
Avi The End of the Beginning, Ereth's Birthday, The Good Dog, and the Poppy series
Bang, Molly When Sophie Gets Angry
Banks, Kate The Magician's Apprentice
Barker, Clive Abarat and Days of Magic, Nights of War
Barrows, Annie The Ivy and Bean series
Barry, Dave The Peter and the Starcatchers series and Science Fair
Beck, W.H. Malcolm at Midnight
Bemelmans, Ludwig Madeline's Rescue
Birdsall, Jeanne The Penderwicks
Blume, Judy Freckle Juice, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Superfudge, Fudge-a-mania, and Double Fudge
Brett, Jan The Hat, The Mitten, Town Mouse, Country Mouse, Annie and the Wild Animals, The First Dog, The Three Snow Bears, Hedgie's Surprise, Fritz and the Beautiful Horses, Christmas Trolls, Comet's Nine Lives, The Wild Christmas Reindeer, and Gingerbread Baby
Brown, Jeff The Flat Stanley books
Buckley, Michael The Nerds trilogy and the Sisters Grimm series
Byars, Betsy My Dog, My Hero
Carle, Eric The Mixed-Up Chameleon, The Secret Birthday Message, The Tiny Seed, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider, The Greedy Python, Pancakes, Pancakes, and The Very Quiet Cricket
Cleary, Beverly Ralph S. Mouse, Ramona's World, Runaway Ralph, Henry Huggins, Henry and Ribsy, Henry and the Paper Route, and Henry and the Clubhouse, Ramona and Her Father, Ramona and Her Mother
Clements, Andrew Lunch Money, Frindle, The Loser's Club, Extra Credit
Colfer, Eoin Half Moon, Wish List, and the Artemis Fowl series: Artemis Fowl, The Arctic Incident, The Eternity Code, etc.
Cowell, Cressida The How to Train Your Dragon series
Creech, Sharon Love That Dog, Hate that Cat
Cronin, Doreen The Legend of Diamond Lil
Dadey, Debbie The Bailey School Kids Series: Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers
Dahl, Roald Danny, Champion of the World; Giraffe, Pelly, and Me; James and the Giant Peach; The Twits; The BFG; Fantastic Mr. Fox; and The Enormous Crocodile
Daywalt, Drew The Day the Crayons Quit
Delaney, Joseph The Last Apprentice series
Di Camillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and The Tale of Despereaux
Doyle, Roddy The Giggler Treatment, The Meanwhile Adventures, and Rover Saves Christmas
Eager, Edward Knight's Castle
Estes, Eleanor The Moffets, Ginger Pye, and Pinky Pye
Evans, Lissa Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms
Fitzhugh, Louise Harriet the Spy
Flanagan, John The Ranger's Apprentice series
Funke, Cornelia Dragon Rider, Inkheart, Inkspell, The Thief Lord, and When Santa Fell to Earth
Gardiner, John Stone Fox
George, Jean Craighead My Side of the Mountain and There's an Owl in the Shower
Goscinny, Rene The Nicholas series
Gutman, Dan My Weird School series: Miss Daisy is Crazy, Mrs. Lane is a Pain, Mrs. Roopy is Loopy, Mr. Harrison is Embarrassin', Mrs. Lillyis Silly; The Baseball Card series
Haig, Matt Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest
Hale, Shannon The Princess in Black, The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde
Hiaasen, Carl Flush and Hoot
Hobbie, Holly Toot and Puddle: Let it Snow
Howe, James The Bunnicula series
Hunter, Erin The Warriors series
Ibbotson, Eva Dial-a-Ghost, Island of the Aunts, Pleasing the Ghost, and Which Witch?
Keene, Carolyn The Nancy Drew series
King-Smith, Dick Martin's Mice, A Mouse Called Wolf, The Mouse Family Robinson, and Pigs Might Fly
Kinney, Jeff Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Krauss, Robert Whose Mouse Are You?
Krauss, Ruth The Carrot Seed
Krulik, Nancy The Katie Kazoo Switcheroo series and the George Brown, Class Clown series
Kurzweil, Allen Leon and the Champion Chip and Leon and the Spitting Image
LaFevers, R.L. The Theodosia series
Lasky, Kathryn The Guardians of Ga'Hoole series: The Capture, The Journey, and The Rescue
Lattimore, Deborah Cinderhazel
Levine, Gail Carson The Princess Tales, Ella Enchanted
Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, etc.
Lionni, Leo The Greentail Mouse, Mr. McMouse, On the Beach There Are Many Pebbles, Flea Story, An Extraordinary Egg, Frederick, and It's Mine!
Lobel, Arnold The Frog and Toad books, Mouse Soup, Mouse Tales, Small Pig, Uncle Elephant, Fables, and Grasshopper on the Road
Lupica, Mike The Bat Boy and The Big Field
MacHale, D.J. The Pendragon series
Maguire, Gregory Leaping Beauty
Martin, Ann A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray , The Doll People, The Runaway Dolls, and The Meanest Doll in the World
Mass, Wendy The Candymakers
McCloskey, Robert Blueberries for Sal, Make Way for Ducklings, One Morning in Maine, and Time of Wonder
McDonald, Megan The Judy Moody and Stink series
McSwigan, Marie The Snow Treasure
Meadows, Daisy The Rainbow Fairies series: Brianna the Tooth Fairy, Katie the Kitten Fairy, Sky the Blue Fairy, Olympia the Games Fairy, Shannon the Ocean Fairy, Poppy the Piano Fairy, Alicia the Snow Queen Fairy
Miles, Ellen Buddy, Puppy Place series, Kitten Corner series
Mlynowski, Sarah Whatever After series, Dream On
Mull, Brandon The Fablehaven series and The Candy Shop War
Nimmo, Jenny Midnight for Charlie Bone and the other Charlie Bone books
Oppel, Kenneth Skybreaker
Oliver, Lauren Leisel and Po
Paolini, Christopher Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr
Park, Barbara The Junie B. Jones series: Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook
Paterson, Katherine Bridge to Terabithia
Patterson, James Treasure Hunters, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, Maximum Ride: School's Out Forever, and Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
Paulson, Gary The Secret Life of Birds, Hatchet, and Wood's Runner
Paver, Michelle Wolf Brother, Spirit Walker, and the rest of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
Pearson, Ridley The Kingdom Keepers series
Peirce, Lincoln The Big Nate series
Pilkey, Dav The Dumb Bunnies' Easter, The Dumb Bunnies
Prineas, Sarah The Magic Thief
Riordan, Rick The Lightning Thief, Sea of Monsters, and Titan's Curse
Rose, Nancy The Secret Life of Squirrels
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, etc.
Sachar, Louis Holes
Sage, Angie Flyte, Magyk, and Physik
Schreiber, Anne Sharks!
Seidler, Tor The Wainscot Weasel
Selden, George A Cricket in Times Square and Harry Cat's Pet Puppy
Selznick, Brian The Invention of Hugh Cabret
Smith, Jeff The Bone series
Snicket, Lemony The Series of Unfortunate Events books
Soup, Dr. Cuthbert A Whole Nother Story
Sperry, Armstrong Call It Courage
Spinelli, Jerry Crash, and Jake & Lily
Stein, Garth Racing in the Rain
Stewart, Trenton Lee The Mysterious Benedict Society series
Stilton, Geronimo The Hunt for the Golden Book, Cavemice: Don't Wake the Dinosaur, The Volcano of Fire, Dragon of Fortune
Stilton, Thea The Secret of the Snow, The Secret of the Fairies, The Secret of the Fairies
Stone, Jeff The Five Ancestors series
Swope, Sam Jack and the Seven Deadly Giants
Tarshis, Lauren I Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Thaler, Mike The Three Wise Guys, the Black Lagoon series, Valentine's Day from the Black Lagoon, The Spring Dance from the Black Lagoon, Hubie Cool: Superhero
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King, and The Silmarillion
Vernon, Ursula Dragonbreath books: When Fairies Go Bad
Viorst, Judith Lulu and the Brontosaurus, Lulu's Mysterious Mission
Wallace, Adam How to Catch an Elf
Wallace, Bill Snot Stew, Furball, Puppy, and Me, and Goosed!
White, E.B. Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan
Wilder, Laura Ingalls Little House on the Prairie