Grade 3

Oggie Cooder has an unusual talent: charving. (Charving is carving a piece of cheese with one's teeth.) When he is chosen to be in a nationally televised talent contest, suddenly he's the star of the school, but he's not sure that he wants to shine that way.
176 pages, Grades 3-4
related subjects:  Funny, Popularity

Meet Billy Hooten, AKA Owlboy, a quickthinking, goggle-and-feather-wearing superhero who protects the bizarre and monstrous citizens of Monstros City, a city that exists under Billy's hometown.
256 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Monsters, Parallel Universe, Funny

Alternating chapters told from the point of view of Jacob AKA "first grade pain" and his sister AKA "the great one".
107 pages, Grades 3-4
related subjects:  Funny, Brothers, Sisters

Book 2 of the Solomon Snow series.
256 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Foundlings, Funny, 19th Century

Sequel to Clementine.
144 pages, Grades 3-4
related subjects:  Best Friends, Funny

Edgar and Ellen encounter a new foe, an unknown prankster who's stealing their best schemes! To stop the copycat capers the twins must descend into the sewers, but what they discover there is stranger than anything they could have imagined.
160 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Twins, Funny

Third-grader, Clementine has a big heart, a creative spirit, and a talent for trouble.
144 pages, Grades 3-4
related subjects:  Best Friends, Funny

River trolls, rock trolls, blue-wing fairies. The stretch of the Mississippi where Claire lives has rumors of them all, not that she's ever spotted any. But when Claire's cousin Duke takes a swim and sprouts a horn, Claire doesn't have much choice but to believe that something rivery is going on, and she's the only one who can help.
368 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Boy Bullies, Trolls

This book shows the destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Mount Vesuvius, the rediscovery of the ruins nearly 1,700 years later, and what daily life was like in this prosperous Roman town in the year 79 A.D. before the explosion.
40 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Ancient Rome, Volcanoes

Eyes-of-a-Hawk has lost the special feather that his father gave him as a reward for his bravery, so he calls on his animal friends to help him find it.
28 pages, Grade 3
related subjects:  Talking Animals

Ted loves to read mysteries, but when he sees a face in the window of the abandoned Anderson house, he becomes involved in a real-life mystery.
176 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Homelessness

Part of the Time Warp Trio series. Join Joe, Fred, and Sam as they travel back in time to meet a young Genghis Khan and explore the Mongolian Empire. Will the Time Warp Trio find The Book in time, or will they be stuck in the thirteenth century forever?
80 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  9th-13th Century, Funny, Time Travel

Home from boarding school for the summer, Katy finds a wild horse, Flicka. But when her father forbids her to visit the dangerous mustang, Katy must choose between following her own instincts and keeping her father's trust.
144 pages Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Horses

While dinosaurs patrolled the lands, massive prehistoric sharks, giant scorpions, and colossal squid cruised the ancient oceans - most with just one thing in mind: eat or be eaten. This pop-up book explores the prehistoric underwater world, where monsters like megalodon ruled the waves.
310 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Sharks

After moving to New Jersey following his parents divorce, Jimmy tries out for the 7th grade baseball team, and has to prove himself as a pitcher in a new town.
105 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Baseball

A brave warrior Beowulf must defeat the monster Grendel in this epic battle based on the Scandinavian tale.
96 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Dragons

A retelling of Hans Christian Anderson's "The Ugly Duckling".
192 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Fairy Tales

Prequel to Peter Pan. Sequel to Peter and the Starcatchers. On the journey across the sea to London, Peter and Tinkerbell discover the deadly part-man/part-creature Lord Ombra. When Peter reaches London, he and Molly must combat Ombras' forces to protect the Starcatchers and the starstuff, and to rescue Molly's mother from the clutches of evil.
576 pages Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Orphans, Sea Adventures, Pirates, Flying People, Monsters

Book 3 of the Emily Windsnap series. The magic ring that Emily - half mermaid, half ordinary girl - finds buried in the sand belongs to Neptune, and he wants it back. But the ring, once on, won't come off, and Neptune puts a terrible curse on Emily.
224 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Mermaids & Selkies

Book 2 of the Mistmantle Chronicles.
Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Foundlings, Talking Animals

The inspiring true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-yr-old giant tortoise named Mzee. When Owen was stranded after the 2004 tsunami, villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to everyone's amazement, the motherless hippo and the elderly tortoise adopted each other. Now they are inseparable, swimming, eating, and playing together.
40 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Best Friends, Tsunamis

Eight-year-old Henry and nine-year-old Chin love to read about heroes in popular "penny dreadful" novels, until they both experience real courage while trying to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
128 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Earthquakes

Petra and Calder are drawn into another mystery when unexplainable accidents and ghostly happenings throw a spotlight on Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, and it's up to the two junior sleuths to piece together the clues. Together with Calder's friend Tommy the kids hunt for a coded message left behind by Wright.
318 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Museum Mysteries, Secret Codes

Chet and Natalie have met their sleuthing match, and boy, are they jealous. A new detective has arrived at Emerson Hicky Elementary. His name's Bland. James Bland. But when Bland suddenly goes missing, the blame falls squarely on Chet.
128 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Funny

Someone is sending school council candidates ominous threats, and a certain not-so-smooth-talking fox is hitting the hallways to drum up fanatic support for his flashy campaign. This presidential race is getting fishy. Could it be that someone is trying to rig the election?
128 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Funny

Oliver is miserable in his new home in the sticks, until he finds a magical amulet that allows him to talk to animals and transform into animals.
284 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Funny, Talking Animals

A scarecrow is truck by lightning and comes to life. He hires a young orphan, Jack, to be his servant, and Scarecrow plunges them into terrifying dangers: battles, brigands, broken hearts, and treasure islands.
240 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Funny

Book 1 of the Mistmantle Chronicles. Orphaned as a baby squirrel, Urchin is raised by the kind animals on the island of Mistmantle, but treachery and murder are about to change Urchin's destiny.
288 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Foundlings, Talking Animals

Book 2 in the Thora series.
Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Mermaids & Selkies

Sequel to The Conch Bearer. Anand journeys back to ancient India where he encounters powerful sorcerors, spoiled princes, noble warriors, and evil djinns.
336 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  India, Magic, Genies (or Djinn)

This summer the Penderwick sisters go on vacation to a beautiful estate called Arundel where they discover sprawling gardens, a treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and other creatures. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey, son of Arundel's owner, who is the perfect companion for their adventures.
272 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Sisters

When Isabel's fifth-grade class goes on a whale-watch field trip, something amazing happens: dozens of whales surround the boat, bumping the deck and sending Isabel flying into the ocean. Isabel discovers she has the ability to turn from a human into a whale and back again, and she has a destiny to fulfill among the whales.
192 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Whales, Sea Adventures

A cabin boy on a pirate ship finds himself in San Diego in 1846 as war breaks out between the United States and Mexico.
194 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Mexico, Pirates, 19th Century, Wild West Pioneers

Lottie Raccoon is tired of being bullied by Grant and so is everyone else, so she gathers everyone together and they form a club, The Bully Blockers Club. Now when Grant tries to bully someone, the other kids speak up. That gets an adult's attention, and Grant stops his bullying!
32 pages, Grade 3
related subjects:  Boy Bullies

Ten-year-old Solomon Snow, a foundling who was discovered with a distinctive silver spoon in his mouth, sets out to find his parents and receives help along the way from an aspiring writer, a precocious young circus star, and several Orphans.
289 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Foundlings, Funny, 19th Century

Jackie Mitchell loved baseball. And before long she could outplay anyone in her neighborhood -- even the boys. But no seventeen-year-old girl could pitch against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Then on April 2, 1931, the New York Yankees stopped in Tennessee for an exhibition game. And on that day, Jackie Mitchell made baseball history.
32 pages, Grade 3
related subjects:  Baseball

A collection of illustrated Japanese folktales.
32 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Japan

Prequel to Peter Pan. In a fast-paced adventure on the high seas and on a faraway island, an orphan boy named Peter and his new friend, Molly, overcome bands of pirates and thieves in their quest to keep a fantastical secret safe and save the world from evil.
480 pages Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Orphans, Sea Adventures, Mermaids & Selkies, Pirates, Flying People

Firedrake, a young dragon, must journey to a place above the clouds called the Rim of Heaven --- which may not even exist. As he embarks on his journey, he meets Ben, a runaway boy. Together, the boy & dragon make their way toward the Rim of Heaven, all the while running a step ahead of Nettlebrand, a monster who will stop at nothing to hunt down Firedrake.
528 pages, Grades 3-7
related subjects:  Dragons

Three stories in one volume: Cinderellis and the Glass Slipper, For Biddle's Sake, and The Fairy's Return.
256 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Fairies, Fairy Tales, Princesses

Book 1 in the Thora series. Thora's a half-mermaid. And as mermaid law commands, Thora must spend ten years at sea and ten years on land. In a houseboat called the Loki, Thora sails the seas with her mermaid mother, Halla. But following her tenth birthday, Thora heads to the seaside town of Grimli, where her father grew up.
256 pages , Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Mermaids & Selkies

Book 2 of the Emily Windsnap series. Picture an island paradise, a secret place where humans and merfolk live together. To Emily Windsnap - half mermaid, half human - her new home is perfect. That is, until Emily ruins everything by waking a legendary sea monster known as the Kraken from its hundred-year sleep.
224 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Mermaids & Selkies

Right in the middle of a run-of-the-mill case, the powers that be finger Chet's fine-feathered partner, Natalie Attired, as a no-goodnik blackmailer and boot her out of Emerson Hicky quicker than you can say, "Boot her out of Emerson Hicky."
136 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Funny

When strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
272 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Burglaries & Heists, Museum Mysteries

Chet Gecko can't sing, dance, or act. He can't even act normal. So why would he take the lead in Mr. Ratnose's musical version of Shakespeare's Omlet, Prince of Denver? A new case, naturally. The original leading man has disappeared, and something smells rotten in the realm of Ratnose.
115 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Funny

It's snowboarding season in the Teton Mountains, and the snow at Glory Bowl is fresh. While Dag surveys the landscape for signs of danger, Axel and his snowboarding rival, Kelly, rashly begin showing off their moves,until ... Whoomph! Crack! Bang!
32 pages, Grades 3-4
related subjects:  Avalanches

Trapped by the famous blizzard of 1888, a young girl and her family struggle on as even the smallest daily routines of life in the city grind to a halt; electric and telegraph lines go down, trains and buildings alike are buried in the snow, and the streets are impassable, with no way to deliver fresh food, milk, or coal for heat.
32 pages, Grades 3-4
related subjects:  19th Century, Blizzards

The true story of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 told by four survivors.
48 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Earthquakes

Axel enjoys kayaking behind the raft of his aunt and uncle as they journey down Idaho's Salmon River, until they find themselves in the middle of a forest fire.
26 pages, Grades 3-4
related subjects:  Fires

Book #7 of the Myth-O-Mania series. The true story of Hercules, who had big muscles, but an itty-bitty brain.
192 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Ancient Greece, Funny, Mythology

Book #6 of the Myth-O-Mania series. Pandoraa tells what really happened when she lifted the lid off the box.
176 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Ancient Greece, Funny, Mythology

Book #5 of the Myth-O-Mania series. That story about Theseus finding his way through the labyrinth and slaying the Minotaur? Bull hooey! The only thing Theseus did inside the labyrinth was get lost. That's because he forgot to bring along the ball of string the king's daughter had given him.
176 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Ancient Greece, Funny, Mythology

Chet Gecko and his partner Natalie blow the lid off a cheating ring in Mr. Ratnose's classroom.
132 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Funny

Chet Gecko and his partner Natalie try to find a missing valentine and track down the winning ticket for the biggest, chocolatiest, most gut-busting dessert ever, the Malted Falcon.
132 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Funny

Book 1 of the Emily Windsnap series. The first time twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap goes swimming, she makes a startling discovery - she's a mermaid!
209 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Mermaids & Selkies

Book 3 in the Fairy Realm series. When her home is threatened by fire, Jessie returns to the magical world of the Realm and visits the mermaids of Under-Sea to search for a wish-stone.
128 pages , Grades 3-4
related subjects:  Mermaids & Selkies

Determined to be more than just an ordinary witch, Heckie, whose speciality is changing people into animals, settles in a small town determined to use her powers for good purposes.
176 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Funny, Witches

The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
272 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Princesses, Talking Animals

In India, twelve-year-old Anand discovers his destiny as the bearer of a magical and powerful conch shell, and must journey to return it to its rightful home high in the Himalayan mountains while enemies try to steal it from him.
272 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  India, Magic

When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family vacation at a Pacific Coast resort, he tries to save himself, his sister, and a boy who has bullied him for years.
160 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Boy Bullies

Three stories in one volume: The Fairy's Mistake, The Princess Test, and Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep.
240 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Fairies, Fairy Tales, Princesses

Book #4 of the Myth-O-Mania series. That story about Cupid falling in love with the beautiful Psyche? What malarkey! He did accidentally prick himself with one of his own arrows and fall in love-but with himself!
192 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Ancient Greece, Funny, Mythology

Book #3 of the Myth-O-Mania series. That story about Perseus whacking off the head of the horrible snaky-haired Gorgon, Medusa? Oh, please. He got turned into a hunk of stinky cheese- gorgon-zola, of course!
208 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Ancient Greece, Funny, Mythology

Book #2 of the Myth-O-Mania series. What really happened when Persephone was kidnapped into the Underworld.
160 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Ancient Greece, Funny, Mythology

Book #1 of the Myth-O-Mania series. Hades tells the real story about the gods and goddesses.
160 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Ancient Greece, Funny, Mythology

To save his own skin, private eye Chet Gecko sets out to solve the mystery of Emerson Hicky Elementary School's disappearing football players.
144 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Funny

Chet Gecko doesn't believe in the supernatural. But when a teacher reports seeing a monster by the light of a full moon, Chet and his sleek-winged partner, Natalie Attired, must answer the burning question: Is there a vicious, supernatural werehamster on the loose?
144 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Funny

Chet Gecko's hunger for mystery is matched only by his appetite for cockroach casserole, mosquito marshmallow surprise, and stinkbug pie. So when the cafeteria needs help nabbing a food thief, Chet digs into the case with a passion. But this time Chet may have bitten off more than he can chew.
132 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Funny

Someone is turning the students at Emerson Hickey Elementary into zombies, and it's up to fourth-grade private eye Chet Gecko to find out who.
132 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Funny

What starts as a class trip to the aquarium ends in the depths of the ocean, where the class has to escape from the jaws of a great white shark. Ms. Frizzle teaches the class all about different shark species, including the goblin shark, the angel shark, and the enormous whale shark.
96 pages, Grades 3-4
related subjects:  Sharks

Part of the Time Warp Trio series. Joe, Fred, and Sam demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves, including the "Time Warp Trio Blind Ninja Smackdown," when they're transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum.
96 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Ancient Rome, Funny, Time Travel

The students' scheme to find a love match for their beloved teacher on Valentine's Day turns into a comedy of errors when four stupid cupids from Ancient Greece try to help.
192 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Funny, Love

Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
184 pages, Grades 3-6
related subjects:  Dogs

On a mysterious island, three eccentric women care for an assortment of astonishing creatures--not just seals, fish, and gulls, but mermaids, selkies, a couple of ghosts, a very long talking worm, and a boobrie that lays eggs so large, just one will make seventy-two omelets.
281 pages, Grades 3-7
related subjects:  Mermaids & Selkies

When hired by a fellow fourth-grader to find her missing brother, Chet Gecko uncovers a plot involving a Gila monster's revenge upon the school football team.
120 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Funny

When the principal of his school begins acting nice to him, Chet Gecko realizes that he is an imposter and so sets out to find the real one.
120 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Detectives, Funny

Part of the Time Warp Trio series. As they are about to go on stage, Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported back to the time of Zeus and the other gods in Greek mythology, who, strangely enough, behave like the characters in the trio's class play.
80 pages, Grades 3-5
related subjects:  Ancient Greece, Funny, Mythology, Time Travel