Favorite Books - 3rd and 4th Grade
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Last Updated November 1, 2007
- +ATWAT - Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.Also Available In: - +BIRDS - The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, And A Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall
While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.Also Available In: - +BLUME - Fudge-A-Mania by Judy Blume
Pete describes the family vacation in Maine with the Tubmans, highlighted by the antics of his younger brother Fudge.Also Available In: - +CLEAR - Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary
Ramona's year in third grade is highlighted by the arrival of Howie's rich uncle, a change in her after-school situation, a surprise wedding, a death and a new arrival in the family, and her father's getting a job.
- +CLEME - Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.Also Available In: - +CURTI - Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
- +DAHL - Matilda by Roald Dahl
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
- +DANZI - Amber Brown Goes Fourth by Paula Danziger
Entering fourth grade, Amber faces some changes in her life as her best friend moves away and her parents divorce.
- +ETRA - Aliens for Breakfast by Jonathan Etra
Finding an intergalactic special agent in his cereal box, Richard joins the extraterrestrial in a fight to save Earth from the Dranes, one of whom is masquerading as a student in Richard's class. - +FLEIS - The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.Also Available In: - +GARDI - Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.Also Available In: - +GUTMA - Miss Lazar is Bizarre! by Dan Gutman
A.J. and his friends find out what amazing things Miss Lazar, the Super Custodian at their school, can do. - +LUBAR - Invasion of the Road Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales by David Lubar
A collection of thirty-five stories featuring such horrors as a monstrous Halloween costume, a midnight visit to a graveyard, and a hearing-impaired genie. Includes author's notes on how he got his ideas for these stories. - +MACLA - Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.
- +NAYLO - Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Marty finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, and tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.
- +NAYLO - Boys Rock! by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The feud between the Hatford brothers and the neighboring Malloy sisters continues over the summer when they reluctantly join forces to publish a newspaper. - +ROCKW - How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal.Also Available In: - +SACHA - Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.Also Available In: - +SCIES - Oh Say, I Can't See by Jon Scieszka
After arriving in Pennsylvania during the winter of 1776, time travelers Joe, Fred, and Samantha inspire General George Washington, "the man on the one dollar bill," to carry out a surprise attack on Hessian troops in Trenton, New Jersey, that will change - +SOBOL - Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs by Donald J. Sobol
Encyclopedia Brown, boy detective extraordinaire, solves ten new cases, including "The Case of the Miracle Pill," "The Case of Nemo's Tuba," "The Case of the Lawn Mower Races," and "The Case of the Air Guitar." Solutions provided at the end of each chapter. - +SOTO - The Skirt by Gary Soto
When Miata leaves her skirt that she is to wear in a dance performance on the school bus, she needs all her wits to get it back without her parents' finding out that she has again lost something.Also Available In: - +STINE - Dudes, the School is Haunted! by R.L. Stine
When the most timid boy in Rotten School's fourth grade becomes the target of its biggest bully, Bernie Bridges decides to fight brawn with brains by convincing the bully that a ghost is out to get him. - +VANDR - Shredderman: Enemy Spy by Wendelin Van Draanen
When Nolan witnesses a serious crime, he realizes he may not be able to hide behind his Shredderman identity this time. - +WHITE - Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
- +WRIGH - The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
A dollhouse filled with a ghostly light in the middle of the night, and dolls that have moved from where she last left them, lead Amy and her mentally handicapped sister to unravel the mystery surrounding grisly murders that took place years ago.
