3rd Grade
Click on each book to find it in the library catalog. For more reading ideas or to find books to match a particular reading interest, talk to a children‘s librarian. Call 217/403–2030 or e-mail librarian@champaign.org.
Akimbo and the Lions
(Juvenile Fiction/J/McC) by Alexander McCall Smith. Oh, no! Akimbo and his father accidentally trapped a baby lion! Can Akimbo raise it?
Babymouse, Queen of the World!
(Juvenile Nonfiction/J741.5973/Hol) by Jennifer L. & Matthew Holm. Babymouse would do anything to be friends with the most popular “girl” in school, Felicia Furrypaws.
Bartleby of the Big Bad Bayou
(Juvenile Fiction/J/Sha) by Phyllis Shalant. Bartleby and his friend, Seezer, an alligator, try to survive in the bayous of their births.
Inn Trouble
(Juvenile Fiction/J/Mas) by Jane Mason and Sarah Stephens. Bella Baxter‘s family is racing to get their new bed and breakfast ready for opening day. But their their first customer turns is a skunk!
The Children Who Smelled a Rat
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/Ahl) by Allan Ahlberg. A tiny bird. A hypnotized cat. A teacher acting very strangely and a baby in a shopping cart! It‘s going to be a long day…
Double Dragon Trouble
(Juvenile SF & Fantasy/J/McM) by Kate McMullan. Dragon Slayers‘ Academy students Wiglaf and Angus find a ransom note and dash off to rescue their classmates.
Down Girl and Sit: Smarter than Squirrels
(Juvenile Fiction/J/Nol) by Lucy Nolan. Two dogs try to keep the world safe from squirrels, the paper boy, and a frightening new creature named Here Kitty Kitty.
Eoin Colfer's Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth
(Juvenile Fiction/J/Col) by Eoin Colfer. Pirate Captain Crow‘s ghost haunts the shore, searching for a new nine-year-old cabin boy. Oh, no! Will is nine years old!
Fooled You: Fakes and Hoaxes Through the Years
(Juvenile Nonfiction/J001.95/Pas) by Elaine Pascoe. A mysterious princess, crop circles made by aliens, and a three day ocean crossing… people believed all these stories. Would you have been fooled?
Gooney Bird and the Room Mother
(Juvenile Fiction/J/Low) by Lois Lowry. Gooney Bird is telling her stories again – and this time she has a very special suprise for the Thanksgiving pageant.
Janey and the Famous Author
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/Hah) by Mary Downing Hahn. Janey finally has the chance to meet her favorite author, but will she accidentally ruin the day with all her excitement?
Judy Moody Declares Independence
(Juvenile Fiction/J/Mcd) by Megan McDonald. Following a trip to visit historic sites of the American Revolution, Judy decides to declare independence from her parent‘s rules complete with her own “Boston Tub Party”.
Lily Quench and the Dragon of Ashby
(Juvenile Science Fiction/J/Pri) by Natalie Jane Prior. Lily is a child, an orphan, and the last dragon-slaying Quench in the kingdom. Will she kill the red dragon for the evil Black Count?
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