20+ Must-Read Favorites for Third Grade

At a time when being a woman and an African American limited what a mathematician might achieve, meet women who helped NASA win the space race.

Long before he became an All-Star professional basketball player, Michael Jordan imagined winning an Olympic gold medal, and with dedication and perseverance, that's exactly what he did.

Clemont's little sister, Bonnie, is too young to be a Trainer; but she wants a Pokemon of her own. Then she finds a tiny green Pokemon and names it Squishy. But there's a lot more to this cute little Pokemon than meets the eye ...

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark, and to follow where it takes us.

This boy visits friends in 13 different countries spanning all six populated continents. Along the way, he introduces readers to each friend's environment and customs.

Although he is shorter than most of his classmates and everyone discourages him from trying out for the basketball team, eight-year-old Chris just works harder than everyone else so his size will not matter.

Stanley Lambchop is an ordinary boy. At least he was, until the night his bulletin board fell off the wall and flattened him. All of a sudden, Stanley can slide under doors, mail himself across the country in an envelope, and fly like a kite!

Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average 13-year-old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house. But even in his fortified tree house, Jack alone is no match for the hordes of zombies and winged wretches and vine thingies. 

Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck: He and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever.

Steve is beyond excited about living two doors down from the Robinson family. This is going to be the best baseball season yet! How many kids ever get to become friends with their hero?

Sure to invite discussion, this is an engaging book that imaginatively explores the risks of trying to be like everyone else.

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: school.

Each spread features a photographic image of the animal and its hair on the left and an illustration of a child with that animal's hair on the right. As in ANIMAL TEETH, the illustrations will be humorous and will accompany informative text.

When a stray dog comes her way, eleven-year Charlie risks everything to give Wishbone the forever home she doesn't have.

A Newbery Award winner, Charlotte's Web has warmed the hearts of millions for nearly half a century. E. B. White's elegant style creates a lucid text that makes this novel accessible for even the most struggling reader. Veteran illustrator Garth Williams contributes the delicate pen-and-ink illustrations that enhance this sensitive story.

When Cam and Eric see strange lights above the trees, they're sure the U.F.O.s have landed. When they investigate, they find that there's more to the alien invasion than meets the eye. Between Eric's camera and Cam's photographic memory, can they prove what they see?

In this first book of the hilarious series, Buzz enters his winged buddy in the Amazing Pet Competition. The judges scoff until they see all the extraordinary tricks the little fly can do.

What would happen if a T-rex and a Velociraptor met each other for a fight? Packed with fast facts and battle predictions, this title engages readers by posing ideas and theories that will keep them thinking long after the reading ends.

Marcus Robinson is psyched! Tomorrow, his class is going on a field trip to a professional basketball arena to meet the one and only Jason Carter, Marcus's hero. Thanks to Jason, Marcus is about to learn the meaning of a real slam dunk.

Beloved author Katherine Applegate proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary. This title has Common Core connections.

Class 507 is the worst class Ms. Bryce has ever taught. They are so terrible that when a science experiment goes disastrously wrong (again), Ms. Bryce has had it and quits in the middle of the lesson. But through a mix-up, the school office never finds out.

Mr. Wolf. Mr. Shark. Mr. Snake. Mr. Piranha. They're bad guys, everybody knows that. But these guys want to be heroes. And they're going to prove it by doing good deeds, like rescuing those dogs from the city pound. Will the Bad Guys become the Good Guys when the dust settles?

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