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Pack Up and Refresh Your Library With the Best Books About School for Grades 3-5

This list of the most popular books about school will enrich your classroom library and engage your students.


April 23, 2021

Pack Up and Refresh Your Library With the Best Books About School for Grades 3-5

Make sure your classroom library is fully stocked with the best books about elementary school life that’ll keep kids excited about learning! Stories about everyday classroom antics (Mr. Wolf’s Class), connecting with teachers (Thank You, Mr. Falker), and making new friends (Save Me a Seat) are especially compelling to elementary students and those anticipating their middle school years.

Whether you’re packing up and refreshing your classroom library for the fall or sending students home with engaging school stories to motivate them to read all summer long, classics like Frindle and Fourth Grade Rats are surefire hits. Your readers won’t be able to resist the adventures at Jedi Academy and the wacky hilarity of Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Stock up now, and watch the magic of a compelling school story bring out the inner reader in all of your students year-round!

Shop the best books about school for grades 3-5 below! You can find all books and activities at The Teacher Store

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Thank You, Mr. Falker

Grades 3 - 5
$5.21$6.95
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Although dyslexia is never mentioned in the book, this story will provide great reassurance to children who struggle to overcome learning disabilities.

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Those Shoes

Grades 2 - 4
$6.71$8.95
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All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes like the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. Though Jeremy's grandma says they don't have room for "want," just "need," when his old shoes fall apart at school, he is more determined than ever to have those shoes, even a thrift-shop pair that's the wrong size.

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Alvin Ho

Grades 3 - 4
$5.96$7.95
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With a little help from his family and the rules of gentlemanly conduct, Alvin faces his fears, makes new friends, and finds his voice. The expressive spot illustrations throughout evoke the tenderness at the heart of this story.

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Save Me a Seat

Grades 3 - 5
$6.74$8.99
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Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: school. Joe and Ravi don't think they have anything in common, but soon enough they have a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and a common mission: to take control of their lives over the course of a single crazy week.

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The Worst Best School Year Ever

Grades 3 - 5
$6.71$8.95
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The horrible Herdmans from The Best Christmas Pageant Ever are modern-day outlaws and the most famous kids at Woodrow Wilson School. Find out the real truth about this crazy clan.

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Third Grade Angels

Grades 2 - 3
$4.49$5.99
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A warm, funny return to elementary school from master storyteller Jerry Spinelli.

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Fourth Grade Rats

Grades 4
$5.24$6.99
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Full of humor and drama that will ring true for elementary-school children, this brief novel captures the mix of emotions and experiences that accompanies the transition to fourth grade, or any grade. 

$5.24$6.99
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With the help of her best friend Caylee, a Nerf gun, her dad's tablet, and her patented Persuasion Power, Cleo's Quick and Painless Tooth Removal Service starts to take off.

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Frindle

Grades 4 - 5
$5.96$7.95
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Nick finds himself in the middle of a media frenzy over  the made-up word "frindle." Will Nick emerge from the controversy a troublemaker or a hero?

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The Homework Machine

Grades 4 - 6
$5.96$7.95
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The unlikely foursome made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine.

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Stuart Goes to School

Grades 2 - 4
$4.49$5.99
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Our favorite worrier is back, and Stuart is about to start third grade. As he makes his way to the first day of school, wearing the worst outfit ever, what could a first-rate worrier do but worry?

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The Alien Next Door: The New Kid

Grades 2 - 3
$4.46$5.95
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Harris has his suspicions that the new kid at school, Zeke, is an alien, but he hasn't been able to prove it. Will Harris be able to solve the mystery, and will his quest for answers make him a new friend?

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Mr. Wolf's Class: Mr. Wolf's Class

Grades 3 - 5
$7.49$9.99
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These delightful new graphic novels capture the everyday-and unexpected-ups and downs of a fourth-grade classroom. 

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Friendship According to Humphrey

Grades 2 - 4
$5.21$6.95
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After the holidays, Humphrey is shocked by a big surprise in Room 26: a new class pet! Humphrey tries to be welcoming, but Og the frog doesn't respond to any of his friendly squeaks or visits.

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Class Dismissed

Grades 3 - 5
$5.24$6.99
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Can Class 507 keep the principal, the rest of the students, and their parents from finding out that their teacher quit… or will the greatest school year ever turn into the worst disaster in school history?

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Comic Guy: Our Crazy Class Election

Grades 4 - 5
$4.46$5.95
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All Guy wants is to find material for his school newspaper comic strip "Comic Guy." He finds himself in a race for homeroom president against the school's biggest bully and Ollie, the science room pet monkey.

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