This School Year’s Best-Selling Books for Grades 3–5

Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including empathy, kindness, persistence, and the importance of doing good.

Ari and his friends have to go on a boring geography field trip to a dormant volcano. Ugh! Ari and his friends sneak off... only to get lost and realize their class went home without them! Much to their surprise, they also discover that the volcano may not be quite as dormant as they thought.

Seven-year-old Karen tells of her adventures in school, at home and at play in this delightful and popular series by the author of the acclaimed Baby-sitters Club books.

Mr. Wolf. Mr. Shark. Mr. Snake. Mr. Piranha. They're bad guys, everybody knows that. They're scary and dangerous and...well, just bad. 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.

Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck: He and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their aunt Daisy. 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.

In this book of the I SURVIVED series, one boy will struggle to stay alive as the great city of Chicago burns.

In the summer of 1916, ten year-old Chet Roscow is captivated by the local news: a Great White shark has been attacking and killing people up and down the Atlantic Coast, not far from Chet's hometown of Springfield, New Jersey. Then one day, swimming with his friends, Chet sees something in the water...

On the day that shocks the world, one boy just wants to find his dad. A powerful addition to the gripping I Survived series.

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!
But flatness has its serious side, too. Sneak thieves have been stealing paintings from the Famous Museum of Art, and Stanley knows he's the only one who can stop them. Will the robbers discover Stanley's plan before he foils theirs?

What would happen if a lion and a tiger met each other? What if they were both hungry? What if they had a fight? Who do you think would win?

What would happen if a Komodo Dragon and a King Cobra met? This nonfiction reader compares and contrasts these two ferocious reptiles and is packed with photos, charts and illustrations.

A sperm whale has the biggest brain of any animal on Earth, while a giant squid's brain is the size of a donut. A whale can dive a quarter mile deep, but no one even knows just how deep a squid can swim. This compelling and easy-to-read format offers lots of cool facts about each of these amazing animals and a fun opportunity to decide who really rules the sea!

Sixth grader Leon discovers what it takes to become a hero in this action-packed graphic novel. Cheer him on as he learns responsibility and to believe in himself!

Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average 13-year-old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed and enhanced with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores. But even in his fortified tree house, Jack alone is no match for the hordes of zombies and winged wretches and vine thingies, and especially not for the eerily intelligent monster known only as Blarg.

When a stray dog comes her way, eleven-year Charlie risks everything to give Wishbone the forever home she doesn"t have.

As the biggest star in the world's most popular sport, Lionel "Leo" Messi is an international celebrity. But in many ways, he's just a regular guy. Readers will learn about Leo's favorite foods and pastimes and find out how he likes to spend time with his family. They will also learn how he got his start as a soccer player and how he became an international superstar.

It's Christmas Eve and Marie has found a funny-looking nutcracker under the tree. Marie's godfather says this nutcracker once saved a beautiful princess from a horrible spell cast by the wicked Mouse Queen. But Nutcracker is in danger-the Mouse King seeks revenge!
Now Nutcracker must face off against the seven-headed King of Mice-and he needs Marie's help to win the battle!

What's going on in the bathroom at Emerson School? Ivy and Bean see a cloudy form and glowing eyes. They hear a moaning voice. It looks like a ghost! This is the best thing that ever happened at school, until the teachers find out. Now Ivy and Bean have to figure out how to get the ghost out of the bathroom. Will they succeed?

To start, Judy Moody doesn't have high hopes for third grade. Her new desk won't have an armadillo sticker with her name on it. Her new classroom will not have a porcupine named Roger. And with her luck, she'll get stuck sitting in the first row, where Mr. Todd will notice every time she tries to pass a note to her best friend, Rocky.

An aspiring doctor, Judy does have a little brother who comes in handy for practicing medicine, a cool new pet, and a huge Band-Aid collection. Judy also has an abundance of individuality and attitude, and when Mr. Todd assigns a very special class project, she really gets a chance to express herself!

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.

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.

Steven Satlow is an eight-year-old boy living in Brooklyn, New York, which means he only cares about one thing - the Dodgers. Steve's love for the baseball team is passed down to him from his father. The two of them spend hours reading the sports pages and listening to games on the radio. Aside from an occasional run-in with his teacher, life is pretty simple for Steve.

Readers will root for Plum on her quest to become a shape-shifting Guardian. “Themes of friendship and environmentalism combine in this magical school story.”-Kirkus

Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room-her own space to be alone and make art. So she's furious when Theo, her grumpy older brother, gets his own room instead, and her wild baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl! Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while trying to get Max to sleep at night,...

Mia Tang is living the dream: attending journalism camp at the San Francisco Tribune!
But when her story ideas keep getting shot down, she"ll have to work with her friends
to get back on top. The beloved New York Times bestselling Front Desk series
continues, with all the heart and energy that Mia brings to everything she does!

A New York Times bestseller, a Newbery Honor winner, and the inspiration for a popular film!

The author introduces her battle with chronic anxiety as a teen as well as her ongoing coping strategies in this honest, often funny graphic novel.

Check out how these amazing real life creatures match up. Who's the strongest, fastest, biggest and baddest-in a fight to the finish, who would win?

Hilarious comic book illustrations complement the outrageous, funny, action-packed storylines of these easy-to-read chapter books about a most unlikely superhero.

Purportedly drawn by the main characters of Pilkey's hit, Captain Underpants, this wildly popular series features a half-canine crime fighter; his arch rival, Petey the Cat; Petey's good-hearted clone; a devoted robot; and...you really just have to read it.

Lauren Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series takes on vivid new life in full-color graphic novel editions.

Charles and Lizzie Peterson know a lot about puppies, because the Petersons are a foster family for young dogs, and help find special homes for every little visitor.

Young scientists will love using the book's easy-to-read facts and their own reasoning skills to decide for themselves which creature would be the winner.

Enrich your classroom library with this cost effective collections of some of the most sought after graphic chapter books that are sure to engage and delight even the most reluctant of readers!

A youngster's fearful anticipation of the new and unknown is again hilariously illustrated, as playfully frightful adventures culminate in tremendous relief when our wary young hero's fears are ultimately unfounded.