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Books for 3rd & 4th Graders Summer 2025 |
J vs. K
by Kwame Alexander
Two ten-year-olds must decide whether they should join forces to create an unbeatable duo that is sure to win their school's annual creative storytelling contest!
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Bat and the Business of Ferrets
by Elana K. Arnold
Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed "Bat”) is starting fourth grade, and he and his best friend, Israel, want to convince the teacher to have a class pet, in a story featuring an unforgettable boy on the autism spectrum.
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The Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C.C. Cecily
by Richard Ayoade
In this series of letters to fairy tale idols organized by C.C. Cecily, Senior Secretary of the Fairy Tale Fan Club, the fairest of them all (and a few bitter foes) correspond with curious - and opinionated - fans. Features clever, spoof-gothic illustrations.
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When Sally O'Malley Discovered the Sea
by Karen Cushman
When orphan Sally O'Malley decides to go west to the sea, she encounters a dangerous bobcat and meets a lady, a donkey, a dog and a brat and learns that counting on someone else is the scariest thing of all.
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Norendy Tales: The Hotel Balzaar
by Kate DiCamillo
In a wise and magical follow-up to The Puppets of Spelhorst, the beloved author and two-time Newbery Medalist revisits the land of Norendy, where tales swirl within tales, bringing Marta closer to discovering the mystery of her soldier father's disappearance.
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Griffin Maps: The Puffin Portal
by Vashti Hardy
Newly qualified warden Grace Griffin is excited to be using the amazing teleport technology of the Griffin map to travel throughout Moreland fighting crime. But her first mission, investigating a series of petty thefts, is proving to be a bit of a puzzle. Who would steal a jar of jam, or a spanner, or a tin of machine oil? And why do all the reports mention the sighting of a bird at the scene of the robbery? When the clues finally lead to a ramshackle castle on a lonely island, Grace might find more than just a thief.
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From Megabat with Love
by Anna Humphrey
Megabat wants to give Bird Girl a Valentine's Day surprise that she likes and Daniel wants to earn his Caring and Sharing Scout badge by bringing valentines to retirement home residents, and together they create chaos and learn about love.
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Dungeon Runners: Sky Battles
by Kieran Larwood
Kit can hardly believe he's now a professional Dungeon Runner. With his teammates Sandy and Thorn, they set off to a city in the clouds to compete. But with new dangers at every turn, Kit and his friends will need their wits and bravery to take on a new set of dungeon monsters and opponents. Are they ready for the big leagues? There's only one way to find out!
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A Wolf Called Fire
by Rosanne Parry
Warm is the smallest pup of the wolf pack, and when enemy wolves come, Warm leads the others away and must become the heart and head of a new pack, in a story inspired by a real Yellowstone wolf.
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The Story of Gumluck and the Dragon's Eggs
by Adam Rex
Helvetica the raven lays three eggs, but when she returns to her nest Viridian the dragon has moved in - so Gumluck devises a series of contests to determine who should have custody of the eggs.
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The Dragon's Apprentice
by James Riley
Twelve-year-old Ciara accidentally summons an ancient and ornery dragon named Scorch and strikes a deal to learn the magic she needs to save her mother and unravel the lies of the empire.
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The Girl and the Robot
by Oz Rodriguez
Since Papi was deported, Mimi Perez hustles around her Brooklyn neighborhood fixing things to earn money and joins a robotics competition to win a $50,000 prize, and when a robot crashes to earth from space, Mimi brings it home to fix.
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The Burning Season
by Caroline Starr Rose
When a wildfire breaks out on her watch, twelve-year-old Opal, a fourth-generation fire lookout-in-training, must face her fears in order to save the forest she loves and her family.
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Gum Chews: A Reasonable Amount of Trouble
by JoAnna Rowe
The disappearance of eleven-year-old Icabum Plum's father was a sham, and the boy-detective refuses to be lied to again. After studying the skills of his movie idol, detective Sam Spade, for years after his father left his family, Icabum is confident he can see through any lie. Now, he uses his talents to search for the perfect case while stirring up trouble along the way.
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Bibsy Cross and the Creepy-Crawlies
by Liz Garton Scanlon
Bibsy Cross is a precocious 8-year-old who loves to lend a helping hand and when her pickle-jar terrarium habitat gets out of control, she must determine if her instinct to help will truly do good.
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Thea Stilton: The Ghost of the Woods
by Thea Stilton
A special correspondent for The Rodent's Gazette, Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters head to Ireland on an adventure packed with mystery and friendship, in the latest book in the popular series.
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Opal Watson: Private Eye
by Brittany Thurman
Twelve-year-old African American Opal investigates the disturbances in her apartment building that are interfering with the vital renovations.
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Mishka
by Edward Van De Vendel
Roya, her three brothers, and their parents have a new family member - Mishka, a bunny rabbit. He soon becomes a beloved part of their new home and gradually, the rabbit - and also Roya - get to hear the story of the family's journey from Afghanistan to the Netherlands, told from different perspectives every time. Anoush Elman and Edward van de Vendel became friends upon Elman's arrival in the Netherlands, and fifteen years later, they decided to write a story for younger readers about his family's experience. This gorgeous chapter book is a tender, lyrical story of a young girl processing a new country, new school, and new friends - and a bunny escape!
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Weirdly Walter
by Julia Walton
On Walter Ellis' first day of fifth grade (for the third time), he impresses the entire Apple Grove Performing Arts Academy with hilarious impersonations during the morning announcements and soon finds himself tapped to try out for the school musical, but when a school bully exposes the true reason why Walter's rock star dad is gone will Walter be able to face the music?
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Happiness According to Humphrey
by Betty G. Birney
In this brand-new novel celebrating the Humphrey series' 20th anniversary, Humphrey the hamster must sniff out the clues to solve the mystery of a lost dog - because helping his classmates is his job!
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The Bad Guys in the Serpent and the Beast
by Aaron Blabey
Despite looking like Bad Guys, these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds, whether you like it or not, in this next installment in the laugh-out-loud series.
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Once Upon a Time: The Quest of Danger
by Stuart Gibbs
To pay their debt to the mermaid princess who saved their lives, Tim and his friends must once again brave the Sea of Terror to track down King Neptune's stolen trident in Atlantis where they must evade a scheming royal to complete their quest.
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The 169-Story Treehouse: Doppelganger Doom!
by Andy Griffiths
Andy and Terry live in a 169-story treehouse. (It used to be a 156-story treehouse, but they've added 13 more stories.) It now has a kangaroo-riding range, a whatever-weather-you-want dome and a hall of funhouse mirrors - the perfect place to hide from the truancy officer who is trying to catch them and make them go to school! Unfortunately, the hall of funhouse mirrors is also the place where their evil trouble-making twins, Anti-Andy, Terrible Terry and Junkyard Jill live in a doppelganger mirror, and they take advantage of the confusion to escape and wreak havoc in the treehouse. Can Andy, Terry, and Jill escape school, save the treehouse from the doppelganger mirror gang and get their book written on time?
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Megabat Megastar
by Anna Humphrey
Daniel's allowance is not going to cover the cost to fix his dad's phone screen, which he and Megabat broke. And he is out of ideas. Megabat has a GREAT idea: become famous! Famous people have lots of money. When Megabat takes things too far and ruins Daniel's mom's dinner party with his "magic show," chaos ensues... and Daniel is not too happy. And Megabat learns there are some things that are more important than fame and riches.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer
by Jeff Kinney
When the town threatens to close their crumbling middle school and Greg realizes he'd have to go to a different school than his best friend, he rallies his classmates to save their school before it's shuttered for good.
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Star Wars the High Republic: Escape from Valo
by Daniel Jose Older
In the embattled Occlusion Zone where evil pirates continue to threaten the Republic's very existence, Jedi Padawans plot their escape from enemy territory, in this action-packed Star Wars adventure.
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Middle School: Million Dollar Mess
by James Patterson
When he inherits a fortune, Rafe also inherits a million problems when his all-expenses-paid trip to Beverly Hills is more trash than treasure as he attends the world's snobbiest school where you can bet your bottom dollar he doesn't fit in.
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Plum: To the Rescue!
by Matt Phelan
When one of Plum's peachick wards fall into the hands of the notorious Bickle brats, he and his friends at the Athensville Zoo set out to rescue her.
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Dungeon Academy: Last Best Hope
by Madeleine Roux
As the final battle for Dungeon Academy begins, Zelli Stormclash and the Danger Club must save their friend Bauble from the evil clutches of Elgred Morbide while going up against a vengeful undead dragon and taking one last stand together - to fight to the very end.
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Graysen Foxx and the Curse of the Illuminerdy
by J. Scott Savage
While searching for a creepy old painting for the Halloween room contest, Graysen Foxx stumbles upon a strange symbol that leads him to a secret society of super-smart nerds and techies who guard a powerful treasure that could change the world of education forever.
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Gamer Girls: Out of Control
by Andrea Towers
Lucy is the newest member of the Gamer Girls. She loves her new school, her family, and her friends, but she misses her old life in California, too. After unsuccessfully trying to convince her parents to let her visit California, they decide to bring her aunt and cousin Jordan to HER! Unfortunately, Jordan's presence causes a stir with the Gamer Girls... suddenly, like Lucy's race car in her newest video game obsession Fast Pursuit Horizon, she feels totally OUT OF CONTROL! In this third book of the series, four friends navigate the video game world and the middle school world... if only they could solve drama as easily as they defeat monsters!
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Ryan Hart: Ways to Build Dreams
by Renée Watson
Learning more about her ancestors and local Black pioneers during Black History Month, Ryan Hart draws on their hopes and ambitions as well as her own goals and is inspired to turn her dreams into reality.
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