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Books for 3rd & 4th Graders Spring 2025 |
The Shattered Horn
by A. H. Benjamin
The tale of the interplanetary elf-like being Keidon and his robot dog, Sirius, who discover a blue planet called Earth. They land in an enchanted forest in a time long before automation, aircraft, or technology, only to find themselves pulled into a mystery and horrific war and decide to remain to aid in the quest to overthrow the deceptive and brutal King Zomak. After all there is an old prophecy to be fulfilled!
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The Frindle Files
by Andrew Clements
Josh Willet is a techie, a serious gamer. Which is why he and his friends can't stand Mr. N's ELA class; it's a strict no-tech zone. Mr. N makes them write everything out by hand, he won't use a Smartboard, and he's obsessed with some hundred-year-old grammar book. Then Josh discovers a secret; turns out Mr. N's been keeping a lot more than technology from his students! Together with his best friend Vanessa, and using all the computer skills they've got, Josh is determined to solve the mystery of Mr. N's past. And maybe get some screentime back, too?
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Dog & Cat: Concrete Poems & Conversations
by John Grandits
CRISIS! Dog and Cat find out the family is moving. Dog freaks out. He does NOT want to move. He goes through all the classic stages: denial, anger, bargaining, and depression. Cat tries to get him to acceptance. But Cat is fine - really she is - or is she? Dog and Cat plow through the days until moving. They eat. They nap. They argue. They take care of their owners. But can they figure out how to stop this terrible move? Dog & Cat is told in a series of funny concrete (shape) poems and hilarious conversations.
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Secrets of Ravensbarrow: Teddy vs. the Slimy Evil
by Braden Hallett
After facing a horde of brain-eating hamsters, Teddy is DONE with Ravensbarrow. He's desperate to move back to his hometown, but he'll need proof to convince his parents to leave. So, when Teddy's new friends invite him to explore Ravensbarrow's mysterious trails, he sees his chance to capture some paranormal phenomena on camera. How dangerous can that be? Sure, people have disappeared in the misty forest. And the town legends about glowing mushrooms and murderous owls are . . . unsettling. Okay, FINE, Teddy is terrified. But all he needs is one little picture . . ."
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Answers to Dog
by Pete Hautman
When a stray border collie joins him on his runs, loner Evan, through the dog's friendship, thwarts an abusive dog breeder and a school bully, finding the courage to stand up for himself-and his new friend-and open up to those who matter most.
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Casey's Cases: The Mysterious New Girl
by Kay Healy
Casey wants to be a detective and decides to convince her parents that a cat they say is too big to be a stray belongs with her and determine if the new girl is a contender for a new best friend.
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Theodora Hendrix and the Snare of the Shadowmongers
by Jordan Kopy
Theodora, Sherman, and Dexter head to New York for the holidays, only to find themselves up against a horde of Shadowmongers and a sinister foe determined to take down the Monstrous League of Monsters and destroy Theodora.
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Minecraft: Journey to the Ancient City
by Danny Lore
Opal has almost done it all - fought monsters, protected people from pillagers, and even defeated the legendary Ender Dragon! But that's all in the past. Now, Opal has hung up her adventuring hat, and Opal's sister Lisa, is at the beginning of her own journey - she's ready to be a hero. One day, a traveling adventurer named Braun arrives in town and Lisa jumps at the chance to join in his epic quest. Opal reluctantly agrees to accompany the duo - only to protect her sister, of course. But along the way, Opal might just rediscover her love of adventure, and realize that it's even more fun when someone else is there to share in the story...
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Best Wishes: Like a Boss
by Sarah Mlynowski
When Maya receives a mysterious, magic bracelet in the mail, she wishes to be in charge of things and, although she starts to enjoy her authority, she is soon overwhelmed by newfound responsibilities, needing the help of her long-distance friends to untangle the bracelet's magic.
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Mystery at the Biltmore: The Vanderhoff Heist
by Colleen Nelson
To prove to her detective parents that she has what it takes to join them on a case, Elodie LaRue begins her own detective agency at her New York apartment, The Biltmore. When expensive jewels mysteriously vanish from Mrs. Vanderzoot's apartment, Elodieis tasked with finding the thief. With twists, turns, and a colorful cast of suspects, will Elodie, with the help of her dog and new neighbour, have what it takes to solve the case?
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White House Clubhouse: White House on Fire!
by Sean O'Brien
When the clubhouse fills with smoke, Marissa and Clara Suarez escape through one of its doors... and find themselves in James Madison's presidency, with the White House and capital city set on fire by invading British troops! With an iconic portrait of George Washington in hand, they race through the countryside as the War of 1812 rages all around them. Over rough roads, on sailing ships, and on the ramparts of Baltimore's Fort McHenry, Marissa and Clara help save a young nation (and play a part in writing 'The Star-Spangled Banner') while confronting the contradictions that challenge what it means to be free.
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Cousins in the Time of Magic
by Emma Otheguy
Cousins Jorge, Camila and Siggy are transported through a time portal in their aunt's yard to 1862 and must race to deliver a sword to General Ignacio Zaragoza in time for the historic Battle of Puebla in Mexico.
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Stage Fright
by Wendy Parris
Thirteen-year-old Avery plans a séance at a deserted theater to bond with her friends, but they soon realize they are locked inside with someone-or something-else.
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At Home in a Faraway Place
by Lynne Rae Perkins
Lissie, her dad and grandmother travel to Guatemala to visit her dad's high school friend, and soon Lissie is embracing new discoveries and experiencing almost disasters, in a story exploring empathy, friendship, discovery and the life-changing epiphanies of travel.
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Tig
by Heather Smith
Moving in with their Uncle Scott and his partner, Manny, after months of living with no electricity or parents, Tig and her brother Peter decide to make their new life messy by running circles around their guardians, but things don't always go as planned.
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Shadow Fox
by Carlie Sorosiak
When young Bee is thought to be destined not only to help find Bee's missing grandmother but also to save Whistlenorth Island from the Night Islanders, it is actually Shadow the fox that has the magic powers of a chosen one, leaving Shadow and Bee to work together to drive the Night Islanders from Whistlenorth for good.
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Math Mysteries: The Fall Festival Fiasco
by Aaron Starmer
When tickets for the Fall Festival go missing, the pie-eating contest is sabotaged and a suspiciously large pumpkin shows up, the Prime Detectives - Abby, Cam and Gabriel - use geometry and logic to do the math and discover the truth.
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I Survived the Black Death, 1348
by Lauren Tarshis
Travel to medieval England to learn about the horrors of the Black Death as one girl finds hope amid illness and grief, in this story that includes nonfiction backmatter with facts and photos about the real-life event.
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Planet Joy
by Jenny Valentine
Meet ten-year-old Joy Applebloom, a girl with a knack for finding the silver lining in even the darkest of rainclouds. After years of travelling the world with her family, Joy feels like she's finally found a place she can call home. She's settled in at school, has a new best friend called Benny and she's finally making a difference in the world. But when a new girl, Phoebe Dark, joins class 6C, Joy discovers there's a whole world out there that she hasn't explored yet... Could Plane Tree Gardens be just the beginning? A heart-warming and joyful series about family, friends and never being too small to make a difference.
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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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