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Books for 3rd & 4th Graders Fall 2025 |
Barker's Doghouse: Fetch!
by Maria Bea Alfano
Ten-year-old Gio Barker is down in the dumps. His mom has uprooted him to a new town so she can start her own business. Gio used to see friends after school, but now he's stuck hanging around his mom's new doggy day care. Then one day he mistakes a dog biscuit for a human cookie, and suddenly he can talk to the dogs! The day care dogs become the friends Gio desperately needs. They tell him some of the great secrets of dog life, and he takes them for wild romps in the park. But when the dogs realize that Gio is struggling, they take it upon themselves to teach him everything they know. Sure, they're lessons from dog school, but some of these skills are useful in any context. Take Fetch, for instance. It's a game of give and take--perfect skills to practice if Gio wants to make the soccer team or find a human friend!
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The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable
by Aaron Blabey
They look like Bad Guys, but the wannabe heroes are rescuing 10,000 chickens from a high-tech cage farm and are up against sizzling lasers, a feisty tarantula and their own Mr. Snake, aka "The Chicken Swallower".
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Bad Kitty: Party Animal
by Nick Bruel
The Society of Cat Aptitude determines that Kitty is a bad cat, and to redeem her feline status, Kitty must take an aptitude test to determine if she deserves to be a cat, getting help from Chatty Kitty and Uncle Murray.
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How to Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing
by Cressida Cowell
Disastrous Lesson Number One: The Art of Battle. It was supposed to be a quiet, sensible lesson. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third never meant to get into trouble. But things take an unexpected turn along the way and Hiccup and his friends soon find themselves adrift on stormy seas in a sinking ship facing imminent doom. Join Hiccup and his dragons, Toothless and Windwalker, in their hilarious adventures at the Isle of Berk's Training School for Vikings and Dragons, where they are at the bottom in pretty much everything.
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The Accidental Stowaway
by Judith Eagle
When Patch runs up the gangway of steamship The Pride and Glory, she isn't planning to hang around. But if she leaves her hiding place the constable who is chasing her will ruin her reputation: sitting tight is worth the risk. Too late, she realizes the ship is setting sail! Patch has become an accidental stowaway. Luckily, her unconventional past has made her pretty fearless when it comes to fending for herself, and there are friends in high and low places to be made onboard. But hiding away becomes less and less easy: her new friends urgently need her help and a there's a mystery that needs solving, all before they reach New York.
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Miss Liberty
by Erin Moonyeen Haley
Twelve-year-old Savvy's only ambition is to be chosen as Miss Liberty in her town's glittertastic Fourth of July parade. . . Unfortunately, Savvy is only a dancer in the kick line, while her older sister, Levi, is the glamorous Miss Liberty for the third year in a row. But this year, Levi seems committed to taking down the parade and crushing Savvy's future dreams, for reasons that neither Savvy nor the town can understand. It's up to Savvy to bring the glitter back to her beloved parade, her town, and her sister.
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Griffin Maps: The Griffin Gate
by Vashti Hardy
Grace's family are wardens of the Griffin Map, using its teleport technology to fight crime across Moreland. Although Grace is still too young, she longs to go on missions herself. After all, if her brother, Bren, can do it, why can't she? So when Grace finds herself alone with the map and a distress call comes in, she jumps at the chance to prove she's up to the task. But the map transports Grace to a remote village where nothing is quite as it seems . . . Has she taken on more than she can handle?
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Emily Windsnap and the Crystal Caves
by Liz Kessler
Adventure always seems to find Emily Windsnap! When she discovers a bangle with a unique crystal under Rainbow Rocks, she and her friends are soon unraveling a whole new mystery. After learning the crystal originally came from a familiar place - Halflight Castle - Shona and Emily reunite there with Aaron and Neptune, king of the oceans. The bangle leads the mermaids to a cave full of crystals, and, with Mandy's help, they discover the truth about the jewel's origin.
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Snoop
by Gordon Korman
If Carter hadn't been checking his phone, he might have seen his brother coming down the ski slopes in his direction. And if Carter had seen his brother in time and avoided the crash, he might not have two broken legs right now. Oops. Now Carter is stuck at home for weeks, with both his legs in casts. Bored, he starts checking out the live feeds from police cams around his town. Before he knows it, he's obsessed - watching his classmates when they don't know he's looking and discovering some other very strange things going on that no one else is noticing. But what happens when Carter is found out... and the people he's watching know where he lives?
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Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn's Wicked Stepsister
by Ann M. Martin
After Dawn's mom marries Mary Ann's dad, the two friends, suddenly sisters, find their home sweet home turned into a battle front until Dawn realizes that her new stepsister only needs some room in which to breathe.
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Incredibly Penelope
by Lauren Myracle
Penelope has been all over the globe traveling alongside her godmother, the super celebrity Queenie Bee. And she's done things most kids never dream of, like feeding giraffes, exploring real glaciers, and hopping from one five-star hotel to the next. But there's one thing she has never done, and she desperately wants to give it a try: go to school! So Penelope persuades her mother and godmother to let her attend Idlewild Academy for Girls. There, Penelope's charm, openness, and generosity quickly win over many of her new classmates, although some think she's a snob. But when Penelope's mother and godmother go missing, her wealth goes along with them, and people start treating her differently - even cruelly. Is Penelope still special? Is she still the same person? And whatever will she do now?
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Mystery at the Biltmore: The Classified Catnapping
by Colleen Nelson
A murder mystery movie is being filmed in the courtyard of the Biltmore, starring a celebrity building resident, Bijou, the fluffy white cat famous for inheriting the entire fortune of a popular designer - including his Biltmore apartment. But when filming is paused for the day, Tiya, the daughter of Bijou's nanny, reports that the famous feline was catnapped! The LaRue detective agency is hired... but there is just one catch, the investigation must remain top secret. How can Elodie question suspects when she can't admit Bijou is missing? This investigation will require new tactics, a keen eye, and help from her friends!
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Magic Tree House: Sea Otter Sunrise
by Mary Pope Osborne
It's bright and early when the magic tree house spins Jack and Annie to Monterey Bay, California. It's their mission to collect sea urchins in the underwater kelp forests! But they know nothing about collecting sea urchins - can a grouchy boat captain help them? Maybe. But Jack and Annie have another problem when Annie finds a badly injured sea otter. They're not supposed to help the otter.... but it's the right thing to do. Can they convince the grouchy boat captain to help them?
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Lost on Doll Island
by Cassandra Ramos-Gomez
Eleven-year-old Diego goes to live with his uncle in Mexico City where he explores a haunted island in search of a wish-granting doll.
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The Story of Gumluck and the Heroes
by Adam Rex
A visit from the Very Wise Wizard Who Lives in the Moon sends the absent-minded Gumluck on a quest with three companions who claim to be heroes.
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Will's Race for Home: A Western
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
In 1889, a young Black family hears about a land rush, so Will and his father set out from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others on a difficult journey to where land is free.
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Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule
by Liz Garton Scanlon
Precocious eight-year-old Bisby feels overwhelmed by a school project to pack a time capsule, but Nanaberry helps her see the assignment in a new light.
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A Day at the Beach
by Gary D. Schmidt
This novel told from multiple points of view follows a diverse cast of young people whose lives intersect in surprising and hilarious ways over the course of a summer day at the beach.
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The House at the Edge of Magic
by Amy Sparkes
Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures where she's one of many thieves only valued for what they can steal. When she lifts a house-shaped ornament from a mysterious woman's purse, she knocks on its tiny door and watches it grow into a huge, higgledy-piggledy building. Inside, Nine meets the eccentric people who call the magical house their home. For years, they have been desperate to end the curse on the house. After years of having only herself to count on, prickly Nine and should be the very last choice for anyone looking for a hero, but she's the only one around. With the promise of a life-changing reward in the balance, she sets her street smarts against bats with acid dung, a burping sugar bowl, and worse as she uncovers more about the curse... and herself.
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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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