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3rd Grade Recommended Reading


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Book cover for "The absent author"
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Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
A is for author ... Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. To Dink's amazement, Wallace says he'll come! But when the big day arrives, Wallace is nowhere to be found. The police think he just missed his plane, but Dink suspects foul play. It's up to Dink and his two best friends, Josh and Ruth Rose, to find the famous writer--before it's too late!
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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Third-grader Dink and his detective friends hope to receive a big reward by finding the person whose video recorder picked up a picture of the local bank robber.
Book cover for "Blue Bay mystery"
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Series:
Boxcar children volume 6.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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What will the Aldens discover on a vacation to a beautiful island in the South Seas? The island is supposed to be deserted, but as the Aldens explore, they start to find signs that they suggest they are not alone.
Book cover for "The canary caper"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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Dink and his friends investigate why pets, like Mrs. Davis's canary, Mozart, are mysteriously disappearing all over town.
Book cover for "Cat and mouse in a haunted house"
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Average Rating:
3 stars
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"One cold, dark night I got lost in a spooky forest. I sought shelter in a crumbling, old mansion. The place was empty ... or so I thought. But I quickly discovered that it was haunted--by cats! Curiosity almost killed the mouse this time ..."--Back cover
Book cover for "The deadly dungeon"
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Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Description:
While visiting Wallis's castle, Dink and his friends investigate strange noises that lead them to a dangerous secret.
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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Dink and his friends unearth the mysterious truth behind the envelopes incorrectly delivered to his house.
Book cover for "Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the dead eagles"
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The solutions to ten mysteries solved by Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown are given in a separate section challenging the reader to match wits with the ten-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on crime.
Book cover for "Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the jumping frogs"
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Can the secret weapon in Idavilles war on crime really be a ten-year-old boy in sneakers? It can if its Encyclopedia Brown! Encyclopedia is back with ten all-new mysteries to solve, along with the help of his partner, Sally Kimball, the prettiest and toughest girl in the fifth grade. They'll have to face Bugs Meany, who's up to his old tricks, and Wilford Wiggins, who's still dreaming up new schemes to trick the kids of Idaville out of their money....
Book cover for "Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the secret UFOs"
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Overview: Encyclopedia Brown is back, protecting Idaville from swindlers, con men, and thieves. Since 1963 this brainy crime-stopper has been a favorite character among middle-grade readers. Follow the boy detective on ten new mysteries, including the puzzle of a giant shark tooth and the whodunit of a secret shipwreck. As fans of the series know, solutions can be found in the back so that readers can solve the cases, too.
Book cover for "Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the slippery salamander"
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Encyclopedia Brown, the super sleuth in sneakers, solves ten new mysteries, including "The Case of the Slippery Salamander," "The Case of the Banana Burglar," and "The Case of the Dead Cockroach."
Book cover for "Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the soccer scheme"
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Idaville's secret weapon against lawbreakers, ten-year-old Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, helps the police force solve ten new cases, the solutions to which are found in the back of the book.
Book cover for "Encyclopedia Brown, boy detective"
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Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same.
Book cover for "Encyclopedia Brown cracks the case"
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Ten brief cases allow the reader to match wits with ten-year-old crime-buster, Encyclopedia Brown, as he locates stolen jewels, retrieves a stuffed tiger, and more. Solutions are included at the back of the book.
Book cover for "Encyclopedia Brown lends a hand"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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The solution to ten mysteries solved by Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown are given in a separate section challenging the reader to match wits with the ten-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on crime.
Book cover for "Encyclopedia Brown, super sleuth"
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Average Rating:
3 stars
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Idaville's secret weapon against lawbreakers, ten-year-old Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, helps the police force solve ten new cases, the solutions to which are found in the back of the book.
Book cover for "Encyclopedia Brown takes the case"
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Idaville's secret weapon against lawbreakers, ten-year-old Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, helps the police force solve ten new cases, the solutions to which are found in the back of the book.
Book cover for "Encyclopedia Brown tracks  them down"
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Challenges readers to solve ten mysteries using the same clues as the ten-year-old detective Encyclopedia Brown, with answers given in a separate section.
Book cover for "Four mice deep in the jungle"
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Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
I have never been a brave mouse, but lately, my fears were taking over my life! So Thea and Trap decided to cure me by dragging me all the way to the jungle, where I was forced to eat bug soup, swim in raging rivers, and even wrangle snakes! How would a 'fraidy mouse like me ever survive?
Book cover for "The haunted hotel"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
When the guests of the Shangri-La Hotel are scared away by a white-haired female ghost, Dink and his friends investigate the mystery.