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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
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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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4.4 stars
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Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister, Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forests, where they encounter giant ants, flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars.
Book cover for "Amber Brown is not a crayon"
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Amber Brown volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
The year she is in the third grade is a sad time for Amber because her best friend Justin is getting ready to move to a distant state.
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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.
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Ramona Quimby volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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Big sister Beezus Quimby's biggest problem is her 4-year-old sister Ramona. Even though Beezus knows sisters are supposed to love each other, with a sister like Ramona, it seems impossible.
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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.
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Average Rating:
3 stars
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The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians.
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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.
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3.5 stars
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A new football coach arrives at school and, with help from an unexpected new team member, the Moose win a game.
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Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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While visiting Wallis's castle, Dink and his friends investigate strange noises that lead them to a dangerous secret.
Book cover for "Dinosaurs before dark"
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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"Where did the tree house come from? Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark ... or will they become a dinosaur's dinner?" --
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie deep into the sea, where they meet up with dolphins, sharks, and octopi as they search for the answer to an ancient riddle. Morgan le Fay will make Jack and Annie masters of the tree house if only they can solve four riddles -- which will take four books, of course! Dolphins at Daybreak begins the third set of four books in this magical (and increasingly popular) series! Jack and Annie are off in the Magic...
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Galaxy Zack volume 8.
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When summer arrives on Nebulon, Zack discovers that his best friend, Drake, is afraid to learn to swim and decides to teach him before they go on a trip to water-covered planet Araxie.
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When one of EllRay's best friends starts skateboarding with the meanest boy in class, EllRay tries to learn how to skateboard to win him back.
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
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."
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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.