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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!
Book cover for "The bald bandit"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
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
Description:
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
Description:
Dink and his friends investigate why pets, like Mrs. Davis's canary, Mozart, are mysteriously disappearing all over town.
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
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 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, 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 "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.
Book cover for "The invisible island"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
While picnicking on Squaw Island, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose find a hundred dollar bill, and when they return to explore further they find an entire cave full of money.
Book cover for "The kidnapped king"
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Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Description:
Dink and his friends meet an exchange student, Sammi, who is actually the prince of an island country, hiding from those enemies who have kidnapped his parents and who may be after him as well.
Book cover for "Leprechauns don't play basketball"
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There's a mystery going on between the new basketball coach and the third-grade teacher, Mrs. Jeepers.
Book cover for "The lighthouse mystery"
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Series:
Boxcar children volume 8.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
The children, who are spending the summer in a lighthouse on the New England coast, are disturbed by a mysterious woman walking the lighthouse grounds. Jessie's dog Watch wakes up growling almost every evening at midnight, and Henry finds a puzzling note in the sand.
Book cover for "The lucky lottery"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Dink and his two friends help Lucky find the culprit who stole Lucky's winning lottery ticket.
Book cover for "The missing mummy"
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Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose help catch the thieves who have stolen the treasure from the museum's mummy exhibit.
Book cover for "Mountain top mystery"
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Series:
Boxcar children volume 9.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
A family starts out on a one-day mountain climbing excursion that becomes very exciting. In fact, it becomes an adventure for the former "boxcar" family. They unearth some mysteries and have a fine time in the process.