3rd Grade/Bridge Books

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Are Easy Readers too easy? The following books bridge the gap between the Easy Readers and the longer novels for older readers.

All are found in the J Fic area.

 

 

Call Number        Title                                                            Subject

 

Adventure

J Dadey, D                   Bailey School Kids Series                                 Adventures of the BSK

J Scieska, J                  Knights of the Kitchen Table                             Time Warp Trio Series

J Malcolm, J                 The Jewel Kingdom                                          The adventures of four princesses

J Osborne,                   Magic Tree House titles                                    Children time travel to adventures

J Stanley, G.E   .           Scaredy Cats Series                                         Some unusual adventures

 

 

Animal Stories

J Berenstain, S              Berenstain Bears Big Chapter Book titles          Bears on many adventures

J Betencourt, J              Pony Pals                                                         Pony pals help solve problems

J Brisson, P                  Bertie’s Picture Day                                          Trouble on school picture day  

J Cole, J                       Gator Girls                                                       Alligator friends

J Erickson, R                Warton and Morton titles                                  Toad brothers camping adventure

J Greenwood, P           I Found Mouse                                                 Kittens cope while mom is gone

J Hall, L                       Barry the Bravest St. Bernard                           The feats of Barry the dog

J Spinner, S                  The Weebie Zone titles                                     Boy can talk to animals

J Stevenson, J               Oliver, Clarence and Violet                               Beaver friends

 

 

Family and Pets

J Cameron, A               The Stories Huey Tells                                      A brother tells tales of adventure

J Cameron, A               The Stories Julian Tells                                      Episodes from a 7 yr. old’s life

J Cheng, A                   The Key Collection                                           Boy misses his Grandma

J Blume, J                     Superfudge                                                       Highs and lows living with Fudge

J Greene, C                  Robin Hill                                                         Dealing with life’s difficulties

J Impey, R                    Desperate for a Dog                                         Two sisters pet sit a sick dog

J Newman, N               That Dog!                                                         Stray dog replaces pet that died

J Nolan, L                    Smarter than Squirrels                                       Adventures of a rambunctious dog

J Peterson, J                 The Littles                                                        A family of tiny people

J Pfeffer, S                   Riddle Streak                                                   Amy wants to win at something

J Rylant, C                   Some Good News (Cobble Street Cousins Series)       

 

Fantasy

J Abbot, T                    Secrets of Droon titles                                      Friends on magical quests

 

Friends

J Chang, H                   Elaine, Mary Lewis and the Frogs                     Chinese girl new in a small town

J Danzinger, P              Amber Brown is Not a Crayon                         Best friend is moving away

J Greene, C                  Jenny Summer                                                  Gaining and losing a best friend

J Hest, A                      Pajama Party                                                    A sleepover

J Honeycutt, N             Juliet Fisher and the Foolproof Plan                   Plan to change a friend backfires

J Howe, J                     Pinky and Rex titles                                          Stories of friends Pinky and Rex

J Hurwitz, J                  Nora titles

J Hurwitz, J                  Russell titles

J Hest, A                      Nannies for Hire                                               A friend’s mom has a baby

J Leverich, K                Best Enemies                                                    Girl is a better enemy than friend

J Leonard, M               Here come the Brownies Series                        Girl friends in Brownie scouts

J Newman, N               Green Earrings and a Felt Hat                           Best friends have a disagreement

J O’Connor, J              Here Come the Brownies Series                       Girl friends in Brownie scouts

 

 

Historical Fiction

J Whelan, G                 Next Spring An Oriole                                      1837, Michigan frontier

J Wilder, L                   Little House Chapter Book titles                       Laura Ingalls adventures

                                   

 

Humorous Stories

J Ahlberg, A                 The Cat Who Got Carried Away                      Missing pets

J Bendall-Brunello        Seven and One-Half Labors of Hercules           Doing chores bring disasters

J Brown, J                    Stanley, Flat Again                                            Sailboat race and a rescue

J Conford, E                 Jenny Archer Titles                                           Girl with an imagination

J Cox, J                        Weird Stories From the Lonesome Café           Strange characters visit the café

 

 

Just for Fun

J Brown, M                  Arthur Chapter Book titles                                Based on the Arthur TV show

J Byars, B                    Beans on the Roof                                            Beans write poems about a roof

J Cleary, B                   Muggie Maggie                                                 Not wanting to learn cursive

J Dahl, R                      Magic Finger                                                    Girl fights hunters with magic

J Sachar, L                   Marvin Redpost titles                                        Third grader, Marvin

J Sharmat, M                Great Genghis Khan Look-Alike Contest          Boy’s dog in a Hollywood contest

 

 

Mystery

J Adler                         Cam Jansen titles                                              Detective, Cam Jansen

J Christian, M               Sebastian (Super Sleuth) titles                           A Sleuth and his helpful dog

J Clifford, E                  Flatfoot Fox Series                                           Fox as detective

J Roy, R                       Bald Bandit (A to Z mystery series)                   3rd Grade Detective

J Levy, E                      Something Queer titles                                      Two girls solve mysteries

J Maifair, L                   Darcy J. Doyle titles                                          Darcy Doyle, detective

J Nixon, J                     Gus & Gertie and the Missing Pearl                   Two penguins’ pearl is stolen

 

 

School

J Dadey, D                   Swamp Monster in Third Grade                        Swamp monster morphs into boy

J Duncan, L                  Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher      Lunch snatcher vs comic book fan

J Easton, P                   Davey’s Blue Eyed Frog                                   Frog claims to be a princess

J Giff, P                        Polk Street Special titles                                   Polk Street School kids

J Greenwald, S             Rosy Cole titles                                                Coping with school and life

J Hiser, C                     No Bean Sprouts Please                                   A change from boring lunches

J Kline, S                     Herbie Jones titles                                             Adventures of Herbie at school

J Kline, S                     Horrible Harry titles                                          Trouble seems to find Harry

J Levy, E                      Take Two, They’re Small                                 Little sisters’ troubles at school

J Lowry, L                   Gooney Bird Greene                                         New student is entertaining

J Martin, A                   Kids in Ms. Colman’s Class Titles

J Masters, S                 Libby Bloom                                                    Libby finds her hidden talents

J McDonald, M            Judy Moody                                                     Judy is a Third grader with ideas

J Moore, E                   Magic School Bus                                            Science Chapter Book titles

J Park, B                      Junie B. Jones                                                   Junie’s exploits in kindergarten

J Pennypacker, S          Stuart Goes to School                                       First day of school jitters

J Peterson, P.J.             The Sub                                                           Trying to trick the substitute

J William, K                 First Grade King                                               School bully

J Williams, S                 Emily at School                                                 All about 2nd grade

J Zeifert, H                   Pet Day                                                            Mr. Rose’s class

J Zeifert, H                   Trip Day                                                                                                        

J Zeifert, H                   Worm Day                                                                             

 

 

Science Fiction

J Etra, J                        Aliens for Lunch                                               “Save the desserts” mission

J Greenburg, D             The Zack Files                                                  Zack has supernatural experiences

 

 

Sports

J Christopher, M          The Dog That Stole Home                                Telepathic dog helps in ballgame

J Christopher, M          The Captain Contest                                         The Soccer Cats Series           

J Slater, T                     Junior Gymnasts Series                                     Friends’ gymnastic experiences

 

 

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