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3rd Grade Back to School Reads

Looking for some fun reads to start off the school year? Take a look at these picks for 3rd grade.

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  • When new middle-grade hero Stick Dog's quest for hamburgers turns out to be more difficult than he could have ever imagined, he challenges his friends to come up with a master plan that includes unconventional solutions.
    BookNew York : Harper, c2013. — J-WATSON, T
  • During a creative writing unit at Longfellow School, the students in Mrs. Brisbane's class practice writing in journals -- And Humphrey finds out that writing from his imagination is harder than it looks!
    BookNew York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), c2015. — J-BIRNEY, B
  • Continuing his efforts to make life more awesome through science, Waylon is challenged by his friends.
    BookLos Angeles : Disney-Hyperion, 2016. — J Pennypack
  • When young mouse Ralph discovers a motorcycle, his whole world is changed, as he sets out to learn to ride it on adventures!
    BookNew York : W. Morrow, 1965. — JMF CLE
  • Nick Allen decides that it's time to invent a new word, and causes chaos at school!
    BookNew York, N.Y. : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1996. — J Clements A.
  • When their father invites a new bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.
    BookNew York : Harper & Row, c1985. — J MacLachla P.
  • Welcome to the silliest school ever, which was accidentally built sideways! Join the class on the 30th floor for their wacky adventures.
    BookNew York : Harper, 2019, c2003. — J-SAC
  • In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own.
    BookNew York : Amulet Books, [2014] — J-SCI
  • The story of the amazing life of the Lupin Lady, AKA Alice, and her worldwide adventures.
    BookNew York : Viking Press, c1982. — JP COONEY
  • When Stillwater the bear moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways.
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, c2005. — JP MUTH
  • The picture book which inspired the beloved film follows the story of an ugly ogre looking for love.
    BookNew York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, c1990. — JP-STEIG, W
  • Chester is excited to write a book! But maybe it's harder than it looks...
    BookToronto : Kids Can Press, c2010. — JP WATT