Inspector Flytrap by Tom Angleberger - Hoping to become the greatest detective that ever grew, Inspector Flytrap, a Venus flytrap, and his assistant, Nina the Goat, investigate "big deal" mysteries at an art museum, a cookie shop, and a garden

Ivy + Bean by Annie Barrows - When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected

Humphrey's really wheely racing day by Betty G. Birney - When Mandy, one of the students from classroom 26, brings a special hamster-sized racecar to class, it means just one thing--Humphrey is going to be in a hamster race

Freckle juice by Judy Blume - Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents

Tornado by Betsy Byars - As they wait out a tornado in their storm cellar, a family listens to their farmhand tell stories about the dog that was blown into his life by another tornado when he was a boy

Rise of the balloon goons by Troy Cummings - Alexander has just moved into Stermont, but the elementary school is being torn down, his new classroom is located in the hospital morgue, and a notebook he finds is full of information about monsters

How to be cool in the third grade by Betsy Duffey - When Robbie York is marked as a target by a bully at school, he decides that the only way to survive the third grade is by being cool

Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner - Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters

Zeus and the thunderbolt of doom by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams - When ten-year-old Zeus is kidnapped, he discovers he can defend himself with a magical thunderbolt

March of the mini beasts by Ada Hopper - Three second-graders who love science get thrown in a wild spiral of adventures after meeting their reclusive neighbor, Dr. Gustav Bunsen

Skunked! by Jacqueline Kelly - When Travis discovers an abandoned baby skunk, he can't help but bring it home and take care of it

Alvin Ho : allergic to girls, school, and other scary things by Lenore Look - A young boy who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything

Judy Moody by Megan McDonald - Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment to create a collage all about herself and begins creating her masterpiece, the Me collage

The haunted house next door by Andres Miedoso - When supernatural things start happening in the house timid Andres and his parents just moved into, next-door-neighbor Desmond Cole, eight, comes to the rescue

The lost stone by Jordan Quinn - Eight-year-old Lucas, Prince of Wrenly, is eager to explore and Clara, daughter of the queen's seamstress, knows the kingdom well, so they team up to find a lost jewel and visit all of the land's main attractions

Calvin Coconut: Trouble magnet by Graham Salisbury - In a story set in Hawaii, Calvin catches the attention of the school bully on the day before he starts fourth grade, while at home, the daughter of his mother’s best friend has taken over his room

Knights of the kitchen table by Jon Scieszka - After receiving a magic book on his birthday, Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported to a time when evil knights, fire-breathing dragons, and vile-smelling giants roamed the land

Mia Mayhem is a superhero! by Kara West - Eight-year-old Mia Macarooney is delighted to learn she is from a family of superheroes, but her acceptance into the Program for In Training Superheroes requires she take a placement exam