# 3rd grade Early Chapter Book books

**8** early chapter book books commonly assigned to 3rd grade students in US schools. Every title's grade range covers 3rd grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 3rd grade band is 420–820L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 5 titles here with a Lexile score, 4 are grade-level, 0 more accessible, and 1 a stretch.

**Grade:** 3rd grade  ·  **Genre:** Early Chapter Book
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 3rd grade Early Chapter Book reading list

- [Beanie the Bansheenie](https://readinglist.school/book/beanie-the-bansheenie) by Eoin Colfer _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2024)_
- [Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/magic-tree-house-dinosaurs-before-dark) by Mary Pope Osborne _(510L · Grades 1–4 · pub 1992)_
- [Flat Stanley](https://readinglist.school/book/flat-stanley) by Jeff Brown _(540L · Grades 1–3 · pub 1964)_
- [Ivy and Bean](https://readinglist.school/book/ivy-and-bean) by Annie Barrows _(580L · Grades 2–4 · pub 2006)_
- [Mercy Watson to the Rescue](https://readinglist.school/book/mercy-watson-to-the-rescue) by Kate DiCamillo _(450L · Grades K–3 · pub 2005)_
- [My Father's Dragon](https://readinglist.school/book/my-fathers-dragon) by Ruth Stiles Gannett _(990L · Grades 2–4 · pub 1948)_
- [Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/picture-purrfect-bodega-cats) by Hilda Eunice Burgos _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2024)_
- [Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School](https://readinglist.school/book/scare-school-diaries-welcome-to-scare-school) by Jarrett Lerner _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2024)_

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