# 3rd grade Juvenile Fiction books

**81** juvenile fiction 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.

**Grade:** 3rd grade  ·  **Genre:** Juvenile Fiction
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 3rd grade Juvenile Fiction reading list

- [A Boy at War](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-at-war-a-novel-of-pearl-harbor) by Harry Mazer _(Grades 3–6)_
- [A Story, a Story](https://readinglist.school/book/a-story-a-story) by Gail E. Haley _(Grades K–3 · pub 1970)_
- [A Tree Is Nice](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tree-is-nice) by Janice May Udry _(Grades K–3 · pub 1956)_
- [A Year Down Yonder](https://readinglist.school/book/a-year-down-yonder) by Richard Peck _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2000)_
- [All the Blues in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-blues-in-the-sky) by Renée Watson _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2025)_
- [Arrow to the Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/arrow-to-the-sun) by Gerald McDermott _(Grades K–3 · pub 1974)_
- [Barnaby Unboxed!](https://readinglist.school/book/barnaby-unboxed) by Terry Fan _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Big Snow and Other Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/the-big-snow) by Hader, Berta and Elmer _(Grades K–3 · pub 1948)_
- [Black and White](https://readinglist.school/book/black-and-white) by David Macaulay _(Grades K–3 · pub 1990)_
- [Braided Roots](https://readinglist.school/book/braided-roots) by Pasha Westbrook _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Cabin Head and Tree Head](https://readinglist.school/book/cabin-head-and-tree-head) by Scott Campbell _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Caddie Woodlawn's Family](https://readinglist.school/book/caddie-woodlawn) by Carol Ryrie Brink _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1935)_
- [Carry On, Mr. Bowditch](https://readinglist.school/book/carry-on-mr-bowditch) by Jean Lee Latham _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1955)_
- [Cinderella and Aladdin](https://readinglist.school/book/cinderella) by Carron Brown _(Grades K–3 · pub 1954)_
- [Cornrows](https://readinglist.school/book/cornrows) by Camille Yarbrough _(Grades K–3 · pub 1979)_
- [Crispin: The Cross of Lead](https://readinglist.school/book/crispin-the-cross-of-lead) by Avi _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2002)_
- [Criss Cross](https://readinglist.school/book/criss-cross) by Lynne Rae Perkins _(Grades 3–7 · pub 2005)_
- [Detective Sweet Pea: The Case of the Golden Bone](https://readinglist.school/book/detective-sweet-pea-the-case-of-the-golden-bone) by Sara Varon _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Dicey's Song](https://readinglist.school/book/diceys-song) by Cynthia Voigt _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1982)_
- [Donuthead](https://readinglist.school/book/donuthead) by Sue Stauffacher _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Drummer Hoff](https://readinglist.school/book/drummer-hoff) by Barbara Emberley _(Grades K–3 · pub 1967)_
- [Duffy and the Devil](https://readinglist.school/book/duffy-and-the-devil) by Harve Zemach _(Grades K–3 · pub 1973)_
- [Fables](https://readinglist.school/book/fables) by Arnold Lobel _(Grades K–3 · pub 1980)_
- [Firebird](https://readinglist.school/book/firebird) by Misty Copeland _(Grades K–3 · pub 2014)_
- [Gay Neck, The Story of a Pigeon & Ghond The Hunter](https://readinglist.school/book/gay-neck-the-story-of-a-pigeon) by Dhan Gopal Mukerji _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1927)_
- [Ginger Pye](https://readinglist.school/book/ginger-pye) by Eleanor Estes _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1951)_
- [Goin' Someplace Special](https://readinglist.school/book/goin-someplace-special) by Patricia C. McKissack _(Grades K–3 · pub 2001)_
- [Golem](https://readinglist.school/book/golem) by David Wisniewski _(Grades K–3 · pub 1996)_
- [Half a Moon and One Whole Star](https://readinglist.school/book/half-a-moon-and-one-whole-star) by Crescent Dragonwagon _(Grades K–3 · pub 1986)_
- [Hitty Her First Hundred Years](https://readinglist.school/book/hitty-her-first-hundred-years) by Rachel Field _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1929)_
- [It's Like This Cat](https://readinglist.school/book/its-like-this-cat) by Emily Neville _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1963)_
- [Jacob Have I Loved](https://readinglist.school/book/jacob-have-i-loved) by Katherine Paterson _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1980)_
- [Johnny Tremain](https://readinglist.school/book/johnny-tremain) by Esther Hoskins Forbes _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1943)_
- [Joseph Had a Little Overcoat](https://readinglist.school/book/joseph-had-a-little-overcoat) by Simms Taback _(Grades K–3 · pub 1999)_
- [Jumanji](https://readinglist.school/book/jumanji) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3 · pub 1981)_
- [King of the Wind](https://readinglist.school/book/king-of-the-wind) by Marguerite Henry _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1948)_
- [Landry News](https://readinglist.school/book/the-landry-news) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Little Shrew](https://readinglist.school/book/little-shrew) by Akiko Miyakoshi _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Lon Po Po](https://readinglist.school/book/lon-po-po) by Ed Young _(Grades K–3 · pub 1989)_
- [Madeline's Rescue](https://readinglist.school/book/madelines-rescue) by Ludwig Bemelmans _(Grades K–3 · pub 1953)_
- [Miracles on Maple Hill](https://readinglist.school/book/miracles-on-maple-hill) by Virginia Sorensen _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1956)_
- [Mirette on the High Wire](https://readinglist.school/book/mirette-on-the-high-wire) by Emily Arnold McCully _(Grades K–3 · pub 1992)_
- [Miss Hickory](https://readinglist.school/book/miss-hickory) by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1946)_
- [My Daddy Is a Cowboy](https://readinglist.school/book/my-daddy-is-a-cowboy) by Stephanie Seales _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society](https://readinglist.school/book/nerds-national-espionage-rescue-and-defense-society) by Michael Buckley _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Nine Days to Christmas](https://readinglist.school/book/nine-days-to-christmas) by Marie Hall Ets _(Grades K–3 · pub 1959)_
- [Noah's Ark](https://readinglist.school/book/noahs-ark) by Peter Spier _(Grades K–3 · pub 1977)_
- [Officer Buckle and Gloria](https://readinglist.school/book/officer-buckle-and-gloria) by Peggy Rathmann _(Grades K–3 · pub 1995)_
- [Once a Mouse...](https://readinglist.school/book/once-a-mouse) by Marcia Brown _(Grades K–3 · pub 1961)_
- [One Fine Day](https://readinglist.school/book/one-fine-day) by Nonny Hogrogian _(Grades K–3 · pub 1971)_
- [Onion John](https://readinglist.school/book/onion-john) by Joseph Krumgold _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1959)_
- [Owl Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/owl-moon) by Jane Yolen _(Grades K–3 · pub 1987)_
- [Secret of the Andes](https://readinglist.school/book/secret-of-the-andes) by Ann Nolan Clark _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1952)_
- [Shadow of a Bull](https://readinglist.school/book/shadow-of-a-bull) by Maia Wojciechowska _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1964)_
- [Song and Dance Man](https://readinglist.school/book/song-and-dance-man) by Karen Ackerman _(Grades K–3 · pub 1988)_
- [Song of the Swallows](https://readinglist.school/book/song-of-the-swallows) by Leo Politi _(Grades K–3 · pub 1949)_
- [Standing in the Need of Prayer](https://readinglist.school/book/standing-in-the-need-of-prayer) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades K–3 · pub 2022)_
- [Steve, a Rare Egg](https://readinglist.school/book/steve-a-rare-egg) by Kelly Collier _(Grades 2–3)_
- [Strawberry Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/strawberry-girl) by Lois Lenski _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1945)_
- [Sylvester and the Magic Pebble](https://readinglist.school/book/sylvester-and-the-magic-pebble) by William Steig _(Grades K–3 · pub 1969)_
- [Tales from Silver Lands](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-from-silver-lands) by Charles J. Finger _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1924)_
- [The Cat Who Went to Heaven](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cat-who-went-to-heaven) by Elizabeth Coatsworth _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1930)_
- [The Egg Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/the-egg-tree) by Katherine Milhous _(Grades K–3 · pub 1950)_
- [The Funny Little Woman](https://readinglist.school/book/the-funny-little-woman) by Arlene Mosel _(Grades K–3 · pub 1972)_
- [The Ghost Sitter](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-sitter) by Peni R. Griffin _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-loved-wild-horses) by Paul Goble _(Grades K–3 · pub 1978)_
- [The Grey King](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grey-king) by Susan Cooper _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1975)_
- [The High King](https://readinglist.school/book/the-high-king) by Lloyd Alexander _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1968)_
- [The Lion & the Mouse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lion-the-mouse) by Jerry Pinkney _(Grades K–3 · pub 2009)_
- [The Little House](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-house) by Virginia Lee Burton _(Grades K–3 · pub 1942)_
- [The Little Island](https://readinglist.school/book/the-little-island) by Margaret Wise Brown _(Grades K–3 · pub 1946)_
- [The One About the Blackbird](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-about-the-blackbird) by Melanie Florence _(Grades 2–3)_
- [The Polar Express](https://readinglist.school/book/the-polar-express) by Chris Van Allsburg _(Grades K–3 · pub 1985)_
- [The Report Card](https://readinglist.school/book/the-report-card) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Rooster Crows](https://readinglist.school/book/the-rooster-crows) by Maud Petersham _(Grades K–3 · pub 1945)_
- [The Trumpeter of Krakow](https://readinglist.school/book/the-trumpeter-of-krakow) by Eric P (Eric Philbrook) Kelly _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1928)_
- [The Twenty-One Balloons](https://readinglist.school/book/the-twenty-one-balloons) by William Pene du Bois _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1947)_
- [The View from Saturday](https://readinglist.school/book/the-view-from-saturday) by E. L. Konigsburg _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1996)_
- [Thimble Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/thimble-summer) by Elizabeth Enright _(Grades 3–7 · pub 1938)_
- [Tuesday](https://readinglist.school/book/tuesday) by David Wiesner _(Grades K–3 · pub 1991)_
- [White Snow, Bright Snow](https://readinglist.school/book/white-snow-bright-snow) by Alvin Tresselt _(Grades K–3 · pub 1947)_

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