# 3rd grade books about middle schools

**3** books commonly assigned to 3rd grade students in US schools that explore middle 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  ·  **Theme:** middle schools
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 3rd grade middle schools reading list

- [Awkward](https://readinglist.school/book/awkward) by Svetlana Chmakova _(Grades 3–5 · pub 2015)_
- [The Perfect Score](https://readinglist.school/book/the-perfect-score) by Rob Buyea _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2017)_
- [Zen and the Art of Faking It](https://readinglist.school/book/zen-and-the-art-of-faking-it) by Jordan Sonnenblick _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2007)_

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