Short
Chapter Books
Call number is
JF plus the author's last name.
Adler, David
A. Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries
Cam Jansen and her best friends solve three mysteries while at Camp
Eagle Lake.
Barrows, Annie.
Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record
Second graders Ivy and Bean decide to become the youngest people to
discover a dinosaur skeleton.
Benton, Jim.
Frantastic Voyage
Mad scientist Franny shrinks to miniature size and travels through
her dog’s nose and right into his stomach.
Carris, Joan.
Welcome to the Bed and Biscuit
The animals at Grandpa’s shelter are jealous when he pays extra
attention to a sick Scottie pup.
Cox, Judy.
Puppy Power
Third grader Fran and her Newfoundland puppy Hercules both have to
learn how to control their behavior.
dePaola, Tomie.
Things Will Never Be the Same
It’s 1941 and Tomie enjoys sledding and having his very first
real art lesson, but also learns about blackouts and rationing.
Haas, Jessie.
Jigsaw Pony
Twins Fran and Kiera agree they want a pony, but they don’t
want to share him.
Kerrin, Jessica
Scott. Martin Bridge In High Gear
Two stories about Martin, in which he struggles with a group science
project and has his new bike stolen.
King-Smith,
Dick. Hairy Hezekiah
A lonely Bactrian camel escapes from the zoo and goes in search of
a friend.
Kline, Suzy. Horrible Harry Bugs the Three Bears
Harry manages to combine his love of earwigs with the class fairy
tale project.
McAllister,
Angela. Digory and the Lost King
Digory must give up his simple poetry-writing, lute-playing life to
search for the missing King Widget.
McCall Smith,
Alexander. Max and Maddy and the Chocolate Money Mystery.
Max and Maddy investigate a series of bank robberies committed by
dogs.
McDonald,
Megan. Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express
Stink and his friends try to give away 101 guinea pigs rescued from
a laboratory.
Mills, Claudia.
Being Teddy Roosevelt
Bailey is inspired by his report on Teddy Roosevelt to pursue his
own dreams despite the obstacles.
Mitchard,
Jacquelyn. Rosalie My Rosalie
Nine year old Henry cares for her pet duckling, but faces a difficult
decision when Rosalie grows up.
Nagda, Ann
Whitehead. Tarantula Power
Inspired by the class pet tarantula, Richard tries to keep a bully
from picking on younger kids.
Napoli, Donna
Jo. Sly the Sleuth and the Food Mysteries
Sly uses her detective skills to solve something fishy, something
cooking and something seedy.
Naylor, Phyllis
Reynolds. Patches and Scratches
Sarah is good at solving problems, and tries to help her friend Peter
find a pet he and his grandmother will both like.
Pennypacker,
Sara. The Talented Clementine.
Clementine is sure she will be the only third grader in the talent
show without any talent.
Sachs, Marilyn.
JoJo & Winnie
JoJo and Winnie are sisters who have different ideas about having
fun.
Scieszka,
John. Marco? Polo!
The Time Warp Trio travel back to ancient China where they pose as
astrologers and join Marco Polo’s caravan.
Voake, Steve.
Daisy Dawson Is On Her Way
Daisy has an encounter with a butterfly that leaves her with the ability
to talk to animals.
Try some of these paperback series, which have many individual
titles. The call number is JF Pbk plus the author’s last name.
Brown, Jeff.
Flat Stanley series
Dadey, Debbie. The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series
Duey, Kathleen. The Unicorn’s Secret series
Greenburg, J.C. Andrew Lost series
Kimpton, Diana. Pony-Crazed Princess series
Klein, Abby. Ready, Freddy series
Meadows, Daisy. Rainbow Magic series
Miles, Ellen. Puppy Place series
Osborne, Mary Pope. The Magic Tree House series
Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones series
Peterson, John. The Littles series
Preller, James. Jigsaw Jones Mysteries series
Roy, Ron. A to Z Mysteries series
Ryan, Margaret. Airy Fairy series
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Olivia Sharp series
Stone, Rex. Dinosaur Cove series
Thaler, Mike. Black Lagoon Adventures series
Many of these
authors have written more books you will enjoy!
We welcome your suggestions
and comments. Although there isn't sufficient time to respond to suggestions
individually, we do read & consider all of them.
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