"Must Haves" Grades 3-5
(from LM-NET 2002)



 
  • Adler, David- Cam Jansen series
  • Abbie Hayes series
  • Alexander, Lloyd- Prydain series
  • Alphin- Ghost Cadet
  • American Girl series
  • Among the Hidden
  • Applegate- Animorphs books
  • Atwater- Mr. Popper's Penguins
  • Auch- Latchkey dog
  • Avi- Ereth's Birthday
  • Avi- Fighting ground
  • Avi- Poppy
  • Avi- Poppy and Rye
  • Avi- Ragweed
  • Avi- Who Stole the Wizard of Oz
  • Bauer- On My Honor
  • Bauer- Question of trust
  • Baum- Wizard of Oz
  • Blume- Fudge series
  • Boyd- Chevrolet Saturdays
  • Brady- Toliver's Secret
  • Brown, Marc- Arthur chapter books
  • Bunting, Eve
  • Byars- Herculeah Jones
  • Byars, Betsy- Summer of the Swans
  • Calhoun- Dinosaur detectives
  • Cameron, Ann- Julian books
  • Catherine Called Birdy
  • Catling- Chocolate Touch
  • Christopher, John- Tripod series
  • Christopher, Matt
  • Clark- Freedom Crossing
  • Cleary- Dear Mr. Henshaw
  • Cleary- Strider
  • Cleary, Beverly- Ramona books
  • Clements, Andrew- Frindle
  • Clements, Andrew- School Story
  • Clements, Andrew- The Janitor's Boy
  • Clements, Andrew-The Landry News
  • Clifford, Eth- Help! I'm a prisoner in the Library
  • Colville, Bruce- Aliens Ate My Homework seires
  • Conford, Ellen- Jenny Archer books
  • Cooper- Boggart
  • Crash
  • Creech, Sharon- The Wanderer
  • Creech, Sharon- Walk Two Moons
  • Curtis, Christopher Paul- Bud, Not Buddy
  • Curtis, Christopher Paul- Watson's go to Birmingham
  • Cushman- Whipple
  • Dahl- Charlie and the..
  • Dahl- James & giant peach
  • Dahl- Matilda
  • Dahl- Twits
  • Dahl- Witches
  • Danziger, Paula- Amber Brown books
  • Dear America series
  • DeFelice- Weasel
  • Delton, Judy- Angel series
  • DiCamillo, Kate- Because of Winn-Dixie
  • DiCamillo, Kate- The Tiger Rising
  • Dorris- Sees Behind Trees
  • Duffey, Betsy- Hey, New Kid!
  • Duffey, Betsy- How to be cool in third grade
  • Duffey, Betsy- Math Whiz
  • Duffey, Betsy- The gadget war
  • Eager- Half Magic
  • Farmer, Nancy
  • Gantos- Joey Pigza
  • George- My Side of the Mountain
  • George- Talking Earth
  • George- There's an Owl in the Shower
  • Getting Near to Baby
  • Ghost Boy
  • Ghost of Fossil Glen
  • Giff, Patricia Reilly- Kids at the Polk Street School books
  • Giff, Patricia Reilly- New Kids at the Polk Street School books
  • Gilson
  • Gilson-  Wagon Train 911
  • Gilson- 13 ways to sink a sub
  • Gilson- Do Bananas Chew Gum?
  • Gilson- Hello, My Name is Scrambled Eggs
  • Grahame- Wind in the willows
  • Great Chicken Debacle
  • Gutman, Dan- The Million Dollar Shot
  • Haddix- Running out of time
  • Hahn- Doll in the Garden
  • Hahn- Time for Andrew
  • Hardy Boys
  • Hesse- Sable
  • Hesse, Karen- Out of the dust
  • Holt- Mister and Me
  • Horvath- When the circus came to town
  • Horvath, Polly- Trolls
  • Howe, Deborah and James- Bunnicula series
  • Huck- Toads and diamonds
  • Hughes- Slugger
  • Hurwitz- Class clown
  • Hurwitz, Joanna
  • Hurwitz, Johanna- Nora & Teddy books
  • Hurwitz, Johanna- Russell & Eliza books
  • Ibbotson- Secret of platform 13
  • Ibbotson- Which witch
  • Keene, Carolyn- Nancy Drew
  • Kehret- Earthquake Terror
  • Kehret- Shelter dogs
  • King-Smith
  • King-Smith- Ace
  • King-Smith- Babe
  • King-Smith- Pigs Might Fly
  • Kline, Suzy- Herbie Jones series
  • Kline, Suzy- Horrible Harry books
  • Konigsburg, E. L.
  • Konigsburg, E. L.- From the Mixed up Files…
  • Korman- Nose Pickers from outer space
  • L'Engle, Madeline- A Wrinkle in Time series
  • Levine- Ella enchanted
  • Lewis, C.S.- Chronicles of  Narnia series
  • Lisle- Forest
  • Lowry- Anastasia at this address
  • Lowry- Attaboy, Sam
  • Lowry, Lois
  • Lowry, Lois- Number the Stars
  • MacLachlan- Sarah, Plain and Tall
  • Mahy- Tingleberries, telephones, and tuckertubs
  • Matilda Bone
  • McKissack- Run Away Home
  • Midwife's Apprentice
  • Moody- Judy Mooney
  • Ms. Piggle Wiggle Books
  • My America series
  • Napoli- Jimmy the pickpocket
  • Napoli- Prince of the pond
  • Naylor, Phyllis Reynold- Grand Escape
  • Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds- Boys start the war
  • Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds- Shiloh series
  • Nixon- Family Apart
  • Osborne, Mary Pope- Magic Tree House series
  • Park, Barbara- Almost starring Skinnybones
  • Park, Barbara- Junie B. Jones books
  • Park, Barbara- Kid in the Red Jacket
  • Park, Barbara- Mick Harte was here
  • Park, Barbara- Skinnybones
  • Park, Barbara- The Graduation of Jake Moon
  • Paterson, Katherine- Bridge to Teribithia
  • Paulsen- Hatchet series
  • Paulsen- My life in dog years
  • Paulsen, Gary
  • Peck- A Year Down Yonder
  • Peck- Lost in cyberspace
  • Peck, Richard- Long Way from Chicago
  • Pee Wee Scouts series
  • Petersen- I hate camping
  • Pilkey, Dav- Captain Underpants
  • Pinkwater- Fat Men form Space
  • Rawls- Where the Red Fern Grows
  • Regan- Monster of the month club
  • Regarding the Fountain
  • Robinson, Barbara- The Best Christmas Pagent Ever
  • Rockwell- How to Eat Fried Worms
  • Rowling, J.K.- Harry Potter series
  • Ruckman- Night of the Twisters
  • Rylant- Gooseberry Park
  • Sachar, Louis
  • Sachar, Louis- Holes
  • Sachar, Louis- Marvin Redpost series
  • Schwartz- Scary stories books
  • Selden- Cricket in Times Square series
  • Silverstein, Shel
  • Slote- Finding Buck McHenry
  • Slote- My Robot Buddy
  • Slote- Trading Game
  • Smith- Chocolate Fever
  • Smith- War with Grandpa
  • Smith, Janice- Adam Joshua books
  • Smith, Roland
  • Snicket, Lemony- A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Speare, Sign of the beaver
  • Spinelli- Wringer
  • Spinelli, Jerry- Maniac Magee
  • Star Trek chapter books
  • Stine- Goosebumps books
  • Stolz- Cat Walk
  • Stone Fox
  • Strasser, Todd
  • Strasser, Todd- "Help, I'm trapped..… books
  • Strasser, Todd- Against all odds series
  • Taylor- The Cay
  • Taylor- The Well
  • Taylor, Mildred
  • The Doll People
  • Time Warp Trio series
  • Uchida-Journey to Topaz
  • Van de velde- Smart dog
  • Van Leewen- Hanged man
  • Van Velde
  • Wallace- Beauty
  • Wallace, Bill
  • Wallace, Bill- A Dog Called Kitty
  • Wallace, Bill- Snot Stew
  • Wallace, Bill- Upchuck and Rotten Willy books
  • Warner- Boxcar Children series
  • Whelan- Friends
  • Whelan- Silver
  • Where the Red Fern Grows
  • White- Charlotte's web
  • Wilder, Laura Ingalls- Little house series
  • Will's Secret
  • Woodruff- Castle in the Attic
  • Woodruff- George Washington's Socks
  • Wright, Betty Ren
  • Yolen- Wizard's Hall
  • Zack series
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