:: Elite 36 Book List 3-5 Grades 2026-27 ::

Author Title
Applegate, Katherine The One and Only Ivan
Barretta, Gene Lincoln and Kennedy a Pair to Compare
Blume, Judy Freckle Juice
Brown, Tricia Bobbie the Wonder Dog: a true story
Byars, Betsy Tornado
Catling, Patrick Skene The Chocolate Touch
Chokshi, Roshani Aruh Shah and the End of Time
Christopher, Matt Ice Magic
Cleary, Beverly Muggie Maggie
Clements, Andrew Frindle
Cohen, Barbara Molly’s Pilgrim
Davies, Jacqueline The Lemonade War
DiCamillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie
Edwards, Roberta Who Was Neil Armstrong?
Fleischman, Sid By the Great Horn Spoon
Fleming, Candace Boxes for Katje
Flournoy, Valerie The Patchwork Quilt
Gibbs, Stuart Once Apon a Tim
Grabenstein, Chris Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Hahn, Mary Downing Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story
Jones, Kelly Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
Korman, Gordon Masterminds
LaReau, Kara The Infamous Ratsos
Manes, Stephen Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Markle, Sandra What If You Had Animal Eyes?
Morris, Chad & Brown, Shelly The Playmakers
Parry, Rosanne A Wolf Called Wander
Pennypacker, Sara Clementine
Sachar, Louis Holes
Spinelli, Jerry Fourth Grade Rats
Tarshis, Lauren I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919
Tsang, Kevin & Katie Infinity Secret
Vernick, Audrey Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team
Warner, Gertrude Boxcar Children
Winter, Jonah You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!
Yee, Lisa A Royal Conundrum

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