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Books for 3rd & 4th Graders Favorite Series of 2025 |
Bat and the Business of Ferrets
by Elana K. Arnold
Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed "Bat”) is starting fourth grade, and he and his best friend, Israel, want to convince the teacher to have a class pet, in a story featuring an unforgettable boy on the autism spectrum.
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The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable
by Aaron Blabey
They look like Bad Guys, but the wannabe heroes are rescuing 10,000 chickens from a high-tech cage farm and are up against sizzling lasers, a feisty tarantula and their own Mr. Snake, aka "The Chicken Swallower".
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Bad Kitty: Party Animal
by Nick Bruel
The Society of Cat Aptitude determines that Kitty is a bad cat, and to redeem her feline status, Kitty must take an aptitude test to determine if she deserves to be a cat, getting help from Chatty Kitty and Uncle Murray.
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Bonkers!: Attack of the Forty-Foot Chicken
by Patrick Carman
As the town of Nevermind's resident eleven-year-old survivalist, Barker Mifflin knows catastrophe can strike anytime, anywhere. But now that school is out for the summer, he might be able to let his guard down. When he and his friends all get jobs picking strawberries at McFadden Farm, things get weird from day one when Barker meets Supreme Commander McJerry and his younger sister Megan. Join Barker Mifflin as he pieces together a forty-foot-tall mystery that could crush the whole town of Nevermind.
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Norendy Tales: The Hotel Balzaar
by Kate DiCamillo
At the Hotel Balzaar, Marta's mother rises before the sun, puts on her uniform, and instructs Marta to roam as she will but quietly, invisibly - like a little mouse. While her mother cleans rooms, Marta slips down the back staircase to the grand lobby to chat with the bellman, study the painting of an angel's wing over the fireplace, and watch a cat chase a mouse around the face of the grandfather clock, all the while dreaming of the return of her soldier father, who has gone missing. One day, a mysterious countess with a parrot checks in, promising a story - in fact, seven stories in all, each to be told in its proper order. As the stories unfold, Marta begins to wonder: could the secret to her father's disappearance lie in the countess's tales? Book two in a trio of novellas bound by place and mood.
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Secrets of Ravensbarrow: Teddy vs. the Slimy Evil
by Braden Hallett
After facing a horde of brain-eating hamsters, Teddy is DONE with Ravensbarrow. He's desperate to move back to his hometown, but he'll need proof to convince his parents to leave. So, when Teddy's new friends invite him to explore Ravensbarrow's mysterious trails, he sees his chance to capture some paranormal phenomena on camera. How dangerous can that be? Sure, people have disappeared in the misty forest. And the town legends about glowing mushrooms and murderous owls are. . . unsettling. Okay, FINE, Teddy is terrified. But all he needs is one little picture . . .
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From Megabat with Love
by Anna Humphrey
It's Valentine's Day, and Megabat wants to show Bird Girl that he loves her. But how? Easy! Or is it? The next laugh-out-loud book in this sweet and funny illustrated chapter book series featuring a talking bat.
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Emily Windsnap and the Crystal Caves
by Liz Kessler
Adventure always seems to find Emily Windsnap! When she discovers a bangle with a unique crystal under Rainbow Rocks, she and her friends are soon unraveling a whole new mystery. After learning the crystal originally came from a familiar place - Halflight Castle - Shona and Emily reunite there with Aaron and Neptune, king of the oceans. The bangle leads the mermaids to a cave full of crystals, and, with Mandy's help, they discover the truth about the jewel's origin.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess
by Jeff Kinney
The Heffleys agree to spend summer break with both Mom's and Dad's relatives at the same time, but they have to figure out how to be in two places at once, in this sidesplittingly relatable summer story.
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Theodora Hendrix and the Snare of the Shadowmongers
by Jordan Kopy
Theodora, Sherman, and Dexter head to New York for the holidays, only to find themselves up against a horde of Shadowmongers and a sinister foe determined to take down the Monstrous League of Monsters and destroy Theodora.
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Best Wishes: Like a Boss
by Sarah Mlynowski
When Maya receives a mysterious, magic bracelet in the mail, she wishes to be in charge of things and, although she starts to enjoy her authority, she is soon overwhelmed by newfound responsibilities, needing the help of her long-distance friends to untangle the bracelet's magic.
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Mystery at the Biltmore: The Classified Catnapping
by Colleen Nelson
A murder mystery movie is being filmed in the courtyard of the Biltmore, starring a celebrity building resident, Bijou, the fluffy white cat famous for inheriting the entire fortune of a popular designer - including his Biltmore apartment. But when filming is paused for the day, Tiya, the daughter of Bijou's nanny, reports that the famous feline was catnapped! The LaRue detective agency is hired... but there is just one catch, the investigation must remain top secret. How can Elodie question suspects when she can't admit Bijou is missing? This investigation will require new tactics, a keen eye, and help from her friends!
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Horrible: The Twisted Tower of Endless Torment
by Robert Renzetti
Forced to follow his sister Apogee into the horrible bag hidden away in their basement, Zenith enters a bizarre world and is caught between old foes and terrifying new ones and must put things right with his sister without being caught and sent to the Eternity Tower.
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The Story of Gumluck and the Heroes
by Adam Rex
A visit from the Very Wise Wizard Who Lives in the Moon sends the absent-minded Gumluck on a quest with three companions who claim to be heroes.
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Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Bratty Little Sister
by Rachel Renée Russell
It's almost time for school to start again, and Nikki is a little worried - but, as always, she has her BFFS to help. Only, it turns out her friends need Nikki's help. Nikki quickly gets overwhelmed and even starts feeling sick...which is when her little sister, Brianna, takes her chance to steal Nikki's diary! How much damage can Brianna do before Nikki is back on her feet?
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Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule
by Liz Garton Scanlon
Precocious eight-year-old Bisby feels overwhelmed by a school project to pack a time capsule, but Nanaberry helps her see the assignment in a new light.
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Math Mysteries: The Fall Festival Fiasco
by Aaron Starmer
When tickets for the Fall Festival go missing, the pie-eating contest is sabotaged and a suspiciously large pumpkin shows up, the Prime Detectives - Abby, Cam and Gabriel - use geometry and logic to do the math and discover the truth.
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Thea Stilton: The Ghost of the Woods
by Thea Stilton
The Thea sisters have been apart all summer. Now they are all going on a trip to Ireland! While exploring old castles and enchanting woods, they start to notice mysterious things. The mouselets even feel they are being followed! Is there a ghost in the woods, and can the sisters track it down before it's too late?
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I Survived the Black Death, 1348
by Lauren Tarshis
Travel to medieval England to learn about the horrors of the Black Death as one girl finds hope amid illness and grief, in this story that includes nonfiction backmatter with facts and photos about the real-life event.
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Planet Joy
by Jenny Valentine
Meet ten-year-old Joy Applebloom, a girl with a knack for finding the silver lining in even the darkest of rainclouds. After years of travelling the world with her family, Joy feels like she's finally found a place she can call home. She's settled in at school, has a new best friend called Benny and she's finally making a difference in the world. But when a new girl, Phoebe Dark, joins class 6C, Joy discovers there's a whole world out there that she hasn't explored yet... Could Plane Tree Gardens be just the beginning? A heart-warming and joyful series about family, friends and never being too small to make a difference.
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