If your third or fourth grader is an eager reader, she will enjoy a wide selection of books. Adventure stories and fantasties along with stories about children, including historical tales and biographies, are popular choices. If your child is a reluctant reader, select a subject she is interested in - sports, animals, dancing, etc. And whatever your child's interest is in reading on her own, read together as a famly to demonstrate both the appeal and the importance of reading.
Below is a sample of our selections. If you don't find what you want, please ask us to help you, in person or online by email.

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	TIPS & TRICKS FOR JUNIOR DETECTIVES by Thomas Brezina, 2000 (J363.2B)			THE KEY COLLECTION by Andrea Cheng, 2003 (JE-C)
Graduate from junior detective to master sleuth with this fun guide!			Xiao Jimmy is heartbroken when he learns that his beloved grandmother is moving to far-away California, but he soon learns that there are ways to bridge the distance, and make new friends in the process.

	I, AMBER BROWN by Paula Danziger, 1999 (JE-D)			THE BIG NAP: FROM THE TATTERED CASEBOOK OF CHET GECKO, PRIVATE EYE by Bruce Hale, 2001 (J HAL)
Amber Brown feels caught in the middle as her parents divorce, and furthermore, her mother won’t let her get her ears pierced – shouldn’t Amber have custody of something? Another winning story about a winning heroine.			Someone is turning the students at Emerson Hicky Elementary into zombies. All signs seem to point to the new librarian – can Chet Gecko save the school? Or will he be next?

	JOHNNY MUTTON, HE’S SO HIM! by James Proimos, 2003 (JE-P)			CORN CHOWDER: POEMS by James Stevenson, 2003 (J811S)
A zany sheep and his hilarious adventures! Captain Underpants, step aside! Look for more Johnny Mutton.			The latest in a series of poems by the popular picture book author – wonderful poems, delightfully illustrated.

	Selected by Barbara Amberg, Pacifica-Sanchez Library 2004