Great books for third graders

I've spent some time this summer investigating books that might appeal to 3rd graders. Since I haven't worked closely with third graders for two years, some of the newer books I am not familiar with. If I have read the book, I've put a star by it.  There are a lot of books out there and maybe these books won't be of interest, however, I hope this is a starting place for figuring out fun books to read at a third grade level.

(Note: I've also put a smiley face by the books that have been made into movies. A fun reward for reading a book all the way through--whether on your own or having it read to you--is to see the movie)

7x9=Trouble by Claudia Mills

J*Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

J*Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

*The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

J*Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

J*The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

*Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

J*The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

J*Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

JThe Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

J*Matilda by Roald Dahl

J*The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Good books for third grade BOYS

JHow to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

JThe Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary

*Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

*Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

*The BFG by Roald Dahl

*Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

*Magyk by Angie Sage

JInkheart by Cornelia Funke

Good books for third grade GIRLS

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall

Moving Day (Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls) by Meg Cabot

Just Grace by Charise Mericle Harper

Judy Moody by Megan McDonald

J*A Little Princess by Frances Hogdson Burnett

J*Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

J*Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery