Social Awareness Books for 3rd Grade

Third graders are ready for serious empathy work, considering how historical figures felt, how characters in different circumstances experience the world, and how their own behavior affects others. These books drive that work.

1,160 books

The Giver Quartet #1

The Giver

Lois Lowry

Ages 8–12

Jude Saves the World #2

Asking for a Friend

Ronnie Riley

Ages 4–11

Follow My Leader

James B. Garfield

Ages 4–11

Harry Sue

Sue Stauffacher

Ages 8–12

The View From Saturday

E.L. Konigsburg

Ages 8–12

Olive #2

Camp

Kayla Miller

Ages 8–12

The Breakaways

Cathy G. Johnson

Ages 4–11

Tracing Stars

Erin E. Moulton

Ages 4–11

Monster High: Monster Rescue #1

Monster High: Monster Rescue: Operation Find Cleo!

Misty von Spooks

Ages 4–11

Why I'm Already Blue

Terry Farish

Ages 4–11

Yolanda's Genius

Carol Fenner

Ages 4–11

Chestnut Hill #1

Making Strides

Lauren Brooke

Ages 7–11

The Boxcar Children #1

The Boxcar Children

Gertrude Chandl Warner

Ages 6–12

Redwood and Ponytail

K.A. Holt

Ages 4–11

Roller Girl

Victoria Jamieson

Ages 8–12

Zodiac Girls #1

Zodiac Girls: From Geek to Goddess

Cathy Hopkins

Ages 8–12

Locomotion

Jacqueline Woodson

Ages 6–9

Flawed Dogs #1

Flawed Dogs The Year-End Leftovers At The Piddleton "Last Chance" Dog Pound

Berkeley Breathed

Ages 4–11

Monster High #1

Ghoul Power

Perdita Finn

Ages 6–9

Zane's Trace #1

Zane's Trace

Allan Wolf

Ages 4–11

Ungifted

Gordon Korman

Ages 8–12

Jordan J and the Truth About Jordan J

K.A. Holt

Ages 4–11

The Sittin' Up

Shelia P. Moses

Ages 8–11

Anna Hibiscus #1

Anna Hibiscus

Atinuke

Ages 4–11