Chapter Books for Girls – The Common Cents Club

Here's a Massive List of over 550 Delightful Chapter Books and Series for Kids reading around the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade levels. These books are not just for girls, boys enjoy many too, but since it's our daughter who reads and recommends these books, it's an awesome book list for girls. ☺️ Since I already put in the time to find great chapter books for our daughter to read already, I figured I might as well share with other parents and teachers who are looking for quality books! There are hundreds of book ideas for girls and boys below in alphabetical order below. Happy reading! Notes: I look for wholesome books without overly disrespectful characters, impure or frightening content. However, I have not been able to pre-read all of the books (she reads 100+ books per month). I do my best to screen books before they come into our home. Also, she has read many books in the series listed below, but she has not read every book in every series. Since values and expectations are personal, please preview books first if you are concerned about content. If the books are available on Amazon, they are linked below with affiliate links so you can get a peek at several pages (if provided). ADVENTURES AT HOUND HOTEL SERIES by Shelley Swanson Sateren 8 books in this series Mudball Molly (Adventures at the Hound Hotel) $2.67 Order on Amazon 10/16/2026 08:17 pm GMT AMERICAN GIRL SERIES (Originals) by various authors *The older original books are Historical Fiction. The newer ones are Contemporary Fiction.* MANY books in this series Samantha's Boxed Set (The American Girls Collection/Boxed Set) $84.67 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 04:17 pm GMT AMERICAN GIRL BEFOREVER BOOKS (Choose Your Own Adventure) by various authors MANY books in this series Gunpowder and Tea Cakes: My Journey with Felicity (American Girl Beforever) $6.40 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 12:22 pm GMT ANNA HIBISCUS BOOKS by Atinuke at least 8 books in this series Anna Hibiscus $8.99 $7.99 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 03:15 pm GMT A PUPPY TALE SERIES by W. Bruce Cameron 10 books in this series Cooper's Story: A Puppy Tale BEAR GRYLLS ADVENTURES SERIES by Bear Grylls 12 books in this series Bear Grylls The Complete Adventures Collection 12 Books Set $26.03 $23.75 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 03:15 pm GMT BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE by Kate DiCamillo Because of Winn-Dixie $8.99 $7.55 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 01:14 pm GMT BETSY-TACY SERIES by Maud Hart Lovelace 4 books in this series (book 1 is definitely my daughter's favorite) Betsy-Tacy (Betsy-Tacy, 1) $9.99 $7.99 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 03:15 pm GMT BLACK BEAUTY by Lisa Church adapted from Anna Sewell's original There's also this abridged & illustrated version, which is longer. Black Beauty $11.44 $10.01 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 03:15 pm GMT BUTTERFLY WISHES SERIES by Jennifer Castle 4 books in this series Butterfly Wishes 1: The Wishing Wings $48.51 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 04:16 pm GMT CHARLOTTE'S WEB by E. B. White Charlotte's Web: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Trophy Newbery) DEAD SEA SQUIRRELS SERIES by Mike Nawrocki 12 books in this series The Dead Sea Squirrels 6-Pack Books 1-6: Squirreled Away / Boy Meets Squirrels / Nutty Study Buddies / Squirrelnapped! / Tree-mendous Trouble / Whirly Squirrelies DOG DIARIES SERIES by Kate Klimo 14 books in this series Dog Diaries #1: Ginger $8.99 $7.24 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 01:14 pm GMT DOLPHIN SCHOOL SERIES by Catherine Hapka 6 books in this series Pearl's Ocean Magic (Dolphin School #1) (1) FAIRY UNICORNS SERIES by Susanna Davidson 9 books in this Usborne/PaperPie series Usborne Fairy Unicorns Collection 6 Books Set by Zanna Davidson (Star Spell, Frost Fair, Enchanted River, Wind Charm, Cloud Castle, Magic Forest) FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW (CLASSIC STARTS) Retold from the Margaret Sidney original Classic Starts®: Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (Classic Starts® Series) GOONEY BIRD GREENE by Lois Lowry Gooney Bird Greene (Gooney Bird Greene, 1) GRANDMA'S ATTIC SERIES by Arleta Richardson 4 books in this series In Grandma's Attic (Volume 1) (Grandma's Attic Series) HEARTWOOD HOTEL SERIES by Kallie George 4 books in this series A True Home (Heartwood Hotel, 1) $6.99 $5.68 Order on Amazon 10/17/2026 01:14 am GMT HELEN KELLER by Margaret Davidson Helen Keller HUMPHREY SERIES by Betty G. Birney 12 books in this series The World According to Humphrey JANETTE OKE'S ANIMAL FRIENDS by Janette Oke 12 books in this series The Impatient Turtle (Janette Oke's Animal Friends) KITTY CORNER SERIES by Ellen Miles 4 books in this series Otis (Kitty Corner) IF YOU LIVED...SERIES Scholastic (these look like picture books, but they have 60-80 pages of history information) Many books in this series If You Lived in Colonial Times - Tells What It Was Like to Live in the New England Colonies During the Years 15665 to 1776 - First Scholastice Paperback Edition, 5th Printing 1993 IMAGINATION STATION SERIES by Paul McCusker and Marianne Hering at least 32 books in this series (Adventures in Odyssey) Imagination Station Books 3-Pack: Voyage with the Vikings / Attack at the Arena / Peril in the Palace (AIO Imagination Station Books) LITTLE HOUSE SERIES by Laura Ingalls Wilder *These are on the more challenging reads than many on this list 9 books in this series (but many others have been added for various reading levels) The Little House (9 Volumes Set) $89.91 $40.56 Order on Amazon 10/17/2026 01:15 am GMT LITTLE HOUSE SEQUEL by Roger Lea MacBride 8 books in this series Little Farm in the Ozarks (Little House, The Rocky Ridge Years) LITTLE PILGRIM'S BIG JOURNEY SERIES by Tyler Van Halteren *These are beautifully illustrated & adapted for kids based on The Pilgrim's Progress. They're large hardcover books, not small, softcover books like most chapter books. 3 books in this series currently Little Pilgrim's Big Journey, Part 1 $35.00 $24.99 John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress Fully Illustrated & Adapted for Kids Order on Amazon Buy on Christianbook 10/17/2026 04:13 pm GMT LOUIS BRAILLE: THE BOY WHO INVENTED BOOKS FOR THE BLIND by Margaret Davidson Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind MAGIC SCHOOL BUS CHAPTER BOOKS by various authors 20 books in this series The Search for the Missing Bones (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 2) MAGIC TREE HOUSE SERIES by Mary Pope Osborne 38 and counting books in the original Magic Tree House series Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, No. 1) $5.99 $3.46 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 03:14 pm GMT MAGIC TREE HOUSE FACT TRACKER BOOKS by Will Osborne, Mary Pope Osborne, and Natalie Pope Boyce World War II: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Super Edition #1: World at War, 1944 (Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker) MAGIC TREE HOUSE: MERLIN MISSIONS by Mary Pope Osborne 27 and counting books in the Merlin Missions series Magic Tree House Merlin Missions Books 1-25 Boxed Set (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission) MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE SERIES by Marguerite Henry 8 books in this series Marguerite Henry Stable of Classics (Boxed Set) $64.90 Misty of Chincoteague; Sea Star; Stormy, Mistys Foal; Mistys Twilight; Justin Morgan Had a Horse; King of the Wind Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 04:16 pm GMT MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS by Florence and Richard Atwater Mr. Popper's Penguins (Newbery Honor Book) MRS. PIGGLE-WIGGLE SERIES by Betty MacDonald 8 books in this series Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle MY AMERICA SERIES by various authors *Historical Fiction* The 'MY America' books are geared toward younger readers compared to the 'DEAR America' books, which are more challenging. Many books in this series My America: Westward to Home: Joshua's Oregon Trail Diary, Book One MY SECRET UNICORN SERIES by Linda Chapman 22 books in this series Moonlight Journey (My Secret Unicorn) NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS CHAPTER BOOKS by National Geographic Many books in this series National Geographic Kids Chapters: Best Friends Forever: And More True Stories of Animal Friendships (NGK Chapters) OG THE FROG SERIES by Betty G. Birney 3 books in this series Life According to Og the Frog OWL DIARIES SERIES by Rebecca Elliott *These are easier & shorter reads than most on this list At least 19 books in this series Trip to the Pumpkin Farm: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #11) (11) PATHWAY READERS (by Grade Level) by Pathway Publishers Typically each grade level has 3 readers New Friends Grade 3 (Pathway Reading Series) PEGASUS PRINCESSES SERIES by Emily Bliss 6 books in this series Pegasus Princesses 1: Mist's Maze PONY PALS SERIES by Jeanne Betancourt 44 books in this series The Wild Pony (Pony Pals No. 9) PRINCESS PONIES SERIES by Chloe Ryder 12 books in this series Princess Ponies 1: A Magical Friend $5.58 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 01:15 pm GMT RANGER IN TIME SERIES by Kate Messner 12 books in this series Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1) (1) RASCAL by Sterling North Rascal (Puffin Modern Classics) SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES by Eleanor Coerr Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics) SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL by Patricia MacLachlan 5 books in this series, but my daughter only read the original book Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Newbery Award Winner (Sarah, Plain and Tall, 1) SHELTER PET SQUAD SERIES by Cynthia Lord 3 books in this series Merlin (Shelter Pet Squad #2) SQUANTO, FRIEND OF THE PILGRIMS by Clyde Robert Bulla Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims $6.92 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 01:15 pm GMT THE ADVENTURES OF PIPPI LONGSTOCKING by Astrid Lindgren The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking THE ADVENTURES OF SOPHIE MOUSE BOOKS by Poppy Green At least 20 books in this series The Adventures of Sophie Mouse Collection (Boxed Set): A New Friend; The Emerald Berries; Forget-Me-Not Lake; Looking for Winston THE CABIN FACED WEST by Jean Fritz The Cabin Faced West THE CAMPGROUND KIDS SERIES by C.R. Fulton 10 books in this series Grand Teton Stampede (The Campground Kids: National Park Adventures) THE CHILDREN OF NOISY VILLAGE SERIES by Astrid Lindgren 4 books in this series The Children of Noisy Village $4.48 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 06:16 am GMT THE COURAGE OF SARAH NOBLE by Alice Dalgliesh The Courage of Sarah Noble THE HORSESHOE TRILOGIES SERIES By Lucy Daniels 9 books in this series Last Hope (Horseshoe Trilogies #2) THE KINDNESS CLUB SERIES by Courtney Sheinmel 2 books in this series The Kindness Club: Designed by Lucy THE MILLY-MOLLY-MANDY STORYBOOK by Joyce Lankester Brisley The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook THE PETSITTERS CLUB SERIES by Tessa Krailing 10 books in this series Jilly the Kid (Petsitters Club) THE SECRET OF THE HIDDEN SCROLLS SERIES by M. J. Thomas 9 books in this series The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls: The Complete Series $59.99 $33.00 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 01:15 pm GMT THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON (CLASSIC STARTS) Retold from the Johann David Wyss original Classic Starts® Audio: The Swiss Family Robinson (Classic Starts® Series) $214.82 Order on Amazon 10/16/2026 11:31 pm GMT THE TRUE GIFT by Patricia MacLachlan The True Gift THE TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS by William Pene du Bois The Twenty-One Balloons (Puffin Modern Classics) THE VANDERBEEKERS OF 141ST STREET SERIES by Karina Yan Glaser *These are some of the more challenging reads on this list At least 6 books in this series The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (The Vanderbeekers, 1) THE WHITE STALLION by Elizabeth Shub The White Stallion THE YEAR OF THE BABY by Andrea Cheng *I just discovered this is part of a series! My daughter will be so excited because she said she loved this book so much she wished it was part of a series. Yay for more delightful book ideas for our book-loving girls! The series is called the "Anna Wang Series" and it includes 5 books. 📚 The Year of the Baby (An Anna Wang novel) $6.99 Order on Amazon 10/05/2026 02:17 pm GMT TIME JUMPERS SERIES by Wendy Mass 4 books in this series Fast-Forward to the Future!: A Branches Book (Time Jumpers #3) (3) $6.49 Order on Amazon 10/17/2026 01:14 am GMT UNICORN PRINCESSES SERIES by Emily Bliss 10 books in this series Unicorn Princesses Bind-up Books 7-9: Firefly's Glow, Feather's Flight, and the Moonbeams $10.99 $10.24 Order on Amazon 10/17/2026 01:15 am GMT WINNIE: THE EARLY YEARS by Dandi Daley Mackall *These are an easier version of the next Winnie horse series* 4 books in this series Horse Gentler in Training (Winnie: The Early Years) $6.50 Order on Amazon 10/16/2026 11:29 pm GMT WINNIE THE HORSE GENTLER SERIES by Dandi Daley Mackall 8 books in this series Wild Thing (Winnie the Horse Gentler, Book 1) $8.99 $6.55 Order on Amazon 10/17/2026 01:15 am GMT You Might Also Like Chapter Books for 1st Grade Girls 22 Unique Gifts for 6-Year-Old Girls (she actually wants!) 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