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Third Grade Summer Reading List

Soccer Hero by Matt Christopher

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl

Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo

Pinky and Rex by James Howe

Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

How Do Apples Grow by Betsy Maestro

Stink the Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald

The Werewolf Club Meets Oliver Twit by Daniel Pinkwater

Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant

Nate the Great by Marjorie Sharmat

Math for all Seasons by Gregory Tang

Frida by Jonah Winter

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Boysmight really enjoy these books! They are really funny. If you have a student that doesnt

really enjoy reading, I strongly recommend these. A series is a great way to get them

hooked on reading! Girls who love to laugh may also enjoy them.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

Tales of a Sixth Grade Muppet by Kirk Scroggs

Dragonbreath series by Ursula Vernon

Alvin Ho series by Lenore Look

How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell

Max Finder series by Liam O'Donnell

Big Nate series by Lincoln Pierce

Julian Rodrigueez series by Alexander Stadler

Guys Read Funny Business by Jon Scieszka

I Was a Third Grade Science Project by Mary Jane Auch

I Was a Third Grade Spy by Mary Jane Auch

Gruffalo Book Series by Julia Donaldson

Jeremy Thatcher and the Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville

39 Clues series by Peter Lerangis

Cam Jansen Series

Peter and the Star Chasers by David Barry and Ridley Pearson

Mr. Stink by David Walliams

***Parents: You can find a description of these books by looking on this website. Please make

sure they are on the right reading level for your child, and that they have not read them

before.

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Dear Parents and Students,

We are so excited to have you in third grade next year! We just couldnt wait to get you

started on all of the WONDERFULthings you will learn. To keep up all of the hard work you havedone this year, and will do next year the third grade teachers put together a book list to keep

your brain active over the summer. You/Your child must:

1. Read at least 3 books from the list2. Fill out the reading log3. Pick 2 books to answer the reflection questions on4. Pick one book to complete a project on: There are directions for each project included in

the packet. If you need any more directions and/or templates you can visit this website

(click on the 3rdgrade projects):

https://sites.google.com/a/palmbeachschools.org/area-4/area-4-summer-reading-

projects-page

**Remember to use complete sentences and appropriate punctuation such as capital letters and

periods. Also, make sure the book is appropriate for your childs reading level, and that theyhave not read the book before. We want to introduce them to new, exciting literature.

If you/ your child completes all of these items and turn them in Tuesday, August 19th(the

second day of school) you will receive an extra 100 in Readingand will get a ticket to

participate in our SPECI L CELEBR TION! We hope you have an amazing summer and cannotwait to see what all you learn this summer.

Sincerely

Ms. Donald

Mrs. Padgett

Ms. Eckroth

Mrs. Jones

Mrs. Hal

Mrs. Danie

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