Reading is Fun!!

3 r d grade Summer Reading Suggest ions Berkeley School L ibrar ies , 2017

Graphic Novels We Love!

Babymouse, by Jennifer Holm

The Babysitter’s Club, by Ann M. Martin, illustrated by Raina Telgemeier

Bird and Squirrel, by James Burks

Dog Man, by Dav Pilkey

Giants Beware!, by Jorge Aguirre

Great Pet Escape, by Victoria Jamieson

Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth, by Judd Winick

Little Robot, by Ben Hatke

Lunch Lady, by Jarrett K. Krosoczka

Phoebe & the Unicorn, by Dana Simpson

Sisters, by Raina Telgemeier

Stone Rabbit, by Eric Craddock

Zita the Spacegirl, by Ben Hatke

Favorite Chapter Book Series (*levels N – O – P)

Bad Kitty, by Nick Bruel

Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker

Dory Fantasmagory, by Abby Hanlon

Dragonbreath, by Ursula Vernon

Dyamonde Daniel, by Nikki Grimes

EllRay Jakes, by Sally Warner

Frannie K. Stein, by Jim Benton

Goosebumps, by R.L. Stine

I Survived series, by Lauren Tarshis

Jake Maddox Sports Stories, by Jake Maddox

Keena Ford, by Melissa Thomson

Lola Levine, by Monica Brown

Notebook of Doom, by Troy Cummings

Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary

Ruby and the Booker Boys, by Derrick Barnes

Zapato Power (Freddie Ramos), by Jacqueline Jules

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* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system

Available as audiobook on Tales2Go

Exciting Adventure &Fantasy (levels Q–R–S)

The Magic Half, by Annie Barrows

The Night Fairy, by Laura Amy Schlitz

Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin, by Liesl Shurtliff

The Spiderwick Chronicles, by Tony DiTerlizzi

Spirit Animals series, by Brandon Mull & others

The Tale of Emily Windsnap, by Liz Kessler

Warriors series, by Erin Hunter

The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown

Wings of Fire, by Tui Sutherland

Funny Stories (levels Q – R – S)

The 13-Story Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths

Big Nate In a Class By Himself, by Lincoln Peirce

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, by Liz Pichon

Double Fudge, by Judy Blume

Hamster Princess, by Ursula Vernon

James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl

Life of Zarf, by Rob Harrell

My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, by Mo O’Hara

Pickle, by Kim Baker

The Terrible Two, by Mac Barnett &Jory John

Timmy Failure, by Stephen Pastis

The Zero Degree Zombie Zone, by Patrick Henry Bass

Stories that Touch Your Heart (levels Q–R–S)

The 14th Goldfish, by Jennifer L. Holm

Amina’s Voice, by Hena Khan

A Boy Called BAT, by Elana K. Arnold

Dash, by Kirby Larson

A Dog Called Homeless, by Sarah Lean

Gaby Lost and Found, by Angela Cervantes

The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate

Rickshaw Girl, by Mitali Perkins

The Year of the Dog, by Grace Lin

Fascinating Nonfiction

Baby Elephant in the Wild, by Caitlin O’Connell

Dog Finds Lost Dolphins! (National Geographic Kids Chapters), by Elizabeth Carney

Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France, by Mara Rockliff

Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West, by Emma Bland

Play Baseball Like a Pro, by Hans Hetrick

Separate Is Never Equal, by Duncan Tonatiuh

Who Is Malala Yousafzai?, by Dinah Brown

Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, by Chris Barton Find more recommendations at

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