Reading is Fun!!

3 r d grade Summer Reading Suggest ions Ber keley School L ibrar ies , 2015

 

Graphic Novels We Love!

Babymouse: Queen of the World, by Jennifer Holm

The Babysitter’s Club: Kristy’s Great Idea, adapted by Raina Telgemeier

Big Nate: Game On!, by Lincoln Peirce

Bird and Squirrel on the Run!, by James Burks

El Deafo, by Cece Bell

Fashion Kitty, by Charise Mericle Harper

Giants Beware!, by Jorge Aguirre

Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute, by Jarrett K. Krosoczka

Rapunzel’s Revenge, by Shannon Hale

Sisters, by Raina Telgemeier

Zita the Spacegirl, by Ben Hatke

Having Fun with Chapter Books (*level N-O-P)

All About Ellie (Critter Club), by Callie Barkley

Bad Kitty Gets a Bath, by Nick Bruel

Batter Up! by Jake Maddox

Brand New School, Brave New Ruby, by Derrick Barnes

The Cave that Shouldn’t Collapse (Field Trip Mysteries), by Steve Brezenoff

Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker

Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-Up, by Melissa Thomson

Knights of the Kitchen Table (Time Warp Trio series), by Jon Scieszka

Lulu and the Duck in the Park, by Hillary McKay

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel, by Nikki Grimes

Mallory On the Move, by Laurie Friedman

Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary

Rise of the Balloon Goons (Notebook of Doom series), by Troy Cummings

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* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system

Exciting Adventure and Fantasy (level Q-R-S)

The 39 Clues series, by Rick Riordan & others

Alanna: The first adventure, by Tamora Pierce

The Field Guide (Spiderwick Chronicles), by Tony DiTerlizzi

Into the Wild (Warriors), by Erin Hunter

The Monster’s Ring, by Bruce Coville

Thea Stilton & the Secret of the Old Castle

Shipwreck (Island series), by Gordon Korman

Spaceheadz, by Jon Scieszka

The Tale of Emily Windsnap, by Liz Kessler

Funny Stories (level Q-R-S)

The 13-Story Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths

Big Nate In a Class By Himself, by Lincoln Peirce

Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to NOT Reading, by Tommy Greenwald

Dragonbreath, by Ursula Vernon

Double Fudge, by Judy Blume

Dying to Meet You, by Kate Klise

Dork Diaries, by Rachel Renee Russell

James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl

The Terrible Two, by Mac Barnett and Jory John

The Zero Degree Zombie Zone, by Patrick Henry Bass

Stories that Touch Your Heart (level Q-R-S)

The 14th Goldfish, by Jennifer L. Holm

Because of Winn Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo

Dash, by Kirby Larson

The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate

Rickshaw Girl, by Mitali Perkins

Riding Freedom, by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Shiloh, by Phyllis Naylor

The Year of the Dog, by Grace Lin

Fascinating Nonfiction

Baby Elephant in the Wild, by Caitlin O’Connell

Galápagos George, by Jean Craighead George

Here Come the Girl Scouts! The amazing all-true story of Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low, by Shana Corey

Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, by Katheryn Russell-Brown

A Nation’s Hope: The story of boxing legend Joe Louis, by Matt de la Peña

Play Baseball Like a Pro, by Hans Hetrick

Separate Is Never Equal, by Duncan Tonatiuh

Find more recommendations at Mary Ann Scheuer’s website greatkidbooks.blogspot.com

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