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3rd grade Summer Reading Suggestions Berkeley School Libraries, 2014

 

Graphic Novels We Love!

Astronaut Academy: Re-Entry, by Dave Roman

Babymouse: Queen of the World, by Jennifer Holm

Big Nate Makes the Grade, by Lincoln Peirce

Bird and Squirrel on the Run!, by James Burks

Explorer: The Mystery Boxes, edited by Kazu Kibuishi

Fairy Tale Comics, edited by Chris Duffy

Fashion Kitty, by Charise Mericle Harper

Giants Beware!, by Jorge Aguirre

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

The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Spelling Trouble, by Frank Cammuso

Zita the Spacegirl, by Ben Hatke

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

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things, by Lenore Look

Bad Kitty Gets a Bath, by Nick Bruel

Brand New School, Brave New Ruby, by Derrick Barnes

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

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel, by Nikki Grimes

Mallory On the Move, by Laurie Friedman

My Name Is Maria Isabel, by Alma Flor Ada

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

The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan

The Monster’s Ring, by Bruce Coville

The Night Fairy, by Amy Laura Schlitz

Shipwreck (Island series), by Gordon Korman

Spaceheadz, by Jon Scieszka

The Tail of Emily Windsnap, by Liz Kessler

Funny Stories (level Q-R-S)

Athena the Brain (Goddess Girls series), by Joan Holub

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

Double Fudge, by Judy Blume

Dying to Meet You, by Kate Klise

Dork Diaries: Tales from a not-so-fabulous life, by Rachel Renee Russell

James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, by Tom Angleberger

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

Because of Winn Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo

Bird, by Zetta Elliott

The Gold-Threaded Dress, by Carolyn Marsen

Ida B. and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster and (Possibly) Save the World, by Katherine Hannigan

The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate

Shiloh, by Phyllis Naylor

Turtle in Paradise, by Jennifer L. Holm

The Year of the Dog, by Grace Lin

Fascinating Nonfiction

Batman: The story of the Dark Knight, by Ralph Cosentino

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

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

Oakland Raiders, by Aaron Frisch

Play Baseball Like a Pro, by Hans Hetrick

Snakes, by Nic Bishop

This Book Made Me Do It, by DK Publishing

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

BUSD Library Services berkeley.net/school-libraries