Third Grade Reading List

Requirement: Choose one book from the following list to read this summer.  It must be a book you have not read before.  Complete the book report form and write a short summary (one-half to one page) for the book you read.  Read other picture-fiction or chapter books of your choice.  Try to read at least 3-4 books this summer.  All of the books on this list are GOOD!

Harry the Dog, by Gene Zion (AR)

The Hundred Penny Box, by Sharon Mathis (AR)

Big Bad Bruce, by Bill Peet (AR)

Cam Jansen, Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds (or any other Cam Jansen book), by David Adler (AR)

Superfudge, by Judy Blume

The Ugly Duckling, by Hans Christian Anderson

The Stories Julian Tells, by Ann Cameron (AR)

Socks, by Beverly Cleary (AR)

Fables, by Arnold Lobel

Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans (AR)

Henry and Beezus, by Beverly Cleary (AR)

Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective, by D. Sobol (AR)

The Cat Who Went to Heaven, by E. Coatsworth (AR)

The Magic Tree House Series, by Mary Pope Osborne (any book)

Strega Nona, by Tomie de Paola (AR)

Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren (AR)

Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey (AR)

Amber Brown, by Paula Danziger (AR)

The Berenstain Bears, by Stan and Jan Berenstain (AR)

Wimberly Worried, by Kevin Henkes (AR)

The Mysterious Tadpole, by Steven Kellogg (AR)

Long Stretch at First Base, by Matt Christopher (AR)

Loveable Lyle, by Bernard Waber (AR)