This document provides summer reading suggestions for 3rd grade students from the Berkeley School Libraries. It recommends several popular graphic novels, chapter book series, books featuring exciting adventure and fantasy, funny stories, stories that touch the heart, and fascinating nonfiction titles. The lists include summaries and reading level recommendations for each suggested book. The purpose is to encourage summer reading and provide parents and students with age-appropriate book options to visit from the local public library.

1. Reading is Fun!!
3rd grade Summer Reading Suggestions
Berkeley School Libraries, 2016
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 ✪
El Deafo, by Cece Bell
Giants Beware!, by Jorge Aguirre
G-Man, by Chris Giarrusso ✪
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 ✪
Sisters, by Raina Telgemeier
Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Romeo &
Juliet, by Ian Lendler
Zita the Spacegirl, by Ben Hatke ✪
Favorite Chapter Book Series (*levels N – O – P)
Bad Kitty, by Nick Bruel ✪
Captain Awesome, by Stan Kirby ✪
Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker ✪
Dory Fantasmagory, by Abby Hanlon ✪
Dragonbreath, by Ursula Vernon ✪
Dyamonde Daniel, by Nikki Grimes ✪
Field Trip Mysteries, by Steve Brezenoff ✪
Jake Maddox Sports Stories, by Jake Maddox ✪
Keena Ford, by Melissa Thomson ✪
Lola Levine, by Monica Brown ✪
Lulu and the Duck in the Park, by Hillary McKay ✪
Mallory On the Move, by Laurie Friedman ✪
Notebook of Doom, by Troy Cummings ✪
Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary ✪
Ruby and the Booker Boys, by Derrick Barnes ✪
The Time Warp Trio, by Jon Scieszka ✪
Zapato Power (Freddie Ramos), by Jacqueline Jules ✪
✪ popular series
Visit your local library this summer!
berkeleypubliclibrary.org* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system

2. Exciting Adventure and Fantasy (levels Q – R – S)
Frank Einstein, by Jon Scieszka ✪
Harriett the Invincible: Hamster Princess, by Ursula
Vernon ✪
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 ✪
Wings of Fire, by Tui Sutherland ✪
✪ popular series
Funny Stories (levels 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 ✪
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
Pickle, by Kim Baker
The Terrible Two, by Mac Barnett and Jory John ✪
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, by Stephen
Pastis ✪
The Zero Degree Zombie Zone, by Patrick Henry
Bass
✪ popular series
Stories that Touch Your Heart (levels Q – R – S)
The 14th Goldfish, by Jennifer L. Holm
Because of Winn Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
Dash, by Kirby Larson
Gaby Lost and Found, by Angela Cervantes
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate
Paper Wishes, by Lois Sepahban
Rickshaw Girl, by Mitali Perkins
Riding Freedom, by Pam Muñoz Ryan
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 ✪
Freedom in Congo Square, by Carole Weatherford
Boston
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that
Baffled All of France, by Mara Rockliff
A Nation’s Hope: The story of boxing legend Joe Louis,
by Matt de la Peña
Play Baseball Like a Pro, by Hans Hetrick ✪
Stephen Curry, by Jon Fischman ✪
Separate Is Never Equal, by Duncan Tonatiuh
Find more recommendations at
Mary Ann Scheuer’s website
greatkidbooks.blogspot.com
BUSD Library Services
library.berkeleyschools.net