All the third graders reviewed the books they read this year and compiled this list of FAVORITES to share with each other. Hope this gives you some ideas for SUMMER READING! ~ Mrs. O’Keefe
FANTASTIC FANTASY
Harry Potter
Warrior series
Percy Jackson series by Riordan
The Wind in the Willows
Eldest
Friendship according to Humphrey and other Humphrey books
Star Wars Guide to Vehicles and Vessels; and Star Wars Dictionary
Mrs.Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Bunnicula
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, George’s Marvelous Medicine and
all books by Roald Dahl
How To Train Your Dragon
Howl’s Moving Castle
SERIES THAT ARE FUNNY, COOL, OR JUST FUN
Super Emma, and other Emma books
Geronimo Stilton series such as Paws Off Chedderface and
Curse of the Cheese Pyramid
American Girl historical series
My Weird School like Mr. Hynde is Out of his Mind
Bailey School Kids series, such as Sea Monsters Don’t Ride Motorcycles
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Franny K. Stein: The Fran with Four Brains
Mallory series such as Back to School
Mercy Waston series
Artemis Fowl
The Penultimate Peril and The Wide Window and The Reptile Room
(Series of Unfortunate Events)
Disney fairies such as Lily’s Pesky Plant
Junie B. Jones
Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge? (Time Warp Trio)
Commander toad series
Ivy and Bean
Amazing Days of Abbey Hayes, such as Good Things Come in Small
Packages
Ivy + Bean
Stink (Judy Moody’s little brother)
Clarice Bean
Rainbow Magic series
Animorphs
Who’s afraid of Fourth Grade? (a Katie Kazoo)
Magic School Bus chapter books such as The Search for the Missing Bones
OUR FAVORITE MAGAZINES
Discovery Girls magazine
Dog Fancy magazine
HISTORICAL FICTION
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla
Little House in the Big Woods
Cleopatra, daughter of the Nile
Mickey and Me
Stone Fox
Cecile: Gates of Gold
GREAT NONFICTION
Top Ten Fish for Kids
The Labrador Retriever
The Revolutionary War
Gold
World Was II
You Wouldn’t Want to be a Viking Explorer
Dog Crafts
Draw!
M1ch1gan:The wolverines championhip season
Babe Ruth
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Truth About Poop
NBA Basketball
Arms and Armor
Airplanes and Flying Machines
History of Flight
ER Vets
Guinness World Record books
Write on!
Cheetahs
Mammals
Snakes
Guinea Pigs
Puppy Care and Training
Draw Your Own Cartoons
Rabbits
REALITSTIC FICTION THAT’S REALLY GOOD
A Week in the Woods
Swindle
Each Little Bird that Sings
Holes
Soccer Sam
Ruby Holler
Willow King: Race the Wind
PICTURE BOOKS, FAIRY TALES AND FOLKTALES
Too Many Toys
Henry’s First-Moon Brithday
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Rumpelstiltskin
Dragon’s Fat Cat
The Magic Nesting Doll
Fly Guy
Scaredy Squirrel books
Yoko
Tilly Witch
Jumanji
Two Bad Ants
Dusty Locks and the Three Bears
AWESOME GRAPHIC NOVELS AND HISTORIES
Babymouse
Calvin and Hobbes
Akiko Series
Miyazaki’s spirited away
The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb, The Battle of Bunker Hill, The Attack on Pearl Harbor (all Graphic Histories)
Bone
MYSTERIOUS MYSTERIES
Hardy Boys series
A-Z Mysteries such as The Kidnapped King and the Goose’s Gold
Boxcar Children mysteries
SCARY STUFF
Welcome to the Dead House
Washington Wax Museum
Michigan Chillers
Goosebumps such as Deep Trouble and Ghost Camp
More American Chillers such as Michigan Mega-Monsters
