Summer Reading - Saint Henry School

Third Grade Summer Reading
Welcome to Third Grade! We want you to enjoy your summer break,
but don’t forget to keep reading. Each student will need to read three
books from the Accelerated Reader list.
The first book should be a fiction story. It needs to be at least a third
grade level (3.0) chapter book. The student should complete a book
report form.
The second book should be a non-fiction book at the third grade level
or above. Your child should then complete the non-fiction book report
form.
The third book may be fiction or non-fiction. Choose a book and
complete the appropriate book report. Students should be prepared to
take an AR test on all three books the first week of school.
We look forward to great readers in the third grade. See you in
August!
Thank you,
Third Grade Teachers
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors Matt Christoper:
http://www.mattchristopher.com/
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Baseball Pals
Challenge at Second Base
The Dog thet Called the Pitch
Beverly Cleary:
http://www.judyblume.com/
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Muggie Maggie
Otis Spofford
Andrew Clements
http://www.andrewclements.com/
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Lunch Money
No talking!
The School Story
Dan Gutman:
http://www.dangutman.com/
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The Kid Who Became President
The Return of the Homework Machine
Johanna Hurwitz:
http://www.johannahurwitz.com/
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Aldo Applesauce
Class President
Fourth Grade Fuss
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors Marissa Moss:
http://www.marissamoss.com/
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Rachel's Journal
Emma's Journal
Hannah's Journal
Louis Sachar:
http://www.louissachar.com/
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Holes
There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom
Jerry Spinelli
http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_002.htm
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Loser
Wringer
The Library Card
David Adler:
http://www.davidaadler.com/
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Cam Jansen
Young Cam Jansen
Andy Russel
Judy Blume:
http://www.judyblume.com/
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The Fudge Books:
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Otherwise Known as Shiela the Great
Superfudge
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors Georgia Byng:
http://www.meetmollymoon.com/
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Molly Moon
Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Stops the World
Hypnotic Time Travel Adventue
Matt Christopher:
http://www.mattchristopher.com/
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Alden All-Star
All-Star Sports Stories
#1 Sports Series for Kids
Beverly Cleary:
http://www.beverlycleary.com/
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Henry Huggins
Ramona Quimby
Andrew Clements:
http://www.andrewclements.com/
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Jake Drake
Bully Buster
Class Clown
Teacher's Pet
Bruce Coville:
http://www.brucecoville.com/
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My Teacher is an Alien
Space Brats
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors Cressida Cowell:
http://www.cressidacowell.co.uk/
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How to Train Your Dragon
How to be a pirate
Dan Gutman:
http://www.dangutman.com/
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My Wierd School
Baseball Card Adventures
Clarisse Mericle Harper:
http://www.hmhbooks.com/books/justgrace/
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Just Grace
Still Just Grace
Just Grace Walks the Dog
Just Grace Goes Green
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors James Howe
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Bunnicula
Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow
Bunnicula Strikes Again
The Howliday Inn
Johanna Hurwitz:
http://www.johannahurwitz.com/
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Riverside Kids
Busybody Nora
Rip-roaring Russell
Russell Sprouts
Liz Kessler:
http://www.lizkessler.co.uk/
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Emily Windsnap
The Castle in the Mist
The Siren's Secret
The Monster form the Deep
Jeff Kinney:
http://www.wimpykid.com/
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Rodrick Rules
The Last Straw
Dog Days
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors Jarrett Krisoczka:
http://www.studiojjk.com/
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Lunch Lady
The Author Visit Vendetta
The Field Trip Fiasco
The Summer Camp Shakedown
Lois Lowry:
http://www.loislowry.com/
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Gooney Bird Greene
Gooney Bird and the Room Mother
Gooney Bird is so Absurd
Gooney, the Fabulous
Megan McDonald:
http://www.meganmcdonald.net/
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Dear America
Judy Moody
Stink Moody
Marissa Moss:
http://www.marissamoss.com/
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Amelia Series
Amelia's Notebook
Amelia Tells All
Amelia's Family Tree
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors Mary Pope Osborne:
http://www.marypopeosborne.net/
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Magic Tree House
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/
My America
Dear America
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Sara Pennypacker:
http://www.sarapennypacker.com/
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Clementine
Clementine's Letter
The Talented Clementine
Clementine, Friend of the Work
Dav Pilkey:
http://www.pilkey.com/
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Captain Underpants
Ricky Ricotta
Cynthia Rylant:
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The Lighthouse Family
Cobble Street Cousins
Louis Sachar:
http://www.louissachar.com/
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Stories from Wayside School
Marvin Redpost
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors Jon Scieszka:
http://www.jsworldwide.com/
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Time Warp Trio (Chapter Book)
Jerry Spinelli:
http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_002.htm
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School Daze
Do the Funky Pickle
Picklemania
Report to the Principal's Office
Jane Yolen:
http://janeyolen.com/
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Young Merlin Trilogy
Tarten Magic Trilogy
Non‐Fiction David Adler:
http://www.davidaadler.com/index.htm
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A Picture Book of....
Thomas Edison
Anne Frank
Jackie Robinson
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors Chris Barton:
http://chrisbarton.info/index.html
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The Day-Glo Brothers
Jennifer Berne:
http://jenniferberne.com/
Fun Website: Cousteau Kids Online
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Biography
Manfish: The Story of Jacques Cousteau
Nic Bishop:
http://www.nicbishop.com/
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Butterflies adn Moths
Spiders
Frogs
Tonya Bolden:
http://www.tonyaboldenbooks.com/
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Biography
The Champ: The Story of Muhammad Ali
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors Michael Dooling
http://www.michaeldooling.com/
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Young Thomas Edison
The Great Horse-less Carriage Race
Aileen Lucia Fisher:
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The Story Goes On
Suzanne Jurmain:
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George Did It!
Barbara Kerley:
http://www.barbarakerley.com/index.html
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What to do About Alice?
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
Patricia Larkin:
http://www.patricialakin.com/
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Amelia Earhart: More than a Flier
Abigail Adams: First Lady of the American Revolution
Albert Einstein: Genius of the Twentieth Century
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors Edward Moore Kennedy:
Fun Washington D. C. Website: Kid's Capital
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My Senator and Me: A Dog's Eye View of Washington D.C.
Sandra Markle:
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Tough Toothy Baby Sharks
Sneaky, Spinning, Baby Spiders
Little Lost Bat
Bill Martin Jr.:
http://www.billmartinjr.com/
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Poetry
Big Book of Poetry
Meghan McCarthy:
http://www.meghan-mccarthy.com/
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Aliens Are Coming!: The True Account of
the 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast.
Alice B. McGinty:
http://www.alicebmcginty.com/
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Biography
Darwin
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors Marissa Moss:
http://www.marissamoss.com/
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Mighty Jackie the Strike-Out Queen
Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee
Brave Harriet: The First Woman to Fly the English Channel
Walter Dean Myers:
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Poetry
Jazz
Hoops
Harlem
Shange Ntozake:
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Coretta Scott
Ellington Was Not a Street
We Troubled the Waters
Staton Rabin:
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Mr. Lincoln's Boys: Being the Mostly True Adventures of
Abraham Lincoln's Troublemaking Sons, Tad and Wille
Candice Ransom:
http://www.candiceransom.com/
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Willie McLean and the Civil War Surrender
The Day of the Black Blizzard
Third Grade Suggested Books/Authors James Rumford:
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Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing
Chee-Lin: A Girafee's Journey
There's a Monster in the Alphabet
Judith St. George:
http://www.judithstgeorge.com/index.htm
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So You Want to be President
The Journey of the One and Only Decleration of Independence
Who Was / Is Series ~ Various
Authors:
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Biography
Who Was Abraham Lincoln
Who Was Babe Ruth
Who Is J.K. Rowling
Jonah Winter:
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Biography
You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?
Dizzy
Barack
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BOOK REPORT
Title of Book ______________________________________
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Setting:
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Main Characters
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Summarize the story:
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
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NON-FICTION BOOK REPORT
Title of Book ______________________________________
Author ___________________________________________
Summarize the book. What were the main points?
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What was the most interesting thing that you learned from this book?
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
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Non-fiction Book Report
Title: _______________________________________________________________
Author: ______________________________________________________________
Topic:
Who or what the book is about.
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Write 4-5 facts you already know about the topic.
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Write 6 new words that you learned from this book.
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Name 5-6 things you learned about the topic.
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What was the most interesting thing you learned about the topic?
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Did you think the book did a good job of teaching you about the topic? Fill in the
stars:
The book did a good job.
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My Book Report
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Who is in the book?
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Illustrator: __________________________
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Where does it take place? When?
What happened in the beginning?
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What happened in the middle?
How does it end?
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What did you think of the story?_________________________________________________
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