This document provides summer reading suggestions for 3rd grade students from the Berkeley School Libraries. It recommends several graphic novels, chapter book series, and genres of fiction and nonfiction books. Some of the highlighted graphic novels include The Babysitter's Club and Dog Man. Recommended chapter book series span reading levels N through S and include Clementine, Bad Kitty, and Warriors. The fiction genres highlighted are exciting adventure & fantasy books, funny stories, and stories that touch your heart. The nonfiction section recommends books about animals, history, sports, and biographies. It encourages students to visit their school's virtual library over the summer.

1. Reading is Fun!!
3rd
grade Summer Reading Suggestions
Berkeley School Libraries, 2018
Graphic Novels We Love!
The Babysitter’s Club, by Ann M. Martin, illustrated
by Raina Telgemeier
Bird and Squirrel, by James Burks
Dog Man, by Dav Pilkey
Giants Beware!, by Jorge Aguirre
Hilo, by Judd Winick
Little Robot, by Ben Hatke
Lunch Lady, by Jarrett K. Krosoczka
Mighty Jack, by Ben Hatke
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton
Phoebe & the Unicorn, by Dana Simpson
Sisters, by Raina Telgemeier
Stone Rabbit, by Eric Craddock
Zita the Spacegirl, by Ben Hatke
Favorite Chapter Book Series (levels N – O – P)
Bad Kitty, by Nick Bruel
Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker
Dory Fantasmagory, by Abby Hanlon
Dyamonde Daniel, by Nikki Grimes
EllRay Jakes, by Sally Warner
Goosebumps, by R.L. Stine
Gumazing Gum Girl, by Rhode Montijo
I Survived series, by Lauren Tarshis
Inspector Flytrap, by Tom Angleberger
Jaden Toussaint, by Marti Dumas
Jake Maddox Sports Stories, by Jake Maddox
Lola Levine, by Monica Brown
Notebook of Doom, by Troy Cummings
Ruby and the Booker Boys, by Derrick Barnes
Zapato Power (Freddie Ramos), by Jacqueline Jules
Zoey & Sassafras, by Asia Citro
* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system
Available as audiobook on Tales2Go
Visit your school’s virtual library all summer!
library.berkeleyschools.net

2. Exciting Adventure & Fantasy (levels Q – R – S)
A Dash of Trouble, by Anna Meriano
Endling: The Last, by Katherine Applegate
The Magic Half, by Annie Barrows
Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin, by Liesl
Shurtliff
The Spiderwick Chronicles, by Tony DiTerlizzi
Spirit Animals series, by Brandon Mull & others
Warriors series, by Erin Hunter
The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown
Wings of Fire, by Tui Sutherland
Funny Stories (levels Q – R – S)
The 13-Story Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths
Big Nate In a Class By Himself, by Lincoln
Peirce
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, by Liz
Pichon
Double Fudge, by Judy Blume
Hamster Princess, by Ursula Vernon
James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish, by Mo O’Hara
Pickle, by Kim Baker
Stick Dog, by Tom Watson
The Terrible Two, by Mac Barnett & Jory John
Timmy Failure, by Stephan Pastis
The Zero Degree Zombie Zone, by Patrick
Henry Bass
Stories that Touch Your Heart (levels Q – R – S)
The 14th
Goldfish, by Jennifer L. Holm
Because of Winn Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
A Boy Called BAT, by Elana K. Arnold
Dash, by Kirby Larson
Gaby Lost and Found, by Angela Cervantes
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate
Rickshaw Girl, by Mitali Perkins
The Year of the Dog, by Grace Lin
Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate
Fascinating Nonfiction
Beauty and the Beak, by Deborah Lee Rose
Dog Finds Lost Dolphins! (National Geographic Kids
Chapters), by Elizabeth Carney
Grand Canyon, by Jason Chin
Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most
Famous Wolf in the West, by Emma Bland
Play Baseball Like a Pro, by Hans Hetrick
Separate Is Never Equal, by Duncan Tonatiuh
Who Is Malala Yousafzai?, by Dinah Brown
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of
Inventions, by Chris Barton
BUSD Library Services
library.berkeleyschools.net