Quincy Public Schools Summer Reading
Suggested Reading List for
Grade 3
Children are encouraged to read anything at their reading level. The lists are only suggestions and examples. Many of the books may be out being enjoyed by another reader but don't panic--simply place a hold or choose another book.
Many of the books on these lists can be checked out of the library in Quincy and many of them are also owned by other South Shore libraries in the Old Colony Library Network. If the book you want is checked out, you can place a hold on it either at the library or online. Click on the blue underlined titles to check availability in the library catalog.
The following titles and authors are suggestions only. Feel free to substitute any books of your choice.
Realistic Fiction
Gold Threaded Dress - Marsden, C.
Katie's Wish - Hazen, B.
7 x 9 = Trouble - Mills, C.
Runaway Radish - Haas, J.
Chang and the Bamboo Flute - Hill, E.
Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building - Hopkinson, D.
Max's Words - Banks, K.
Pictures from Our Vacation - Perkins, L.
86 Years: Legend of the Boston Red Sox - Boroson, M.
Series
Magic Tree House - Osborne, M.
Horrible Harry - Kline, S.
Bailey School Kids - Dadey, D.
Judy Moody - McDonald, M.
Akimbo - Smith, A.
Mercy Watson - DiCamillo, K.
The Spiderwick Chronicles - DiTerlizzi, T.
A to Z Mysteries - Roy, R.
Meg Mackintosh - Landon, L.
Amelia - Moss, M.
Non-fiction/
Information Books
DK Eyewitness books - various
Any titles by Gibbons, Gail
Any Math Books - Tang, Greg
Earth from Above for Young Readers - Burleigh, R.
Winners Never Quit! - Hamm, M.
If You Decide to Go to the Moon - McNulty, F.
Panda Math - Nagda, A.W.
Dolphin Talk - Pfeffer, W.
Actual Size and Prehistoric Actual Size - Jenkins, S.
My Librarian is a Camel - Ruurs, M.
My Senator and Me: A Dog's Eye View of Washington - Kennedy, E.
Biography
My Brothers' Flying Machine - Yolen
My Freedom Trip - Park, F.
How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning - Schanzer, R.
Brave Harriet - Moss, M.
America's Champion Swimmer - Adler, D.
Mary Anning and the Sea Dragon - Atkins, J.
Mighty Jackie: Strike Out Queen - Moss, M..
Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates - Winter, J.
Houdini: World's Greatest Mystery Man - Krull, K.
Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor - McCully, E.
George Did It - Jurmain, S.
Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds - Yoo, P.
Campy: The Story of Roy Campanella - Adler, D.
Poetry
Any titles by Prelutsky, Jack
Antarctic Antics - A Book of Penguin Poems - Sierra, J.
Spider and the Fly - Howitt, M.
Hummingbird Nest - George, K.
Looking for Jaguar and Other Rain Forest Poems - Katz, S.
Little Stevie Wonder - Troupe, Q.
Oh No! Where are My Pants? - Hopkins, L.B.
Please Bury Me in the Library - Lewis, P.
Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow - Sidman, J.
Family Read Aloud
Snowed In With Grandmother Silk - Fenner, C.
Legend of Spud Murphy - Colfer, E.
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - DiCamillo, K.
Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs - Birney, B.
Ruby Lu: Brave and True - Look, L.
Clementine - Pennypacker, S.
Roxie and the Hooligans - Naylor. P.
Historical Fiction
Boxes for Katje - Fleming, C.
Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot - Raven, M.
Firekeeper's Son - Park, L.
Don't Forget Winona - Peterson, J.W.
Girl on the High-Diving Horse - High, L.O.
Just Like Josh Gibson - Johnson, A.
Peach Heaven - Choi, Y.
Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing - Prince, A.J.
The Printer - Uhlberg, M.
Anna the Bookbinder - Cheng, A.
Hard-Times Jar - Smothers, E.F.
Blueberries for the Queen - Paterson, K.
Henry's Freedom Box - Levine, E.
John, Paul, George and Ben - Smith, L.
The Greatest Skating Race - Borden, L.
Folk & Fairy Tales
Aesop's Fables - Pinkney, J.
Hungry Coat: A Tale From Turkey - Demi
Gobble, Gobble, Slip Slop - So, M.
Fair, Brown and Trembling - Daly, J.
Clever Beatrice - Willey, M.
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale - Morales, Y.
Kate and the Beanstalk - Osborne, M.P.
Elves and the Shoemaker - The Brothers Grimm (LaMarche)
Subira Subira - Mollel, T.
Sense Pass King - Tchana, K.