Summer Reading Series | 3-5

Did you know, that 92% of children say they are more likely to finish a book they picked out themselves?

As we mentioned in our K-2 post, we have created a list of great summer reading books, with suggestions from teachers and librarians of Catholic elementary schools all over WNY. Remember that the books on this list are suggestions, so they may or may not be on your son or daughter's required summer reading list. Please also refer to your specific Buffalo Catholic school's required reading list, you just might see a few of these titles!

3rd Grade

Happy Birthday, Babymouse! by Jennifer Holm

Liberty by Ellen Miles

Soccer on Saturday by Mary Pope Osborne

Rise of the Earth Dragon by Tracey West

Double Fudge by Judy Blume

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

The BFG by Roald Dahl

Stuart Little by E.B. White

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

George Washington's Breakfast by Jean Fritz

Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary

The Dog that Pitched a No Hitter by Matt Christopher

Sisters and Brothers by Steve Jenkins

Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl

Something Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky

The Titanic: Lost and Found by Judy Donnelly

Quakes! by Catherine McMorrow

Twisters! by Lucille Recht Renner

Mummies by Joyce Milton

Series

Jigsaw Jones series by James Preller

Horrible Harry series by Suzy Kline

A to Z Mysteries series by Ron Roy

Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective series by Donald Sobol

4th Grade

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo: Who's Afraid of Fourth Grade? by Nancy Krulik

Amelia Bedelia: Road Trip! by Herman Parish

The Journey Through Time: Dinosaur Disaster by Geronimo Stilton

The BFG by Roald Dahl

A Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Toulane by Kate DiCamillio

Frindle by Andrew Clements

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Shiloh by Mary Norton

Takes of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

The True Blue Secrets of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck

Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck

One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibbotson

Marshes and Swamps by Gail Gibbons

Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks by Kenneth Mallory

Give Me Liberty! The Story of the Declaration by Russell Freedman

Spiders by Seymour Simon

Series

My Weird School series by Dan Gutman

A to Z Mystery series by Ron Roy

Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney

Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Cam Jansen Mysteries series by David A. Adler

5th Grade

Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck

Just a Dog by  Michael G. Bauer

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

El Deafo (graphic novel) by Cece Bell

The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Smile (graphic novel) by Raina Telgemeier

The White Giraffe by Laura St. John

Harris & Me by Gary Paulsen

Number in the Stars by Lois Lowry

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Diary of a Fairy Godmother by Esme Raji Codell

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech

Wonder by R. J. Palacio

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket

Sees Behind Trees by Michael Dorris

The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements

Room One: A Mystery or Two by Andrew Clements

Discovering Mars: The Amazing Story of the Red Planet by Melvin Berger

Hurricanes: Earth's Mightiest Storms by Patricia Lauber

We are the Ship The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson