Summer Reading Series | 3-5
Jul. 27th, 2015 10:14 am
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!
This is a list for WNY private elementary school students who are entering grades three through five. Keeping your child engaged in healthy reading habits over the summer will help with their performance as they return to school activity in the Fall.
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