TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL – SUMMER’S HOTTEST READS FOR THIRD GRADERS

 

Adler, David                         Cam  Jansen and the Birthday Mystery

J FIC ALD                             When Cam’s grandparents are robbed on their way to a surprise birthday party, Cam uses                                                 her photographic memory to solve the mystery.

 

Banks, Lynne Reid               Harry the Poisonous Centipede: A Story to Make You Squirm

J FIC BAN                             When their adventures lead them to explore the biggest and scariest villain of all, Harry and George realize that they are not brave, only foolish.                                               

 

Bulla, Clyde Robert              The Cardboard Crown

J FIC BUL                              The life of an 11-year old farm boy is changed when he meets an enchanting young                                                             stranger from the city, the princess with the cardboard crown.  

 

Blume, Judy                          Freckle Juice

J FIC BLUME                        Andrew wants freckles more than anything in the world, so a classmate sells him her special freckle recipe.

 

Bunting, Eve                         The Wall

J FIC BUN                             A boy and his father travel to visit the Viet Nam War Memorial and find the name of the boy’s grandfather listed there.                     

 

Clifford, Eth                           The Remembering Box

J FIC CLI                                Nine-year old Joshua’s weekly visits to his beloved grandmother on the Jewish Sabbath                                                    give him an understanding of love, family and tradition.

 

Cole, Joanna                         Magic Schoolbus In The Time of the Dinosaurs

J 567.91                                  Preparations for Visitor’s Day in Room 101 come to a halt when Ms. Frizzle receives an invitation to a dinosaur dig.                               

 

Coville, Bruce                       Jennifer Murdley’s Toad

J FIC COV                              When an ordinary girl buys a talking toad, she sets off on a series of extraordinary adventures.                                       

 

Duffey, Betsy                       How to Be Cool in the Third Grade

J FIC DUF                              When Robbie York is marked as a target by a school bully, he decides the only way to                                                        survive third grade is by being cool.               

 

Fleischmann, Sid                  McBroom’s Wonderful, One-Acre Farm (Series)

J FIC FLE                               Three funny adventures on McBroom’s wonderful prairie farm.                

 

Grahame, Kenneth               The Reluctant Dragon

J FIC GRA                             The boy who finds the dragon in a cave knows it’s a kind, harmless one, but how can he convince the villagers that there’s no need to worry?                 

 

Hall, Lynn                              The Mystery of Pony Hollow

J FIC HAL                             When exploring her family’s new farm on her pony,  Sarah stumbles upon a skeleton

                                                and a mystery.                     

 

Harvey, Brett                        My Prairie Year

J FIC HAR                             Nine-year old Eleanor describes her experiences living with her family in the Dakota                                                             Territory in the late 19th Century.      

 

Hurwitz, Joanna                    Class Clown

J FIC HUR                             Lucas Cott, the biggest trouble-maker in the third grade, finds it hard to turn over a  new    leaf when he decides to become a perfect student.

 

Jennings, Patrick                  Beastly Arms

J FIC JENNINGS                   Eleven-year old Nickel moves into an apartment building run by the strange, mysterious Mr. Beastly, and discovers a secret about the other tenants.                      

 

 

 

Jukes, Mavis                         Blackberries in the Dark

J FIC JUK                              Nine-year old Austin visits his grandmother the summer after his grandfather dies, and                                                       together they  share their sadness.                  

 

Kline, Suzy                            Horrible Harry Moves  Up to Third Grade (Series)

J FIC KLI                               Harry and his friends start off third grade with a new room, and a field trip to an old                                                             copper mine.        

 

Krull, Kathleen                     The Boy on Fairfield Street:  How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss

J BIO SEUSS                         The first  picture-book biography of Dr. Seuss, who grew up to make a living from “doodling and writing funny things.”                 

 

Landon, Lucinda                  Meg Macintosh and the Mystery in the Locked Library

J FIC LAN                             Meg investigates the theft of a rare book, and leaves clues for the reader to follow in                                                           order to solve the mystery, too.                                                                                                                      

Milne, A. A.                          The Pooh Storybook

J FIC MIL                              Three adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends, Pooh, Eeyore and Piglet.

 

Park, Barbara                         Rosie Swanson: Fourth Grade Geek for  President

J FIC PAR                              Unpopular Rosie runs for class president against two of the most popular kids in school.

 

Rodda, Emily                         Rowan of Rin (Series)

J FIC RODDA                       Because only he can read the magical map, Rowan joins six villagers on a frightening adventure.                                     

 

Scieszka, Jon                         Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

J FIC SCI                                Funny, wacky versions of favorite fairy tales, including “Little Red Running Shorts,” “The Princess and the Bowling Ball,” and “Cinderumpelstilskin.”     

 

Taylor, Mildred                    Tahe Gold Cadillac

J FIC TAYLOR                     Two black girls living in the north are proud of their family’s new car, until they take it on a visit to the south and encounter racial prejudice for the first time.

 

Tannen, Mary                       The Lost Legend of Finn

J FIC TAN                             Bran and Fiona use their uncle’s magic book to go back in time to find out the truth about their father.           

 

Turner, Ann                          Nettie’s Trip South

J FIC TUR                              A 10-year old Northern girl encounters the ugly realities of slavery when she visits Virginia               and sees a slave auction. 

 

Van Allsburg, Chris             The Widow’s Broom

J FIC VAN                             A witch’s worn-out broom serves her well until her neighbors decide that the thing is wicked and dangerous.

 

Whybrow, Ian                      Little Wolf

J FIC WHY                            Little Wolf has been behaving too nicely, so his parents send him to his uncle’s Big Bad Wolf  School to learn to act like a proper wolf.                         

 

Williams, Suzanne                Library Lil

J FIC WIL                              A  librarian makes readers out of everyone in the town – even a tough-talking, TV-watching motorcycle gang.                               

 

Yolen, Jane                            Encounter

J FIC YOL                              A Taino Indian boy tells of the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492.