Incoming Third Grade Reading List

Doctor DeSoto by William Steig (fantasy)

Mr. Lincoln's Way by Patricia Polacco

Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes (realistic fiction)

Hello, Bumblebee Bat by Darrin Lunde (science)

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale by Carmen Agra Deedy

Secrets of Droon by Tony Abbott (series)

Just So Stories; The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (classic)

Katie Kazoo Switcheroo by Nancy Krulik (series)

Summer Reading is Killing Me! by Jon Scieszka (fantasy)

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary (fantasy)

The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant (realistic fiction)

Third Grade is Terrible by Barbara Baker (realistic fiction)

My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez by Monica Brown

Uncle Jed's Barbershop by Margaret Mitchell (realistic fiction)

The Boy on Fairfield Street:  How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss by Kathleen Krull (biography)

Yum! Mmmm! Que Rico!: America's Sproutings by Pat Mora (poetry)

You can read reviews of these books written by the "School Library Journal" and the American Library Association on Amazon.com, or most will also be found on the California Department of Education site Recommended Literature for Kindergarten Through Grade 12.