Welcome Incoming 3rd Grade Readers and Families!
Check out the lists below for summer reading ideas, including books recommended by TSC teachers and students.
Explore the TSC Library To Go site to find even more summer resources for reading and learning. Don't forget: the TSC digital library with Sora is always open! Visit the Sora FAQ section of the TSC Library To Go site for more information about reading with Sora. Happy reading!
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THE UNDEFEATED By Kwame Alexander
WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING? By Bonnie Bader
EVERY LITTLE KINDNESS By Marta Bartolj
MARVELOUS CORNELIUS By Phil Bildner
MADDI'S FRIDGE By Lois Brandt
THE NOTEBOOK KEEPER: A STORY OF KINDNESS FROM THE BORDER By Stephen Briseño
WHO IS MALALA YOUSAFZAI? By Dinah Brown
THE NAME JAR By Yangsook Choi
THE GOLDEN RULE By Ilene Cooper
EYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS By Joanna Ho
HARVESTING HOPE By Kathleen Krull
CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR? By Irene Latham & Charles Waters
JULIÁN IS A MERMAID By Jessica Love
DOES EARTH FEEL?: 14 QUESTIONS FOR HUMANS By Marc Majewski
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? By Yamile Saied Méndez
I AM FARMER By Baptiste & Miranda Paul
RUTH AND THE GREEN BOOK By Calvin Alexander Ramsey
SEPARATE IS NEVER EQUAL By Duncan Tonatiuh
EACH KINDNESS By Jacqueline Woodson
RUBY'S WISH By Shirin Yim
PEACE, LOVE, ACTION! By Tanya Zabinski
THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN By Katherine Applegate
LUCKY BROKEN GIRL By Ruth Behar
THE PENDERWICKS* By Jane Birdsall
TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING* By Judy Blume
THE BOY ON THE PORCH By Sharon Creech
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX By Kate DiCamillo
HALF MAGIC* By Edward Eager
BABE & ME* By Dan Gutman
ONE JAR OF MAGIC By Corey Anne Haydu
WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER By Tae Keller
BOOK UNCLE AND ME By Uma Krishnaswami
BOB By Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead
IN THE YEAR OF THE BOAR AND JACKIE ROBINSON By Betty Bao Lord
WONDER By R.J. Palacio
THE DRAGON OF LONELY ISLAND* By Rebecca Rupp
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET By Brian Selznick
ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY* By Sydney Taylor
THE GOLDFISH BOY By Lisa Thompson
JUSTIN AND THE BEST BISCUITS IN THE WORLD By Mildred Pitts Walter
CHARLOTTE'S WEB By E.B. White
CLAYTON BYRD GOES UNDERGROUND By Rita Williams-Garcia
TUMTUM AND NUTMEG: ADVENTURES BEYOND NUTMOUSE HALL* By Emily Bearns
MIDNIGHT FOX By Betsy Byars
THE LAST OF THE REALLY GREAT WHANGDOODLES By Julie Andrews Edwards
THE BROOKLYN NINE: A NOVEL IN NINE INNINGS By Alan Gratz
FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANWEILER By E.L. Konisburg
WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON By Grace Lin
THE DOLL PEOPLE* By Ann M. Martin
SCRAPS OF TIME: THE HOME-RUN KING* By Patricia McKissack
GOOSEBERRY PARK By Cynthia Rylant
THE RESCUERS* By Margery Sharp
LADY LOLLIPOP By Dick King-Smith
LUCKY: MARIS, MANTLE, AND MY BEST SUMMER EVER By Wes Tooke
KIZZY ANN STAMPS By Jeri Watts
EL DEAFO By Cece Bell
THE BAD GUYS* By Aaron Blabey
BAD KITTY GETS A BATH* By Nick Bruel
SUPER BOBA CAFÉ* By Nidhi Chanani
WITCHES OF BROOKLYN* By Sophie Escabasse
ZITA THE SPACEGIRL* By Ben Hatke
SQUISH: SUPER AMOEBA* By Jennifer L. Holm
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB: KRISTY'S GREAT IDEA* By Ann M. Martin
THE COSMIC ADVENTURES OF ASTRID AND STELLA* By Sabrine Moyle
TIMMY FAILURE: MISTAKES WERE MADE* By Stephan Pastis
CAT KID COMIC CLUB* By Dav Pilkey
PIZZA AND TACO: WHO'S THE BEST? By Stephen Shaskan
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN* By Dana Simpson
PEA, BEA, AND JAY: STUCK TOGETHER* By Brain Smith
SECRET CODERS* By Gene Luen Yang
LIFE AFTER WHALE: THE AMAZING ECOSYSTEM OF A WHALE FALL By Lynn Brunelle
SOMETHING ABOUT THE SKY By Rachel Carson
THE ALL-NEW BOOKS OF LISTS FOR KIDS By Sandra & Harry Choron
THE OBSERVOLOGIST: A HANDBOOK FOR MOUNTING VERY SMALL SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS By Giselle Clarkson
NOTHING: JOHN CAGE AND 4'33" By Nicholas Day 
FERRIS By Kate DiCamillo
SOREN'S SEVENTH SONG By Dave Eggers
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON LIVES NEXT STORE By Cary Fagan
BIBSY CROSS AND THE BAD APPLE By Liz Garton Scanlon
EVERYWHERE BEAUTY IS HARLEM: THE VISION OF PHOTOGRAPHER ROY DECARAVA By Gary Golio
A FLICKER OF HOPE: A STORY OF MIGRATION By Cynthia Harmony
MR.PEI'S PERFECT SHAPES: THE STORY OF ARCHITECT I.M. PEI By Julie Leung 
THE NIGHT LIBRARIAN By Christopher Lincoln
GO FORTH AND TELL: THE LIFE OF AUGUSTA BAKER, LIBRARIAN AND MASTER STORYTELLER By Breanna J. McDaniel
BIRD REHEARSAL By Jonah Winter
ROSCOE RILEY: NEVER GLUE YOUR FRIENDS TO CHAIRS* By Catherine Applegate
IVY & BEAN* By Annie Barrows
KING & KAYLA: THE CASE OF THE MISSING DOG TREATS* By Dorie Hillestad Butler
WELCOME TO THE BED AND BISCUIT* By Joan Carris
YEAR OF THE BOOK* By Andrea Cheng
BEEZUS AND RAMONA* By Beverly Cleary
FRINDLE By Andrew Clements
HEIDI HECKELBECK HAS A SECRET By Wanda Coven
THE NOTEBOOKS OF DOOM: RISE OF THE BALLOON GOONS* By Troy Cummings
THE LEMONADE WAR* By Jacqueline Davies
NIKKI & DEJA: BIRTHDAY BLUES* By Karen English
SKATEBOARD PARTY* By Karen English
THE HUNDRED DRESSES By Eleanor Estes
MAYA AND THE ROBOT By Eve L. Ewing
MISS DAISY IS CRAZY* By Dan Gutman
THE PRINCESS IN BLACK* By Shannon Hale
SADIE AND RATZ* By Sonya Hartnett
THE YEAR OF BILLY MILLER* By Kevin Henkes
GYM SHORTS: SCAREDEY-CAT CATCHER* By Betty Hicks
BUNNICULA By Deborah and James Howe
PEEWEE'S TALE* By Johanna Hurwitz
ROWLEY JEFFERSON'S AWESOME FRIENDLY ADVENTURE By Jeff Kinney
CHARLOTTE IN NEW YORK By Joan Macphail Knight
POLLY DIAMOND AND THE MAGIC BOOK By Alice Kuipers
BEASTOLOGIST: FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX* By R.L. Lafevers
THE INFAMOUS RATSOS* By Kara Lareau
MINDY KIM AND THE YUMMY SEAWEED BUSINESS* By Lyla Lee
SARAH PLAIN AND TALL* By Patricia MacLachlan
LULU AND THE DUCK IN THE PARK* By Hilary McCay
JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT BUMMER SUMMER* By Megan McDonald
THE WORST WITCH* By Jill Murphy
BREAKING NEWS By Christine Platt
A to Z MYSTERIES: THE ABSENT AUTHOR* By Ron Roy
DRAGON MASTERS: RISE OF THE EARTH DRAGON* By Tracy West
THE BOXCAR CHILDREN* By Gertrude Chandler Warner
ELLRAY JAKES IS NOT A CHICKEN* By Sally Warner
WAYS TO MAKE SUNSHINE By Renée Watson
YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE PIZZA SHOP MYSTERY* By David Adler
NOODLEHEADS SEE THE FUTURE* By Tedd Arnold, Martha Hamilton, & Mitch Weiss
BRAND NEW SCHOOL, BRAVE NEW RUBY* By Derrick Barnes
THE BLUE GHOST By Marion Dane Bauer
SOUPY SATURDAYS WITH THE PAIN AND THE GREAT ONE* By Judy Blume
AVEN GREEN, SLEUTHING MACHINE* By Dusti Bowling
THE SWORD IN THE TREE By Clyde Robert Bulla
THE CHOCOLATE TOUCH By Patrick Skene Catling
DRAGONS IN A BAG* By Zetta Elliott
JASMINE TOGUCHI: DRUMMER GIRL By Debbi Michiko Florence
AUDREY L & AUDREY W: BEST FRIENDS-ISH* By Carter Higgins
HEROES IN TRAINING: ZEUS AND THE THUNDERBOLT OF DOOM* By Joan Holab
A HORN FOR LOUIS By Eric A. Kimmel
SPACE TAXI: ARCHIE TAKES FLIGHT* By Wendy Mass
PLANET OMAR: ACCIDENTAL TROUBLE MAGNET* By Zanib Mian
CLEMENTINE* By Sara Pennypacker
VIOLET & JOBIE IN THE WILD By Lynne Rae Perkins
THE INK DRINKER* By Éric Sanvoisin
THE HOUDINI BOX By Brian Selznick
THE PIZZA MONSTER* By Marjorie Wienman Sharmat
AKIMBO AND THE LIONS* By Alexander McCall Smith
MY PET HUMAN* By Yasmin Surovec
LIKE PICKLE JUICE ON A COOKIE* By Julie Sternberg
REAL OUTDOOR SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS By Jenny Ballif
SOCCER SCHOOL, SEASON 1 By Alex Bellos & Ben Lyttleton
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! By Spencer Brinker
CATS vs. DOGS By Elizabeth Carney
COOKING CLASS By Deanna F. Cook
WHAT WAS ELLIS ISLAND? By Patricia Brennan Demuth
LAUGH-OUT-LOUD ADVENTURE JOKES FOR KIDS By Rob Elliot
BRICK CITY NEW YORK By Warren Elsmore
SKY BOYS: HOW THEY BUILT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING By Deborah Hopkinson
ANIMALS BY THE NUMBERS By Steve Jenkins
THE HISTORY OF THE TITANIC By Kelly Milner Halls
BARBED WIRE BASEBALL By Marissa Moss
JOSEPHINE By Patricia Hruby Powell
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC READERS: ALBERT EINSTEIN By Libby Romero
SLIME 101 By Natalie Wright
A GREEN PLACE TO BE: THE CREATION OF CENTRAL PARK By Ashley Benham Yazdani
FROM A SMALL SEED: THE STORY OF ELIZA HAMILTON By Camille Andros
NIC BISHOP: SNAKES By Nic Bishop
RON'S BIG MISSION By Rose Blue & Corrine Nadon
THAT’S BETTY! THE STORY OF BETTY WHITE By Gregory Bonsignore
A SPLASH OF RED: THE LIFE AND ART OF HORACE PIPPIN By Jen Bryant
GIANT SQUID By Candace Fleming
LEGACY: WOMEN POETS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE Edited by Nikki Grimes
IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE: HOW GYO FIJIKAWA DREW THE WAY By Kyo Maclear
ERUPTION!: VOLCANOES AND THE SCIENCE OF SAVING LIVES By Elizabeth Rusch
WELCOME TO YOUR AWESOME ROBOT By Viviane Schwarz
28 DAYS: MOMENTS IN BLACK HISTORY THAT CHANGED THE WORLD By Charles R. Smith
SCIENTISTS: INSPIRING TALES OF THE WORLD’S BRIGHTEST SCIENTIFIC MINDS By Isabel Thomas
THE TALE OF PALE MALE: A TRUE STORY By Jeanette Winter
VIOLA DESMOND WON'T BE BUDGED By Jody Nyasha Warner
YES WE WILL: ASIAN AMERICANS WHO SHAPED THIS COUNTRY By Kelly Yang
