Welcome Incoming 3rd Grade Readers and Families!
Check out the lists below for summer reading ideas. 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
THE NAME JAR By Yangsook Choi
WE WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL: THE FIGHT FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS By Maryann Cocca-Leffler
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
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
PRIDE: THE STORY OF HARVEY MILK AND THE RAINBOW FLAG By Rob Sanders
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
THE BOY ON THE PORCH By Sharon Creech
MATILDA By Roald Dahl
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
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
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
JUNOIA By Kevin Henkes
BO AT BALLARD CREEK* By Kirkpatrick Hill
THE ORDINARY PRINCESS By M.M. Kaye
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
THE HOBOKEN CHICKEN EMERGENCY By Daniel Pinkwater
GOOSEBERRY PARK By Cynthia Rylant
THE RESCUERS* By Margery Sharp
LADY LOLLIPOP By Dick King-Smith
LIAR & SPY By Rebecca Stead
THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN By E.B. White
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
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
PEEWEE'S TALE* By Johanna Hurwitz
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
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
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
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
AKIMBO AND THE LIONS* By Alexander McCall Smith
MY PET HUMAN* By Yasmin Surovec
LIKE PICKLE JUICE ON A COOKIE* By Julie Sternberg
HISTORY OF SOCCER By Kenny Abdo
THE STORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE By Catherine Barr & Steve Williams
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
ANIMALS BY THE NUMBERS By Steve Jenkins
OVER AND UNDER THE CANYON By Kate Messner
JOSEPHINE By Patricia Hruby Powell
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC READERS: ALBERT EINSTEIN By Libby Romero
THE TEACHERS MARCH! HOW SELMA'S TEACHERS CHANGED HISTORY By Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace
DINOSAUR! By John Woodward
SLIME 101 By Natalie Wright
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
THE OBSERVOLOGIST By Jen Bryant
THE ALL-NEW BOOKS OF LISTS FOR KIDS By Sandra & Harry Choron
GIANT SQUID By Candace Fleming
LEGACY: WOMEN POETS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE Edited by Nikki Grimes
A FLICKER OF HOPE: A STORY OF MIGRATION By Cynthia Harmony
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
ANCESTORY: THE MYSTERY AND MAJESTY OF ANCIENT ROCK ART By Hannah Sayler
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
YES WE WILL: ASIAN AMERICANS WHO SHAPED THIS COUNTRY By Kelly Yang