3^rd Grade Suggested Reading List

Newbery Medal Books

• The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Ages: 9-12
• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Ages: 8 and up
• Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool                                                  Ages: 9-12
• Bud, Not Buddy by Christoper Paul Curtis                                                   Ages: 9-12
• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo                                                Ages: 8 and up
• Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Ages: 8-12
• Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman Ages: 8 and up
• Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Ages: 8-12

Other Suggestions

• A TO Z MYSTERIESby Ron Roy, illustrated by John Steven Gurney      Ages: 9-12      
• BAILEY SCHOOL KIDSSeries by Debbie Dadey
• RAMONASeries by Beverly Cleary
• BASEBALL CARD ADVENTURESeries by Dan Gutman                                 Ages 8-12
• BOXCAR MYSTERIESby Gertrude Chandler Warner                                         Ages: 7-12
• GREGOR THE OVERLANDER by Suzanne Collins                              Ages: 9-12
• HARDY BOYSSeries, by Franklin Dixon
• HANK THE COWDOGSeries
• HORRIBLE HARRYSeries
• IVY AND BEAN  Series by Annie Barrows
• LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIESeries by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• JUDY MOODYby Megan McDonald, illustrated by Peter Reynolds                      Ages: 6-10
  KATIE KAZOO SWITCHEROO by Nancy E. Krulik                              Ages: 7-12
• MAGIC TREE HOUSEby Mary Pope Osborne                                        Ages: 4-8
• MATT CHRISTOPHER SPORTS      Ages: 4-12
• MAGIC SCHOOL BUSChapter Books by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen
• NANCY DREWSeries, Carolyn Keene
• THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLESby Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black     Ages: 7-up