Suggested Reading List for Students Entering 3rd Grade Prepared by Brighton Memorial Library Children’s Staff & French Road Elementary School Library Media Specialist

World According to Humphrey* by Betty Birney

Lola Levine is Not Mean!* By Monica Brown

More Stories Julian Tells* by Ann Cameron

The Year of the Book* by Andrea Cheng

The Wednesday Witch* by Ruth Chew

Henry Huggins* by Beverly Cleary

Dragons in a Bag* by Zetta Elliott

Two Dogs in a Trenchcoat Go to School* by Julie Falatko

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel* by Nikki Grimes

Lights, Camera, Cook* by Charise Mericle Harper

Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery* by James Howe

Nathaniel Fludd: Flight of the Phoenix* by R.L. LaFevers

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

Sideways Stories from Wayside School* by Louis Sachar

Quinny and Hopper* by Adriana Brad Schanen

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912* by Lauren Tarshis

Dragonbreath* by Ursula Vernon

Ellray Jakes the Dragon Slayer* by Sally Warner

NOTE: A star * means the book is part of a series or has sequels.

FICTION alphabetical by author’s last name

GRAPHIC NOVELS alphabetical by title

Hilo* by Judd Winnick

Mr. Wolf’s Class* by Aron Nels Steinke

Rutabaga: The Adventure Chef* by Eric Colossal

Secret Coders* by Gene Luen Yang

Look for classic and contemporary Folktales, Fairy Tales, Legends, and Myths at BML and on

libraryweb.overdrive.com for this summer's Imagine Your Story Summer Learning theme!

The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs: The Story of Ken Nedimyer and the Coral Restoration by Kate Messner j333.955 MES

Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate by Sara Levine j582.13 LEV

Courageous Canine! And More True Stories of Amazing Animal Heroes (National Geographic Kids Chapters) by Kelly Milner Halls j590 HAL

How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom by Steve Jenkins j591.5 JEN

Parrots over Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth j598.71 ROT

Something to Prove: The Great Satchel Paige vs. Rookie Joe DiMaggio by Robert Skead j796.357 SKE

Poem-Mobiles: Crazy Car Poems by Patrick J. Lewis j811.54 LEW

What Was the Titanic? by Stephanie Sabol j910.916 SAB

Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews jBIO ANDREWS

Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow jBIO BINNEY

Guitar Genius: How Les Paul Engineered the Solid-Body Electric Guitar and Rocked the World by Kim Tomsic jBIO PAUL

Joan Proctor, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles by Patricia Valdez jBIO PROCTOR

NON-FICTION chronological by Dewey Decimal number

PODCASTS New this year as we continue to look for digital content due to

COVID limitations. Look for these wherever you listen to podcasts.

Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian – An 8-year-old on a space station who explores the galaxy with friends.

Brains On! – Kids submit questions; scientists answer them. (See also the spin-off Smash, Boom, Best.)

But Why? A Podcast for Curious Kids – Seemingly simple questions have surprisingly complex answers.

Circle Round – Tales of global folktales from WBUR: Boston’s NPR news station.

Flyest Fables – Original fable of a magical book that takes readers to a world where they find the strength to overcome any obstacle.

Past and the Curious – History with a side of fun, featuring well-known and no-as-well known figures.

Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd – "Old time radio" serial of the World's Most Brilliant Scientist, Dr. Floyd!

Short & Curly – Australian podcast examines serious ethical questions with time for students to share views.

Stories Podcast – Kid-friendly renditions of classic stories, fairy tales, and original works.

Thrilling Adventure Hour – Staged show in the style of "old time radio" performed by today's stars.

Tumble Science – Crack science reporting and interviews with experts on new scientific discoveries.

Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel – mystery serial cross between Goonies and Stranger Things.

Unspookable – For spooky lovers, a family-friendly take on popular urban legends, scary stories and myths.

Check out our full list of podcasts for kids and families at www.brightonlibrary.org/podcasts-for-kids