Third Grade Summer Reading Program
Rockledge Elementary
The purpose of the PWCS Summer Reading Program is to encourage students
to enjoy quality literature and to continue developing their independent reading
skills. Student participation in the program is voluntary. Students who choose to
participate in the program are required to complete a minimum of three books.
Students participating in the program in Third Grade will complete a list of books
read. The documentation is to include the name of the author, the title of the
book, and a parent or guardian statement that the student has completed the
reading.
Third Grade students who participate in Prince William County Public
Library's Summer Reading Program, the Public Library documentation will
apply.
Students in Third Grade who read a minimum of three books will receive an
extra “A” (100) for each book completed, for a total of three. The summer
reading documentation will be submitted by the student by the end of the first
week of school.
The following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by
the student with guidance from a parent/guardian and/or librarian may be used.
Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Program and its
documentation is also acceptable.
Third Grade Summer Reading Program - 2013
Suggested Reading
The following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by the
student with guidance from a parent/guardian and/or librarian are also acceptable.
Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Program and its
documentation are also acceptable.
Author
Title
Pub.
Date
Abbott, Tony
Moon Magic – or other books from
the Secret of Droon series
2008
Barber, Tiki
Kickoff!
2007
Dadey,
Debbie
Werewolves Don’t Go to Summer
Camp
2007
Grandits,
John
Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not
Break if You Want to Survive the
School Bus
Babymouse (14) Mad Scientist or
other Babymouse series book
2011
Holm,
Jennifer
Kimmel, Eric
Anansi and the Magic Stick
2011
2001
Lowry, Lois
Gooney Bird is so Absurd
2009
McDonald,
Megan
Stink : Solar System Superhero
2011
Annotation
Eric, Julie, Neal, and Keeah get
new perspectives on the past and
future of Droon when they are
transported through time by the
sorceress Salamandra.
Twelve-year-olds Tiki and Ronde
tryout for the junior high football
team and hope to not only get a
spot but also to be a part of the
starting lineup.
There's never been a camp
director like Mr. Jenkins. One of
the kids remarks he is as hairy as
a werewolf, and with that remark
summer camp turns into an
adventure!
Before Kyle rides a school bus
for the first time, his older
brother gives him some advice.
While working on a school science
fair project, Babymouse discovers
Squish, a new species of amoeba
that talks and eats cupcakes.
Anansi the Spider steals Hyena’s
magic stick to do chores for him,
but when the magic stick will not
stop he gets more than he
bargained for.
Mrs. Pidgeon's second grade class
studies poetry and her students
write haiku, couplets, free verse,
and finally, a tribute to Mrs.
Pidgeon's mother organized by the
irrepressible Gooney Bird Greene.
When Stink discovers that Pluto
has been downgraded from a
planet to a dwarf planet, he
launches a campaign in his
classroom to restore its status to
that of a full-fledged member of
the solar system.
McDonald,
Megan
The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure
Hunt (or other Judy Moody books)
2009
McDonnell,
Patrick
Me--Jane
2011
McMullan,
Kate
Class trip to the Cave of Doom
(or other Dragon Slayer’s Academy
books)
2003
McMullan,
Kate
School!:Adventures at the Harvey
N. Trouble Elementary School
2010
Meadows,
Daisy
Olivia the orchid fairy
(Or other books in the Rainbow
Fairies series.)
2009
Mora, Pat
Gracias
2009
Osborne,
Mary Pope
Good Night for Ghosts (or other
Magic Tree House books)
2009
Pennypacker,
Sarah
Clementine’s Letter
2009
Perez, L.
King
First Day in Grapes
2002
During a weekend trip to
Artichoke Island, siblings Judy
and Stink Moody take part in a
pirate treasure-hunting game,
following the clues to silver coins
hidden across the island.
Holding her stuffed toy
chimpanzee, yound Jane Goodall
observes nature, reads Tarzan
books, and dreams of living in
Africa and helping animals.
Wiglaf joins the other students of
Dragon Slayers' Academy in
searching the Dark Forest for the
Cave of Doom and the gold of
the dead dragon Seetha.
Ron Faster and the students and
employees of Harvey N. Trouble
Elementary have a variety of
adventures, including a bus
getting stuck in a ditch, janitors
quitting, and an exploding volcano
Jack Frost steals Olivia's magic
petals and flowers everywhere
could disappear unless the other
fairies can convince the goblins
to play nice.
A young multiracial boy
celebrates family, friendship, and
fun by telling about some of the
everyday things for which he is
thankful. Presented in English
and Spanish.
Jack and Annie must travel back in
time to New Orleans in 1915 to
help a teenaged Louis Armstrong
fulfill his destiny and become the
"King of Jazz.".
Clementine can't believe her ears
- her beloved teacher, Mr.
D'Matz, might be leaving them
for the rest of the year to go on
a research trip to Egypt! No
other teacher has ever
understood her like Mr. D’Matz,
When Chico starts the third
grade after his migrant worker
family moves to begin harvesting
California grapes, he finds that
self confidence and math skills
help him cope with the first day
of school and some 4th grade
bullies
Preller,
James
The Case of the Disappearing
Dinosaur (or other Jigsaw Jones
books)
2002
Roy, Ron
The White Wolf – or other books in
the A to Z Mysteries series
2004
Shaw, Janet
Meet Kaya: An American Girl
2002
Shulevitz, Uri
How I learned geography
2008
Stilton
Valley of the giant skeletons (or
other books in the Geronimo stilton
series)
2007
Wesley,
Valerie
Wilson
How to lose your cookie money
2004
Woodson,
Jaqueline
Coming on Home Soon
2009
Kid detectives Jigsaw and Mila
have a busy weekend when they
are hired to find the owner of a
lost purse, and then must solve
the mystery of a missing dinosaur
at their friend Bigs's birthday
party.
While visiting their friend Wallis
and her adopted daughter on
Mount Desert Island, Maine, Josh,
Dink, and Ruth Rose investigate
why three white wolf cubs were
stolen, and by whom.
In 1764, when Kaya and her
family reunite with other Nez
Perce Indians to fish for the red
salmon, she learns that
bragging, even about her swift
horse, can lead to trouble.
As he spends hours studying his
father's world map, a young boy
escapes the hunger and misery
of refugee life. Based on the
author's childhood in
Kazakhstan, where he lived as a
Polish refugee during World War
II.
Newspaper editor and adventure
author Geronimo Stilton, who is
also a mouse, runs into trouble
while searching for treasure in
the Gobi Desert.
When good-hearted third-grader
Willimena spends her Girl Scout
cookie money on lunch for some
friends in need, she tries to
creatively earn back the money
she spent.
When Mama goes north to
Chicago to earn money while the
men are fighting in World War II,
Ada Ruth must stay home with
Grandma, trying hard to be
brave.
Prince William County Public Schools
Summer Reading 2013
Documentation Grade 3
Students in Grade 3 will receive an extra A (100) for each book completed, for a
total of three. Please include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a
parent or guardian signature stating that the student has completed the reading.
Book Title
Author
1.
2.
3.
My student has read the above list of books.
Parent or Guardian signature
**Please note students may also participate in the Prince William County Public
Library Summer Quest Program, and the Public Library documentation will apply.
Student’s Name
Classroom Teacher