In third grade, most students have transitioned from, "learning to read," and are now "reading to learn." Now that they have reached this level, it is important to keep them interested in and excited about reading! One big "theme" we are working on this year is choosing "just right' books. It is important to choose books that are at your child's independent reading level. If they are consistently choosing books that are too challenging, they will only become frustrated and may possibly lose interest in reading. If they are choosing stories that are too simple, they will not be expanding their vocabulary or content knowledge. It is alright if your child still wants to read picture books occasionally, but they should not be reading these all the time. If you are unsure of what type of books your child should be reading, please contact me for more information. I have provided below a variety of books from different levels and genres. Click on the links to learn more about that series or author.

Early Chapter Books	Intermediate Chapter Books	Advanced Chapter Books
•  Cam Jensen Mystery Series (David Adler)	•  Boxcar Children Series(Gertrude Chandler Warner)	•  Magic School Bus Series (Advanced Non-Fiction Picture Books)
•  Stink Series	•  Herbie Jones Series (Suzy Kline)	•  Encyclopedia Brown Series (Donald Sobol)
•  Horrible Harry Series (Suzy Kline)	•  Ramona Series (Beverly Cleary)	•  The Fudge Books (Judy Bloom)
•  Magic Treehouse Series (Mary Pope Osbourne)	•  The Doll People Series (Ann M. Martin)	•  Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
•  Polk Street School Series (Patricia Reilly Giff)	•  “Third Grade” Series (Colleen O'Shaughnessy McKenna)	•  The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
•  The Littles Series (John Peterson)	•  Geronimo Stilton Series (Geronimo Stilton)	•  Spiderwick Chronicles( Tony DiTerlizzi)
•  A to Z Mysteries (Ron Roy)	•  Wayside School Series(Lois Sachar)	•  Andrew Clements’ Books
•  Judy Moody (Megan McDonald)	•  The Secrets of Droon Series (Tony Abbott)	•  E.B. White’s Books (ex’s- Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little)
•  Bailey School Kids (Debbie Dadey Jones)	•  How to Be Cool in Third Grade( Betsy Duffey)	•  Roald Dahl’s Books
•  Black Lagoon Series (Mike Thaler)	•  The Anastasia or Sam Krupnik Series (Lois Lowry)	•  Kate DiCamillo's Books (The Tale of Despereaux and Because of Winn-Dixie)
•  Freckle Juice (Judy Bloom)	•  Amber Brown Series (Paula Dazinger)	•  How to Eat Fried Worms (Thomas Rockwell)
	•  Ralph S. Mouse Series (Beverly Cleary)
	•  Time Warp Trio Series or The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs (Jon Scieszka)
	•  Chocolate Fever( Robert Kimmell Smith)

Other Resources

The school library and public library are both good sources of information too!