3rd Grade Reading List
Curated by DeISD Libraries
After Happily Ever After, Rapunzel Lets Her Hair Down (Fiction) by Tony Bradman
Case of the Library Monster, The (Fiction) by Dori Hillestad Butler
Curse of the Cheese Pyramid (Fiction) by Geronimo Stilton
Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings (Picture Book) by Deborah Hopkinson
Hair for Mama (Realistic Fiction) by Kelly Tinkham
It's family picture time, but instead of fun, it's sad. Marcus's mom has cancer and has lost her hair because of her treatments, and she doesn't want to be remembered without hair. Eight-year-old Marcus knows that the picture won't be the same without Mama, so he comes up with a plan to find her some hair and make her better.
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Henry's Freedom Box (Fiction) by Ellen Levine
I Speak English for My Mom (Realistic Fiction) by Muriel Stanek
Jaguar's Jewel, The (Fiction) by Ron Roy
Jenny Archer, Author (Fiction) by Ellen Conford
Jenny, as you know is always getting in to scrapes and stuff, this time it's about an autobiography. Jenny Archer needs to write an autobiography, for school. She does write one, about her great birth in the amazon jungle and her aunt who sang soap operas in jail. Fascinating, yet it doesn't qualify as an autobiography. What will Jenny do?
Junie B., First Grader, Boss of Lunch (Fiction) by Barbara Park
Judy Moody Saves the World (Fiction) by Megan McDonald
Last Stop on Market Street (Fiction) by Matt de la Pena
Lowriders in Space (Graphic Book) by Cathy Camper
Lucha Libre: The Min in the Silver Mask (Fiction) by Xavier Garza
Do you know what lucha libre is? Have you ever been to a lucha libre match and seen los technicos and los rudos―the good guys and the bad guys―dressed up in their wild costumes and crazy masks? How would you feel if the most famous luchador of all time actually stopped and smiled at you? Find out what happens to Carlitos when The Man in the Silver Mask―a man he’s never seen before in his whole life―turns and does that very thing to him.
Kids―of all ages―are drawn to the allure of lucha libre and its masked men and women. In Lucha Libre, young fans will see this fascinating world come alive: favorite heroes and much-feared villains, dressed in dazzling and outrageous costumes, strut and prance across the mat and bounce against the ropes, daring anyone to take them to the floor!
Monica and the School Spirit Meltdown (Fiction) by Diana Gallagher
My Weird School, Miss Daisy is Crazy! (Fiction) by Dan Gutman
Painted Words (Fiction) by Aliki
A beautiful pair of stories told from 2 viewpoints. One is the class where a new student comes - and she doesn't speak English, but she can paint. The other viewpoint is from Mari when she speaks English and is able to tell her own story.
Pirates Past Noon (Fiction) by Mary Pope Osborne
Quarterback Comeback (Fiction) by Jake Maddox
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Fiction) by Beverly Cleary
Roller Girl (Graphic Novel) by Victoria Jamieson
Separate is Never Equal (Non-Fiction) by Duncan Tonatiuh
War That Saved My Life, The (Fiction) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Wednesday Surprise, The (Realistic Fiction) by Eve Bunting
Anna and Grandma are planning a surprise for Dad's birthday. Dad thinks he has received all his presents, but Grandma stands up and gives him the best one of all: she reads aloud the stories that Anna has taught her.