Summer Reading 2019
for rising 3rd graders
Dear Dalton Parents
Though Dalton itself will be closed for the summer, you can still access books from our library's digital collection by using Sora! Students were introduced to Sora in the fall, and have their own accounts. Interested families can register for a parent account by completing this simple form. Once your account has been created, you may use this step-by-step guide to help you get started. Sora can be used anywhere and anytime, so you'll be up and reading in no time!
Have a wonderful summer of reading!
All the best,
Christine Nassar & Maria Alegre
First Program Librarians
Fiction Chapter Books
- Angelberger, Tom- The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (Series)
- Applegate, Katherine- The One and Only Ivan, Roscoe Riley Rules (Series)
- Barrows, Annie- Ivy and Bean (Series)
- Bell, Cece- El Deafo
- Bemelmans, John Marciano and Blackall, Sophie- The Witches of Benevento (Series)
- Birdsall, Jeanne – The Penderwicks (Series)
- Blume, Judy – Fudge-A-Mania … and others
- Bowe, Julie- Big & little questions (according to Wren Jo Byrd)
- Brown, Peter- The Wild Robot & The Wild Robot Escapes
- Cleary, Beverly – The Mouse And The Motorcycle (Series) … and others
- Clements, Andrew – No Talking, Frindle ... and others
- Colfer, Chris – The Land of Stories (Series)
- Davies, Jacquline – Lemonade War (Series)
- DiCamillo, Kate – Because Of Winn Dixie, The Tale of Despearaux, Flora & Ulysses: The illuminated adventures ... and others
- Dominguez, Angela- Stella Diaz has something to say, Lola Levine (series)
- Fagan, Cary- Wolfie & Fly
- Gibbs, Stuart- Spy School (Series), Fun Jungle (Series), Moon Base Alpha (Series)
- Gidwitz, Adam- Unicorn Rescue Society (series)
- Giovanni, Nikki – Spin A Soft Black Song, Vacation Time and Others
- Greenfield, Eloise – Honey I Love And Other Love Poems and Others
- Gutman, Dan – My Weird School (Series), The Ball Park Mysteries (Series) ... and others
- Hale, Shannon The Princess in Black (Series)
- Hatke, Ben- Mighty Jack (Series), Zita the Spacegirl (Series)
- Hunter, Erin – Warriors (Series), Hunters (Series), Seekers (Series)
- Kelly, Erin Entrada- Hello, Universe
- Kinney, Jeff- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Series)
- Konigsburg, E.L.- From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
- Krull, Kathleen- Women who Broke the Rules (Series)
- Levine, Gail Carson – Ella Enchanted, The Wish... and others
- Luper, Eric- The Risky Rescue
- Martin, Ann M. – The Doll People (series)
- Miedoso, Andres- Desmond Cole, Ghost Patrol (series)
- Mlynowski, Sarah- Whatever After (Series)
- Montgomery, L.M. – Anne Of Green Gables (Series)
- Mull, Brandon – Spirit Animals (Series)
- Murray, Martine- Molly & Pim and the millions of stars
- Norton, Mary – The Borrowers (Series)
- O'Connor, George- The Olympians (Series)
- Osborne, Mary Pope- The Magic Tree House (Series)
- Parish, Peggy – Liza, Bill & Jed Mysteries
- Pearson, Luke- Hildafolk (Series)
- Peirce, Lincoln- Big Nate (Series)
- Pilkey, Dav- Dog Man (Series)
- Riley, Andy- King Flashypants and the Evil Emperor (Series)
- Riordan, Rick – Percy Jackson And The Olympians (Series), The Lost Hero (Series) ... and others
- Sachar, Louis – Wayside School Is Falling Down, Holes … and others
- Sanvoisin, Eric – The City Of Ink Drinkers (Series)
- Scieszka, Jon –Time Warp (Series), Guys Read: Funny Business ... and others
- Selden, George – The Cricket In Times Square … and others
- Selznick, Brian- Wonderstruck, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Marvels
- Snicket, Lemony – A Series Of Unfortunate Events
- Stilton- Geronimo Stilton (Series)
- Teagan, Erin- Luciana (American Girl series)
- Telgemeier, Raina- The Babysitter's Club (Series), Smile, Sisters
- Wallis, Quvenzhané- Shai & Emmie (series)
- Weinstein, Jacob Sager- Hyacinth and the Secrets Beneath
- Warner, Gertrude – The Boxcar Children (series)
- Watson, Tom- Stick Dog (series), Stick Cat (series)
- West, Tracey- The Dragon Masters (series)
- White, E.B. – Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan... and others
Non-Fiction, Poetry & Biography
- Alexander, Kwame, Colderly, Chris and Wentworth, Marjory- Out of Wonder
- Arnold, Ted- Why, Fly Guy? : a big question & answer book
- Barton, Chris- Dazzle ships : World War I and the art of confusion
- Chin, Jason- Grand Canyon
- Gagne, Tammy- The dog encyclopedia for kids
- Gillespie, Lisa Jane- 100 steps for science : why it works and how it happened
- Hale, Nathan- Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales (series)
- Harbo, Christopher- Easy origami decorations
- Harris, Chris- I'm just no good at rhyming: and other nonsense for mischievous kids and immature grown-ups
- Harrison, Vashti- Little leaders : bold women in black history
- Krull, Kathleen- A kids' guide to America's first ladies
- Lamothe, Matt- This is how we do it : one day in the lives of seven kids from around the world
- Mercer, Bobby- Junk drawer engineering : 25 construction challenges that don't cost a thing
- Messner, Kate- Over and Under the Pond, Over and Under the Snow
- National Geographic Kids Almanac 2018
- Pessin-Whedbee, Brook- Who are you? : the kid's guide to gender identity
- Roy, Katherine- How to be an elephant : growing up in the African wild
- Sanders, Rob- Pride : the story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag
- Shetterly, Margot Lee- Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race
- Smibert, Angie- Mind-blowing physical science activities, Exciting engineering activities
- Ventura, Marne- My first guide to duct tape projects
- Westing, Jemma- Out of the box : 25 cardboard engineering projects for makers
- Who Was...? (Biography Series, Various Authors)
- Woodcock, Jon- Coding Games in Scratch, Star Wars coding projects
- Yousafzai, Malala- Malala's Magic Pencil
- You Wouldn’t Want to Be... (Nonfiction History Series, Various Authors)
Additional Resources
- New York Public Library (serving Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island)
- Brooklyn Public Library
- Queens Library
We also recommend the following online resources that provide additional reading lists from which to choose books:
We hope that you find something you like on the list, but even more so, we encourage you to read books with your child that you both love and are able to read a little bit each day.
Have a wonderful summer of reading!
The Dalton School Libraries
Email: fplibrary@dalton.org
Website: library.dalton.org
Phone: (212) 423-5453
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