Maret School – Rising 3rd Grade Summer Reading 2017 Summer is an opportunity for students of all ages to enjoy reading in a relaxed and leisurely setting. Summer reading is a vital way that students keep their skills sharp for the upcoming school year. It is also a time when students should have the freedom to find books that they want to read for fun; pursue their personal interests through reading; explore new ideas, cultures, and viewpoints; and develop a lifelong love of reading. The Maret School recommends that students spend at least 20 minutes reading each day during the summer. Students should select books and other reading material that interest and challenge them, and families should consider ways that they can read together or make discussing books a part of their lives over the summer months. We recognize that there is a range of readers at each grade level. If books on this list do not match your child's reading ability, you may choose to read them aloud with your child.

The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Selfors: Spending the summer with his grandfather, Ben meets an adventurous girl, and together they learn the town's veterinarian runs a secret hospital for imaginary creatures.

Who Was? series The titles in this series offer kid-friendly accounts of the lives of famous figures, including musicians, writers, sports stars, and more.

Dash by Kirby Larson: When Mitsi’s family is forced into an internment camp, she must leave everything behind. Her one connection to the outer world is the letters from a neighbor caring for her dog Dash. Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by Kate DiCamillo: Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots, but no horse, until he meets Maybelline. It is love at first sight, until Leroy forgets the third rule of caring for Maybelline. Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami: Everyday, Yasmin borrows a book from a free lending library on the street corner. But when the mayor tries to shut it down, Yasmin must try to stop him.

A Splash of Red by Jennifer Bryant: An illustrated biography of African American painter Horace Pippin.

Space Taxi: Archie Takes Flight by Wendy Mass: Archie Morningstar learns a big family secret and helps save the universe. All before breakfast!

Nightmares! by Jason Segel: Twelve-year-old Charlie and his friends must stop nightmares from taking over their town before it's too late.

EllRay Jakes series by Sally Warner: Even though he’s the smallest kid in class, eight-year-old EllRay Jakes can get himself into big trouble. The Secret Box by Whitaker Ringwald: Jax Malone receives an odd, unopenable present from an estranged aunt. When Jax and her cousins Ethan and Tyler go on a quest to open the box, they uncover a mystery with magical consequences.

The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReau: Rat brothers Louie and Ralphie Ratso try to prove they can be as tough as their father in the Big City, but every time they do, they end up accidentally doing good deeds instead.

Nuts to You by Lynne Rae Perkins: After surviving being carried off by a hawk, a young squirrel resolves to find his way home, as his best friends begin their search for him.

Maret School – Rising 3rd Grade Summer Reading 2017 The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern: Maggie is an A-plus student with big plans, but she is also facing a lot of problems—like starting middle school and figuring out how to help her father who is out of work and in a wheelchair.

The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jennifer Bryant: A picture-book biography of Peter Mark Roget, the creator of Roget's Thesaurus, one of the most widely used reference books ever published.

Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper: Lupe, Flapjack, and Elirio customize a car for the Universal Car Competition to win the prize that will enable them to buy their own garage.

Grandfather Gandhi by Arun Gandhi: Mahatma Gandhi's grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light.

Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman: While picking up milk for his children's cereal, a father is abducted by aliens and finds himself on a wild adventure through time and space.

A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz: Autobiography of Alan Rabinowitz, a wildlife conservationist who struggled with stuttering as a child.

. Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series by Sarah Kinney: A re-launched version of the original mystery series.

Secret Coders series by Gene Luen Yang: Welcome to Stately Academy, a school crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students.

Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O’Neill: Join Sadie and Amira, two very different princesses, on their journey to figure out what "happily ever after" really means—and how they can find it with each other.

Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton: A biography of Lonnie Johnson, an engineer at NASA who is best know for inventing the Super Soaker water gun. Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball by John Coy: Why and how James Naismith invented basketball in 1891.

The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm: Ellie's scientist grandfather has discovered a way to reverse aging … and has turned into a teenager—which makes for complicated relationships when he moves in with Ellie and her mother. Goddess Girls series by Joan Holub: The ins and outs of life at Mount Olympus Academy, where godboys and goddessgirls in the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills. Mal and Chad series by Stephen McCranie: Mal tries to hide his intellect in school, but he and his talking dog Chad are very inventive and are always up for adventures in this series of graphic novels.

Magic Pickle by Scott Morse: Magic Pickle is a secret weapon created in a special lab under the floor of Jo Jo Wigman's bedroom, and Jo Jo sets out to stop the Brotherhood of the Evil Produce in this graphic novel.

Maret School – Rising 3rd Grade Summer Reading 2017 Jake and Lily by Jerry Spinelli: Twins Jake and Lily have a very close relationship, but things start to change when they turn eleven.

Bailey School Kids series by Debbie Debbie Dadey: The Bailey school kids are always investigating strange people and events that take place in their town.

Donavan’s Double Trouble by Monalisa DeGross: Donavan is sensitive about his trouble with math, and then when his favorite uncle returns from war an amputee, he struggles to accept this "new" Uncle Vic.

Jake Maddox Sports series by Jake Maddox: The characters in these books face obstacles on the gridiron, the court, the ice, and the half-pipe, and meet mental and social challenges, too.

Hardcourt Comeback by Fred Bowen: Brett is used to being good, if not the best, at everything he does, but after finding one thing he cannot do he loses confidence and starts making mistakes.

The Kingdom of Fantasy series by Geronimo Stilton: Join Geronimo for his biggest, most fabumouse adventure yet! Dragons, mermaids, and much more await readers in this very special edition!

The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey: The Bad Guys want to be heroes, and they decide that the way to do it is free the 200 dogs in the city dog pound—but their plan soon goes awry.

Nikki and Deja series by Karen English: Nikki and Deja live next door to each other and are best friends. They must navigate their way through school events and cliques, but they’ll always do it together!

Oona Finds an Egg by Adele Griffin: Oona finds an egg and brings it home to care for it, but others want to claim it, and when the baby dinosaur hatches, it will have to choose who it wants to live with. Bowling Alley Bandit by Laurie Keller: Arnie the talking doughnut is delighted to be Mr. Bing's new pet "doughnut-dog," so when Mr. Bing starts rolling gutter balls in a bowling match, Arnie suspects foul play and sets out to solve the mystery.

The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes: Billy Miller starts second grade with a bump on his head and a lot of worries, but by the end of the year, he has developed good relationships with his teacher, little sister, and parents and learned many important lessons.

Alvin Ho series by Lenore Look: Alvin must constantly tackle his growing list of fears in this hilarious series.

Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie by Julie Sternberg: When Eleanor's babysitter moves away, Eleanor must spend the summer adjusting to a new babysitter while mourning the loss of her old one. The first in a series. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate: When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a rundown mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant, he decides that he must find her a better life.