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Favorite Reads for Third Grade Students
From Mrs. O’Gara

Easier Transitional Chapter Book Series
Brown,Jeff, Flat Stanley
Coville.Bruce. Moongobble and Me DiCamillo,Kate. Mercy Watson
Kline,Suzy. Horrible Harry
Sachar,Louis. Marvin Redpost
Sharmat,Marjorie. Nate the Great
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Girls love to read:
Barrows,Annie. Ivy and Bean
Danzinger,Paula, Amber Brown (easier and harder level)
DiCamillo,Kate. Mercy Watson
Meadows,Daisy, Rainbow Magic Fairies
Park,Barbara, Junie B Jones
Peterson,John. The Littles
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Boyslove to read:
Greenburg,Dan. The Zack Files
Klein,Abby. Ready, Freddy
Roy,Ron. A to Z Mysteries
Osborne,Mary Pope. Magic Tree House
Thayler,Mike. Black Lagoon Adventures
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More Challenging Transitional Chapter Book Series
Abbott,Tony. Secrets of Droon,
Clements,Andrew. Jake Drake
Greenburg,Dan. Zack Files
Greenburg,J .C. Andrew Lost
Klein,Abby. Ready, Freddy!
McDonald,Megan. Judy Moody, Stink
Osborne,Mary Pope. Magic Tree House
Stilton,Geronimo. Geronimo Stilton
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Classics Adapted For Young Readers (Series)
EyewitnessClassics
GreatIllustrated Classics
Step-UpClassics
UsborneYoung Reading Set
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Graphic Novels/Comics
Davis,Jim. Garfield
Holm,Jennifer. Babymouse
Pilkey,Dav. Captain Underpants
Pilkey,Dav. Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot
Smith,Jeff. Out of Boneville
Watterson,Bill. Calvin and Hobbes
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Nonfiction
All Aboard Reading. Leveled Books published by Grosset& Dunlap
DK& Eyewitness Readers. Leveled books on a variety of nonfiction topics
MagicTree House Research Guides
StepInto Reading. Leveled Books published by Random House
SteppingStones Books. Leveled Books (include fiction and nonfiction) Random House
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Magazines
DisneyAdventures
NickMagazine
SportsIllustrated for Kids
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Poetry
Hoberman,Mary Ann. You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You
Silverstein,Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends
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A Few Good Authors of Chapter Books That Kids Love
Avi(Ragweed, Poppy)
*Christopher, Matt. (Sports Stories)
*Clements,Andrew (Pets to the Rescue, Jake Drake, A Week in the Woods)
*DiCamillo,Kate (Mercy Watson, Because of Winn Dixie)
Kehret,Peg. (Spy Cat)
*King-Smith,Dick (Smasher, Lady Lollipop)
*Indicatesthe author writes books at different reading levels
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