Summer Reading Grades 3-6

Send your students on to summer vacation (and beyond!) with these fabulous reading selections—award-winners, favorite authors, and series books!

The BFG
by Roald Dahl
208 pages

The Big Friendly Giant must help Sophie stop the other giants from eating kids! Lots of laughs!

Bunnicula Strikes Again!
by James Howe
128 pages

Hide the vegetables—Bunnicula's back and he's hungry!

Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
240 pages

Ella has to do whatever anyone tells her—even if it's a bad idea! Can she break the curse? Coming to the big screen this summer!

Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
336 pages

Is Ender Wiggin smart enough to save the Earth from aliens? His military training had better work now! An ALA Best Book Selection

The Golden Compass Series
by Philip Pullman
3 books – 304-480 pages

How can Will and Lyra use their magical powers to save the universe? Three exciting adventures: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass.

The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien
304 pages

The epic begins! Bilbo embarks on a dangerous journey to find the gold with Gandalf! Great for family reading!

Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
192 pages

The classic story of an Indian girl who is stranded on an island off California and makes a home while awaiting rescue. Newbery Award Winner.

A Series of Unfortunate Events
by Lemony Snicket
176 pages

Young people love this series about the Baudelaire children and their misfortunes.

Sounder
by William H. Armstrong
128 pages

A boy in a rural southern town grows up quickly when his father is sent to prison and his beloved dog is injured. "The writing is simple, timeless and extraordinarily moving. An outstanding book." —Commonweal
Newbery Medal Winner

Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake
by Louis Sachar
96 pages

How would you survive digging holes in the brutal Texas heat? Ask Stanley! (Children who have read Holes or seen the new movie will love this book!)

Stuart Little
by E.B. White
144 pages

The classic story of a small mouse's big adventures.

Summer of the Monkeys
by Wilson Rawls
288 pages

The award-winning story of a 14-year-old boy who discovers monkeys (who've escaped from a nearby circus) living near the creek on his parents' homestead. Set in the late 1800s.

Superfudge
by Judy Blume
176 pages

A beloved favorite, showing the humorous side of sibling rivalry. Sure to keep readers laughing!

Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt
139 pages

Imagine coming upon a fountain of youth in the forest… An exciting adventure!