BOOKS FOR SUMMER READING
2008
GRADES 3 - 4
Stink and the World’s Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers by Megan McDonald
Stink Moody hopes to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the sneakers that he plans to enter in the World’s Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest.
Digory and the Lost King by Angela McAllister
Digory, a prince living in the castle, is mistaken for a wizard when he goes in search of the missing king.
How To Save Your Tail by Mary Hanson
Bob the rat shares freshly baked cookies and stories of his ancestors when he is captured by two of the queen’s cats.
Sly the Sleuth and the Food Mysteries
by Donna Jo Napoli
Sly the Sleuth uses her detective skills to help her friends solve three mysteries.
Shredderman Secret Identity by Wendelin Van Draanen
Fifth grader Nolan Byrd uses Shredderman as a secret identity because he is tired of being called names by the class bully.
Mallory On Board by Laurie Friedman
Mallory goes on a cruise for the wedding of the mother and father of her two best friends in this title in the series on Mallory.
Robert and the Happy Endings by Barbara Seuling
Problems plague Robert as his class rehearses a pirate play.
Just Grace by Charise Harper
There are 4 3rd grade girls named Grace.
Patches and Scratches by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Sarah is a very good problem solver, so she tries to help her friend Peter find a pet that he and his grandmother both like.
Mostly Monty by Johanna Hurwitz
Six-year-old Monty suffers from asthma and he is nervous about starting first grade. He learns to use his special talents to make friends.
Horrible Harry Cracks the Code by Suzy Kline
Horrible Harry from 3B is determined to figure out how to win the school cafeteria contest by using a special mathematical code.
The Return of the Killer Cat by Anne Fine
Tuffy the pet cat is left in the care of a cat sitter when his family goes on vacation and he tries to escape from being dressed in clothes.
The Talented Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
Eight-year-old Clementine thinks that she has no talents to take part in the talent show at school, so she tries to find a way to avoid participating. This is the sequel to Clementine.
Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries
by David Adler
Cam Jansen and her best friend are spending three weeks at Camp Eagle Lake and they solve three mysteries.
Jamie and Angus Together by Anne Fine
Best friends Jamie and his toy Highland bull Angus discover that playing is not fun unless they are doing it together.
A Girl, a Boy and a Monster Cat by Gail Gauthier
Three days a week, Brandon has to spend some time staying with his imaginative classmate and her oversized cat but their adventures really begin when a new neighbor moves in with a ferocious little dog by the name of Bucky.
The Secret of the Painted House by Marion Dane Bauer
When her family moves to the country, nine-year-old Emily discovers a mysterious playhouse in the woods and meets its lonely inhabitant.
Gooney the Fabulous by Lois Lowry
Gooney Bird Greene takes charge of a class project in her second grade class. This is the third book about Gooney Bird Greene written by Lois Lowry.
Piper Reed Navy Brat by Kimberly Willis Holt
When Piper’s father, a Navy aircraft mechanic, is transferred again, she is sad about leaving her friends behind, but finds happiness in her new home in Florida.
Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case by Donald Sobol
Encyclopedia Brown, the 10 year old boy detective, solves many new cases.
Tarantula Power! by Ann Whitehead Nagda
Richard is forced to work with the class bully on a project to invent a new breakfast cereal.
Second grade friends Ivy and Bean decide to become the youngest people to discover a dinosaur skeleton in order to break a world record.
The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School by Candace Fleming
An unlikely teacher takes over the disorderly fourth-grade of Aesop Elementary School.
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
by Betty MacDonald and Anne MacDonald Canham
Mrs. Piggy-Wiggle is back with brand new magical cures for bad habits.
Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express
by Megan McDonald
Stink Moody, with his friends Webster and Sophie, and Mrs. Birdwistle from the animal shop, try to find homes for 101 rescued guinea pigs.
The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin (holiday section)
A young Taiwanese American girl tries to find her talents, deals with disappointment, makes a new friend and discovers why the Chinese Year of the Dog is a lucky one for her after all.
Here We All Are by Tomie de Paola
Tomie de Paola, children’s author and illustrator, describes his life as a boy living at 26 Fairmount Avenue in this book about the fictionalized account of his life.
Roxie and the Hooligans by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Roxie Warbler follows her Uncle Dangerfoot’s advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of bank robbers.
Badness For Beginners by Ian Whybrow
Mom and dad give lessons in Badness to Little Wolf and Smellybreff, his brother.
Utterly Me, Clarice Bean by Lauren Child
Clarice Bean copies her favorite book heroine to investigate who stole the winner’s trophy for the school book project.
Sophie Hartley, On Strike by Stephanie Greene
Sophie and her siblings argue about the list of household chores that their mother makes and they finally go on strike.
Emma Dilemma and the New Nanny by Patricia Hermes
Emma loves her new nanny, but she has to convince her parents that Annie is responsible even though she has made some mistakes.
Owen Foote, Money Man by Stephanie Greene
Eight-year-old Owen wants to make money, but decides that working for an allowance is too much work.
Dinosaur Trouble by Dick King-Smith
Young dinosaurs Nosy, a pterodactyl, and Banty an Apatosaurus, become friends even though their parents forbid them to play together.
Wild Reads t@ your library, the 2008 Massachusetts Summer Library Adventure, is funded by the Concord Free Public Library, the Regional Library Systems, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.