Hi. You might suggest The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke or The Tale of
Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, last year's Newbery winner. Both are longer
than most 3rd graders are used to but not too dark for a third grader.
Robin Canetti
Media Specialist
Joyce Kilmer Elementary
Mahwah, NJ
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Subject: [LM_NET] NEED: Book Suggestions
> One of the ladies in our office has a granddaughter that is in third grade
> but
> reads at an 8th grade AR level. She is going to be out of school for a
> week
> and they would like to buy her some books to read. Any suggestions? She's
> a
> voracious reader! They are thinking about starting her on the Harry Potter
> books.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Shannon Minner
> MNP Librarian
> Murfreesboro, TN
> smm2p@mtsu.edu
>
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