Great Summer Reads for 3rd-4th Grade 2016 (30 books)

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Selected by the Teacher Librarians in the Iowa City Community School District.

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1	The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 121,385 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 39,287 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Lola Levine Is Not Mean! by Monica Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 745 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Astounding Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell Boyce 3.83 avg rating — 1,068 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Nest by Esther Ehrlich (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,804 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Boy Who Crashed to Earth (Hilo #1) by Judd Winick 4.21 avg rating — 8,171 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Pokemon Go Jokes for Kids! by Travis Kalenborn 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Runaway Smile by Nicholas C. Rossis (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Sail Away by Langston Hughes 3.80 avg rating — 214 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	How to Make Slime and Other Revolting Recipes by Uncle Rotten 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Musiville: Where Does Music Come From? (Mystery Smiles Book 2) by Nicholas C. Rossis (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	This Bridge Will Not Be Gray by Dave Eggers 4.10 avg rating — 747 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	I, Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are by Bridget Heos (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 378 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Enormous Smallness by Matthew Burgess 4.27 avg rating — 1,472 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Little Robot by Ben Hatke (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 5,094 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Inventor's Secret: What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford by Suzanne Slade (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 249 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France by Mara Rockliff (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,672 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Poems in the Attic by Nikki Grimes 3.89 avg rating — 437 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	On the Shoulder of a Giant: An Inuit Folktale by Neil Christopher 3.67 avg rating — 108 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Hiawatha and the Peacemaker: The Story of the Great Law of Peace by Robbie Robertson 4.25 avg rating — 1,118 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Moonpenny Island by Tricia Springstubb (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 489 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	How to Swallow a Pig: Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom by Steve Jenkins 4.18 avg rating — 464 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 15,796 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Girl Who Could Not Dream by Sarah Beth Durst (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 2,333 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Catch You Later, Traitor by Avi 3.91 avg rating — 815 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Small Wonders: Jean-Henri Fabre and His World of Insects by Matthew Clark Smith 4.25 avg rating — 476 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano 4.24 avg rating — 1,879 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Dreaded Ogress of the Tundra: Fantastic Beings from Inuit Myths and Legends by Neil Christopher 3.78 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Detective Gordon: The First Case (Detective Gordon, #1) by Ulf Nilsson 3.88 avg rating — 759 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Big Bad Detective Agency (1) by Bruce Hale (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 455 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars