Summer Reading List For Girls 3rd - 6th Grade

Along with my post about summer reading ideas, I thought it might be helpful if I gave you a list of books to encourage your child to read.  This is in no way an all inclusive list.  These authors have many more books that are great.  I have broken my lists down by age and gender.  The first one I have ready to publish is for 3rd-6th grade girls.

I have recently developed the opinion that I don't really love labeling books by age or gender.  There are so many books that can be enjoyed by both girls and boys and by all different ages.  For example, there is no reason why a boy could not enjoy When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr and why a high school girl could not enjoy this book.  It is set during WWII  and is about a girl and her brother who have to keep moving with their parents because they are Jews. The entire books is about how they stay one step ahead of the Nazis.  It's an amazing book and I would hate for a boy to miss out on it because it is labeled for girls and I would be sad if a teenage girl did not read it because it is labeled 3rd - 6th grade.

I especially believe this is true for girls.  While you probably don't want your young boys reading books about princesses, there is no reason why a girls could not read, My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George, or Black Stallion by Walter Farley, or The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare.  I read all of these as a young girl, high school girl, and adult and have loved them all! Don't limit your child's reading because the book may have an age or gender on it!

Also, 3rd-6th grade is a broad label.  Some third graders have very high reading levels while some 6th graders may struggle with the same books.  I have tried to give you a vast assortment of interest and reading levels.  You, as the parent, should know your child's reading capabilities and interest.  If a child is handed a book that is too hard or is not in the least bit interesting to them, they will not enjoy it. If you find one you think may be a bit above their reading level, try reading it aloud to them.  Children have a higher understanding of what they hear than what they sometimes read on their own.

So, with that said, I am going to label these lists just for the sake of  giving you a place to start, but please do not only stick to the label that applies specifically to your child(ren).  They will miss out on some great books!
Here's the first list, 3rd-6th Grade Girls.  I will get the others posted as quickly as possible for your summer reading enjoyment! Happy Reading!

Summer Reading List for Girls

3^rd -6^th Grade

Betsy-Tacy  by Maud Hart Lovelace

The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

The Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski

The Little House on the Prarie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Mandie mystery series by Lois Gladys Leppard

Mandy by Julie Andrews

Ramona series by Beverly Cleary

 Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by Betty MacDonald

Gone Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright

Calico Bush by Rachel Field

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare  (Historical fiction placed during Salem Witch Trial era, NOT witchcraft!)

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig

Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer

A Tree for Peter by Kate Seredy

Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorensen

Appleseed Farm by Emily Douglas

The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz