1. Read one book from the 2017 Rhode Island Children’s Book Award nominees. You can view the list here:
2. Read one Battle book from the following four choices below.
The children will participate in a discussion group with other students who have read the same book in the first full week of school. Questions will be provided a few days prior to the discussion to prepare thoughts and answers.
Waiting for the Magic by 
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by 
Giants Beware! by 
When Life Gives You O. J. by 
Pirates by 3. Read the Magic Tree House Nonfiction Guide to Pirates.
This non-fiction selection will give the students background information for the fourth grade “Talk Like a Pirate Day” in September.