Genie Merchant



Cool Summer Reading Lists 2009

3rd Grade to 4th grade

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney) A novel in cartoons about Greg and his best friend Rowley two undersized weaklings who record their experiences in middle school

Time Warp Trio See You Later Gladiator (Jon Scieszka) Joe, Sam and Fred are part of the Time Warp Trio and this time the book transports them to ancient Rome and gladiator school

Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Betty MacDonald) There’s no one like Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and her upside down house-she has the cure for all the kids bad habits

The Doll People ( Ann Martin) A family of porcelain dolls and plastic dolls and a Doll Code of Honor

Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane ( Kate Di Camillo) A china rabbit belonging to Abilene becomes lost and embarks on an extraordinary journey filled with emotion

Swordbird (Nancy Yi Fan) Warring factions of birds-lots of sword fighting-only Swordbird , son of the Great Spirit has the power to conquer evil

The Mysterious Benedict Society (Trenton Lee Stewart) A peculiar ad in the newspaper for a series of mysterious tests-if you pass you will go undercover on a secret mission


There will always be a selection
of assorted books the librarian has set
aside at Village Books on Swarthmore
in Pacific Palisades to choose from.

Please support our local book store by thinking of them first when you purchase books.

Village Books
1049 Swarthmore Ave.
(310) 454-4063
email; Village.books@gte.net