All children should be reading at least 20 minutes each night, either independently or with a sibling or adult.  It is fine to take turns or even read aloud to your child some nights.  There are many options for reading. He/she does not have to read a book each night.  Below are some reading recommendations; I have many in my classroom for students to borrow:

Magazines:                                                     

• Sports Illustrated for Kids
• National Geographic Kids

Digital Resources:

• RAZ kids through their classroom teacher
• Get Epic (online books)

Popular series for 3rd graders:

• Fly Guy books
• Splat the Cat
• Magic Tree House 
• Owl Diaries
• Princess in Black
• Black Lagoon
• Puppy Place
• National Geographic Weird But True books

Popular series for 4th graders:

• Bad Kitty
• Dogman books
• Press Start
• Minecraft graphic novels
• Bag Guys
• I Survived series
• Who Was biographies
• National Geographic Weird But True books 

Popular series for 5th graders:

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• Dork Diaries
• Amulet series
• Jedi Academy
• Oragami Yoda
• Whatever After