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Books for 2nd & 3rd GradersSummer 2025 |
Stella & Marigold
by Annie Barrows
Two sisters, Stella and Marigold, do all the regular things, like go to school, but they also share adventures (both real and imagined) and secret sister things.
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Once Upon a Wickedness
by Fleur Beale
Ten-year-old orphan Dance Violet might have had a short and troubled history, but it hasn't dampened her warrior spirit, not in the slightest. And that's a good thing, because something is rotten in her village, and no one else has the courage to try to put things right. People have been disappearing overnight, and the village children are left to fend for themselves under the tyrannical schoolteachers Murk and Misselthwaite. There are whispers that the trouble started ten years ago when a beautiful but wicked woman, 'the golden-haired hellion,' appeared at a wedding. When Dance finds her, the golden-haired hellion had better look out
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Harriet Hound
by Kate Foster
Eight-year-old Harriet Hound lives in Australia, is autistic and loves dogs! She can summon the dogs from her family's rescue shelter when there's trouble, and just like Harriet, each dog has its own special strength.
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Jack and the Beanstink
by Chris Grabenstein
It's story time again at Hickleberry Elementary, and Stinky the stuffed skunk retells Jack and the Beanstalk from the giant's point of view, revealing what happened to him after he fell from the clouds.
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Good Dog: This Little Pup Went to the Market
by Cam Higgins
Bo is having a splendid time exploring the farmer's market until he realizes one of his animal friends from the farm has accidentally tagged along and the pup finds he's in for a day filled with chaos and fun.
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Sparkle Pigs: Carrot Chaos
by Kit Holliday
Muffin and Ziggy discover a door at the back of their hutch and the two guinea pigs are whisked off to Piggie-Town, where they get perfect party outfits and a chance to help the town residents.
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Minecraft Ironsword Academy: It's Now or Nether!
by Caleb Zane Huett
Morgan, Ash and the rest of the team discover their new friend Eek has traveled to the Nether with a skeleton following him, and after the team gets stuck in detention, Ash goes after Eek alone.
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Bee & Flea and the Fall Fiasco
by Anna Humphrey
When the animals in the big backyard start acting strangely, Bee and her new friend Fuzz, a woolly caterpillar, investigate and discover there's no mystery at all - everyone is just preparing for the coming winter.
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Oona Bramblegoop's Sideways Magic: Fairies vs. Leprechauns
by Kate Korsh
When the leprechaun gold given for lost teeth goes missing, Underwear Fairy Oona Bramblegoop and her friends Horace and Lucy the Tooth Fairy work together to stand up to the leprechauns, save Lucy's job and restore magical harmony.
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Dragon Girls: Eloise the Fire Dragon
by Maddy Mara
Three friends, Eloise, Ash, and Maya, have just discovered that they share an amazing gift. They can transform into powerful Fire Dragons when they travel to the Magic Forest. Once there, Eloise learns that she is the mighty Flame Dragon. She must lead Ash and Maya on an epic quest to a place in the forest called the Fire Realm, which only appears once every one thousand years. An evil queen is gaining power there. She must be stopped - and Eloise and her friends are just the dragons for the job!
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Diary of a Pug: Pug the Sports Star
by Kyla May
Bub is a star with a basketball and a pug level hoop - but now Bella wants him to teach the other dogs the same trick, and Bub is not sure he wants to be in the spotlight.
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Stink and the Big Bad Badgers
by Megan McDonald
Stink and his friends are raring to learn wilderness survival skills and form their own troop, the Big Bad Badgers, but there is more for the squabbling scouts to learn than tying knots, reading animal tracks and eating insects.
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Earl & Worm: The Bad Idea and Other Stories
by Greg Pizzoli
Earl, a cheerful bird who loves playing saxophone, and Worm, a quiet bookworm, overcome their differences with lemonade, creativity, and sharing their stories, becoming the best of friends.
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Llama Quest: Secrets of Starfall Forest
by Megan Reyes
While looking for the missing magical stones of Ravenwood, eight-year-old Dak, the magical llama Lucy, and their friend Fenn must gain the trust of shy winged unicorns called alicorns in order to find the star stone.
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We're All Gonna Die-Nosaur!
by Kon Tan
Pterry the pterodactyl has the sc-sc-scariest dreams--the kind that come true! Last night, Pterry dreamed that dinosaurs will go extinct. Pterry's parents tell him that there's no danger a pterodactyl can't fly away from. But Pterry doesn't know how tofly! Will Pterry learn in time to protect himself and his family? Or will the smell of his nervous farts be all he leaves behind?
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Pet Rescue Adventures: The Frightened Puppy
by Holly Webb
While on vacation with her parents, Avery finds a puppy that she names Hazel all alone by the water and must earn Hazel's trust to help her find her way home.
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Buddy and Bea: Pet-a-Palooza
by Jan Carr
When an author visits their classroom, inspiring them all to write about their pets, Buddy and his classmates have a hard time believing all the tales Bea tells about her cat until the truth turns out to be more complicated than Buddy thought.
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Owl Diaries: Eva for President
by Rebecca Elliott
When no one steps up to run against Sue for class president, Eva decides to throw her hat into the ring during this very special week at Treetop Elementary.
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Jasmine Toguchi, Bridge Builder
by Debbi Michiko Florence
Visiting the island of Kabo, Japan, for the Obon Festival, 8-year-old Japanese-American Jasmine Toguchi, although homesick for friends back home, learns to love this beautiful place where she only gets into a little bit of trouble!
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Wednesday Wilson Connects the Dots
by Bree Galbraith
When her former best friend Ruby Beautiful comes to Charlie's defense, declaring freckles are popular, Wednesday Wilson wonders if freckles could be her next business, and more importantly, if she just got her best friend back.
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Spellbound Ponies: Dancing and Dreams
by Stacy Gregg
The ponies of Pemberley Stables have been bound by magic and each of them are trapped in time. Can two brave girls help get them back? Margot the dressage pony keeps getting all of her steps wrong. But can Olivia and Eliza help break the spell that is making her so clumsy and bring her back to the stables?
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My Weird School: No More School, April Fools!
by Dan Gutman
The My Weird School kids engage in an epic week-long prank war--the likes of which Ella Mentry School has never seen--against their teachers to win a super sweet prize.
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Dory Fantasmagory: Can't Live Without You
by Abby Hanlon
After experiencing a bit of separation anxiety, Dory follows everyone everywhere while pretending to be a ghost so they can't leave her, but when her mom makes an announcement that leaves her and her siblings reeling, Dory decides a haunting is just what this family needs! Simultaneous eBook.
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Nancy Drew Clue Book: Bird Bonanza
by Carolyn Keene
While attending Bird Bonanza Camp, Nancy, Bess and George are drawn into a mystery when someone steals the grand prize for the Great Bird Count and must expose a saboteur in their midst in time to save the big day.
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Dragon Girls: Sofia the Lagoon Dragon
by Maddy Mara
Three new girls share an incredible secret - they can transform into powerful Sea Dragons when they travel to the Magic Forest! They must work together to banish the evil Fire Queen, once and for all. Sofia the Lagoon Dragon must find the missing narwhal leader before it's too late. Otherwise, the Magic Kingdom's seas will disappear forever!
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Frankie and Friends: The Big Protest
by Christine A. Platt
When her journalist mother is assigned to cover a protest to demand justice, Frankie decides to do her own reporting, too, and assembles her news crew, including Farrah the doll, Dan the teddy bear and Nina the cat, to learn why and how people protest.
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Party Diaries: Top Secret Anniversary
by Mitali Banerjee Ruths
Planning a surprise anniversary party for her parents, Priya finds it hard to keep a secret, especially because her dad is curious about EVERYTHING, and wonders if she can stop him from spoiling the surprise AND make it their best anniversary EVER.
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Cupcake Diaries: Emily's Cupcake Magic!
by Coco Simon
When her new school announces a baking contest, Emily Green, whose sister Katie started the Cupcake Club, doesn't want to live in her shadow until Katie advises her to bake cupcakes “The Emily Way,” making her realize there's room for two star bakers in their family.
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Legends of Lotus Island: City of Wishes
by Christina Soontornvat
While staying in fabulous Nakhon City with Sam and his mother, the powerful Lady Ubon, Plum discovers that a dark storm is brewing beneath the city's glittering surface and must harness all her growing powers to survive it.
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I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964
by Lauren Tarshis
Taking readers back to 1964 during the most powerful recorded earthquake in US history, which changed our understanding of earth science, this pulse-pounding story follows 11-year-old Jack as he is tested in ways he never could've imagined to survive.
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