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Books for 2nd & 3rd GradersSpring 2025 |
The Critter Club: Marion's Warm Welcome
by Callie Barkley
Marion is excited to welcome a new student to her horseback riding class, but when the new student claims to hate horses, Marion wonders if they can be friends anymore.
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Muk 'n' Honey: Treehouse Trouble
by Brett Bean
As forest inventors Honey Bunny and Muk Muk help their friends resolve their problems, they inadvertently find a solution to their own stubborn dilemma.
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Lucy Lancaster Has a Secret
by Willow Coven
Lucy Lancaster develops a mysterious case of magical hiccups with the power to make her dreams and nightmares come true and then learns how to cast a spell to control them.
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Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers
by Angela Dominguez
Gabby Torres is nine years old and ready to conquer the world. She's already joined the Sea Musketeers, the environmental protection club founded by her idol, Stella Díaz, and plans to be their best (and youngest) member ever. Gabby's latest and greatest idea: start a social media page for her club. But her parents think she's too young! Nothing stops Gabby though...until some online meanies get her in some serious trouble.
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Unicorn Diaries: The Secret of the Lost Gold
by Rebecca Elliott
A storm ruins homes in Sparklegrove Forest, and when Bo and the unicorns go to the castle for help, they learn about an ancient spell to restore homes but will need to find a cave guarded by a mystical creature.
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Ava Lin: One of a Kind
by Vicky Fang
First grader Ava Lin wants to fill her kindness bucket and earn tickets so she can get the narwhal eraser, but she learns that doing nice things to get tickets may not be the same as being kind.
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Press Start: Mega Mole Girl Digs Deep
by Thomas Flintham
In Rue's new game Miss Business has captured Super Rabbit Boy and other superheroes for her collection, and it is up to Mega Mole Girl (and Rue) to find a way to rescue them from Miss Business's fortress.
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Good Dog: The Bark Park
by Cam Higgins
With his tail wagging, Bo bounds with excitement to the new doggy park near the farm where there's grass to roll in and even a water sprinkler, but when he meets a pup who doesn't seem to want to be friends, he doesn't understand.
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Bear and Bird: The Stick and Other Stories
by Jarvis
Bear and Bird are the kind of friends who just want to make each other happy. So when Bird realizes Bear has had a leaf stuck to his face all day, she goes to comical extremes not to embarrass him - even if it means encouraging a new trend. And when they both grab the same excellent stick on a windy day, they outdo each other trying to give it back - until Bear comes up with a better use for their imagination.
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Scare School Diaries: Forest Frights
by Jarrett Lerner
It is the second year of Scare School for Bash the ghost, and when he is paired with Vlad and Vicky, the mischievous vampires, he is worried that their antics will sabotage their group project.
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Drag and Rex: Sweet and Silly
by Susan Lubner
A dragon and a T. rex share some of the sweet adventures of being friends, from Valentine's Day to cooking dinner together.
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Forever Fairies: Zali Sparkles
by Maddy Mara
Trying out for the Sparkleberries, the most creative fairy pod in the Magic Forest, Zali must overcome her fears when she discovers she must sing and dance, putting on an amazing show with her friends.
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Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen's in Love
by Ann M. Martin
Karen and Ricky were enemies, but then they decided they would get married, only now they are having their first big fight, with Karen putting gum in Ricky's desk and Ricky calling Karen mean names.
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Fairy Door Diaries: Eliza and the Flower Fairies
by Megan McDonald
Eliza is transported to a world where flower fairies perch on every bloom, but things go awry after Eliza tries to pick a strange flower and her friend Poppy must rescue her before the Demon Wind steals the flower fairies' scents.
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Itty Bitty Princess Kitty: The Kitty-Catwalk
by Melody Mews
The Lollyland Fashion Show is approaching and Itty Bitty Princess Kitty can't wait to wear something bold and new, despite everyone thinking she should wear a fussy princess dress, but Itty knows that being herself never goes out of style.
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Jo Jo Makoons: Rule School
by Dawn Quigley
When the Elders' Tribal Center opens up their talent show to the entire community, Jo Jo puts her mind to helping her classmates identify their talents but has a hard time following the substitute teacher's new rules.
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Willow’s Woods: Sam Squirrel
by Suzanne Selfors
Willow is house-sitting while her grandmother, Mother Nature, is on vacation, and is left with a long to-do list, including catching the unruly North Wind, which Willow must do with the help of Sam Squirrel and an elk prince.
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Sona Sharma: A Friend Indeed
by Chitra Soundar
Sona's class is excited when Miss Rao announces that there will be an election for class leader. But when Pradeep, who is always boasting, says he would be the best choice, Sona knows she doesn't want him to win. So Sona stands up and volunteers to be a candidate, too! Strangely, her best friends, Joy and Renu, don't seem happy about it - in fact, they stop talking to Sona altogether. When it turns out that Joy also wants to run for class leader, Sona doesn't know what to do. With advice and support from her family, Sona realizes that no one can become a leader on their own.
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Dragon Masters: Haunting of the Ghost Dragon
by Tracey West
Drake and Bo are sent to Gothica to retrieve a powerful dream orb from the castle of the evil wizard Zoltan - but first they must enlist the help of a young dragon master and his ghost dragon, Phantom.
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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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