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Books for 2nd & 3rd GradersFall 2025 |
Critter Club: Amy Looks Before She Leaps
by Callie Barkley
Amy finds a blind, stray cat and cares for her until she discovers that the cat can do lots of things on her own, and it's time for the Critter Club to help the cat find a loving forever home.
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Henry Heckelbeck Takes a Swing
by Wanda Coven
Henry Heckelbeck is excited to join the Brewster Batters for his first baseball game, but he discovers playing baseball is not as easy as he thought it would be, in a chapter book with illustrations on almost every page.
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Lost and Found
by Kate DiCamillo
Orris the rat and Timble the owl are unlikely friends. Each night, Timble visits Orris in the barn and listens to his stories. But Timble is growing up, and one evening when the owl doesn't appear as usual Orris wonders if Timble has forgotten him. Is their friendship over? Or could it be that Timble has a tale of his own to share?
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Ava Lin: Super-Duper Happy
by Vicky Fang
Ava Lin is in first grade, and she's really good at dancing, making up games, and finding treasure. This week she's super-duper excited, because it's going to be the best week ever. First, her popo - Chinese for grandmother - is coming to visit, and Ava can't wait to show off the special acorn, button, Post-it note, hair clip, and inside part of a marker that she found on the school playground. And second, this Sunday is the school walkathon. If Ava and her best friend, Kushi, manage to walk twenty-five laps, they will each earn a gold medal! But the week doesn't go exactly to plan - like when Popo mistakes Ava's treasures for trash, or when Ava discovers that fundraising for a walkathon is not quite as easy as she had hoped. Is there a way to make this week a super-duper happy one regardless?
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Stinky's Stories: The Three Smelly Goats Gruff
by Chris Grabenstein
After the librarian has finished reading ''The Three Billy Goats Gruff'' to the class and leaves, Stinky the skunk tells the story of the ''Three Smelly Goats Gruff,'' a reimagining of the classic fable told from the troll's point of view.
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Fright Night
by Dan Gutman
The Ella Mentry School kids tell each other seven scary stories during their playground sleepover.
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Neecy and Nay Nay and the Glitter Girls
by Syrone Harvey
Twin sisters Neecy and Nay Nay love being part of the Glitter Girls Club, and this month they are working toward their Make a Difference badges and want to help Mr. Otis by getting him a new pair of dentures.
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Seashell Key: The Monster Storm
by Lourdes Heuer
Follow island residents as they celebrate the first day of fall by participating in festival competitions and when a storm hits that night, gathering to tell spooky stories about the monster of Seashell Key.
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Ratnip: Lost and Found in the City
by Cam Higgins
Ratnip the rat lives in the City where there's always plenty to eat, and after he discovers knick-knacks in the dumpster, he goes on a mission to return the treasure to its rightful owner.
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Llama Quest: Danger in the Dragons' Den
by Megan Reyes
After the magical stones of Ravenwood go missing, eight-year-old Dak Evans goes on an adventure with Lucy, a magical llama, and Fenn, a mysterious girl, to help some dragons and find the fire stone.
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Murray and Bun: Murray the Knight
by Adam Stower
After stepping through the magic cat flap, Murray and Bun set out on another adventure where they encounter knights, a jousting competition, and a very confusing maze.
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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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