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Here are some of our favorite books for kids in 2nd & 3rd grade. These titles can be found in the Juvenile section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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Newbie Fairy
by Kate Korsh
Determined to impress her idol, the Tooth Fairy, Newbie fairy Oona Bramblegoop refuses to give up, no matter what, when her magic goes hilariously haywire, occasionally resulting in wedgies!
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Miss Daisy is crazy!
by Dan Gutman
Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J
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First Day, Worst Day
by Andy Nonamus
One of the unluckiest kids in the world, a young boy who is plagued by a series of unfortunate events at his new school, realizes he's doomed forever until some new friends help him make it through the worst first day ever.
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Rise of the Green Flame
by Bernard Mensah
Eight-year-old Kwame is eager to start Nkonyaa School and learn calabash magic, yet none of the teachers can figure out what kind of magic is in his calabash--but when one of Kwame's new friends is possessed by an evil magic his power is revealed.
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Midnight on the moon
by Mary Pope Osborne
Whisked forty years into the future, Jack and Annie land at an international space station on the moon where they don space suits and explore the lunar surface in search of the four objects needed to free an enchantress from a spell.
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Sejal Sinha Battles Superstorms
by Maya Prasad
When a storm threatens Diwali celebrations, eight-year-old Sejal Sinha, a spunky Indian-American girl with an active imagination, tries to use science to save her family's beloved holiday.
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The Guardian Test
by Christina Soontornvat
Accepted to the Guardian Academy on Lotus Island, a place where kids transform into magical creatures sworn to protect the natural world, young Plum finds herself struggling and might be forced to leave school if she cannot embrace her inner animal soon.
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The Thunder Egg
by Maddy Mara
One fateful afternoon, classmates Luca, Yazmine, and Zane stumble upon a strange-looking rock called a geode in one of the rooms at school. To their surprise, a touch of this geode transports them to a magical land named Imperia. The geode is actually a dragon egg! It's one of three Thunder Eggs that needs to be returned home to secret locations in Imperia. Once these eggs hatch, the dragons born from them will restore peace to the land.
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The Story of Gumluck the Wizard
by Adam Rex
Gumluck, a young, naive wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost), with his sometimes-critical raven sidekick, Helvetica.
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Welcome to the Island
by Dela Costa
When a new girl named Tori moves in next door, 8-year-old Isla Verde, who loves living on the adventurous island of Sol, finds it hard to keep her ability to speak to animals a secret.
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The Astronomically Grand Plan
by Rie Neal
Trying to get her Astronomically Grand Plan off the ground to win a trip to real-life space camp, hearing impaired Astrid is determined to be the first astronaut with hearing aids in space, but she runs into some snags as she tries to complete her mission.
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Fenway and the Bone Thieves
by Victoria J. Coe
When Fenway, a little dog with a GIANT personality, receives a new bone, he must hide it from a group of pesky squirrels, and he hides it so well, even he has trouble finding it!
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Word Travelers and the Missing Mexican Molé
by Raj Haldar
Transported to Mexico and into the middle of the Día de Muertos celebrations, Eddie and Molly-Jean must use their word skills to solve the mystery of a missing secret molé recipe
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Roar of the thunder dragon
by Tracey West
Searching for a baby Lightning Dragon that has been kidnapped by the nefarious Eko the Dragon Master as part of a plot to gain control of every dragon in the kingdom, Drake and the rest of the Dragon Masters race against time to rescue the dragon and foil Eko's plan. Simultaneous and eBook.
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J.D. and the Great Barber Battle
by J. Dillard
Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious new illustrated chapter book series that will appeal to early and reluctant readers alike.
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Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-To-Be Best Friend
by Dawn Quigley
Jo Jo Makoons Azure is a spirited seven-year-old who moves through the world a little differently than anyone else on her Ojibwe reservation. It always seems like her mom, her kokum (grandma), and her teacher have a lot to learn--about how good Jo Jo is at cleaning up, what makes a good rhyme, and what it means to be friendly. Even though Jo Jo loves her #1 best friend Mimi (who is a cat), she's worried that she needs to figure out how to make more friends. Because Fern, her best friend at school, may not want to be friends anymore.
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Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey
by Erin Entrada Kelly
In her small Louisiana town, Marisol Rainey, who has a big imagination but is afraid of adventure and fun, must find a way to salvage her summer with her best friend and “maybe” find the courage to try new things.
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Snow Day in May
by Christine Evans
Second-grader Raven faces her fear of public speaking and makes a new friend when her wish backfires.
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